Establishing a Community Network with Step Network
By setting up a community network, Step Network aim to reduce the digital divide for rural communities in Eastern Ghana.
Project status: Ongoing
Country: Ghana
Partner: Step Network
Impact goal: 5500
About the project
The Afram Plains are located in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It hosts several communities which are largely described as rural and remote. Mem-chemfre is one of the major communities. It has a vibrant local economy with a significant number of public establishments offering critical social services. The introduction of digitalization across the country has been phenomenal, however, the lack of access to connectivity in communities like Mem-chemfre is a social inequality that is denying businesses and citizens to use digital resources to improve their lot. The Mem-chemfre Community Network (MCN) project is aimed at providing access to connectivity in Mem-chemfre. This will reduce the social and economic exclusion of the communities, avoiding the debilitating consequences on the local economy of digital exclusion.
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This project has just started. Updates will follow.
About the partner
Step Network is a technology-based organization that specializes in building community networks and promoting digital accessibility and literacy in rural areas. It focuses on empowering communities through technology.