Success Stories
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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...
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How a Rural Community in Armenia Built Their Own Internet
Shaghap Community Network This community network connects over 100 households in the mountainous village of Shaghap, Armenia, as...
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How the Espírito Santinho Community Created Brazil’s First Fiber Community Network
Espírito Santinho Until 2019, the Internet was out of reach for most residents in the rural community of...
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A Push Towards Universal Connectivity
We need to unlock innovative financing mechanisms to connect the hardest-to-reach places in the world. Governments and policymakers are...
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Indigenous Connectivity Summit to Take Place this October—Transitioning to a New Home
The Summit offers a unique opportunity for participants to discuss challenges and develop practical community-led recommendations and solutions.
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Connecting the Uprooted and Overlooked in Nepal
Uttargaya Community Network Since 2021, this community network has served over 600 people internally displaced by the 2015...
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Dera Brings the Internet to Farmers in Pakistan, Narrowing the Rural-Urban Divide
Read about how a vibrant community, led by young boys, built Digital Dera, Pakistan's first Digital Agriculture Community Network.
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At the 2021 Asia-Pacific Community Networks Summit: Innovating Policymaking to Connect the Unconnected
The Internet Society and the UN have partnered to connect Asia's hardest-to-connect – and community networks play a vital role....
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Addressing Historic Inequalities in Brazil—through Community Networks
Find out how Brazil's marginalized communities have created community networks to connect to the world and to each other
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Internet by the People, for the People – a View from the Digital Empowerment Foundation
The Digital Empowerment Foundation believes building community networks is something everyone can do. And people are doing it. Internet...
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Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Connecting Communities Is a Marathon, Not a Race
Sarantaporo Community Network The Sarantaporo community network connects several communities in remote parts of Greece. It uses a...
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Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Tending to Our Communities’ Needs with Care and Flexibility
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network The people of Sykea, Greece, were left behind by traditional service providers mobile coverage was...