The Chapterthon is a global Internet Society Chapters marathon, where all Internet Society Chapters participate by developing a project within a timeline and budget to achieve a common goal for the development of the Internet. For 2019, thirty-two Chapters all over the world participated in the challenge and developed local projects to help Connect the Unconnected in their regions. The Internet Society replicates this project every year changing the theme. All projects are replicable in other countries or region since every project is documented by detailed reports and a 3-minutes video

https://www.internetsociety.org/grants/chapterthon/2019/

• Argentina
• Armenia
• Benin
• Bangladesh
• Burkina Faso
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Chad (Republic of)
• Colombia
• Dominican Republic
• France
• Gambia (Republic of the)
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Namibia
• Nepal (Republic of)
• Nicaragua
• Paraguay
• South Africa
• Senegal
• Somali (Democratic Republic)
• Sri Lanka
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Togo
• Uganda
• United States of America
• Zimbabwe

• Youth
• Women
• Indigenous and nomadic peoples
• People with disabilities
• The poor
• Remote and rural communities
• marginalized communities in remote areas that don't have Internet access

The Internet Society replicates this project every year changing the theme. All projects are replicable in other countries or region since every project is documented by detailed reports and a 3-minutes video

All participating projects, after the Chapterthon challenge, have the chance to apply for the Internet Society Beyond the Net Funding Programme and receive funds to continue the project.

The United Nations has highlighted the critical role that Information and Communications Technology can play in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to address global challenges such as poverty, leaving no person behind. The Chapterthon aims to address this value in its communities around the world.