Community Internet
Affordable, locally operated infrastructure connects people and institutions.
Community-owned technology · Meru, Kenya
Connectivity that creates opportunity.
We design and operate rural communications infrastructure that gives public institutions free internet, makes access affordable for communities, and keeps technical capacity rooted locally.
13 public schools connected free3 health facilities connected free2,500+ monthly hotspot users
10+rural market centres served with subsidised internet
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0Public primary schools connected free
0Primary health facilities connected free
0Rural market centres with subsidised internet
0Monthly hotspot users
Our integrated community development model
Six connected pathways. One resilient rural community.
Technology cuts across every part of community life. AthiCN therefore combines connectivity, education, health, livelihoods, local knowledge and climate-smart agriculture so that progress in one area strengthens the others.
Quality Education
Connected schools expand learning, digital literacy and future opportunity.
Digital Health
Connectivity supports facilities, SHA access and healthier families.
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Timely information helps farmers protect livelihoods, food security and health.
Local Content
Kimeru knowledge makes digital services understandable, trusted and useful.
Skills & Livelihoods
Training turns access into employability, enterprise and local technical capacity.
AthiCN approach
Community-owned digital ecosystem
Infrastructure, knowledge and local capability working together.
01Connectivity enables access
Schools, clinics, farmers, enterprises and households gain a dependable digital foundation.
02Knowledge improves decisions
Education and Kimeru content make health, agriculture and public services easier to use.
03Skills sustain the system
Local technicians, creators and entrepreneurs maintain the network and build livelihoods.
04Stronger sectors reinforce each other
Healthy learners perform better, climate-resilient farms protect incomes, and stronger incomes support education and connectivity.
Shared outcomeHealthier, better educated, economically active and climate-resilient rural communities.
Explore the six focus areas
Infrastructure with local ownership
People are the most important part of the network.
AthiCN combines physical infrastructure with practical learning so communities can operate, maintain and benefit from the systems serving them.
- Practical, community-based technical training
- Local support that reduces network downtime
- Pathways into employment and freelance work
- Women and youth included in technical roles
Meaningful connectivity
Internet access becomes a bridge to essential services.
At connected health facilities, residents can access digital public services and information, including Social Health Authority registration. In market centres, reliable internet supports communication, digital payments and stronger business confidence.
See community impact
Watch the network in action
Stories told by the people connected.
Trusted partners, verification and recognition
A network of organisations investing in locally led impact.
There are still more communities to connect
Turn distance into access.
Your support helps deploy towers, radios, solar power, school and health connections, and local technician training.