The city of Nacala, home to over 200,000 people, sits on the northern coastline of Mozambique. Found in the Nampula province, incomes are generally smaller and children spend fewer years in school than the national average. To the north, residents…
This blog was written by A4AI’s Asia Regional Coordinator Anju Mangal and Research Manager for Access and Affordability Teddy Woodhouse. Follow them on Twitter @Anju_Mangal and @TeddyWoodhouse Every year in June, the international community celebrates the month of Pride, a…
This piece was written by John Traylor, Monitoring and Evaluation and Connectivity Officer, Mercy Corps Food, water, shelter – these are the basic needs many people imagine when they think of humanitarian assistance. But when thousands of migrants and refugees…
This piece was written by Catherine Highet, Nisha Singh, and Arisha Salman. It was originally published by CGAP. The gender gap in mobile phone ownership is well-documented. For years now, the financial inclusion community has been trying to get phones…
This piece was written by A4AI’s Deputy Director & Policy Lead Eleanor Sarpong. Follow her on Twitter @Ellasarpong. Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, we have seen the impact of deep inequalities within and between countries. While some countries are rolling out vaccines…
A4AI is excited to form a partnership with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting the development of the Caribbean ICT sector for the socio-economic development of the region. Affordability remains a challenge in…
This piece was written by A4AI Executive Director Sonia Jorge. It was originally published by The International Telecommunication Union (ITU). More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us take for granted the ability to maintain a semblance…
In light of the importance of addressing the digital divide in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Sustainable Development Goals, the President of the General Assembly has convened a one-day High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity…
The spread of Covid-19 has highlighted and amplified the digital inequalities that exist between those who have access to the internet and those who do not. Communities that were increasingly connected saw themselves falling behind and public spaces that allowed people…
In recent years, Myanmar has made significant progress towards affordable internet access, following sustained coalition building efforts led by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), improved investment in broadband infrastructure, and a return to democratic rule. Myanmar met the UN…
