DigiKey participates in refugees meal program

Conductive Containers, a Minnesota-based company specialising in ESD-safe containers and materials, partnered with Minneapolis-based charitable nonprofit organisation Venture to create the “Buy a Box, Give a Meal” (BABGAM) program.

The program ensures that Conductive Containers will match one percent of express product purchases, doubling the donation to provide meals to refugee children in Thailand and Myanmar. Over the last year, DigiKey’s business with Conductive Containers resulted in nearly 39,000 meals donated through BABGAM.

“We are deeply honoured to know that our business with Conductive Containers is making a difference in the lives of those in need,” said Mike Slater, vice president of global business development at DigiKey. “We appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the ‘Buy a Box, Give a Meal’ program and provide essential nourishment to refugee children in Thailand and Myanmar.” 

Many of those escaping crisis situations in Myanmar and surrounding areas find sanctuary inside the border of Thailand.

Programs like Conductive Containers’ BABGAM program ensure these families receive nutritious meals and other necessary care.