100 Objects from Century of the Child

Tshepo, Rally, and Mawisa, children of the Makuleke Village, South Africa, with
Sharing to Learn. Wire car. 2010

This toy, made by children in Makuleke Village, South Africa, is evidence of how in impoverished areas children often become designers themselves, ingeniously producing their own playthings from the detritus of modern industry. The  organization Sharing to Learn make cultural exchange possible between the Makuleke children and children in classrooms across the United States and around the world, allowing global peers to share their favorite books and participate in collaborative experiments such as gardening and making toys like this.

Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

Read about the children of the Makuleke Village in South Africa at the MoMA blog.