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19 May 2021
How are APC members improving their communities’ lives? In this column we’re highlighting stories of impact and change by our members, supported by APC subgranting. Such support has empowered Cameroon-based PROTEGE QV to contribute to the development and promotion of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms, amplifying digital rights advocacy efforts across the continent.
Since 1995, PROTEGE QV has been working on innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) for rural development, community support and environmental sustainability in Cameroon. One of their key contributions has come through their work on the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms, a “Pan-African initiative to promote human rights standards and principles of openness in Internet policy formulation and implementation on the continent.” Founded on well-established African human rights charters and documents, the Declaration brings together civ
2 June 2021
How are APC members improving their communities lives? In this column we re highlighting stories of impact and change by our members, supported by APC subgranting. Find out about the strong and community-owned infrastructure that Zenzeleni Community Networks has created to provide rural villages with internet connectivity in South Africa.
With community roots informing wider engagement with telecommunications and digital innovation sectors, Zenzeleni Community Networks is building change: since 2012, this community network has been growing its capacity to provide internet access while generating a local source of income alongside community members in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, a region crossed by historical discrimination and profound inequalities.
Seeding change: Zenzeleni provides community-rooted connectivity in rural South Africa | Association for Progressive Communications apc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.