Toyota Collaboration
FabLabAble Kinetic Seat
An adaptive, bamboo-built kinetic seat developed with Toyota for farmers, wildlife rangers and off-road field workers — absorbing shock and vibration on rough terrain.
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Fab Lab Network · Node #KE‑07 · Kisumu
We turn ideas into
We turn ideas into
real-world solutions.
FabLab Winam is a community, open-access laboratory in Kisumu, Kenya — one node in a global network of over 2,000 fab labs across 100 countries. We turn ideas into prototypes, prototypes into products, and makers into founders, through digital fabrication, STEM education, and hands-on research.
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Digital Fabrication
3D printing, CNC routing, laser cutting and PCB milling under one roof.
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STEM & Robotics
Hands-on learning for kids, students and educators across the region.
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Community Innovation
An open-access lab for makers, artisans, scientists and entrepreneurs.
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Youth & Skills
Local manufacturing skills that lead to jobs, income and independence.
FABLAB WINAM / KIBOS RD, KISUMU
About the lab
A hub for knowledge-share, fabrication, and invention.
We are part of a network of over 2,000 labs spread across 100 countries. With a customized set of tools and machines, our members make — and easily replicate — designs shared across the global Fab network.
Based in Kisumu in Western Kenya, we use people-centred design to tackle socio-economic challenges, closing the gap between classroom-learnt skills and real market needs — emphasizing local manufacturing and emerging technologies like IoT.
- Digital fabrication & rapid prototyping
- STEM, robotics & coding education
- Community-driven, open-access innovation
- Business incubation & local manufacturing
Featured work
Ideas we've carried from sketch to street.
A sample of flagship projects designed, engineered and fabricated on-site — built with partners, for the community.
Toyota Collaboration
With Mtaka
Taka / Mzigo Bikes
Waste-collection bicycles designed and fabricated in-house, deployed with Mtaka to simplify community waste collection — now being explored as e-bikes.
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With Research World
Intelligent Medical Waste Bin
An IoT-enabled waste bin that improves laboratory safety through automated weighing, monitoring, and controlled waste disposal
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What we do
All Programs
Hands-on learning for every age.
Six flagship programs carry students, artisans and entrepreneurs from curiosity to capability.
ESTEM
Trains girls using solar and IoT kits — reaching 30+ schools; over 70% of participants who once feared STEM now engage with it confidently.
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SHE-BUILD
A skill-empowerment program for women 16+, building manufacturing capacity toward genuine financial independence.
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KIEP‑SKIES Bootcamp
World Bank & E4Impact-backed cybersecurity and data analytics bootcamp — 70% women, 90% landed internships or jobs.
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Fab machines & services
All Services
The tools most innovators can't otherwise reach.
Members access our machine shop the way they'd access a gym — pay-per-use, or sublet incubator space to build a business.
3D Printing
Rapid prototyping in filament, with ongoing research into recycled-plastic feedstock.
Digital Fabrication
CNC routing that cuts wood into any desired shape — design and machining, inclusive.
Laser Cutting
Precision engraving and cutting across wood, plastic and leather.
Our impact · 2022 – 2025
Real people. Real projects. Real change.
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Voices from the community
What people say about us.
FabLab Winam equipped me with real-world digital fabrication skills that transformed how I prototype ideas.
Through FabKids, my child gained confidence, creativity, and a love for robotics and making.
FabLab Winam plays a critical role in supporting startups to prototype and scale impactful solutions.
The training programs are practical, engaging, and aligned with real industry needs.
Our partners
Organizations who share our vision.
