Projects

Fiber optic training program for the Pueblo Nuevo Indigenous Reservation

The people of Pueblo Nuevo Indigenous Reservation will receive training in the implementation of a community fiber optic network.

Project status: Ongoing

Country: Colombia

Partner: Council of the Pueblo Nuevo Indigenous Reservations

Impact goal: 20

About the project

This project aims to train people from the community of the Pueblo Nuevo Indigenous Reservation in governance issues and technical aspects for the implementation of a community fiber optic network. Together with the community, a design proposal for the network will be developed. The project will take place in the indigenous reservation of Pueblo Nuevo in the municipality of Caldono, Cauca. The project seeks to facilitate access to the Internet and local services by providing the community with the skills to implement, operate, and maintain a community fiber optic network.

Updates

The training was held in the second week of November. Results of the project will be shared soon!

About the partner

Pueblo Nuevo Indigenous Reservation is part of 6 communities in the east and northeast of the department of Cauca. Pueblo Nuevo Indigenous Reservation is located within the ancestral territory of Sath' Tama Kiwe. You can read more about them here.