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See also: Offline, InternetCafe, Wireless, WiFi, InternetAccess
WendiLoshaBernadette and NjuaGeraldine of ActwidKongadzem:  July 20, 2006, Holistic Helping Dear Franz and Andrius, We are happy to read the information about the Linux internet access pointing to Rusinga Island. Could it not point to Cameroon too? We pray that someday somehow this dream can also reach us here in Cameroon because, since the year 2000 , this has been our dream to have an internat access pointing to Cameroon. What do you think about that Andrius and Franz? Immense thanks for listening.
Mendenyo, May 16, 2007 One of the big isues that is ongoing is the challenge of Internet access in Africa. While it is better, I understand, than it was, say, five years ago, it is still a major constraint on being effective. The technology to have broadband connectivity to the Internet has been developed .. but where is it deployed in Africa, and what are the costs and prices relating to using broadband Internet access. I don't know what the answer to this is going to be, but it needs to be solved ... and at the moment it seems that neither governmental initiatives, corporate initiatives nor the UN/multilateral community are at all on track to solving the problem any time soon.
Holistic Helping, July 14, 2007 Dear Andrius,
We have been reading your postings in the group and
have been wondering how our dream of networking with
you all using the wireless internet connection can
work out. We all admire what others are doing by
networking in their regions but we are stillpleading
to you and others who are experts in these connections
to work out a way for us to be connected to any of our
holistichelping groups anywhere. We strongly feel that
if you and others in our groups think deeplyas
experts, you will see how you can get us connected by
wireless internet. We really need a direct
connection,so as to be able to link up and be able to
follow and tore the line with others globally.
What do you really think about this our dream? Thank
you immensely for listening.
Sincerely ACTWID KONGADZEM members led by WendiLoshaBernadette
August 1, 2007 Dear Andrius,
We have read with keen interest the information you
have given concerning your Communia project with the
European Union come september 2007. We also see the
efforts you are making to connect other Africans like
Samuele who is also suffering like us. We wish to let
you know that we have and are still crying out aloud
to you and other friends at HolisticHelping to assist
us here to have a wireless internet connection.
We wish to let you know that three days ago we managed
and contributed some money and added to what you gave
us last time and bought a cell phone that someone here
showed us that since we have a pentium 3 computer, we
should buy this L6 Cell phone and it will be easier
for us to connect to the internet.
Now after having a computer and this L6 ,we lack the
technical know-how to get this connection operational
so that we can really relief ourselves from this
burden of not being able to read all information sent
to us due to the expensive internet hours sold here in
cybers.
Our two problems to you now are;
- whether you can assist us to get a full internet connection from others already connected at the wikis groups or holistichelping in general and possibly also have one of our youths trained anywhere with your assistance,on the internet connection skills and communication technology which we very much need to use for our HIV/AIDS work.
- whether it is possible for you tocollect a project proposal that we had written on communication technology and Behaviour Change strategies form rural youths/women living with HIV/AIDS here in Bamenda and some villages around the north west province of Cameroon. Immense thanks and waiting to hear from you soon.
Sincerely, ACTWID KONGADZEM RURAL WOMEN/YOUTHS OF THE
GRASSFIELDS IN CAMEROON led by Wendi .
AndriusKulikauskas August 1, 2007 14:28 CET: Wendi and all, I share your important letter with our groups. I am writing a larger proposal that will address your situation:
- A) first by allowing you to participate more fully even with marginal Internet access by enabling you to download all of our activity and upload yours
- B) second by providing you with technical information on how to create your own local wireless network (allowing for links within and amongst your villages) and then steadily expanding your network until you connect with the closest Internet access points.
- C) third by opening up work opportunities so that you can earn money with offline knowledge work that will pay for your efforts and also for wireless Internet access points and computers so you can keep expanding your network
This will be an ongoing effort over several months and even several years. But my hope is to make progress with A) during the next few months and look for small work that you can do so that we can stay connected and work towards B) and C). Thank you for staying in touch! We are grateful to be connected with your important work! We are especially encouraged that you are linking women with ICT, as this is very important for a healthy society, both locally and globally. I invite our thoughts on how we might help and work together.
RichardOuma, August 1, 2007, SocialAgriculture, Hi Andrius It seems most of the African countries are having a
similar problems. For I live in Gulu, Northern Uganda,but as if we sat
together with Wendi and wrote the challenges met in
communication technology. Therefore how can a person like me in Gulu acess to
your services?
WendiLoshaBernadette, August 2, 2007, Holistic Helping
Dearest Andrius, Janet, Richard,Steve and all,
We are very pleased with the emails you have exchanged
with us and with our group members of Holistichelping
and Social Agriculture concerning our long term
identified felt-need for a wireless internet
connection and other communication needs. It is a
truism that Janet and Franz Nahrada know how we have
been struggling to write projects and fill grant
application forms to get funding for these needs in
vain.
 We are indeed grateful as you have informed us that
you are writing a larger project that will serve or
satisfy our communication needs. We all say thank you
immensely for all these endeavours.
We will like to let you know that what KAIPPG- Kenya
is doing is exactly what we had identified to do here
and we are very determined to cooperate and
collaboration very well to achieve this goal which has
been our wonderful miletone , searched for several
years since the inception of the dreams.We have prayed
over thiese needs several times and we now strongly
feel that it will be achievable through you at
Holistichelping and Social Agriculture groups .
Andrius, it is a truism that we are really
desperately in need of this wireless internet so that
we can fully get connected to you all at our groups
and get connected to the whole world too in order to
improve and raise our standards of living through
communication skills which will increase our knowledge
and that of our entire local communities here in
Cameroon,as we will used these communication tools to
earn some little income too ,expand of networks here
and other African countries by sharing skills and
experiences in issues of proper nutrition for poor
rural women/youths/children living with HIV/AIDS and
those too that are interested in cultivating
,processing and consumption/sales of the medicinal
herb tea for Malaria treatment ARTEMESIA, together
with other herbs. As farmers too we are growing
alongside a variety of fruita and vegetables as well
as food crops that can improve Nutritionwhich we will
like to share.
We will train others in village groups on the use of
computers, cellphones,radio,videos and internet on a
small fee charged like KAIPPG and make linkages of
these groups to others around the globe.We are appy
now that you will,' Make it Happen'to us as we have
been crying and thinking aloud and Janet.
Andrius, since you have been hoping to make
progress with 'A 'in the next few months by looking
for ways or small work that we can do so that we stay
connected and work toards B' and C' is really a good
idea and we will like to be the A' sample group for
you to start with.We are very ready to start at any
momment that you are ready.
All the suggestions you have made or will make are
ideal for all of us as we hadeven made random
selections of our own members within the groups who
are very keen and interested in being trained
technically with skills in creating and expanding our
own local wireless internet and the use of other
communication devices. So providing us too with
information on how to create local wirelessand expand
within us and other neighbouring villages etc is
imperative.
Yes, we already wrote a project which will be
forwarded to you. Janet also had a copy. We will try
to find a copy to send to you.
Immense thanks for all we have shared together and we
shall remain in touch with you all.
Sincerely, ACTWID KONGADZEM Board members led by
Wendi.
Different ways of getting the Internet
Wi-Fi
VSAT Very small aperture terminal
WIMAX Worldwide interoperability for microwave access
One Laptop Per Child Wiki - List of internet-access methods
One Laptop Per Child Wiki also lists non-internet communication methods, like radio, Wi-Fi, Satellite providers and a USB Flash Drive Sneakernet email system linking to an internet computer.
Bluetooth Usage and USB cable from mobile phone to the computer you can get internet still.
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:20:38 UTC Graham Knight: I am no expert in wireless but have met this problem in Africa due to us supplying low cost simple pv technology and advice.
We have been contacted by people in remote parts who are able to use the Internet via a mobile phone. We supply the pv panels to charge their 12v car battery.
Come back if you want more info.
Graham Knight
BioDesign (non-profit)
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:21:08 UTC Patrick Bunyali Kamoyani: I live in a remote villege in Western Province of Kenya and I made a break through on wireless internet connection in December 2006. Its simple and very easy, more so cheap than any cybercafe I ever came across. This technolofy employs use of computer and mobile phone via bluetooth or infrared. For more details you may contact me at pbkamoyani@myway.com
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