Nigerian Grassroot enterprise: The Evans Winnowing invention

Some of us believe in Nigeria. So is the case of this young man, Evans. Our search light reached Evans in his closest and we at ayemafrica wish to identify with him. Evans became a bosom friend to these grass root women who trade in Melon production. Seeing the stress these women pass through, he decided to step in and help them. Evans today has developed locally; machines that help these women process their melon with ease.

Evans calls his machines: Winnowing machine. What this machine does is removing the cover of the melon without destroying the melon inside. The women will later blow the covers away using their trays.

Not satisfy with his invention, Evans went ahead to develop a better machine that will peel and at the same time separate the covers from the melon, thereby relieving the women from further stress. The amazing thing about Evans is that he did not learn this whole. Can’t just place my hand on where the inspiration was coming from.

Things are happening at the grass root but nobody seems caring about anything. Evans can go places if he gain support from either the government or the private sector.

He is lamenting seriously and crying for help. I took photographs with his machines on-site even though he refused coming on the camera.