Learn Wireless Networking with Geekcorps Alumnus
29th January 2006
Imagine trying to piece together a wireless network with no manuals, sporadic and slow access to the Internet, inadequate tools, a shortage of supplies, and in the most inclement weather. Geekcorps volunteers don’t need to imagine—they know how hard this is as they do it every day.
Now Geekcorps alumni Ian Howard, former Geekcorps Mali Program Manager, and Tomas Krag, who volunteered in Ghana, have contributed to a recently published book, “Wireless Networking in the Developing World” that aims to address what Rob Flickenger, the book’s editor and lead author, calls a chicken-and-egg problem: “While much information about building wireless networks can be found on-line, that presents a problem for people in areas with little or no connectivity,” said Flickenger from his workshop in Seattle.
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Papou Coulibaly is young boutique owner in Ouélessébougou. Previously, Geekcorps partnered with Papou to create a Cybertigi - an Internet access point for the local community via a wireless link to a Community Information & Learning Center (CLIC).