Philadelphia to Mali, Spring 2025

4 GPS trackers · collected at TechCon DC + TechCon Texas through 2024 · handed off in Philly March 2025 · pinged from Spain May 2025 · reached Bamako, Mali July 2025

Delivered. Tracker 3 reached Bamako, Mali on July 15, 2025. Distribution at the orphanage rolled out through October 2025.

The full journey, end to end

Collection ran across two conferences in 2024: TechCon DC in August and SPTechCon Texas in November. The container left Philadelphia in March 2025. Trackers surfaced in Malaga and Valencia, Spain in May. Tracker 3 was the first to land in Senegal in June, then reached Bamako, Mali in mid-July. Distribution at the orphanage continued through October.

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CollectingAug-Nov 2024
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US portMar 15, 2025
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At seaMar-Jun 2025
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Africa portJun 21, 2025
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DistributionOct 2025

What happened, in order

Conference booth collection through 2024, the Philly handoff, the Spain port pings, the Senegal landfall, the Bamako arrival, and the distribution at the orphanage. Tip: click any photo to view it full size.

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