Success Stories

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
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
How a community network changed the lives of those displaced by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal.

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
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
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
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
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network The people of Sykea, Greece, were left behind by traditional service providers mobile coverage was...

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...

Libraries Are Bridging the Digital Divide
Libraries and Community Networks are teaming up and discovering new ways to connect the unconnected When the COVID-19 pandemic...

A Look Back at 2020: How Community Networks Helped People Connect during COVID-19
Community networks connect people, helping to close the global digital divide one community at a time. At the Internet...

Reimagining the Africa Community Networks Summit during the COVID-19 Pandemic
At the Virtual Summit on Community Networks in Africa over 200 local connectivity network operators learn better ways to...