Success Stories
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...
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...
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 Espírito Santinho Community Created Brazil’s First Fiber Community Network
Community Networks
14 March 2023
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...
A Push Towards Universal Connectivity
Community Networks
28 October 2022
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...
Indigenous Connectivity Summit to Take Place this October—Transitioning to a New Home
Community Networks
1 August 2022
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.
Connecting the Uprooted and Overlooked in Nepal
Community Networks
7 April 2022
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...
Dera Brings the Internet to Farmers in Pakistan, Narrowing the Rural-Urban Divide
Community Networks
9 November 2021
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.
At the 2021 Asia-Pacific Community Networks Summit: Innovating Policymaking to Connect the Unconnected
Community Networks
22 September 2021
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....
Addressing Historic Inequalities in Brazil—through Community Networks
Community Networks
5 August 2021
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
Internet by the People, for the People – a View from the Digital Empowerment Foundation
Community Networks
20 May 2021
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...
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Connecting Communities Is a Marathon, Not a Race
Community Networks
7 April 2021
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...