Tendekayi Katsiga
DIRECTROR
Deaftronics
Botswana
About me
Tendekayi is an electronics enthusiast who has developed the world’s first solar powered hearing aid. He received training in North America, Africa and Europe. He has been to all the continents in the world preaching the gospel on hearing loss awareness. His career span has attracted more than 20 national and international awards among them Builders of Africa’s Future Award in Silicon Valley USA 2020, Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge Award 2019, South African Designers Awards (DISA), National Design for Development Award (NDDA) and Potential for Societal Impact Award in the 2015 GIST Tech-I Competition. He has been featured in the Newsweek magazine, National Geographic, BBC articles, Wired a high Tech Magazine in Japan, Daily EDVenture's Post, I am Youngpreneur, The Heretic, and Smart Planet.
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Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 6 March 2025
15:00 - 16:00
Tech solutions for deaf and hard of hearing individuals
- Focus: Hearing impairment or Deaf
- English captions | International Sign
- Graphic facilitation
This session highlights Zero Project Awardees that leverage sign language and AI-driven solutions to improve accessibility and inclusion for the deaf community.