- Macha is a rural village in Zambia, 300 to 380 km from capital, 70 to 90 km from tarred road
- Turn Around started 5 years ago, with holistic approach in
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posted Aug 21, 2008 5:38 PM by Gertjan van Stam
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- Free Internet Connectivity, in all rural areas, all the time
- Build, Operated, Maintained by rural Communities Themselves
- Cooperation and Involvement of all Stakeholders
- Served from rural Center of Experience, several per province
- Bringing back intelligentsia from diaspora
- Part of holistic community development
- Preserving precious African Culture
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posted Aug 21, 2008 5:31 PM by Gertjan van Stam
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LinkNet Zambia is a cooperative organization providing for cost
based building, operations and maintenance of tailored communications
infrastructure and services for special interest groups in rural areas.
Local communications infrastructure and services are build, operated
and maintained with LinkNet members and aims to grow and utilize local
rural expertise to its fullest potential. Currently LinkNet support
four locations in Zambia.
Special interest groups served by LinkNet Zambia are rural health institutions, education institutions, and their communities. The website of LinkNet is at http://www.link.net.zm which features all documentation. The masterplan of LinkNet is attached.
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