The Circular Economy HUB

Our state of art IT asset disposition facility in Jomvu

IT asset disposition, or ITAD is the process of how and where to dispose or re-manufacture IT-hardware. The Circular Economy HUB is the first fully automated ICT Assembly and manufacturing plant at the Kenyan coast. Here we assemble computer components, mobile devices, spare parts, and other tech devices into affordable ‘made in Kenya’ nearly new computer devices. These devices will be used in educational, medical and social projects.

THE PROCESS

After the devices arrive in the harbor, we take them to the Circular Economy HUB. The process starts by unpacking the container. We “check in” all the devices. By checking in we check the state of the devices, the specifications and register them in our stock system. After this they go through different kind of processes. We call the processes: teardown, monitor, mobility, and data wipe. At the teardown all broken devices, are processed. These are devices that cannot be re-manufactured. We take them a-part and we dispose the e-waste safely. At monitor, we process and test all screens. At the mobility part we process mobile tablets and mobile phones. Behind this we have the data wipe area in this area we “data wipe” the devices. Data wiping is key in our process. Data wiping means overwriting the data on a particular hard drive to such an extent that the original data is unreadable. The benefit of data wiping, aside from protecting company data, is that you can completely reuse the original hard drive. We use a special program called Blanco to do this. After the data wipe process the devices are ready, we validate them in the system and pack and store them waiting for a new destination. After we found a new destination for the devices, we install them with the needed software. Then we pack the devices, and they will be picked up or delivered to start a new valuable life.
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Intership program

Close the Gap Kenya offers internship programs at the Circular Economy HUB & at Close the Gap HUB.

BOOST

A three pillar program towards impacting the growth of decent work opportunities, green business, and access to sustainable technology, while fostering the circular economy of Mombasa.

CTG Circular kenya

CTG Circular Kenya provides a sustainable solution for your ICT hardware and data. We take care of the entire process: we collect, wipe and restore your not-so-old desktop, notebook & mobile device to give it a second life both for marketing & donation. CTG Circular Kenya is a partner of Close the Gap Kenya.

Digitruck

The Digitruck is a 40ft HC refurbished shipping container that has been converted into a mobile state-of-the-art digital classroom with connectivity that is completely self-sustainable and can reach remote locations.

Impact Accelerator

Building sustainable businesses that build sustainable lives. The Impact Accelerator Fund is a seed fund which invests tickets sizes between USD 5,000- USD 15,000 to startups who have strong business cases and focus on social impact.

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