#CommunityNetworks are built by the most inclusive, diverse group of people, everywhere from rural Zenzeleni where fast #WiFi came before literacy, roads, water and electricity, to Big City @NYCmesh, where business as usual still falls short of serving everybody. #SwitchItOn

Zenzeleni technical team made the african #CommunityNetworks summit connected, as well as part of the #easterncape rural communities. Congrats!!! Carlos Rey-Moreno Coenraad Loubser 🇿🇦

Ownership and sustainability can come from the community, demonstrated by Zenzeleni and shared by Jay #communitynetworks #SwitchItOn

The word of the day from Zenzeleni at the 3rd #CommunityNetworks Summit- A COLLECTIVE MIND SET. NO ONE CAN BE LEFT BEHIND! #ConnectAfrica #SwitchItOn

Who are you raising your daughter to be? a question being asked at the Community Networks Summit where we are talking about promoting gender inclusion. TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #Zenzeleni #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow

"We are the pillars, we don´t give up" - Zenzeleni Women Mankosi & Zithulele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Third Community Networks Summit, Lubanzi EC, SA. TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni

"When we first opened our Centre in India, it was the girl child that was climbing the walls to participate" - Ritu Srivastava (DEF India) TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni

I would love to see a xhosa child, speak xhosa on YouTube and know that there is nothing wrong with it - Nomsasa (headman´s wife) Mankosi, Eastern Cape, South Africa - TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni

Starting the 4th day of the summit in #communitynetworks in Africa starting with a session on "financing models" Jane Coffin Zenzeleni Machado Works and Muranbinda #SwitchItOn #ShapeTomorrow

Good Morning Africa, we would like to share a glimpse of the dedication to the community network summit here, zenzeleni team planning for the site visit happening tomorrow. SO EXCITED! TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni

Dont be scared of donors - Jane Jane Coffin TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni

Looking forward to the site visit....😀!

Woman are very under-represented in policy and regulatory spaces… how can we do more to include women in these spaces - carlos rey moreno Creating Enabling Policies and Regulations for Community Networks TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni

Internet Society Africa team preparing their wireless router for the site visit today to Zenzeleni #ShapeTomorrow #SwitchItOn

DAY 5 IS HERE! We are going into the community today, doing final preperations Zithulele here we come! TelecommunicationsZA ICASA APC Internet Society Africa Jane Coffin #SwitchItOn #ShapingTomorrow #Zenzeleni #wildlubanzi

The awesome Zenzeleni co-op team @Afchix @UhuruTelecoms

. Zenzeleni co-op team connecting the unconnected in #Zitholele #SwitchItOn #CommunityNetworks

Tribal authority from Mankosi receiving the participants from the 3rd summit on #communitynetworks in Africa. At the place where Zenzeleni started. #SwitchItOn #ShapeTomorrow