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Community Network Xchange 2025
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Co LABS Project CR FairForward 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

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Community Internet Library West Bengal Case Story<\/b><\/p>\n

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Hithawathi Srilanka ENGLISH<\/b><\/p>\n

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Manipur Community Access Network<\/b><\/p>\n

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Improving Health Service Delivery Through Internet Connectivity II 8th CNX Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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Nandurbar Community Network II 8th CNX Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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Model Building of Community Networks Linked To Social Enterprise & Local Economic Development<\/b><\/p>\n

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A Sustainable Development of ICT in Chin State II 8th CNX Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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Totopara Internet Connectivity II 8th CNX Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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Uttarakhand Wireless And Community Network II 8th CNX Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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INTRODUCTION II 8th Community Network Xchange Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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Meide Village Network Of Communities Through An App II 8th CNX Asia Pacific 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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Introduction to 7th Community Network Xchange 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

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“Yes We Can!” Say the Amrapari Women of Char Chapori
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Community Network Reaching the Everest <\/b><\/p>\n

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Hello World: A Community Network of Nepal Saying Hello to the World Through Internet<\/b><\/p>\n

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Community Network Xchange 2022 – Series IV, 29 September 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

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Community Network Xchange 2022- Series III, 29 August 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

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Connecting Indigenous Communities of Tea Estates of Assam
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Janata WiFi: Free for All Internet Highway in Bangladesh
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Lifeline Through Satellite – Kacific Covers 25 Countries in Pacific
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Voices of Brahmaputra via Radio Signals
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Apatani Tribes get Internet<\/b><\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]These short videos are from different regions where Community Networks (CNs) are deployed. We screened these videos in the past years to highlight the impact stories, experiences, and local contexts that should be considered in the deployment of CNs. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DW6Dp-WdaRY&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=11″][vc_column_text]In Conversation with Senthil Kumar about Open Free Net:<\/strong> In this video, Sethil kumar explains the objective behind setting up this community network, which was to ensure that there is no digital divide across rural areas. He also explains why this problem cannot be solved, only by setting up the internet and involves innovations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6brizcbdwbU&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=12″][vc_column_text]In Conversation with Svetlana Zens from Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB):<\/strong> In the video, Ms Svetlana Zens from Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) highlights the issue of the Internet Shut Down case in Myanmar. She shares why community networks are important in such areas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_iBcwov26tc&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=13″][vc_column_text]Building Community Networks with ASORCOM (Alternative Solution for Rural Communities):\u00a0<\/strong>In this video Michael Suantak explains how ASERCOM is building community networks as a connectivity strategy, across rural and remote Myanmar.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fq27X8CJLTM&t=1s”][vc_column_text]The Land of Zero Connect, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India:<\/strong> Zero Connect is a project of Digital Empowerment Foundation’s Wireless for Communities (W4C) project, in partnership with the Internet Society (ISOC), and supported by Agariya Heetrakshak Manch, to bring broadband Internet Connectivity to the far-flung areas of the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, to give a digital voice to the socially and economically marginalised salt farming Agariya Community.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o9DLYk6TGzs&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=14″][vc_column_text]In Conversation with Ananda Gautam from Internet Governance Watch: <\/strong>In this video, Mr. Ananda Gautam from Internet Governance Watch Project talks about the lockdown in Nepal and how it led to a stagnation of learning in schools for six months. He also talks about the work his organisation has done to eradicate this problem.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EnAwHb1TCSQ&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=17″][vc_column_text]Village Base Station Project, Philippines:<\/strong> In this video, Ms. Claire Barela talks about how the village Base station Project has connected rural fishing and farming communities in the Philippines to cellular network.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tIToTIRPolg&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=9″][vc_column_text]Baran: <\/strong>Residents of Jungle go WIFI: <\/strong>This film talks about how the tribals of Baran district gained access to the internet, and the impact of information and access to technology in this region on the daily lives and livelihoods.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8NaTntqVwzc&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=8″][vc_column_text]Last Mile Connectivity<\/strong>: The film talks about the advantage of Internet access in a remote village named Nichlagarh. As Internet usage grows in India, the number of communities and citizen journalists using new apps, social media platforms, and websites is growing. ‘Digitally Enabled\u2019 is a five-part video series highlighting the role of the Internet and technology in our daily lives that aims to bridge the knowledge gap between the Policy- Makers and the End-Users. The series is produced by Alumni of U.S. Government-sponsored exchange programs in collaboration with Digital Empowered Foundation and U.S. Mission to India.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fX08O953DNc&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=7″][vc_column_text]Digital Cluster of Barabanki Weavers:<\/strong> DEF in partnership with Ericsson India has initiated a project, in Saidanpur village of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh, which primarily involves inclusive and decentralised use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and other digital tools in critical aspects of cluster development, especially improving and scaling up weaving skills, designs, marketing and entrepreneurship, besides creating sustainable livelihood options for the youth in the clusters. The development focus of the model allows us to integrate both the social and economic capital needs of the targeted artisan communities towards inclusive growth.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jUrUIaEOaIA&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=6″][vc_column_text]Chanderi Film<\/strong>: Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) in collaboration with Media Labs Asia has conceptualized the Chanderi Weavers ICT Resource Center (CWICTRC) in order to provide technical education to the textile weavers of Chanderi. It endeavours to provide alternative options of livelihood through ICT based empowerment. This initiative, collectively called \u2018Chanderiyaan\u2019 aims at fostering community-based development and empowerment through the Chanderi Integrated ICT for Development Program (CIIDP).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VgGhU0rMSZ8&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=4″][vc_column_text]I Love to Study & Play: <\/strong>This video showcases the importance of access to the internet for rural communities and how it impacts children in particular.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0t0yXhbUYm4&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=3″][vc_column_text]Access is my Right: <\/strong>Access is my Right’ is a short film about life in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, one of the most backward districts in India. Many living in this area suffer from non-availability of information and access to any kind of Media. This film is a story about life in these unconnected areas and how it all changes once wireless networks are established.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QyWjx98YgV0&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=10″][vc_column_text]Wireless for Unconnected<\/strong>: Sittlingi is situated in District Dharmapuri of Tamil Nadu. It covers the population of 12,000 people out of which 96% is tribal.\u00a0 Covid 18 has impacted thousands of livelihoods especially in rural India. Dr. Regi George has started an initiative ‘The Tribal Health’ for the betterment of people living there. However, the global pandemic has affected the Internet connectivity adversely. They then set up a receiver that can provide internet access and connectivity for all.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3JrOXR-aeKc&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=15″][vc_column_text]In Conversation with Erzhigit Imamov from ISOC Kyrgyzstan Chapter:<\/strong> In this video, Erzhigit Imamov, technical engineer of ISOC Kyrgyzstan, talks about the technology used to build community networks in the village of Suusamyr.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Iz2QSBs6_h4&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=16″][vc_column_text]In Conversation with Peter Bloom:<\/strong> Since 2009 Peter Bloom has been coordinating Rhizomatica, an organization he started to promote new communication technologies and that helped start the first community-owned and managed cell phone network in the Americas in 2013.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wsAeutskVn4&list=PLxhZ5_fZfXy_D4XAGKruTk0ePjFY1W_sj&index=18″][vc_column_text]Wejxia Network (Wind’s Net): A Network Connecting Cauca with the World: <\/strong>In this video, Dana Beltr\u00e1n talks about the initiative that seeks to connect indigenous communities, farmers and former FARC-EP combatants of Caldono and Silvia with the world using the Internet and global communications network as a tool of empowerment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DTRpwymJZ1w&t=6s”][vc_column_text]Ocean in a drop: <\/strong>A\u00a0film\u00a0about the entrepreneurs, community leaders, youth and children who are making this happen – India’s own internet avant-garde. 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