Mashinani Digital Literacy Organisation (MaaDiLi)is a registered Non-governmental Organisation whose sole mandate and mission is To provide access to digital information and Technology all over Kenya and beyond with focus areas being rural areas,informal settlements,slums and marginalised regions.

Education

MaaDili provides Digital Equipments to schools/Computer Labs in rural areas to help strengthen learning in these schools and provide cheaper and easier access to information and research materials as most students in rural areas,slums and marginalised regions cannot afford the expensive traditional text books needed for learing.

Impacting Communities

With access to digital information,MaaDiLi aims at impacting lives in these communities through low-cost access to relevant production information, which is conducive to cultivating awareness of the digital economy, transforming wealth into more valuable assets and increasing overall income.

Digital Literacy Centres:-Are going to provide avenues for youths,widows and women in general to gain necessary digital skills and be able to do online jobs,content creation,market their produce hence widening their income generating activities.

Environmental Impact

Recycling,refurbishing and reusing Old and broken down computers from private companies,organisations,government offices and individuals helps reduce environmental impact of such equipments which otherwise would end up in Land fills.

Electronic waste contains toxic components that are dangerous to human health, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, polybrominated flame retardants, barium and lithium. The negative health effects of these toxins on humans include brain, heart, liver, kidney and skeletal system damage. It can also considerably affect the nervous and reproductive systems of the human body, leading to disease and birth defects. Improper disposal of e-waste is unbelievably dangerous to the global environment, which is why it is so important to spread awareness on this growing problem and the threatening aftermath.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(WEEE)is a major concern to Nations especially developing ones due to lack of proper policy and legislative framework including public procurement and disposal laws, inadequate infrastructure for WEEE management; high cost of brand new EEE, absence of frameworks for End-of-Life (EoL) product take-back and implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

To avoid these toxic effects of e-waste, it is crucial to properly e-cycle, so that items can be recycled, refurbished, resold, or reused.