What were you doing at age 13? We know you were not teaching yourself engineering at, so no need to answer. Unlike us, you and the majority of the world, Sierra Leonean child prodigy, Kelvin Doe was actually teaching himself engineering at that age!
In 2009, Kelvin Doe taught himself engineering and then built his own radio station in Sierra Leone, where he played music and broadcast the news under the name "DJ Focus". In his small village in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Kelvin built batteries, an FM transmitter, a sound amplifier, a three-channel mixer and a mic receiver by using discarded metal, cargo boxes and cables. His family initially scolded him for collecting garbage (expected from African parents), but Kelvin kept at it and continued growing his engineering skills. He created batteries to power lights in area homes, and he fixed all of his friends’ electrical devices.
As a result of his accomplishments, he received an invitation to the United States and subsequently became the youngest person to participate in the "Visiting Practitioner's Program" at MIT. He was also one of the finalists in the worldwide Innovate Salone idea competition, in which he built a generator from soda, acid and metal, and wrapped together with tape.
Kelvin has been a speaker at a speaker at TEDxTeen and lectured to undergraduate engineering students at Harvard College.
Now 21 years old, Kelvin runs his own company called KDoe-Tech Inc. He also founded The Kelvin Doe Foundation and was on the Forbes 30 under 30 list as one of Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs.
In May 2013, Kelvin signed a $100,000 solar project pact with Canadian High Speed Service Provider, Sierra WiFi. He constantly works on new inventions and shares them via his Twitter account. The latest gadgets include an emergency shoe charger and something to help people trace lost mobile phones.
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