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Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration

Over the past 20 years, we’ve participated in valuable conversations and information-sharing sessions at global and regional Internet Governance Forums, and we’ve seen these discussions create real change.

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From Cyber Café to Digital Revolution: The Story of Joseph Bishi and Murambinda’s Community Network

Joseph Bishi started with a small cyber café in Murambinda in 2003. He grew his vision into transformative community network projects that empower rural communities ...
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Connection for a Cause: One Woman’s Journey of Digital Empowerment 

Growing up in a small village in Murang’a County, Kenya, Ruth Njeri had nearly no access to the digital world. Today, she is the lead engineer of the Tanda Community ...
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What is Indigenous Connectivity? And Why Should We All Care?

We are committed to helping Indigenous communities around the world bridge the digital divide and connect to the Internet ...
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Return to Everest: Happily Connected Sherpas

We returned to the villages of Khunde and Khumjung to provide technical training so residents can manage and troubleshoot their community network.
The villages are home to the highest community ...
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Everything You Need to Know to Build a Community Network

Want to build a community network but don't know where to start? Look no further than the Community Network DIY Toolkit ...
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Building More Affordable and Reliable Internet Access in the Arctic

This community network connects over 50 households in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories of Canada. It runs a cellular (4G LTE) Internet access network dedicated to fair access to underserved communities at ...
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How a Rural Community in Armenia Built Their Own Internet

This community network connects over 100 households in the mountainous village of Shaghap, Armenia, as well as a local school and village administration office. The availability of high-speed Internet through ...
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How the Espírito Santinho Community Created Brazil’s First Fiber Community Network

Until 2019, the Internet was out of reach for most residents in the rural community of Espírito Santinho, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Since then, they have ...