Technology access, US and Africa

Give tech a second life.Power young futures on two continents.

JustUsedTech collects, refurbishes, and redistributes technology to underserved students and youth across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and the US, turning e-waste into opportunity.

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Students working on laptops at a JustUsedTech session, with a mentor helping.

School tour sessions

Three schools across Lagos State

100+ students reached in 2025

90,000+ lbs

E-waste diverted

Our mission

A device that still works should still be working.

To reduce e-waste, promote a circular economy, and bridge the technology gap by providing underserved students and youth with access to functional tech devices and opportunities that support learning, creativity, and career growth.

Digital Inclusion
Circular Economy
E-Waste Awareness
Youth Empowerment
Community Engagement

Six programmes, running on the same pipeline

Collection in St. Louis, Missouri, feeds refurbishment, and refurbishment feeds every programme below.

Two students in school uniform writing in an exercise book at a classroom desk.

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School Tour Initiative

E-waste literacy and digital awareness sessions delivered inside Lagos schools.

Three schools reached: Whanyinna School in Makoko, Lagos City School, and Gbagada Junior High School.
100+ students: Engaged in structured e-waste and digital sustainability sessions.
5 laptops: Refurbished laptops donated.

Young people working at laptops around a table, with team members in JustUsedTech shirts standing alongside.

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Breakthrough Series

Refurbished device distribution paired with mentorship and storytelling for underserved youth aged 18 to 35.

Young people crouching on a sandy pitch lacing football boots, with more boots laid out in front of them.

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Project 9-12

Sports gear and technology access for young people aged 10 to 18.

With Passback

Phase 1, June 2025, Lagos District IV: 200+ students engaged across Mainland Senior High School, Lagos City Senior School, Mobolaji Bank Anthony High School, Saint Francis Junior Grammar School, and Akoka Junior Grammar School. 5 laptops awarded and upcycled sports gear donated.
Phase 2, August 2025, Makoko: 100+ community members reached, sports gear donated to a community football team.

Team members loading equipment into the back of a van at an outdoor collection event.

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GreenBin 360

E-waste collection from US companies and institutions. This is where the devices every other programme hands out come from.

90,000+ lbs: E-waste upcycled to date
60%: Devices returned to the St. Louis community
800+: Devices redistributed

Five people standing together for a photograph at a device handover event, with a desktop computer in front of them.

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SkillSync Initiative

Support for emerging Nigerian creative talent, with entrepreneurship and income-generation pathways.

With Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Art, Culture and the Creative Economy

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Where devices go

One warehouse in Missouri. Three countries on the other end.

Recovery and refurbishment happen in St. Louis, Missouri. From there, working laptops travel to communities in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya.

Operations base: St. Louis, Missouri
Communities reached in 2025: Makoko, Gbagada, Lagos Mainland
Corridor cities: St. Louis, Collection hub.
Lagos, Distribution.
Accra, Distribution.
Nairobi, Distribution.

Community voices

What partners and recipients tell us about the work.

“We appreciate JustUsed Tech's partnership & excellent work in our organization. Many lives have been changed as a result. When we see the smiles on the faces of the children impacted, we just know we can do more.”

Damilare AkintundeCEO, Petty System Ltd

Case study

One laptop, and consistent practice

Faith Ojo is a University of Lagos student interested in video editing and digital storytelling. Through the Breakthrough Series she received one refurbished laptop in 2025. Access to a machine of her own is what made consistent skill development possible.

Faith OjoUniversity of Lagos, via Breakthrough Series

Working with

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Partner With Us

Companies retire hardware every quarter. Schools and community programmes need it. We handle the collection, the refurbishment, and the reporting in between.

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