South Africa Makes

Our Goals

Helping the next generation of Africa’s leaders is important to us and the Africa Makes Foundation hopes to power the 3D Printing for Development (#3D4D) ecosystem by working towards the following goals.

AIMING TO TRAIN 10 000 "Multiplier" PARTICIPANTS IN DESIGN THINKING AND 3D4D BY 2025.

EXPOSE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS ACROSS AFRICA TO RELEVANT 4IR TECHNOLOGIES.

DEVELOP CHANGEMAKERs TRAINED TO USE COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE.

EMPOWER ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS AFRICA TO PRODUCE PROTOTYPES, INCREASING RATE OF MARKET TESTING AND VOLUME OF MANUFACTURING.