TReND in Africa (Teaching and Researching in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa) is a non-for-profit organization whose mission is to achieve sustainable development in Africa through the promotion of scientific research and education.
With the support from the Volkswagen Stiftung, TReND in Africa organized the first Advanced Open Labware Course, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa, during May 2018.
Through a series of workshops using advanced DIY and Open Labware methods, participants from over 8 different countries in Africa and a group from Germany gathered around to design, assemble, and test their own projects: pieces of lab, research, and science equipment. The main goal of this course was to incite cooperation and continuous collaboration.