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Close the Gap - Refurbishing Electronics to Close the Digital Divide

Close the Gap - Refurbishing Electronics to Close the Digital Divide

Circularity.fm vor 9 Monaten

Circular Entrepreneurship in Kenya

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How to create a successful circular hub for electronics that
holistically integrates social and commercial aspects into the
model? In this episode, we speak with Timothy Washira, Operations
Manager at Close the Gap's Circular Economy Hub in Mombasa, Kenya.
Close the Gap first started in Belgium in 2003 with the mission to
provide high-quality pre-owned computers and bridge the digital
divide. The organization started its first operations in Kenya in
2019 in Nairobi, before moving the Circular Economy Hub to a
bigger, state-of-the-art facility in Mombasa in 2020. The Circular
Economy Hub is the logistics backbone for Close the Gap in Kenya.
Its focus is on IT Asset Disposition which involves collecting used
IT devices from corporate partners in Kenya, conducting data wipe
processes; refurbishing or recycling the devices, and deploying the
pre-owned high quality devices to impact projects. Timothy talks
about how Close the Gap is driving socio-economic transformation
through for example, its incubator space and the BOOST program.
Listen to hear how Close the Gap integrates commercial success with
social impact, creating jobs, promoting the circular economy, and
empowering over 6 million people with access to technology and
skills.