HOW IT WORKS
Making Internet Accessible To All
We are a team of passionate people who work to build sustainable and proximity alternatives, with innovative technological solutions that favor access to the Internet without discrimination
HOW IT WORKS
Guifi Africa/Ghana as a telecommunication project in Ghana is to solve the difficulties of accessing broadband Internet in unconnected rural areas in the face of the lack of interest of traditional operators or big corporate telecommunication companies in providing services .
The development of this common-pool infrastructure eases the access to quality, broadband, Wi-Fi Internet connections in particular, for everybody in rural areas of Ghana. Moreover, it generates a model for collaborative economic activity based on proximity and sustainability.
With the advent of technological advancement in the world Guifi Africa team noticed people living in rural areas of Ghana are being denied of their human right of having access to digital advancement and corporate telecommunication firms are not motivated to establish their internet services in zero signal areas of the nation.
This awareness alarmed the team of Guifi Africa to be established and find technological resolutions to such areas until government provide technological infrastructures to such rural areas so children will not be denied of their technological rights.
Guifi Africa is the construction of a joint telecommunication infrastructure, open, free and neutral network.
Guifi Africa telecommunication network is structured by activating presence points (PoP, Points of Presence) in the territory, interconnected as neutral points of interconnection to the Internet (IX, Internet eXchange ).
They will be open to any operator on equal terms and every operator can join and interconnect to the Guifi Africa Net PoPIX Through radio links with Wi-Fi routers and through the self-organization of neighbours who voluntarily deployed the network to interconnect different geographic points, Internet access will be provided to homes, offices, farms, public buildings [clinics libraries, schools, etc.]
Guifi Africa values working with partners beyond our own network. We are aware of our own limitations as well as the power of networking. Where we lack knowledge or expertise and need to learn in order to better engage challenges, we form partnerships.
We are a team of passionate people who work to build sustainable and proximity alternatives, with innovative technological solutions that favor access to the Internet without discrimination. We encourage the unconnected in rural areas to network as a means of making other activities more sustainable. If people share their experiences and skills they have greater value over a longer period and often create a ripple effect.
Providing Internet solution for the needy and unconnected
Guifi Africa/Ghana as a telecommunication project in Ghana is to solve the difficulties of accessing broadband Internet in unconnected rural areas in the face of the lack of interest of traditional operators or big corporate telecommunication companies in providing services .
Improving lives of rural folks
Providing access to Internet services to unconnected areas to improve lives technologically
Affordable Internet Solutions
Easy and affordable access to a free and open internet facility.
Technical Support
Supporting children and farmers to use technology to link up and share ideas to improve their lot