Want to build a community network but don't know where to start? Look no further than the Community Network DIY Toolkit.

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In just under 10 years, IXPs helped the DRC improve its Internet accessibility and started the country on its digital journey.

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Shaghap Community Network

This community network connects over 100 households in the mountainous village of Shaghap, Armenia, as well as a local school and village administration office. The availability of high-speed Internet through this fiber-operated network encourages young people to remain in the community rather than move to urban centers, contributing to local sustainability..

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Espírito Santinho

Until 2019, the Internet was out of reach for most residents in the rural community of Espírito Santinho, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Since then, they have deployed Brazil's first fiber community network in a partnership model with a local small service provider.

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We need to unlock innovative financing mechanisms to connect the hardest-to-reach places in the world. Governments and policymakers are at the forefront of this challenge.

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We have joined the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, with two pledges to change the lives of the world's hardest-to-connect communities.

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What exactly is the digital divide, and how is it discussed and calculated? We look at this, and why community networks play an essential role in bridging the gap.

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People from Yurok, Hoopa Valley, and Bear River Band will be able to improve and expand their connectivity

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Find out how Brazil's marginalized communities have created community networks to connect to the world and to each other

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Community networks connect people, helping to close the global digital divide one community at a time. At the Internet Society, we believe so much in this vision, we made ambitious goals for 2020. We set out to support new networks, give people the training they need to deploy and manage them, bring people together to […]

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