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VICTOR MWANDILA · A LIFE IN PROGRESS

Driven by curiosity.

From Zambia to the frontiers of technology. A personal archive of stories, faith, inventions and everything learned along the way.

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01 / MOMENTS THAT MATTERBest Cup Idea presentation · Hochschule Rhein-Waal · 2019

01 / THE BEGINNING

Before the circuits,
there were questions.

I wanted to know whether people lived inside radios. How sparks escaped from stones. How letters became words. And why the first keyboard I heard could make music feel like a memory.

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On my first day back from school, I searched for anything to read. I came to a stop sign. Ssss, tttt, oooo, pppp. I heard myself say stop.

— A childhood memory from Mkushi

02 / TIME & PLACE

Choose a chapter.

Each home was a universe. Explore the memories that made it one.

1990s

MKUSHI · ROADS & R1

The world is full of mysteries

Nursery school, a radio full of imagined people, copper wires, kerosene lamps, and a house alive with extended family.

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1996

MKUSHI · CHIBEFWE PRIMARY

Learning to read the world

A first classroom, the magic of phonics, mathematical puzzles, and a curiosity that followed every question home.

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Childhood

MKUSHI · R26, VALABAI & BEYOND

Making things from almost nothing

Reed huts, clay figures, handmade traps, first keyboards and computers, faith, family gatherings, and adventures in the bush.

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Later

LUSAKA · CHILENJE

A different kind of city

New languages, new friends, a new school, and discovering how different life could feel beyond Mkushi.

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Later

LUSAKA · LIBALA SOUTH & KABWATA

Growing through change

Family upheaval, enduring friendships, worship, music, performance, and the first deep questions about justice and mercy.

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Chapter dates and details will be checked against the full autobiography before public release.

03 / THE WORKSHOP

Ideas made tangible.

Projects where engineering meets everyday needs.

PRINT / PAY / GO

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS · AUTOMATION

PrintBox

An unattended printing kiosk concept connecting file uploads, payments, and physical printers.

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LEARNING / ANYWHERE

EDGE AI · EDUCATION

Offline classroom AI

Exploring local AI tools to help teachers create learning materials without a reliable internet connection.

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LOCAL / CONNECTED

NETWORKS · LOCAL MEDIA

Connected journeys

Concepts for local entertainment and learning networks on long-distance buses.

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04 / THE MEDIA ARCHIVE

Stories you can see and hear.

A home for original photographs, voice recordings, interviews, presentations, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok clips. Media will appear here once it has been verified and approved.

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The archive is opening.

Video and photography galleries are coming next.

05 / FAITH & REFLECTIONS

What we build matters.
Who we become matters more.

On faith, family, learning, creativity, purpose, and the responsibility of leaving something useful behind.