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		<title>The Rise of the Maker Culture</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al Jazeera reports: The “maker movement” has been around since 2005, and has since spurred &#8220;do-it-yourself&#8221; or DIY mainstays such as Etsy, Creative Commons and open-source software. Some, however, credit the recent economic slowdown and a growing rejection of mass consumerism with bringing the maker ethic to the mainstream. 3D printers, one of the movement’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African Innovators: Connection, Collaboration &amp; Community</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    by Mark Grimes   Start it up.When that moment happens that the entrepreneur decides yes indeed they want to put their time, effort and creativity behind their idea the startup is then launched. The idea is born. And it can be a lonely place for the entrepreneur. The idea may be so simple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MFA 2011 Event Poster</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Our poster for Maker Faire Africa 2011!   Designed by our team in Cairo. We love it!  ]]></description>
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		<title>Are There Two Maker Faire&#8217;s in Africa this Year?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes there are. We&#8217;ve had some inquiries as to the two different Maker Faire events within Africa this year, so let us try to clarify the two fairs with this post. Maker Faire Africa&#8217;s yearly fair is taking place in Cairo, Egypt this year, from October 6-8th. Maker Faire Kumasi is a &#8216;mini maker fair&#8217;, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maker Faire Africa 2011  :  Cairo</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maker Faire Africa is pleased to announce our 3rd event, &#8216;Maker Faire Africa 2011 : Cairo&#8216; which will take place in Egypt, October 6-8th, 2011.  Join us once again as we continue to cultivate new and existing maker communities across Africa. As was the case in Accra (‘09) and Nairobi (&#8217;10), MFA 2011 will present [...]]]></description>
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