DonorConnection facilitated a donation of 869 Samsung cell phones to the Colombian non-governmental organization, Makaia. www.makaia.org

The phones will be offered to NGOs in Colombia through Makaia’s nonprofit catalog, Nodoka, see www.nodoka.co

The phones came from Vax Trials, a company based in Bogota that used the phones for collecting health data. Instead of recycling the phones, they chose to donate them to a charity.

MAKAIA is a non-profit organization strengthens capacities for social development through technology, innovation and international cooperation. Their vision is that every person and organization has knowledge and information to increase opportunities to transform themselves and their communities.