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MACONA Shipments

Every shipment, live. Real GPS pings, real photos, real impact. Follow the journey from Maryland to Mali and ask questions along the way.

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Clear bag of shoes, sneakers, sandals, and clothing loaded for the Summer 2026 shipment to Mali
Stage 2 · US port

Philadelphia to Mali, Summer 2026

3 bags of clothing, shoes, food, medicine, and hygiene products. GPS trackers riding along. Packed in Maryland and handed off at a Philadelphia warehouse on September 1, now awaiting the ocean crossing to Mali.

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Children and staff of the orphanage in Bamako, Mali gathered behind the delivered bags of aid
Stage 5 · Delivered

Philadelphia to Mali, Spring 2026

5 bags of clothing, hygiene products, and OTC medicine. 4 GPS trackers. Delivered September 18, 2026 to the ONG Dembagnouma Djoyoro Orphelinat in Bamako, Mali, and handed to the director in front of the children. Photographs, video, and the full tracked route are all on the page.

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Bags packed in Maryland with all 4 trackers displayed
Stage 5 · Delivered

Philadelphia and Baltimore to Togo, Fall 2025

4 GPS trackers. Maryland to Lome, Togo via Philly, Baltimore, and Le Havre, France. 3,714-mile Atlantic crossing captured live. Trackers split for onward distribution to Togo, Mali, and France.

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All 4 trackers active at Philly drop-off, March 2025
Stage 5 · Delivered

Philadelphia to Mali, Spring 2025

4 GPS trackers. Collected at TechCon DC and SPTechCon Texas through 2024. Handed off in Philly March 2025, port pings from Malaga and Valencia, Spain in May. Tracker 3 reached Bamako, Mali by July.

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First MACONA tracker pings from the West African coast, May 2024
Stage 5 · Delivered

MVP Summit + TechCon Seattle to West Africa, Spring 2024

The first MACONA shipment with an active GPS tracker. Donations collected at the Microsoft MVP Summit and TechCon Seattle. Arrived West Africa May 2024, distributed at the orphanage in June.

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