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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:04 am
Regime. When national and international health guidelines on covid assume access to running water and . Other amenities, it just was not helpful or relevant.“our stories, our internet”two of zenzeleni’s initiatives . Were started to address this. The first was the digital community notice board. Though they . Had already zero-rated many websites for health and educational resources, they were finding that it . Was difficult to filter and make sense of it.
Credible sources, carries videos in local languages, and empowers people to filter information that is . Relevant to them.The second project sol shared with us was amabali wethu, intanethi yethu (“our . Stories, our internet”) challenge. It came out of the need for more content that is . Locally-created by indigenous black community members. The challenge calls for content in audio and visual . Formats and makes the content freely available on the networks across 65 hotspots.
Those who . Create the works can win cash prizes to incentivize people to special database contribute and help people . Financially.Sol emphasized that we need to think about tech as being not separate from people’s . Lives.
The internet is a means to an end, not an end unto itself. Our . Networks ought to come out of our communities, and be designed according to actual felt . Needs.Nodes that bondmarcela guerra joined us from monteiro lobato, in the brazilian state of sao .
Paulo. She helps with her neighborhood association, portal sem porteiras, whose main project is operating . A local community mesh network. The network uses altermundi’s libre routers for its 18 nodes . And has over 200+ devices connected. They use pirania, a captive portal system also built . By altermundi, to moderate the use of the network and gather micropayments to help pay .
For the isp connection.Marcela discussed the organizational hurdles of maintaining the network.
Credible sources, carries videos in local languages, and empowers people to filter information that is . Relevant to them.The second project sol shared with us was amabali wethu, intanethi yethu (“our . Stories, our internet”) challenge. It came out of the need for more content that is . Locally-created by indigenous black community members. The challenge calls for content in audio and visual . Formats and makes the content freely available on the networks across 65 hotspots.
Those who . Create the works can win cash prizes to incentivize people to special database contribute and help people . Financially.Sol emphasized that we need to think about tech as being not separate from people’s . Lives.
The internet is a means to an end, not an end unto itself. Our . Networks ought to come out of our communities, and be designed according to actual felt . Needs.Nodes that bondmarcela guerra joined us from monteiro lobato, in the brazilian state of sao .
Paulo. She helps with her neighborhood association, portal sem porteiras, whose main project is operating . A local community mesh network. The network uses altermundi’s libre routers for its 18 nodes . And has over 200+ devices connected. They use pirania, a captive portal system also built . By altermundi, to moderate the use of the network and gather micropayments to help pay .
For the isp connection.Marcela discussed the organizational hurdles of maintaining the network.