Who We Are
About Us
We make digital inclusion happen to improve the life of every single human, by providing free access to the internet and its information.
What We Do
The Basic Internet Foundation engages in projects around the world in the fields of access to internet, education, health care, and women entrepreneurship.
School & Community Connectivity
Connecting schools and communities in underserved areas is our primary focus. Through our unique infrastructure we reach connectivity in areas where "nobody believes that you can receive Internet". Through our local communities we establish information spots ("InfoSpots"), provide access to information and a local school-/community server. Read more about our 100+ schools in Kenya and Tanzania in our blog.
Digital Public Goods
Digital Public Goods (DPGs) are digital products, and the software, data and algorithms that drive them, that serve to educate us, help us thrive in our professional lives, enrich our cultural experiences, and ultimately do good for the benefit of humankind. Examples of these goods exist all around us in the areas of information, education, healthcare, finance, and more. Many also serve to further the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on the access to the DPGs for every single human.
Access, Energy and Information
Access, energy and information are the building blocks for empowerment and the catalyst for the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). Through the local InfoSpots, we contribute to Community Learning & Living Labs (CL3), for free access to information for everyone.
As an example, through the EU-Africa SESA project we contributed with information on energy, courses on solar cells, clean cooking and our SESA InfoSpots.
Our Goal:
Free Access To Information For Every Human. To reach this goal, we need three fundamental things:
Our Goal:
Free Access To Information For Every Human. To reach this goal, we need three fundamental things:
Internet Access Point
Establish Internet Access points ("InfoSpots") in every community
and school
Digital Public Good
Define information that must be available for every human being, including „Digital Public Goods“.
Free Access to Information
Add free access to information and Digital Public Goods for
every human.
The Challenge
Access to information is crucial for participation, education, and health care. Worldwide, more than 800 million people don‘t have access to basic information.
Access to information is crucial for participation, education, and health care. Worldwide, more than 800 million people don‘t have access to basic information.
Billion People Don't Have Access To Basic Information
Billion People have never used the Internet
%
Of Them Are Women
%
Of Them Live In African Countries
The Team
The Basic Internet Foundation is formed by experts, driven by the vision that everyone deserves to be part of the digital society.
Josef Noll
Co-Founder, Secretary-General
Wisam Ahmed Mansour
Field Supervisor
Sudhir Dixit
Co-Founder (COO)
Danica Radovanovic
Digital Inclusion Advisor and International Liaison
Catherine R. Kimambo
African Child & School Connectivity
Iñaki Garitano
ICT specialist and CTO
Jonathan Muringani
University of Oslo & Societal Security
Hamed Arshad
Technologist, Security & Privacy Officer
Our Advisory Board
Wenzile Madonsela Msimanga
Social Entrepreneur & Mental Health Specialist
Sanjay Maharaj
Advisory Board Member and CEO of SANA
Håvar Bauck
Entrepreneur and Visionist