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Hi, We are building a nonprofit https://giveinternet.org/ a platform that lets anyone sponsor monthly internet fees and devices for underprivileged high-school students living in r…

Hi, We are newly registered US (New York) Nonprofit - GiveInternet.org. The whole team is based overseas, so which US bank do you suggest that has the best and most convinient mob …

What we can say from our experience of working with poor students, is that they are no different from those kids around us. Contrary to popular belief, the underprivileged accept a…

Hey, thanks for your insight. The challenge we have at the moment is that we are not as technical as needed for this. And this might be a totally different direction for us, which …

Sure there are more important things to solve for so many families, but In the modern world, we can skip on gradually solving basic needs. We can and should leapfrog. Furthermore, …

We never target children at an early age. We focus only on High school-school age students, who need it most. As soon as we connect a student the whole family gets access to the in…

Oops, thanks. Will fix it.

Hey, thanks for the great feedback. - We've tried used laptops. In the short run, they might work, but the maintenance of the used ones is very hard & expensive in the long run. Th…

No, haven't heard about them until now. Will get in touch. Thanks

Although the studies show that people are more willing to give to a certain person (the story behind her/him) rather than a group. But yes, might be still worth testing. Thanks

Thanks for the link. I don't remember we've tried this

Will reach them out. Thanks

Good talking point! Will keep in mind, thanks

Do you think we, those who are connected, should give up our internet connections? If not should we leave the rest of the world's population without it?

Maybe I am optimistic about the infrastructure, but my point is that according to our research hundreds of millions of families live under the coverage areas and cannot afford an i…

The prices for internet connection are much cheaper in developing countries 10-15 USD and we work with local ISP's and small Wifi operators where they provide free installations an…

According to educators and researchers, there is a huge difference whether a student has access to the internet at home or in a public place where access is limited. In terms of cr…

Sure, that's why one of the options we consider might be Ubuntu. Chromebooks were fast and cheap solutions to start with.

Yes, I also stumble upon many different numbers from time to time, but more or less they are in millions (only US). The mobile internet infrastructure in the US is still one of the…

At the moment we work with local ISP's and Wifi operators who offer free installations and in some areas discounts on a monthly fee. Btw on Wifi operators is willing to deploy infr…

Agree. Good point! We had the same issue in Georgia in a village with a Muslim minority population. We try to be very careful when it comes to the privacy issue. We have signed doc…

I understand and maybe 2.5 Bn might be under question. But lets just to narrow it down to one country - US. One of the worlds strongest economy. Only in the US more than 3 million …

Got it! Will definitely consider Ubuntu and approach Canonical. Thanks a lot!

I also think we should be conscious in giving. but as Chinese proverb says: Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. So …

Gamarjoba:) We've researched this issue thoroughly and the infrastructure is not an issue. While 50% of the world's population lacks internet access only 15% live out of the covera…