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Empowering youth to unlock their creative potential through Engineering<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hoodsmart Innovations aims to build an engineering services enterprise with a connected fully-equipped makerspace. Harnessing our specialized equipment and in-country engineering and programming expertise, we would train and mentor Malawian engineers to develop practical and relevant systems and technology for the Health, Agriculture & Education sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We provide engineering services including electronics, software and product development. Our solutions are both flexible and powerful. Embedded Linux device design is a particular specialty. We can build software from the ground up, or fully customize open-source projects.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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We are building several African centric, low resource setting, sustainable businesses to create affordable products to be used in healthcare, offline \/ online learning, agriculture, energy and even entertainment. Our team is smart, diverse and multi disciplined.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Where is the center located?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>
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Hoodsmart Innovation center will be located in a central location in Lilongwe, Malawi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jeff came to Malawi to make a significant contribution to improving healthcare outcomes on a national scale. Now he is ready to make a difference in education, engineering, and job creation.

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After working in administration with one of the best hospitals and healthcare research programs in Malawi, Subira has become passionate about helping to guide youth struggling to find their way in the fast changing culture or Malawi and its recent world awareness<\/p><\/div>

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Lilongwe, Malawi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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