Inveneo certainly does involve local service providers in their work. In fact, that is what they are all about. I recommend that you have a look at their interesting business model.
Inveneo.org is preparing to send a team, whose mission is to set up long-shot WiFi links, and put down solar-powered computer workstations as network nodes.
That is all the information I have at the moment: visit their site at Inveneo.org.
-jw
Not only a service to humanity, you could also have a lot of FUN volunteering for Inveneo. Their mission is to bring cool and useful IT technology to sub-Saharan Africa. Can you set up a multi-kilometer wifi link? Or work on a field hardened Linux distro that runs on 20W desktop machines? They tackle a spectrum of fascinating projects and regularly send team members to perform installations in rural African villages and meet with government ministers. Have a look at their website and get in touch with them!
- Jim Wiggins
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Inveneo certainly does involve local service providers in their work. In fact, that is what they are all about. I recommend that you have a look at their interesting business model.
P.S. Their "How to Deploy Long-Distance WiFi in Haiti" is a very informative read for the radio geeks among us.
P.P.S. I am a former Inveneo employee.
Inveneo.org is preparing to send a team, whose mission is to set up long-shot WiFi links, and put down solar-powered computer workstations as network nodes. That is all the information I have at the moment: visit their site at Inveneo.org. -jw
Inveneo.org takes donated thumb drives and sends them to students in Africa: http://www.inveneo.org/?q=Thumbdrive
Not only a service to humanity, you could also have a lot of FUN volunteering for Inveneo. Their mission is to bring cool and useful IT technology to sub-Saharan Africa. Can you set up a multi-kilometer wifi link? Or work on a field hardened Linux distro that runs on 20W desktop machines? They tackle a spectrum of fascinating projects and regularly send team members to perform installations in rural African villages and meet with government ministers. Have a look at their website and get in touch with them! - Jim Wiggins