# This refrigerator is saving lives

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Fellows Films 2024
- Speaker: Norah Magero
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Engineering
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/norah_magero_this_refrigerator_is_saving_lives)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

TED Fellow and renewable energy expert Norah Magero envisions an Africa that pioneers its own technological future, shifting the narrative from dependence and consumption to self-reliance and innovation. She shares how she developed VacciBox — a solar-powered refrigeration system made in Kenya to keep vaccines cold in off-grid areas — and highlights the power of homegrown solutions to transform health care.

## Lectures

1. [This refrigerator is saving lives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/norah_magero_this_refrigerator_is_saving_lives/377abaec499d), 6 min (TED's player)