Come with us on a journey to meet community-led experiences that have come up with solutions to overcome the challenges of digital inclusion in remote, rural, and urban areas across the globe. In this first episode, we will tell you about an experience straight from South Africa: the Mamaila Community Network, which is connecting a rural area that had been ignored by major communications providers, while building digital skills. Who tells us more about this initiative is Kgopotso Magoro. And you´ll also meet Claire Milne, from the UK, a retired researcher who has a vast knowledge in the area of telecom policies around the world.

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Credits

This podcast is an initiative from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and Rhizomatica, produced by Rádio Tertúlia. Script and production: Vivian Fernandes. Presentation: Renata Porto. Editing and voice-over support: Beatriz Pasqualino. Sound: Lua Gatinoni. Coordination: Beatriz Pasqualino and Débora Prado. Consulting Board: Bruna Zanolli, Cynthia El Khoury, Daniela Bello, Flavia Fascendini, Kathleen Diga ​​​​and Nils Brock. Illustrations: Gustavo Nascimento. Webdesign: Avi Nash and Cathy Chen. 

This production was supported by the “Connecting the Unconnected: Supporting community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives” project with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida); and also by the project “Supporting Community-led Approaches to Addressing the Digital Divide” with support from the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme.