FAQ Module

The IGIS community consists of all individuals and legal entities that support IGIS’s social purpose. This support is materialized by active participation in IGIS activities. IGIS Community members benefit from promotional offers according to the services offered by IGIS.

Your support is essential and allows us to guarantee the quality of our services. By becoming a member, you can:

• Meet new audiences.
• Improve our responsiveness to current scientific affairs in our society.
• Foster our ability to undertake innovative projects.
• Strengthen the life of our association.
• Promote our financial independence by increasing the volume of our own resources.
• Become a privileged contact person, regularly informed of our programming and actions carried out with our partners.
• Participate in the associative life of IGIS by associating yourself with programming choices and activity orientations.

You can discover the members of our community on our platform.

The IGIS Media Lab, located at the FabLab, can assist you with the documentation and sharing of your projects through videos, audio, or photos. Come visit the FabLab to understand what’s possible. The IGIS.fab-manager.com platform fosters knowledge sharing through the OpenLab network: your documented projects are also shared with the entire network of Fab-managers worldwide.

Yes! You can launch and develop your projects within FabLab IGIS with the support of the community members (IGIS Community) and the experts who regularly assist projects. Your documented projects are available on the IGIS platform, allowing you to share them with community members.

We regularly organize practical workshops, open to all:

• 3D Printing Discovery Workshop: A 2-hour initiation to understand the composition of a 3D printer, platform adjustment, preparation steps, and witness your first 3D print of a technical object.
• Creative Workshops: For children, a daily package allows  access to various scheduled activities: robotics workshop, construction game workshop, 3D modeling/3D printing for children, puzzles, microscope observation, digital books, Montessori kits, and a play area.

FabLab IGIS is now open Monday to Saturday, from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

The services offered by FabLab IGIS are available online at igis.fab-manager.com. Through this platform, you can:

• Book machines (3D printers, laser cutters, etc.).
• Book workspaces (electronics workshop, wood workshop, meeting room, etc.).
• Register for events (animations, workshops, etc.).
• Register for scheduled training courses by the FabLab.
• Access a shop and a project gallery.
• Consult available memberships.

FabLab IGIS: An Independent Local Partner

FabLab IGIS is an independent entity located in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. Its main role is to locally carry out support activities for IGIS Education’s projects. In addition to this support, it offers local training and workshops.

FabLab IGIS is a space for fabrication, creation, and innovation, equipped with machines such as 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC milling machines. Our mediators are there to assist you.

The MLAB (Mobile Laboratory for Science) is an on-the-ground deployment tool for IGIS Education, making science and technology accessible to a wider audience by moving to different communities. This concept is currently available only in certain developing African countries.

IGIS Education is structured around four main areas for the development and deployment of STEM skills:

1. Pedagogical Content Development: Creation of innovative learning materials and programs for STEM. Our digital educational resources are available online for everyone via our platform.
2. On-the-Ground Deployment: Implementation and dissemination of these contents and activities to the public. This includes the use of structures like the MLAB (Mobile Laboratory for Science) to reach different localities. This deployment concept is available only in certain developing African countries.
3. IGIS Software Academy: Offers the opportunity to learn how to use specialized 3D design and modeling software (mechanics, electronics, architecture, etc.). You also have the possibility to use the space outside of software training hours. These resources are available locally in certain developing African countries.
4. IGIS Tech Kids Academy: This space offers exhibitions, activities, and workshops specifically for 6-17 year olds, complementing the deployment of pedagogical content. These resources are available locally in certain developing African countries.