In 2010 Computer Aid launched its first solar powered internet cafe called the ZubaBox. Zuba is the word for Sun in Nyanja – a language spoken in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Southern Zambia – the area where our first ZubaBox was deployed to harness power from the sun and provide internet […]
connectivity • cybercafe • ICTs • internet • rural • solar powered • Zambia • ZubaBoxJuliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa
From ted.com: Tech communities are booming all over Africa, says Nairobi-based Juliana Rotich, cofounder of the open-source software Ushahidi. But it remains challenging to get and stay connected in a region with frequent blackouts and spotty Internet hookups. So Rotich and friends developed BRCK, offering resilient connectivity for the developing […]
2013 • BRCK • connectivity • development • ICT4D • internet • TED.com • Ushahidi