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FREEFLOW BUILDS SCHOOL IN KENYA’S MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Inventory Asset Management Leader Champions Education for Girls and Boys in Sub-Saharan Africa
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San Jose, CA, April 30, 2007 – FreeFlow, an award-winning provider of hosted inventory asset management solutions, today announced that it has teamed up with the non- profit organization, Build African Schools, to construct a primary school in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, Africa. As a global leader in inventory asset management solutions, FreeFlow recognizes the role that enterprises play in facilitating social change and is proud to fund the building of a school for girls and boys in a Maasai tribe village.
Two years ago on a trip to Africa, Patrick O’Sullivan, a retired technology executive and the founder of Build African Schools, was overwhelmed when he learned it took three years for a Maasai village to build itself a primary school for the tribe’s boys and gilrs. O’Sullivan had the vision to partner with corporations and individuals to directly impact the lives and futures of thousands of Maasai children. By privately funding the building of primary schools, education would be expanded to new communities with the provision that the new schools would be accessible not only to boys, but to girls, as well. From this vision, Build African Schools was born. |
FreeFlow is recognized for the business services and solutions they provide to manufacturers which improve their customer’s product lifecycle profitability through the continuous identification and disposition of at-risk and inventory. FreeFlow is committed to Build African Schools and is fully funding the completion of one primary school with five classrooms and solar power for electricity in a Massai village. When the doors open in May, young girls and boys will immediately fill all of the new 200 desks. Students, who have previously walked miles and miles to schools in distant villages, will now have access to classrooms within their community. Once the school is complete, it is donated directly to the tribal community and the Kenyan government formally joins the partnership. The government’s role will be to provide teachers for each school, with the community joining in to provide ongoing maintenance of the building facilities. |
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“When Patrick O’Sullivan approached me with the mission of Build African Schools, I knew that FreeFlow could make an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of hundreds of children,” commented Alan Scroope, FreeFlow’s Founder and CEO. “I am proud to be a part of such a worthy, instrumental organization, and I’d love nothing more than for other companies to join with FreeFlow to help build schools and open up greater educational opportunities for the children in Africa.”
“FreeFlow not only provided the resources for our organization to build a school in a Maasai village, but the company also introduced us to other corporations that recognize the great need in this part of the world and how they too can make an enduring mark with a donation of support,” noted Patrick O’Sullivan, the Founder of Build African Schools. “When non-profits join with corporations, the impact on local communities, nations and the world can be incredible. Our partnership with FreeFlow and others like FreeFlow is the beginning of a road to better education, access to knowledge, and an improved livelihood.” |
About Build African Schools
Build African Schools is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to education and the opportunities and choices education provides to children in the villages in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, Africa. With a simple mission to help underpriviledged children in Africa, Build African Schools aims to provide places of learning so that boys and girls in Africa can expand their knowledge and open greater doors to opportunities in their lives. Visit their website for more information: www.buildafricanschools.org
About FreeFlow
Founded in 2001, FreeFlow provides manufacturers with award-winning business services and technology that squarely address asset recovery in a subscription-based, turnkey solution, which enable customers to yield higher margins, increased inventory throughput, and improved cash flow - quickly and with minimal overhead. Some of FreeFlow’s customers include Apple, Creative Labs and SanDisk. Privately-held, FreeFlow has headquarters in San Jose, California and Tralee, Ireland with offices throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.FreeFlow.com.
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