Success Stories

Building More Affordable and Reliable Internet Access in the Arctic
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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 a Rural Community in Armenia Built Their Own Internet
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Community Networks 22 May 2023

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...

How the Espírito Santinho Community Created Brazil’s First Fiber Community Network
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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
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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
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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 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Tending to Our Communities’ Needs with Care and Flexibility
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Growing the Internet 31 March 2021

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...