Dirac Angestun Gesept

I just saw an interesting BBC article on the Nepal Wireless Networking project.

This is a creative use of Wi-Fi gear to bring remote villages in Nepal online, allow the residents to learn about computers and the Internet, and cross the digital divide by crossing the mountains and cultural differences. This is being done on a total shoestring (donated gear and effort, combined with grant money) and is helping the villagers communicate and trade with the rest of the world.

Very neat stuff. You can even buy bags, shawls, and handmade paper items from Himalayan Handicraft, which they hope to have the rural Nepalese students themselves running in the future.

With all the bad news around, don’t forget that there are folks making a real, positive, difference around. You can contribute too.

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