How does one bridge the digital divide in Guinea?
When the Orange Foundation needed a solution to bridge the digital divide for 500,000 kids, they found us.
Offline Medical Training
Imagine you are studying medicine, and that you can not afford internet access after class and want to proof your notes.
Mimi Na Tehama: Inside the Dunia Salama Foundation’s Tech-Savvy Movement
The Dunia Salama Foundation is on a mission to bridge the digital divide among Tanzanian children. Named after the Swahili words for ‘Safe World,’ the foundation has launched the ‘Mimi Na Tehama‘ (‘I and IT’) project to equip young minds with essential digital skills, opening doors to knowledge and opportunities. In many parts of the...read more
Digitizing to Preserve a Museum’s Heritage Legacy
Education is the cornerstone of progress. Making it available offline supports this mission.
One Simple Tool is Transforming Schools in Ghana
Have you wondered how many people will spend 24.44% of their income on 1G of data? Your guess is as good as mine
French Prisons Use Wikipedia to Change Inmates’ Future
Next time you hear someone say prison is just about punishment, you can set them straight.
Our First Step in Indonesia – Global Tangerang School
Last week was our first step in sharing Kiwix in Tangerang, Indonesia. Together with Wikimedia Indonesia and Institut Teknologi Tangerang Selatan (ITTS), we journeyed to the outskirt of Tangerang to visit a local school – Global Tangerang. With 109 students enrolled, 6 teachers, and 5 classrooms, they have insufficient resources to spare for a stable...read more
Free and open-source software for the win
This old man and his grandson live in the village of Jaz-Kechuu, Kyrgyzstan. The place only got electricity last year. They’re watching a very traditional game of Kok-Boruu or, as everyone knows, “horseback polo with a goat”.
Thaki gives a new life to your old computers
Does your company have end-of-cycle computers that they would like to donate? if the answer is yes, then do reach out the Thaki folks at once so that these machines can get a second life in Lebanon and the Levant! Thaki brings digital literacy skills to kids across the country. It empowers refugee and vulnerable...read more
Here’s what impact looks like
We've never met Ross Patrick, yet he has decided that Kiwix-desktop was what was needed in Benin for people dealing with high data costs and poor connectivity. Now he's evangilizing the country on his spare time.