ALIN is one of the partners in an Oxfam Novib lead team of four partners set to implement the newly-funded Internet Now! project in northern Uganda. The partnership between Oxfam Novib, ALIN, and Samsource, Inveneo will deliver to 100 Maarifa centres with ICT infrastructure, all of which are targeted for rural Northern Ugandan regions.

The Maarifa centre model

The Internet Now! Project aims to implement 100 telework centers that will offer outsourced ICT data services, wireless Internet access via a wireless café hotspot model, and services such as agricultural education and crop pricing infThe Maarifa centre model

The Internet Now! Project aims to implement 100 telework centers that will offer outsourced ICT data services, wireless Internet access via a wireless café hotspot model, and services such as agricultural education and crop pricing information. The overall project goal is to “Generate increased income and employment in these northern Uganda rural communities.ormation. The overall project goal is to “Generate increased income and employment in these northern Uganda rural communities.