Success Stories
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
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
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.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
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...
Libraries Are Bridging the Digital Divide
Community Networks
17 March 2021
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
29 December 2020
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
Community Networks
28 December 2020
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...