Arrow Electronics Collaborates with Nonprofit "Close the Gap" to Help Bridge the Digital Divide in Africa
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., November 3, 2015 /3BL Media/ -- Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) and the nonprofit organizations Close the Gap and Hoops of Hope were profiled last night on the CBS program “Courage in Sports” for their efforts to turn used cargo containers into fully equipped digital classrooms and health clinics that can be deployed to remote areas of Africa.
“Courage in Sports”—which highlights powerful stories of courage, resilience and excellence in the face of adversity—followed Arrow and its nonprofit partners to the Tuleeni Orphanage in Tanzania in early August where they unveiled the first “DigiTruck” in Africa. The DigiTruck is now providing some 80 orphans at Tuleeni with a classroom full of high-quality, refurbished laptops, tablets and other IT equipment.
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“Courage in Sports”—which highlights powerful stories of courage, resilience and excellence in the face of adversity—followed Arrow and its nonprofit partners to the Tuleeni Orphanage in Tanzania in early August where they unveiled the first “DigiTruck” in Africa. The DigiTruck is now providing some 80 orphans at Tuleeni with a classroom full of high-quality, refurbished laptops, tablets and other IT equipment.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1OmcAos
? 2015 | 3BL Media/Arrow Electronics | All Rights Reserved