{"id":168226,"date":"2022-04-19T17:06:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=168226"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:47:27","slug":"impact-report-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Report 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fixed-box heading-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Impact Report 2021<\/mark> <strong>Staying Connected in a Changing World <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group heading-globe-box green-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow 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white-section full-width inner-fixed foreword padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group green-title heading-globe-box has-green-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-green-color has-text-color\">Foreword from Our <br>President and CEO<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group quote-video-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/693656306?h=640cd4ca05&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"2021 Impact Report: Foreword from President &amp;amp; CEO\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group disclaimer-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer has-ground-navy-color has-text-color\">Video message from President and CEO Andrew Sullivan introducing the Internet Society\u2019s 2021 Impact Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"transcript-box has-ground-navy-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-Impact-Report-Video-Foreword-transcript-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column quote-box ceo-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-green-color has-text-color\">\u201cWe cannot now <br>doubt, if we ever <br>could, the importance <br>of an open, globally <br>connected, secure, <br>and trustworthy Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Andrew Sullivan <\/strong>President and CEO of Internet Society<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group green-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons green-button is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-Internet-Society-Impact-Report-EN-1.pdf\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Download the Full Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-holder seismic full-width inner-fixed inner-small h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section blue-title section-title padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There\u2019s been a seismic shift in how <br>the world uses the Internet.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For many, the Internet has become the foundation of our lives, and we rely upon it without giving much thought to what makes it work or who makes it possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its stability gives us stability, allowing people on nearly every continent to move seamlessly between their offline and online lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-lineB\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"seismic\" class=\"blue-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 446.74\">\n<path id=\"d1\" class=\"h maskB\" d=\"M258.5,14.9s1.2,77.5,0,318.6c-1.5,294.6,515.9-149.6,661.8,96.3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\"><\/path>\n\n<path id=\"e1\" class=\"g b-maskB\" d=\"M258.5,14.9s1.2,77.5,0,318.6c-1.5,294.6,515.9-149.6,661.8,96.3\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"c1\" class=\"f circle-1B\" cx=\"259.7\" cy=\"12.9\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"d1\" class=\"f circle-2B\" cx=\"920.3\" cy=\"432.7\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group background-image-fallback-black dark-blue-section blue-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small has-ground-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-neutral-white-color has-text-color\">And yet, billions of people must navigate this seismic shift without trusted, reliable Internet access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-white-color has-text-color\">How can we make sure everyone can access basics: healthcare, work, human connection? And who is advocating for communities who find themselves on the wrong side of this digital divide?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-white-color has-text-color\">Fueled by a new sense of urgency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/action-plan\/2021\/\">in 2021 we created a roadmap<\/a> to address these questions. It outlined how, with our global community, we can grow and strengthen the Internet for future generations: an Internet that is open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. This impact report is our word to you that we haven\u2019t veered from this path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The world is shifting. <\/strong><br><strong>We cannot leave anyone behind.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-holder growing full-width inner-fixed inner-small relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section orange-title padding-t-120 padding-b-120\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"growing-the-internet\">Growing the Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There remains a troubling pattern of digital divides. Globally, approximately three billion people are offline, with people in developing and least-developed countries far more likely to be offline than those in developed countries. These divides are also widening between rural and urban areas, along income, gender, and ethnic lines, and for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In areas with access, inadequate local infrastructure can make the Internet slow and costly, essentially putting it out of reach for many people, while Internet shutdowns can put entire countries in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"orange-text has-text-color\" style=\"color:#74291a\">Around the world, in 2021 we approached these deepening divides with community-driven and advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-lineC\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"grow-it\" class=\"orange-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 570\">\n\n<path id=\"d2\" class=\"h maskC\" d=\"M38.35,20S-.14,176.88,5.15,292.27c1.31,28.63,13.03,82.23,24.09,103.3,25.28,48.17,116.62,86.22,222.06,95.85,335.82,30.67,428.56-53.09,485.9,60.47\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"e2\" class=\"g b-maskC\" d=\"M38.35,20S-.14,176.88,5.15,292.27c1.31,28.63,13.03,82.23,24.09,103.3,25.28,48.17,116.62,86.22,222.06,95.85,335.82,30.67,428.56-53.09,485.9,60.47\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"d\" class=\"f circle-1C\" cx=\"40.67\" cy=\"11.66\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"e\" class=\"f circle-2C\" cx=\"739.67\" cy=\"557.66\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group full-width map-box-0-red map-box-animated h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group panel map-one\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group subtitle-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-18-font-size has-black-color has-text-color\">Working in close collaboration with local champions, we <strong>built and expanded 33 <br>community networks<\/strong>, empowering communities in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, <br>and North and South America to create their own Internet connections.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Community-Networks-with-people.svg\" alt=\"Internet Society built and expanded 33\ncommunity networks\" class=\"wp-image-151375\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section full-width inner-fixed padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center anim-2-cols-20-80 letter-spacing-p is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/student-cap.svg\" alt=\"Scolarships\" class=\"wp-image-151366\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>To help communities build the right skills, policies, and resources for networks to thrive, we <strong>funded more than 300 scholarships<\/strong> for the 2021 Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) course on building wireless community networks in Latin America and the Caribbean, empowering a new generation to create connections with and for their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-africa relative fixed-width-inner-fixed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section orange-title full-width inner-fixed padding-tb-80 relative zimbabwe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img zimbabwe\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zimbabwe.jpg\" alt=\"In Zimbabwe\" class=\"wp-image-151333\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized country-over\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zimbabwe-map.svg\" alt=\"Zimbabwe Map\" class=\"wp-image-165689\" style=\"width:484px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Zimbabwe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We worked with national operator TELONE to establish the Murambinda community network. This helped inform changes to Zimbabwean regulation to allow the use of 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrum for rural broadband connectivity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section orange-title full-width inner-fixed padding-tb-80 relative kenya\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Kenya<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After we advocated with the Association for Progressive Communications, the Communications Authority of Kenya drafted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kictanet.or.ke\/kenya-ratifies-the-community-networks-licensing-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Licensing and Shared Spectrum Framework for Community Networks<\/a>, which initiated a review of regulatory fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img kenya\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kenya.jpg\" alt=\"In Kenya\" class=\"wp-image-151327\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized country-over\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kenya-map.svg\" alt=\"Kenya map\" class=\"wp-image-165692\" style=\"width:427px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section orange-title padding-tb-80 fixed-900\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-left ethiopia is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img ethiopia\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ethiopia-1.jpg\" alt=\"In Ethiopia\" class=\"wp-image-151337\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image country-over\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ethiopia-map.svg\" alt=\"Ethiopia Map\" class=\"wp-image-165695\" style=\"width:510px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Ethiopia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We provided comments on Ethiopian Communications Authority\u2019s draft directives for the telecoms market.&nbsp;This resulted in the authority changing its draft to allow community networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section orange-title full-width inner-fixed papua padding-tb-80 relative padding-b-140\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-right papua is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Papua New Guinea<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We worked with the regulator to establish the island\u2019s first community network, which was funded using the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/uas.nicta.gov.pg\/index.php\/consultations\/10-uas-projects-consultations\/66-2022-uas-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Universal Access and Services Fund<\/a>. As a result, the regulator included community networks in its 2022 project proposals for&nbsp;the fund, opening new doors for financing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img papua\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/papua-new-guinea.jpg\" alt=\"In Papua New Guinea\" class=\"wp-image-151340\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image country-over\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/papua-new-guinea-map.svg\" alt=\"Papua New Guinea map\" class=\"wp-image-165698\" style=\"width:632px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineG\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"papua\" class=\"orange-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1125.62 2633.13\">\n<path id=\"d4\" class=\"h maskG\" d=\"M1117.74,4.42s6.29,98.45,0,215.28c-3.1,57.52,.55,121.9-39.35,183.9-120.55,187.33-932.18,112.78-983.15,380.74s31.16,366.26,83.57,402.59,293.69,74.8,572.77,161,283.98,268.61,283.98,268.61c0,0,58.27,328.62-299.5,373.53s-568.09,16.39-641.8,77.76S-2.57,2176.79,7.64,2305.37s76.16,232.83,173.07,232.83,392.63,22.39,400.17,97.75\"><\/path>\n\n<path id=\"e4\" class=\"g b-maskG\" d=\"M1117.74,4.42s6.29,98.45,0,215.28c-3.1,57.52,.55,121.9-39.35,183.9-120.55,187.33-932.18,112.78-983.15,380.74s31.16,366.26,83.57,402.59,293.69,74.8,572.77,161,283.98,268.61,283.98,268.61c0,0,58.27,328.62-299.5,373.53s-568.09,16.39-641.8,77.76S-2.57,2176.79,7.64,2305.37s76.16,232.83,173.07,232.83,392.63,22.39,400.17,97.75\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"first-community-network-in-ethiopia\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spotlight-story-ethiopia.svg\" alt=\"Spotlight Story Ethiopia\" class=\"wp-image-166385\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-white-color has-text-color has-26-font-size\" id=\"ethiopia-community-network\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Regulatory Changes Open the Door for First Community Network in Ethiopia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Internet Society led a series of technical discussions with the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) to share international experiences of community networks, including in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Preparations are now underway for a new community network to bring Internet access to close to 5,000 people in the unserved rural community of Abichikili and two nearby towns in northwestern Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"white-text\">We also helped Ethiopia\u2019s Ministry of Innovation and Technology <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/the-ministry-of-innovation-and-technology-and-the-internet-society-sign-new-pact-to-advance-digital-economy-in-ethiopia\/\">implement its new Digital Transformation Strategy, approved in 2021<\/a>, which seeks to build Internet infrastructure and expand community networks, establish connectivity in rural areas, strengthen Internet governance, and improve digital services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#first-community-network-in-ethiopia\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We don\u2019t just want to deploy the Internet, we want to make sure people can use it for development. We want agriculture to be supported by the Internet so their farming can become more modern. There is immense importance to this, for access to information, education, agriculture, and health benefits.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Tesfa Tegegne<\/strong> Director of Bahir Dar University STEM Incubation Center and the technical head of the community network project in Abichikili<br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title dark-blue-title full-width inner-fixed padding-tb-80 relative maing-the-most padding-t-120 padding-b-220\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group inner-small h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spectrum\">Making the Most of Spectrum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to spectrum, which allows people to transmit data via radio waves, is key to empowering communities to make their own connections. Advocating alongside organizations like the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, we continued urging countries to increase the amount of available licensed spectrum, lower its cost, and free the use of unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineH\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"making-the-most\" class=\"dark-blue-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 490\">\n<path id=\"d4\" class=\"h maskH\" d=\"M18.1,17.06s-29.93,110.28,0,192.26c22.65,62.04,84.6,111.76,220.81,121.39,316.76,22.38,344.93-25.52,399.02,57.32\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"e4\" class=\"g b-maskH\" d=\"M18.1,17.06s-29.93,110.28,0,192.26c22.65,62.04,84.6,111.76,220.81,121.39,316.76,22.38,344.93-25.52,399.02,57.32\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"cp\" class=\"f circle-2H\" cx=\"643\" cy=\"394\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"dp\" class=\"f circle-1H\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"11.3\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width map-box-0 map-box-animated h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group panel map-one\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group subtitle-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In 2021, 8 countries opened spectrum space to Wi-Fi: <br><strong>Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru.<\/strong> There are ongoing consultations in <strong>Argentina and Mexico<\/strong> to make spectrum available to community networks.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spectrum-space-to-Wi-Fi.svg\" alt=\"Eight countries opened spectrum space to Wi-Fi\" class=\"wp-image-151409\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section full-width tribes inner-fixed padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center anim-2-cols-80-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>To address the estimated 7 in 10 residents of rural tribal lands in the United States who lack access to fixed, high-capacity, affordable broadband, we backed training, funding, and advocacy efforts to empower these tribal communities to access free spectrum offered by the Federal Communications Commission under a special license. So far, <strong>at least 200 tribes have licenses<\/strong>, and several community networks are being planned, built, or expanded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/is-licenses-138x138-1.svg\" alt=\"Licenses\" class=\"wp-image-166388\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"spectrum-access\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spotlight-story-spectrum-138x138-1.svg\" alt=\"Spotlight Story Spectrum\" class=\"wp-image-166391\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-white-color has-text-color has-26-font-size\" id=\"tribal-community\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Spectrum Access Helps One Tribal Community Weather Emergencies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"white-text\">In July 2021, we hosted the hands-on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5qYrO2Ywbnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tribal Broadband Bootcamp.<\/a> The week-long event focused on building community networks for tribes who had received free spectrum through the FCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After receiving its spectrum license in March of 2021, the Yurok Tribe built a solar-powered wireless tower in the village of Requa, equipping it with fire and weather cameras.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>By the end of the year, the network had grown nearly 50 percent, reaching 250 homes. The Yurok Tribe\u2019s ultimate goal is to reach all 921 addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#spectrum-access\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>[The Internet Society has] given us resources and connected us with other tribal communities. But they support us to solve our problems ourselves. They just want to know how they can help.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Jessica Engle<\/strong> Tribal Broadband Bootcamp attendee<br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width inner-fixed relative going-above h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section green-title h2-h3 inner-small padding-tb-80 padding-b-160\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-green-color has-text-color\" id=\"above-and-beyond-access\">Going Above and Beyond Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Online traffic continued to grow in 2021, pushing Internet infrastructure and capacity close to its limits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineI\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"going-above\" class=\"green-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 326.43\">\n<path id=\"d5\" class=\"h maskI\" d=\"M15.16,16S-64.58,285.77,246.47,308.61c211.2,15.51,277.64-17.2,333.18-21.55,25.8-2.02,51.07,3.95,75,19.74\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"e5\" class=\"g b-maskI\" d=\"M15.16,16S-64.58,285.77,246.47,308.61c211.2,15.51,277.64-17.2,333.18-21.55,25.8-2.02,51.07,3.95,75,19.74\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"cga\" class=\"f circle-1I\" cx=\"15\" cy=\"15\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"dga\" class=\"f circle-2I\" cx=\"661\" cy=\"312\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gray-section green-tittle full-width inner-fixed stripe-anim is-pulse\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-one\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group green-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">60%<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wifi-gray-sec.svg\" alt=\"Networks\" class=\"wp-image-151416\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Increase seen by some local<br> networks during peak hours<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-two\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-green-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">29%<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/speed-gray-sec.svg\" alt=\"Global Bandwidth\" class=\"wp-image-151424\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Increase in global <br>bandwidth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-three\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-green-color has-text-color\">285x<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/283-animated.svg\" alt=\"Data Consumption\" class=\"wp-image-151438\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Data consumption<br> from 2011 to 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group inner-small margin-top-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We need robust infrastructure to support the Internet\u2019s growth\u2014during times of crisis and periods of relative calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internet exchange points (IXPs) are part of healthy Internet infrastructure. By keeping traffic local, they make the Internet faster, cheaper, and more reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width map-box-2 map-box-animated h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group panel map-one\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-depth-teal-color has-text-color\">Launched <strong>6 New Internet Exchange Points<\/strong><em>    <\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/6-New-IXPs.svg\" alt=\"6 New IXPs\" class=\"wp-image-151448\" style=\"width:1037px;height:517px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group panel map-two\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Strengthened <strong>20 Existing Exchanges<\/strong> <em>By donating equipment and providing technical training<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20-Existing-Exchanges.svg\" alt=\"Strengthened 20 Existing Exchanges\" class=\"wp-image-151452\" style=\"width:1037px;height:517px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"boosting-internet-exchange\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spotlight-stories-americas138x138.svg\" alt=\"Spotlight Stories Americas\" class=\"wp-image-168567\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-white-color has-text-color has-26-font-size\" id=\"americas-internet-exchange\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Boosting Internet Exchange across the Americas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Internet resilience in the face of natural disasters has been a major driving force for Haiti\u2019s IXP. With funding from the Internet Society and other organizations, Haiti\u2019s IXP now has additional servers, management software, and automation tools, making the Internet in Haiti even more resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">In Panama, we worked to strengthen the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/intered.org.pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InteRed<\/a> IXP. In 2021, the donation of key equipment and training by the Internet Society helped reinvigorate the IXP, driving traffic and attracting new members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"white-text\">In Bolivia, a similar story unfolded. In the years since its launch in 2013, PIT Bolivia&#8217;s IXP experienced stagnation. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/issues\/ixps\/success-stories\/bolivia\/\">PIT Bolivia has doubled its traffic<\/a> every six months\u2014rising from 1.4 Gbps in February 2020 to 13 Gbps in November 2021. In support of this effort, the Internet Society donated switches, enabling PIT Bolivia to double its capacity, and provided Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) training to help secure Internet routing. These improvements have helped boost traffic, membership, and&nbsp;performance, reducing latency from 600\u2013700 milliseconds to 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#boosting-internet-exchange\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Internet Society is like our angel. It is a regional articulator, enabling this type of project to work.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Carlos Sanabria<\/strong> PIT Bolivia IXP\u2019s general manager <br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width inner-fixed understanding relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section blue-title h2-h3 inner-small padding-tb-80 padding-b-160\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"measuring-internet\">Understanding the Internet and Its <br>Impact on Our Lives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We can\u2019t address the issues facing the Internet if we don\u2019t have strong data to guide our work. The <a href=\"https:\/\/pulse.internetsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internet Society Pulse platform<\/a> curates data from trusted sources to provide a clearer picture of the health, availability, and evolution of the global Internet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineJ\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"understanding\" class=\"blue-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 380.69\">\n    <path id=\"b\" class=\"h maskJ\" d=\"M13.73,13.95c-3.95,46.81-4.15,82.17-8.73,163.08-3.45,60.81,34.31,139.26,168.38,150.11,311.05,25.18,408.87-58.85,461.99,34.35\"><\/path>\n\n<path id=\"e\" class=\"g b-maskJ\" d=\"M13.73,13.95c-3.95,46.81-4.15,82.17-8.73,163.08-3.45,60.81,34.31,139.26,168.38,150.11,311.05,25.18,408.87-58.85,461.99,34.35\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-one\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe-w\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">21<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flower-shape.svg\" alt=\"More data added\" class=\"wp-image-151611\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-sub\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Added More Data<\/strong> <br>by collaborating with 21 <br>new data partners<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column new-dark-blue col-49 white-text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-two\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe-w\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">49<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/no-wifi-1.svg\" alt=\"Reordered 49 government-manded\" class=\"wp-image-151614\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-sub\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Recorded 49 government-mandated <br>Internet shutdowns:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li>Totaled over 1,076 days of disruption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17 full national shutdowns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26 regional disruptions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 service limitations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column col-a2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-three\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe-w\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">2<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/focus-area-is.svg\" alt=\"Focus Area\" class=\"wp-image-166280\" style=\"width:51px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-sub\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Added 2 New Focus Areas<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/pulse.internetsociety.org\/resilience\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Resilience<\/mark><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pulse.internetsociety.org\/centralization\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Centralization<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"harold-adjaho\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed ambasador\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Harold-Adjaho.jpg\" alt=\"Harold Adjaho\" class=\"wp-image-151472\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading subtitle has-26-font-size\" id=\"harold-adjaho\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Harold Adjaho, Benin Chapter President<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Security consultant and engineer Harold Adjaho joined the Internet Society Benin Chapter in 2015 and became chapter president in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">Fearing an Internet shutdown during the 2021 presidential elections, the chapter proactively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2021\/06\/keeping-the-internet-on-during-benins-presidential-elections\/\">launched a campaign<\/a>, reaching out to local and international rights organizations. They contacted local media, blasted <em>#CoupezPasInternet<\/em> (#DontCutTheInternet) social media messages, published an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pulse.internetsociety.org\/blog\/why-benins-internet-should-not-be-disrupted-during-the-presidential-election\">open letter<\/a>,&nbsp;and publicized it through a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?v=490779001960627&amp;ref=watch_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook live conference<\/a>&nbsp;and Tweetup, garnering&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20210409-au-b%C3%A9nin-la-crainte-d-une-coupure-internet-monte-%C3%A0-la-veille-de-l-%C3%A9lection-pr%C3%A9sidentielle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international media coverage<\/a>. They later monitored Internet outages and saw no disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#harold-adjaho\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width inner-fixed strength relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section orange-title inner-small padding-tb-80 padding-b-160\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"strengthening-the-internet\">Strengthening the Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world evolves, Internet security and trust must keep pace. Telework, e-learning, telemedicine, online financial transactions, e-government, and online advocacy continued to grow in 2021. Cybercrime also went up\u2014by a factor of six since the beginning of the pandemic, according to some estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the Internet Society shifted, too. We enhanced tools that empower people to protect their data, helped secure global routing, and, as always, safeguarded the bedrock of the Internet itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineK\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"strength\" class=\"orange-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 514.8\">\n<path id=\"ds\" class=\"h maskK\" d=\"M22.43,15.83c-2.4,75.97-49.76,232.07,27.73,331.18,34.8,44.52,99.66,77.49,195.78,86.92,311.05,30.52,427.94-86.14,481.06,26.85\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"es\" class=\"g b-maskK\" d=\"M22.43,15.83c-2.4,75.97-49.76,232.07,27.73,331.18,34.8,44.52,99.66,77.49,195.78,86.92,311.05,30.52,427.94-86.14,481.06,26.85\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"cs\" class=\"f circle-2K\" cx=\"726.86\" cy=\"459.43\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"ds\" class=\"f circle-1K\" cx=\"23\" cy=\"12\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gray-section dark-blue-title h2-h3 full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"internets-core\">Protecting the Internet\u2019s Core<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Internet has been surprisingly resilient during the upheaval of the past few years. In other words, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/issues\/internet-way-of-networking\/\">it\u2019s working exactly like it\u2019s supposed to<\/a>. To keep it this way, we\u2019ve developed the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit to see how a policy, business decision, or technology could affect the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, we added the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/resources\/doc\/2021\/how-to-conduct-an-internet-impact-brief\/\">Internet Impact Brief<\/a>: a quick analysis to help make better decisions about the Internet\u2014and decide if a deeper assessment is needed. With our community, we produced Internet Impact Briefs to look at emerging policies in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/resources\/doc\/2021\/internet-impact-brief-2021-indian-intermediary-guidelines-and-the-internet-experience-in-india\/\">Asia,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/resources\/doc\/2021\/internet-impact-brief-canadas-proposed-online-harms-legislation-and-the-internet\/\">North America,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/resources\/doc\/2021\/internet-impact-brief-mandated-browser-root-certificates-in-the-eu-eidas-regulation\/\">Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group canada-us relative full-width inner-fixed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section dark-blue-title papua padding-tb-80 canada padding-b-120\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-right papua is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Canada <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We advocated against Bill C-10 (Online Harms Act) with a letter to the Prime Minister. This helped delay the bill&#8217;s consideration by committee, leading to its demise with the parliamentary cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img canada\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/canada-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Canada\" class=\"wp-image-165720\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image country-over\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/canada-map.svg\" alt=\"Canada Map\" class=\"wp-image-165711\" style=\"width:593px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section dark-blue-title padding-tb-80 brazil\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-left ethiopia is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img brazil\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/brazil-chile-mexico-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Brazil\" class=\"wp-image-165717\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image country-over\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/brazil-chile-mexico-map.svg\" alt=\"Brazil Chile Mexico \" class=\"wp-image-165714\" style=\"width:582px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Brazil<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We advocated with chapters and partners against potentially damaging aspects of proposed legislation, contributing to the bill being repealed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section country-section dark-blue-title full-width inner-fixed papua padding-tb-80 europe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-right papua is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Europe <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We published a brief on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/resources\/doc\/2021\/internet-impact-brief-nis2\/\">Revised Directive on Security of Network and Information (NIS2)<\/a>, which recommended removing from the directive the topic of root servers. We shared our findings with European Parliament policymakers, who ultimately voted to remove it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded country-img europe\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/europe-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Europe\" class=\"wp-image-165723\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image country-over\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/europe-map.svg\" alt=\"Europe Map\" class=\"wp-image-165726\" style=\"width:471px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineM\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg 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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"manrs\">In 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security<\/a> took many <br>steps to <strong>increase the long-term resiliency of Internet routing.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-30-70 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ground-navy-color has-text-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">750<\/mark><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group light-blue-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ground-navy-color has-text-color\">588<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-wifi.svg\" alt=\"Number of participants \" class=\"wp-image-151496\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Number of participants <br>grown in one year<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group countries-represented\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>60+<\/strong> Countries Represented<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/blue-map.svg\" alt=\"60+ Countries Represented\" class=\"wp-image-151493\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section infographics full-width fixed-900 manrs padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MANRS Launched:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lb-col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/equipment-vendors\/\">Equipment <br>Vendor Program<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Promotes routing security features on network equipment and provides support and training on how to use them<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/2021\/07\/introducing-manrs-roa-stats-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MANRS ROA <br>Stats Tool<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Visualizes the state of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to promote its security<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column gr-col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/resources\/common-roa-management-requirements-and-security-standards-for-operators-of-rpki-services-ors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common ROA Management Requirements <br>and Security Standards for Operators of RPKI Services (ORS)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Provides guidelines for operators of RPKI services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/cdn-cloud-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MANRS for CDN <br>and Cloud Providers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enhanced actions for content delivery networks and cloud operators<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lb-col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/rpki-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RPKI Week<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 500 participants walked away from this first-ever event with even more knowledge and resources to help safeguard the Internet\u2019s core<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/infographic.svg\" alt=\"MANRS\" class=\"wp-image-151499\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group light-blue-section white-text full-width inner-fixed manrs-15-6 padding-tb-80 h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MANRS Ambassador Program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-columns\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-column col-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">5<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-wifi.svg\" alt=\"5 Ambassadors\" class=\"wp-image-151496\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/ambassadors-program\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">5 Ambassadors<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-column col-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h animated-h-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">13<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-wifi.svg\" alt=\"Guided 13 Fellows\" class=\"wp-image-151496\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">Guided 13 Fellows<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-column col-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h animated-h-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">60<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/books.svg\" alt=\"60 regional training sessions\" class=\"wp-image-151513\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">Who delivered more than 60 regional training sessions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-column col-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h animated-h-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dark-blue-stripe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1,000<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/connected-people.svg\" alt=\"Which reached over 1,000 network engineers and administrators\" class=\"wp-image-151516\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">Which reached over 1,000 network engineers and administrators<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-h no-animated-h\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group custom-height\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/map-15-countries-6-continents.svg\" alt=\"15 countries\" class=\"wp-image-165904\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/map-pin-white.svg\" alt=\"location sign\" class=\"wp-image-165907\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">In 15 countries across <br>6 continents<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"zobair-khan\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed ambasador\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Zobair-Khan.jpg\" alt=\"Zobair Khan\" class=\"wp-image-151534\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\" id=\"zobair-khan\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Zobair Khan, MANRS Ambassador 2021  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Zobair Khan has had a lifelong interest in improving Internet security. He was active in three Network Operators Groups when he first heard about the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) at a conference. A senior manager for Fiber@Home Limited, a Bangladeshi telecommunications network, Zobair dug in and adopted the norms for his company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">In 2021, he was selected as one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manrs.org\/ambassadors-program\/ambassadors\/meet-the-2021-ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">five MANRS Ambassadors<\/a>. The ambassadors provide mentorship, training, guidance, and feedback to the global routing security community. Supervising six fellows, Zobair and the other ambassadors organized 47 different activities for nearly 1,600 network operators in 28 countries and regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#zobair-khan\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width inner-fixed section-title private relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section orange-title h2-h3 inner-small padding-tb-80 padding-b-220\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"encryption\">Shielding Private Information <br>from Prying Eyes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Encryption helps keep our data secure and private. Because it\u2019s essential to a trusted Internet, we work to protect encryption from harmful legislation and we urge people to safeguard their information by using it. Much of our recent activity has been done through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalencryption.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Encryption Coalition<\/a>, an advocacy group we founded with partners Center for Democracy &amp; Technology and Global Partners Digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, the Global Encryption Coalition more than doubled its membership, increasing from 120 to 256 members. We celebrated the first-ever Global Encryption Day in October 2021 to champion strong encryption, telling governments that weakening it puts people, communities, and entire nations at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineP\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"private\" class=\"orange-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 569.27\">\n\n<path id=\"dsp\" class=\"h maskP\" d=\"M40.44,20.57S-110.68,430.65,202.57,459.16c313.25,28.51,397.69-10.38,451.18,95.14\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"esp\" class=\"g b-maskP\" d=\"M40.44,20.57S-110.68,430.65,202.57,459.16c313.25,28.51,397.69-10.38,451.18,95.14\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"csp\" class=\"f circle-1P\" cx=\"654.83\" cy=\"558.27\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"dsp\" class=\"f circle-2P\" cx=\"44.76\" cy=\"11\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width map-box-3 map-box-animated h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group panel map-one\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>80+ Events<\/strong> Worldwide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/80-Events.svg\" alt=\"80+ Events Worldwide\" class=\"wp-image-151539\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group panel map-two\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Over <strong>4 Million<\/strong> People Participated<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/4-million-People-1-1.svg\" alt=\"4-million-People\" class=\"wp-image-168713\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title orange-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Global Encryption Coalition weighed in on European Commission consultations on the Commission\u2019s draft strategy to protect children online. The draft included two proposals that would weaken end-to-end encryption. In response, the Internet Society organized a joint Global Encryption Coalition submission and hosted a webinar for small businesses on the importance of encryption in the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the Portugal Chapter led 12 European chapters in submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publico.pt\/2021\/04\/01\/opiniao\/noticia\/carta-aberta-presidencia-uniao-europeia-defesa-liberdade-utilizacao-criptografia-segura-1956720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joint letter<\/a> to the Commission, drafted a position paper, and did media outreach. They also held meetings with decision-makers, including the Portuguese presidency of the European Parliament. As a result of these advocacy efforts, the Commission has postponed any&nbsp;announcement of its planned strategy.&nbsp;In addition, crucial wins in member states have been bolstered by the new <a href=\"https:\/\/tutanota.com\/blog\/posts\/germany-right-to-encryption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro-strong-encryption stance<\/a> of the German Government, creating a more favorable environment around encryption when discussions about the EU\u2019s draft strategy resume.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"belgian-government\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-20-80 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spotlight-story-belgian-138x138-1.svg\" alt=\"government sign\" class=\"wp-image-168570\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\" id=\"encryption-in-belgium\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Belgian Government Drops Encryption-Weakening Items from Its Data Retention Law after Internet Society Advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns split-in-two-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"white-text\">In mid-2021, the Belgian government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standaard.be\/cnt\/dmf20210627_97774259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed a draft law<\/a> on data retention in electronic communications that would force companies to decrypt end-to-end encrypted messages whenever requested by law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">The Internet Society and the Belgian Chapter mobilized a wide-ranging campaign to convince the Belgian Government to remove the anti-encryption text. The campaign consisted of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalencryption.org\/2021\/09\/open-letter-48-organizations-and-cybersecurity-experts-call-on-the-belgian-government-to-halt-legislation-to-undermine-end-to-end-encryption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open letter<\/a> that garnered 107 signatures, media outreach by the Belgian Chapter and other local allies which resulted in at least 40 articles in local media, and a staff member asking a pro-encryption Member of the European Parliament to speak to the Belgian Minister of Justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, the legislation was delayed. Two months later at a Federal Council of Ministers meeting, the government approved a version of the law that removed the backdoor requirement. It now says, \u201cTo promote digital security, the use of encryption is free.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#belgian-government\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Our advocacy prompted the Belgian Justice Ministry to admit that law enforcement can\u2019t access end-to-end encrypted communications without breaking the security of all users.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Ryan Polk<\/strong> Senior Policy Advisor at Internet Society <br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width inner-fixed empowering relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title dark-blue-title inner-small padding-tb-80 padding-b-180\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empowering-people\">Empowering People to Take Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Internet\u2019s resilience reflects the people who developed it\u2014and the people who do something every day to strengthen it and keep it growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These people make up our global community, from individual members to chapters to partners to organization members to special interest groups. Each part of our community plays a vital role in keeping the Internet a force for good\u2014through their passion, expertise, and drive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title h2-h3 dark-blue-title country-second padding-tb-80 relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center img-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"partnering-to-change-the-internet\">Partnering to Change the <br>Internet for the Better<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, we partnered with&nbsp;one of our organization members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacnic.net\/1004\/2\/lacnic\/about-lacnic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LACNIC<\/a>, and the regional LAC-IX to help upgrade the peering infrastructure at five IXPs. They gathered local and regional stakeholders, shared best practices, and provided capacity building and technical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their involvement and support made it possible for the IXPs to grow. With their partnership, we were able to help IXPs across Latin America provide a better, faster, and more affordable Internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/s-america.svg\" alt=\"Partnering to Change the Internet\" class=\"wp-image-151548\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title dark-blue-title country-second inner-small padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fixed-450 h2-h3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"partnering-for-digital-equity\">Partnering for Digital Equity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, we launched the Truist EPIC Grant with our partner the Truist&nbsp;Foundation, which offered funding for five diverse, low-income communities in the Southeast United States to connect to their own broadband networks. In 2021, the five communities created their own networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By early 2022, these communities will have access to a broadband Internet connection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group afn-map\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/n-america-afn.svg\" alt=\"Map - North Carolina, Florida, Alabama\" class=\"wp-image-151551\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nc-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Carolina<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Wave 7 Communications <br>City of Wilson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fl-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florida<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Duval County Public Schools <br>City of Williston<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group al-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alabama<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tuskegee Housing Authority<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title h2-h3 dark-blue-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-connections\">Nurturing and Making New Connections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rose Croshier, a policy fellow at the Centre for Global Development in Washington, D.C., stumbled upon the Internet Society while doing research on developing countries\u2019 use of space-based telecommunications. Inspired by our work, she decided to become a member. It just so happened to be during our first-ever Community Week, where she made new connections that will make a lasting impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI got pointed in the right direction for references that I\u2019m now using in my work. Some of the contacts I made during that community week are now some of my go-to people. It was just a great resource to trade information, gain a common understanding of key issues and counter-narratives, and to find out who is writing about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She plans to remain a member for a long time, saying, \u201cI\u2019ll keep returning to [the] Internet Society, both to learn and contribute and to stay open to new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineR\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"empowering\" class=\"dark-blue-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1180 3711.9\">\n<path id=\"dsr\" class=\"h maskR\" d=\"M1061.1,3.7c4,166.6,13.2,363.6-91.6,400.2-320.6,111.9-832.4-175.6-912.2,109.3S2,1142.1,42.9,1356c42.2,220.4,474.8,59.9,628.1,32.1,170.1-30.8,326.3,65.8,385.3,271.3,59,205.4,85.5,557.1-34.5,876.2-112.8,300-905.5,10.9-914.5,304.3-5.4,176.5-7.8,448.8-7.8,448.8\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"esr\" class=\"g b-maskR\" d=\"M1061.1,3.7c4,166.6,13.2,363.6-91.6,400.2-320.6,111.9-832.4-175.6-912.2,109.3S2,1142.1,42.9,1356c42.2,220.4,474.8,59.9,628.1,32.1,170.1-30.8,326.3,65.8,385.3,271.3,59,205.4,85.5,557.1-34.5,876.2-112.8,300-905.5,10.9-914.5,304.3-5.4,176.5-7.8,448.8-7.8,448.8\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"eileen-cejas\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed ambasador\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eileen-Cejas.jpg\" alt=\"Eileen Cejas\" class=\"wp-image-151554\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\" id=\"eileen-cejas\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Eileen Cejas, Youth Special Interest Group Leader and Board Member<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">Eileen Cejas, a lawyer from Buenos Aires, has been an individual member of the Internet Society since 2014. Active in Internet governance, she has organized local Youth IGF events, served as an&nbsp;Internet Society&nbsp;IGF Youth Ambassador,&nbsp;and organized the <a href=\"https:\/\/youthsig.org\/youth-sig-global-citizens-dialogue-in-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Citizens Dialogue on the Future of Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Cejas ramped up her involvement. She organized a Youth Summit event in collaboration with the&nbsp;Youth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Poland,&nbsp;teaching young people about&nbsp;Wikidata&nbsp;and encouraging them to engage on digital rights.&nbsp;She also&nbsp;became a mentor for the IGF Youth Ambassador Program in 2021. \u201cThe experience has been life-changing,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">She now sits on the board of the Internet Society\u2019s global&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youthsig.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youth Observatory<\/a> as regional engagement director for Latin America and the Caribbean, where her passion is helping create a new generation of Internet leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#eileen-cejas\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"nojus-saad\" class=\"wp-block-group purple-section dark-purple-section white-text full-width inner-fixed ambasador\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight Story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns anim-2-cols-30-70 spotlight is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nojus-Saad.jpg\" alt=\"Nojus Saad\" class=\"wp-image-151557\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-26-font-size\" id=\"nojus-saad\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Nojus Saad, Internet Governance Forum Youth Ambassador<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nojus Saad has made it his mission to promote the health and digital inclusion of women and disadvantaged communities. He founded the nonprofit, Youth for Women Foundation, in 2018. After he was selected for our IGF Youth Ambassador Program in 2020, he shifted the nonprofit&#8217;s focus toward digital health, literacy, and bridging the digital divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\">As part of the program, Saad received a US$10,000 grant to start digital literacy training for more than 80 underserved young people in Iraq. He also attended the 2021 IGF in Poland, where he was a panelist and advocated for digital health inclusion of marginalized groups. His work is being recognized in other ways, too. He won the <a href=\"https:\/\/diana-award.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diana Award<\/a> for his domestic violence campaign, became a senior Fellow at ICANN, and became a regional ambassador at the International Telecommunications Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"white-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/impact-report\/2021\/stories-and-highlights\/#nojus-saad\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width inner-fixed relative local\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title h2-h3 green-title inner-small padding-tb-80 padding-b-160\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-green-color has-text-color\" id=\"internet-society-chapters\">Local Action. Global Change.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapters are central to our work, bringing together members to run programs and activities dedicated to making a difference locally, informing policy, and educating the public about Internet-related issues. In 2021, our chapters acted locally to help us advance our mission globally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group anim-lineT\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg id=\"local\" class=\"green-line\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 755 281.4\">\n<path id=\"d5\" class=\"h maskT\" d=\"M10.2,14.1s0,18.6,2.4,131.9c1.2,56,38.8,104.7,93.1,118.1,206.1,50.8,501.9-72.7,536.7-7.7\"><\/path>\n<path id=\"e5\" class=\"g b-maskT\" d=\"M10.2,14.1s0,18.6,2.4,131.9c1.2,56,38.8,104.7,93.1,118.1,206.1,50.8,501.9-72.7,536.7-7.7\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#40b2a4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"10\" stroke-dasharray=\"30\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset: 0px; stroke-dasharray: none;\"><\/path>\n\n<circle id=\"cga\" class=\"f circle-1T\" cx=\"12\" cy=\"11.5\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<circle id=\"dga\" class=\"f circle-2T\" cx=\"645.6\" cy=\"269\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section full-width inner-fixed tab-box padding-tb-80 uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs uagb-block-55fe9f48 uagb-tabs__wrap uagb-tabs__hstyle1-desktop uagb-tabs__vstyle6-tablet uagb-tabs__vstyle6-mobile\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"uagb-tabs__panel uagb-tabs__align-center\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"uagb-tab uagb-tabs__active\" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab0\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"0\" role=\"tab\"><div>Work to Connect the <br>Unserved, <br>Underserved, and <br>Marginalized<\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab1\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\"><div>Targeted <br>Interventions to <br>Create Digital Equity<\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab2\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\"><div>Digital Literacy and <br>Empowerment <br>Projects<\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab3\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\"><div>Advocacy Work for <br>Encryption<\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab4\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\"><div>Innovative Solutions <br>to Privacy and <br>Security Concerns<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uagb-tabs__body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-map.svg\" alt=\"Tab Map 1\" class=\"wp-image-151566\" style=\"width:1030px;height:507px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-one\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Armenia Pin\" class=\"wp-image-151571\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-two\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Bolivia pin\" class=\"wp-image-151571\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-three\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Belgium pin\" class=\"wp-image-151571\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-four\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Washington DC pin\" class=\"wp-image-151571\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Armenia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165741\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Armenia Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Manual_Europe_ArmeniaChapter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connected rural libraries<\/a>, supported Internet radio, and supported an Internet Availability Center at the Armenian Society for Blind and Visually Impaired People.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Armenia\" class=\"wp-image-165752\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Bolivia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165744\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bolivia Chapter launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611898517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community network using a satellite antenna<\/a> in the remote rural community of Suri, Bolivia, connecting its health center and allowing students to study without migrating\u2014a first.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Bolivia \" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Belgium-Chapter-Logo-01.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165630\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belgium Chapter spearheaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.be\/project\/internet-for-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a project to reach thousands of undocumented migrants in Brussels<\/a> by extending Wi-Fi access to urban parks they frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Belgium \" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-four-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-US-Washington-Chapter-Logo-1.svg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:264px;height:80px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020\u20132021, the Greater Washington, D.C. 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The hotspots connected homes, schools, churches, and community centers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Washington\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-1\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-map.svg\" alt=\"Tab Map 2\" class=\"wp-image-151566\" style=\"width:1030px;height:505px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-2-one\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Brazil Pin 1\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-2-two\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Brazil Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-2-three\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Brazil Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-2-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Brazil-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165755\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isocfoundation.org\/story\/course-guides-brazilian-community-networks-on-how-to-get-legal-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">training on regulatory issues and public policies<\/a> commissioned by the Brazil Chapter, six community networks applied for ANATEL licenses, which they obtained in 2021. They can now apply for funding and public programs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Brazil 1\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-2-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Guinea-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165758\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guinea Chapter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/grants\/chapterthon\/2021\/projects\/\">winning 2021 Chapterthon project<\/a>, which involved training on the technical aspects of community networks, may influence regulation in favor of these networks. Guinea\u2019s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has asked the chapter to send a brief and documentation so they can change regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Guinea \" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-2-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Rwanda-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165761\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rwanda Chapter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611882422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Teacher project<\/a> has provided smartphones and training for teachers of G.S Nyirarukobwa.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Rwanda \" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-2\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-map.svg\" alt=\"Map 3\" class=\"wp-image-151566\" style=\"width:1030px;height:505px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-3-one\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Gabon Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-3-two\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Haiti Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-3-three\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Gambia Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-3-four\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Benin Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-3-five\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Uganda Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-3-six\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Gabon Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Gabon-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165764\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new&nbsp;Gabon&nbsp;Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fi4CbK5RHKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">built&nbsp;a center for people with disabilities to use the Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Gabon\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Haiti-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165767\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Haiti Chapter delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/611894018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STEAM coding training for 20 girls and boys<\/a> aged 7\u201311, and the Yemen Chapter developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/612733411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital training and technical support<\/a> project for and by women. Both were 2021Chapterthon winners. \u201cWe can exchange knowledge and experiences with one another. We can learn more and more,\u201d says a Yemeni participant.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Haiti \" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Gambia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165770\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gambia Chapter\u2019s Chapterthon 2021 entry was a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/618845579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hackathon for Kids<\/a>, where, after an intensive week of training, children built products like a motion detector home alarm, a smart trash bin, a traffic light, and a smart walking stick for the blind.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Gambia\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-four-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Benin-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165773\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chapter in <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/618845281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benin<\/a> focused on boosting digital literacy among girls, while the one in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.ml\/chapterthon-2020-tic-et-genre-autrement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mali<\/a> is helping small women-led businesses with marketing initiatives and teaching women with disabilities how to earn an income using online messaging services.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Benin\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-five-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Somalia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165776\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Somalia Chapter is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/som-isoc.org\/internet-use-versus-mobile-money-in-somalia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educating Internet users<\/a>, particularly young people, about mobile payments, working with others to improve digital literacy, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/som-isoc.org\/learning-passport-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preparing to roll out<\/a>&nbsp;a platform that combines online, mobile, and offline learning services to enable continuous access to educational resources.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Somalia\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-six-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Uganda-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165779\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Uganda Chapter organized <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611896973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital security training for people with disabilities<\/a> to empower them to ensure their digital rights are respected and to manage online threats.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close Uganda\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-3\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-map.svg\" alt=\"Map 4\" class=\"wp-image-151566\" style=\"width:1030px;height:505px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-4-one\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Israel Pin 2\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-4-two\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Estonia Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-4-three\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-4-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Israel-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165782\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israel&nbsp;Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.org.il\/research\/isoc-positions\/various-issues\/mocdatademans-feb2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raised concerns<\/a>&nbsp;about a Ministry of Communications proposal to require communications companies to provide detailed information on customers\u2019 communication consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-4-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Estonia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165785\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Estonia Chapter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.isoc.ee\/nuhkimishaav-sonavabaduse-sudames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushed lawmakers<\/a>&nbsp;to end the mass collection of metadata by carriers and Internet providers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-4-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Hong-Kong-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165788\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong Chapter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.hk\/news\/internet-society-hong-kongs-concerns-over-the-anti-doxxing-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raised concerns<\/a>&nbsp;about a Chinese anti-doxxing&nbsp;bill that goes against the principles of an open and unrestricted&nbsp;Internet. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.hk\/news\/pdpo_amendments_statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flagged<\/a>&nbsp;a larger privacy bill for many of the same reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-4\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-map.svg\" alt=\"Map 5\" class=\"wp-image-151566\" style=\"width:1030px;height:505px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-5-one\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Botswana Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-5-two\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Brazil Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-5-three\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Israel Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image tab-pin tab-pin-5-four\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tab-pin.svg\" alt=\"Belgium Pin\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Botswana-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165792\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Botswana Chapter developed <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611869624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital skills training<\/a> for lawmakers and politicians so they can be proactive in advocating for Internet policies that promote a secure Internet for all.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Brazil-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165755\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brazil Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611892706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">built a platform<\/a> raising awareness of how encryption can empower LGBTQIA+ people to explore the Internet, connect, and meet others securely.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Israel-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165782\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israel Chapter created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.isoc.org.il\/block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Block<\/a>, a \u201ccyber protection center\u201d website with online protection information, training, and tutorials for individuals and small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-four-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Belgium-Chapter-Logo-01.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165630\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belgium Chapter created <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611892528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">isTrust<\/a>, a free open-source browser extension to check if a website can be trusted or not.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image close-tab-box\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/xmark-solid.svg\" alt=\"Close\" class=\"wp-image-151578\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mobile-tabs white-section section-title green-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80 uag-hide-desktop\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work to Connect the Unserved, Underserved, and Marginalized <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Armenia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165741\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Armenia Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Manual_Europe_ArmeniaChapter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connected rural libraries<\/a>, supported Internet radio, and supported an Internet Availability Center at the Armenian Society for Blind and Visually Impaired People.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Bolivia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168259\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bolivia Chapter launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611898517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community network using a satellite antenna<\/a> in the remote rural community of Suri, Bolivia, connecting its health center and allowing students to study without migrating\u2014a first.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Belgium-Chapter-Logo-01.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151574\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The Bolivia Chapter launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611898517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community network using a satellite antenna<\/a> in the remote rural community of Suri, Bolivia, connecting its health center and allowing students to study without migrating\u2014a first. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-four-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-US-Washington-Chapter-Logo-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165979\" style=\"width:263px;height:80px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020\u20132021, the Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter and four local organizations launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/issues\/community-networks\/success-stories\/baltimore\/\">multiple community Wi-Fi hotspots<\/a> in underserved neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. The hotspots connected homes, schools, churches, and community centers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mobile-tabs white-section section-title green-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80 uag-hide-desktop\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Targeted Interventions to Create Digital Equity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-2-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Brazil-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165755\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isocfoundation.org\/story\/course-guides-brazilian-community-networks-on-how-to-get-legal-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">training on regulatory issues and public policies<\/a> commissioned by the Brazil Chapter, six community networks applied for ANATEL licenses, which they obtained in 2021. They can now apply for funding and public programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-2-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Guinea-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165758\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guinea Chapter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/grants\/chapterthon\/2021\/projects\/\">winning 2021 Chapterthon project<\/a>, which involved training on the technical aspects of community networks, may influence regulation in favor of these networks. Guinea\u2019s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has asked the chapter to send a brief and documentation so they can change regulation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-2-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Rwanda-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165761\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rwanda Chapter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611882422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Teacher project<\/a> has provided smartphones and training for teachers of G.S Nyirarukobwa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mobile-tabs white-section section-title green-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80 uag-hide-desktop\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Literacy and Empowerment Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Gabon-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165764\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new&nbsp;Gabon&nbsp;Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fi4CbK5RHKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">built&nbsp;a center for people with disabilities to use the Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Haiti-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165767\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Haiti Chapter delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/611894018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STEAM coding training for 20 girls and boys<\/a> aged 7\u201311, and the Yemen Chapter developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/612733411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital training and technical support<\/a> project for and by women. Both were 2021Chapterthon winners. \u201cWe can exchange knowledge and experiences with one another. We can learn more and more,\u201d says a Yemeni participant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Gambia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165770\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gambia Chapter\u2019s Chapterthon 2021 entry was a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/618845579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hackathon for Kids<\/a>, where, after an intensive week of training, children built products like a motion detector home alarm, a smart trash bin, a traffic light, and a smart walking stick for the blind.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-four-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Benin-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165773\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chapter in <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/618845281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benin<\/a> focused on boosting digital literacy among girls, while the one in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.ml\/chapterthon-2020-tic-et-genre-autrement\/\">Mali<\/a> is helping small women-led businesses with marketing initiatives and teaching women with disabilities how to earn an income using online messaging services.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-five-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Somalia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165776\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Somalia Chapter is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/som-isoc.org\/internet-use-versus-mobile-money-in-somalia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educating Internet users<\/a>, particularly young people, about mobile payments, working with others to improve digital literacy, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/som-isoc.org\/learning-passport-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preparing to roll out<\/a>&nbsp;a platform that combines online, mobile, and offline learning services to enable continuous access to educational resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-3-six-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Uganda-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165779\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Uganda Chapter organized <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611896973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital security training for people with disabilities<\/a> to empower them to ensure their digital rights are respected and to manage online threats.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mobile-tabs white-section section-title green-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80 uag-hide-desktop\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advocacy Work for Encryption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-4-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Israel-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165782\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israel&nbsp;Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.org.il\/research\/isoc-positions\/various-issues\/mocdatademans-feb2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raised concerns<\/a>&nbsp;about a Ministry of Communications proposal to require communications companies to provide detailed information on customers\u2019 communication consumption.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-4-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Estonia-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165785\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Estonia Chapter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.isoc.ee\/nuhkimishaav-sonavabaduse-sudames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushed lawmakers<\/a>&nbsp;to end the mass collection of metadata by carriers and Internet providers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-4-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Hong-Kong-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165788\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong Chapter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.hk\/news\/internet-society-hong-kongs-concerns-over-the-anti-doxxing-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raised concerns<\/a>&nbsp;about a Chinese anti-doxxing&nbsp;bill that goes against the principles of an open and unrestricted&nbsp;Internet. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.hk\/news\/pdpo_amendments_statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flagged<\/a>&nbsp;a larger privacy bill for many of the same reasons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mobile-tabs white-section section-title green-title full-width inner-fixed inner-small padding-tb-80 uag-hide-desktop\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovative Solutions to Privacy and Security Concerns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-one-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Botswana-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165792\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Botswana Chapter developed <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611869624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital skills training<\/a> for lawmakers and politicians so they can be proactive in advocating for Internet policies that promote a secure Internet for all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-two-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Brazil-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165755\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brazil Chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611892706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">built a platform<\/a> raising awareness of how encryption can empower LGBTQIA+ people to explore the Internet, connect, and meet others securely.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-three-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Israel-Chapter-Logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165782\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israel Chapter created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.isoc.org.il\/block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Block<\/a>, a \u201ccyber protection center\u201d website with online protection information, training, and tutorials for individuals and small businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tab-pin-box tab-pin-5-four-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IS-Belgium-Chapter-Logo-01.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165630\" style=\"width:264px;height:53px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belgium Chapter created <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/chapterthon2021\/611892528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">isTrust<\/a>, a free open-source browser extension to check if a website can be trusted or not.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width conclusion-section relative\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group white-section section-title dark-blue-title fixed-900 padding-tb-80 conclusion padding-b-220\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns split-in-two-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>2021 was a banner year for strengthening and growing the tool we all have come to rely upon. As more changes take place around us at a whirlwind pace, the Internet remains a dependable landscape\u2026for most of us. Protecting it, cultivating it, and allowing it to take shape in areas where access is limited or non-existent will remain our goal during the upcoming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From community network building in rural regions of the Americas to implementing IXPs throughout local areas in Africa, to improving routing security throughout the world, the Internet Society has pushed through policy, empowered people, and kept the Internet free and fair as it grows and faces new challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the world shifting, we must do more than cling to the Internet as it exists now. We must work to open access and reliability to those still in need. We don&#8217;t know what will come next, but we do know the Internet will always be a part of it. It remains steadfast, so we, too, can remain steadfast. In our mission. In our optimism. 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