"During the last five years ISOC Haiti has been involved in the development of both theoretical and technical capacity in the field of community networks. Nearly a hundred resources have been trained in the technical deployment as well as the management of community networks. In addition, our organization has benefited from a Large Grant which has enabled us to carry out a national survey on the satisfaction of Internet service users. This initiative, supported by the ISOC foundation, has enabled us to identify locations, especially in rural areas, with no coverage or access to a very poor quality of service.
The objective of this project will be to contribute to reducing the digital divide by deploying sustainable community networks in the rural areas that need them most."

https://www.isocfoundation.org/2023/10/empowering-haiti-how-the-internet-is-improving-lives-in-communities/

• Haiti

• Youth
• Older persons
• Women
• People with disabilities
• The unemployed
• The poor
• Remote and rural communities

This project can be carried out in developing countries to fill the Internet access gap in rural areas.

"To ensure the long-term sustainability of these projects, we plan to:
- To work in areas where the project already shows a certain interest and sustainability (for this we use the data we have from previous surveys)
- To involve local partners
- To support local community during the implementation and to provide them with solid monitoring tools
- To help develop a clear business model where the local community will be able to sustain the initiative with the help of Haitians in the Diaspora.
- To help develop a clear management and operational framework were the local community is involved"

"Internet Society Haiti Chapter promotes in this Internet as a tool accessible to all, a gateway to essential services, and a vehicle for education and progress."