S2 Ep2: The Device on Your Desk and the Child Who Needs It: How Circular Thinking is Closing Two Divides at Once

What if the laptop gathering dust in your office storeroom could become a child’s gateway to learning? In this episode of Our Voice, Our Future, we explore the powerful intersection of digital inclusion, education equity, and sustainability with Karin Boomsma, circular economy strategist and sustainability advocate from DigiCircle4All and TheRockGroup. We unpack how circular technology solutions are helping to bridge both the digital divide and the opportunity divide, transforming retired corporate devices into educational tools while creating skills development and employment pathways for young people trained in device refurbishment. Articles Circular Economy & E-Waste Digi Circlel 4 all DigiCircle4all resource World Economic Forum – A New Circular Vision for Electronics https://www.weforum.org Ellen MacArthur Foundation – Circular Economy and Electronics https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org UNICEF – Digital Learning and the Education Divide https://www.unicef.org OECD – Bridging the Digital Divide in Education https://www.oecd.org South African Government – E-Waste and Digital Inclusion Policies https://www.gov.za