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AFRICA INNOVATES
Prepare now for the
solutions of tomorrow.
Congolese Proverb
DA V I D N Z A S S I M B O M P E L A
(Republic of the Congo)
IF YOU CAN DREAM
IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
E L I K I A : D I S I N F E C TA N T C H A M B E R
27-year-old David Nzassi Mbompela believes in the adage “if you can dream
it, you can do it.” David got concerned when he saw the laissez-faire attitude
demonstrated by his country-folk in spite of the threats posed by COVID-19.
Inadequate sanitary habits forced
him to think fast and this inspired
him to dream up an all-encompassing solution. “I saw people leaving
their homes and entering public
places without temperature checks,
or sanitation,” David says. “It is this
concern that inspired me to make
a ‘small house’ where people enter
for a rapid temperature check and
sanitization.” This is how Smart-Portic
was born.
ESSENTIAL
C OV I D - 1 9
P R E V E N T I O N TO O L .
The Smart-Portic is an essential
COVID-19 prevention tool. it is an
all-encompassing shed for use in
public places that incorporates an
infrared thermometer for taking
temperatures, a hot purifier to
sanitise clothes with an automatic
tap for washing hands, a GSM phone
to call the COVID-19 call center,
ventilators, protection switches, and
a thermostat all incorporated in one.
The Smart-Portic is widely accepted
in Brazzaville.
In 2018, David was among the
25 top persons who made the tech
space in Congo Brazzaville and
was featured in the newspaper
Jeune Afrique.
I saw people leaving their homes and entering public
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places without temperature checks, or sanitation.
