Connectivity in Uganda’s Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement is unreliable and expensive, limiting access to education, healthcare, and employment.

We partnered with CETA to train residents on bringing connectivity to their community and the skills necessary to build and use the Internet.

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The latest International Telecommunication Union connectivity statistics remind us how much progress we've made and how far we still have to go.

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Achieving universal connectivity will require action from many actors—governments, regulators, communities, civil society, and the private sector. Community-centered connectivity offers a way forward.

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The Internet Society Panama Chapter had a plan. They would build the country’s first community network and bring the Internet to one of the country’s many Indigenous communities that were still offline. 

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Community-centered connectivity is when connectivity solutions are built for, with, or by local communities themselves. These solutions are not imposed from outside, but instead designed with direct involvement from the people who will use and maintain them.

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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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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 Network in Kibera.

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We are committed to helping Indigenous communities around the world bridge the digital divide and connect to the Internet.

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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 network in the world and over 1,000 happily connected Sherpas.

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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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Ulukhaktok Community Network

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 a much affordable cost. The network is also connected to a local community center.

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Shaghap Community Network

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 this fiber-operated network encourages young people to remain in the community rather than move to urban centers, contributing to local sustainability..

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Espírito Santinho

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 deployed Brazil's first fiber community network in a partnership model with a local small service provider.

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Our two new funding programs reinforce our commitment to support communities around the world in gaining greater access to the Internet.

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Here are the key takeaways and calls to action from the Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2022—with an emphasis on decolonization and sovereignty.

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We partnered with the National Research Council of Canada to work with Indigenous communities in Ontario and Northwest Territories to grow the skills needed to bridge the digital divide.

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We need to unlock innovative financing mechanisms to connect the hardest-to-reach places in the world. Governments and policymakers are at the forefront of this challenge.

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The Summit offers a unique opportunity for participants to discuss challenges and develop practical community-led recommendations and solutions.

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We’ve made a bold pledge—focused on supporting complementary connectivity solutions and capacity building to enable people to deploy Internet infrastructure—and we’re joining partners whose work is aligned to our 2025 strategic objectives.

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We have joined the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, with two pledges to change the lives of the world's hardest-to-connect communities.

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