Close the Gap – Refurbishing Electronics to Close the Digital Divide
IT Asset Disposition: collecting used IT devices from corporate partners, conducting data wipes, refurbishing or recycling, deploying to impact projects.
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Kenya
9 episodes about this tag
PadMad – Upcycling Textiles for Menstrual Health & Girl’s Education
This crisis leads to girls missing school and exams, forces them to improvise pads with unhygienic materials, and leaves them…
Sea Ventures – Turning Fish Waste into Animal Feed
Sea Ventures upcycles 60-70% fish waste into animal feed - Kenya gap 33M tons (needs 55M, produces 22M). Women training,…
E-Waste Initiative Kenya – Repairing and Reusing Electronics
EWIK repairs refurbishes e-waste Nairobi/5 cities, 6-month youth training with young mothers childcare support, research mapping value chain for EPR…
Africa Collect Textiles and Green Forest Solutions – The need for global EPR systems
ACT tackles textile waste through collection/upcycling. Alternate EPR pilot: Netherlands schemes pay fees for Kenya-bound secondhand, funding infrastructure.
Mr Green Africa – Recyclates as cheap as Virgin Plastics
Mr. Green Africa navigates challenges of a fragmented supply chain, competes with the cost of virgin plastic, and plans to…
Taka Taka Solutions – Waste Collection in Kenya
Taka Taka competes against $1/ton dump sites with zero gate fees - moved from premium to below-average pricing, now pivoting…
Dandora – A Tour through Kenya’s largest Dumpsite
Dandora Dumpsite waste pickers earn $2-3 daily facing toxic smoke and hierarchy. Cricket Writes shows how Artistic Junction builds community…
The State of the Circular Economy in Kenya
Kenya's 70% informal economy drives circular systems - plastic recycling 8-10%, secondhand markets, repair networks. Young population hustles waste into…