UNDP Accelerator Labs IG LIVE: Meet Siphiwe Zuma, an informal innovator in South Africa

Breakthrough innovations in the Global South are happening at the grassroots level.
Rain or shine, meet Siphiwe Zuma, a South African informal innovator who created an umbrella that ANYONE can use, especially people with a disability.
Watch our Instagram Live recording to hear more about his story.
Speaker: Siphiwe Zuma, Founder of Anathoth Solutions, South Africa
Moderator: Evan Jacobs, Head of Solutions Mapping, UNDP Accelerator Lab South Africa
Host: Tayo Akinyemi, Learning and Community Manager, UNDP Accelerator Lab
About Siphiwe Zuma, founder of Anathoth Solutions:
Siphiwe had an accident at a tender age of nine, which resulted in his left leg being amputated. Due to his hands being occupied with crutches, he was then unable to use an umbrella on rainy or sunny days. This eventually inspired him to design this retractable umbrella mechanism for those facing similar challenges. The primary design comprises an umbrella retraction mechanism that is mounted onto a wheelchair. With the desire to elevate the heights of the business, Anathoth plans to also expand its innovation to a backpack umbrella mechanism, to accommodate particularly those who permanently walk in crutches.