On Wednesday 28 October 2020 at 12:00-13:30 UTC the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) present the second session in the 5th (Virtual) Summit on Community Networks in Africa with the theme ‘For, With, and By the Community‘.
Effective engagement of communities is critical for the success of community networks. This session tries to understand community engagement approaches, how to map the stakeholders and communications channels for an inclusive, people-centered, locally-owned community network.
Le mercredi 28 octobre 2020 à 12h00-13h30 UTC, l’Internet Society (ISOC) et l’Association for Progressive Communications (APC) présentent la deuxième session du 5e Sommet (virtuel) sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique sur le thème «Pour, Avec et par la communauté ».
Un engagement efficace des communautés est essentiel au succès des réseaux communautaires. Cette session tente de comprendre les approches d’engagement communautaire, comment cartographier les parties prenantes et les canaux de communication pour un réseau communautaire inclusif, centré sur les personnes et détenu localement.
HONORING CHIEF KARIUKI / HONORER CHIEF KARIUKI
Joesphine Miliza, Project Manager, TunapandaNET Community Network
Dorcas Muthoni, Afchix
SPEAKERS / CONFERENCIERS
Matogoro Jabhera, Tanzania Community Networks Alliance
Soledad Luca de Tena, Zenzeleni Community Networks (RSA)
Ghillian Beverley Bock, Groot-Aub Community Network (Namibia)
MODERATOR / MODÉRATRICE
Lillian Achom, AccessPlus (Uganda)
LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/VirtualCNAfricaSummit2
LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/VirtualCNAfricaSummit2
PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/31t9Dhn (English closed captions, Interprète français)
REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)
TWITTER #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020
SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live
ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/virtualcnafricasummit2_202101
On 24 February, 2025, Adrian Wan, Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, Internet Society gave remarks ‘Community Networks Mapping in Asia and the Pacific‘ at the ‘Empowering Communities: Connectivity Initiatives for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific‘ session, an associated event at the 12th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development in-Bangkok, Thailand. Adrian took the opportunity to present the results of a joint APC/ISEA/ISOC study on Community-Centered Connectivity Initiatives (CCCIs) in the region.
