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GE Lagos Garage 3D Printing Of Cheap Telescopes By Ibitolu Henry | Business Insider

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Channel: Pulse Nigeria · 2017 · Entertainment

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GE Lagos Garage 3D Printing initiative empowers Ibitolu Henry to design and manufacture cheap telescopes (IrawoScope) for secondary school pupils in Nigeria. http://bit.ly/2nPXKNy

Ibitolu Henry is an Emerging Social Entrepreneur, an Education Advocate, a Space Enthusiast & an ardent volunteer.  He believes the end-goal of any project be geared towards having the greatest Social Impact.

Passionate about the power of Exponential Technology in solving global challenges, Ibitolu Henry was named a Top-25 Finalist (from 1500 applicants) at the General Electric (GE) Lagos Garage, to embark on a 4 weeks hands-on training on 3D-Printing, Rapid Prototyping & Business Development.

Then, Henry founded ASTIOTech Enterprise, a rising tech-based social venture that manufactures affordable Telescopes (IrawoScope) by leveraging on 3D-Printing to spark curiosity among African youths. 

To ensure affordability & quality, Ibitolu Henry 3D-Prints most parts  of his Telescopes (IrawoScope) & improvises with local materials like PVC Pipes & bamboo. 

Recently, Henry was selected as a Fellow of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative -CYFI, of the US Consulate, Lagos & currently leading a team embarking on a project using IrawoScope to excite & attract students into STEM. 

Ibitolu Henry aspires to inspire the next generation of African Scientist, Engineers & Astronauts. 

Henry is inspired by Elon Musk’s sheer will to succeed and take over spaces with his innovative drive to create a better society, and this is part of what fuels him too.

Ibitolu Henry wants to create an environment where every Nigerian child could have access to tools that will make them better informed about the world they live in and how to successfully navigate that world and make it better, and his affordable telescope, he says, is just the beginning.

By making affordable telescopes, Ibitolu Henry is trying to give education administrators one less excuse to arm themselves with.



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