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The “Kandengue Cientista” project is an initiative of tecnotronic Systems (Technology-based Startup) with the perspective of enabling and training children and adults from 5 to 18 years old, to have inventive and technological skills earlier, in order to discover the potential that children have, foreseeing a technologically well-prepared Angolan society.
The rigorous and integral bet in the training and qualification of children and adults at national level, has been the great challenge of this project that has gained notoriety day by day.
They were present recently in ANGOTIC 2019, exposing some of their technological projects that for many it was a surprise to see children with the capacity to create and innovate far beyond the usual.
Those responsible for the project are happy with the accomplishments already achieved, but believe that they can do more and show themselves open to the contributions of monetary values or materials, such as:
• Electronic components (resistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors, integrated circuits (74XX Family - logic gates), protoboards (or contact matrix card), jumpers cables (male-male, male-female, female-female), batteries (9V , CR2032, 18650 (3.7V) and their respective supports), boards (Arduino, NodeMcu, Makey Makey etc), sensors and modules for Arduino, welding kits (soldering iron, soldering on a roll, soldering sucker, vegetable sponge, support for soldering iron), tools (screwdriver kits, electrical tape, cutting pliers and nozzles, magnifiers, multimeters, among others);
• Items for 3D printing: ABS and PLA filaments, spatulas, 3D printer, ziplock style bags for storage, among others;
• Stationery items: notebooks, pens, pencils, pen and eraser for whiteboards, crayons, colored markers, erasers, sharpener, concealers, masking tape, scissors, rulers, compasses, white glue, bond sheets, among others;
• New or used notebooks and tablets, keyboards, mice, speakers, among others;
• Electronic waste: old TV cards, stereo, motherboards, memories, etc.
The organization believes that to use Science and Technology the child needs to have them at his disposal. Therefore their donation of equipment, electronic waste and didactic material will be the working tool of the Future Kandengues Scientists.
