Swecha Andhra Pradesh
Swecha Andhra Pradesh
The history One year ago, we visited some remote places in Andhra Pradesh, India where there is no cellular connectivity, to set up community-run, wireless networks. The idea was to provide access to offline-only digital-content with the help of freedom box server with a wireless local area network using long range outdoor Wi-Fi antennas. In some villages, there was a wired optical …
A recent pilot study conducted in a remote, hilly region with limited external communication highlighted the complexities of digital adoption and empowerment. While the initial roll out of a community network, providing internet access, saw promising early adoption, particularly for entertainment platforms like YouTube, the subsequent decline in usage exposed underlying challenges. It became evident that network and bandwidth constraints, …
Its somewhere around 2021 a five members from Swecha AP and KLGLUG (KLU GNU/Linux Users Group) went on a journey to a tribal interior and a scenic area called Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh to understand the cultures and living style of people. In that process we went deep inside the the villages and spoke with few people. While we kept …