Community networks help bridge the connectivity gap.
Community Networks
From Cyber Café to Digital Revolution: The Story of Joseph Bishi and Murambinda’s Community Network
Community Networks
12 February 2025
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...
Connection for a Cause: One Woman’s Journey of Digital Empowerment
Community Networks
23 January 2025
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...
Girls in Rural Pakistan Are Tackling Inequality Using the Internet
Community Networks Success Stories
13 November 2024
Girls in Rural Pakistan Are Tackling Inequality Using the Internet
WALI Community Network WALI community network serves nearly 400 children and youth from Ahmed Abad village of the...
What is Indigenous Connectivity? And Why Should We All Care?
Community Networks
9 August 2024
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.
A Village in Kyrgyzstan Is Using the Internet to Fight for Their Rights
Community Networks Success Stories
30 July 2024
A Village in Kyrgyzstan Is Using the Internet to Fight for Their Rights
Zardaly Community Network The Zardaly community network connects over 500 households in Batken, the most remote province of...
Return to Everest: Happily Connected Sherpas
Community Networks
28 June 2024
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...
Expanding Economic Opportunities in the Paraguayan Chaco
Community Networks Success Stories
23 May 2024
Expanding Economic Opportunities in the Paraguayan Chaco
Boquerón Community Network Part of the NANUM initiative to connect Indigenous women in the Chaco. The Fa’ay Lhavoquey—the...
Everything You Need to Know to Build a Community Network
Community Networks
28 February 2024
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...
Connecting the Indigenous Women of the South American Chaco
Community Networks Success Stories
4 December 2023
Connecting the Indigenous Women of the South American Chaco
Puesto García Community Network Puesto Garcia community network is also part of the NANUM—Connected Women initiative, offering Internet...
Building More Affordable and Reliable Internet Access in the Arctic
Community Networks
18 October 2023
Building More Affordable and Reliable Internet Access in the Arctic
Ulukhaktok Community Network This community network connects over 50 households in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories of Canada. It runs...
How the Chippewas of Nawash are Bridging the Digital Divide
Community Networks
12 September 2023
How the Chippewas of Nawash are Bridging the Digital Divide
Through investments in a community network initiative and skills development programs, the Chippewas of Nawash now have reliable, affordable,...
2023 African Community Networks Summit
Event
Monday 18 September 2023 – Monday 18 September 2023
2023 African Community Networks Summit
Community networks cultivate bottom-up, sustainable approaches to communications technology and meaningful connectivity that strengthen personal and collective autonomy and...