Social Impact Project for Experteer to Help an Investor Relation /Fundraising campaign
Project Description and Impact
Due to prohibitively high costs and a lack of digital literacy, about 70% of the population in Africa still does not have access to digital services.
We are a hard-tech as a service (HAAS) social enterprise based in Rwanda and Uganda working to bridge that digital divide. Our goal is to provide services for those who need it the most, and we operate in rural areas as well as in refugee camps.
We have developed a mini server that allows for the implementation of a localized network that is closer to end users, where people can access the high capacity router via WIFI without the need to have the internet on their phone, allowing them to consume video content, games, surveys, and other digital information in areas where the telecom network is poor or nonexistent.
We are currently raising capital to scale the company and bring access to digital applications to more people across Africa. This is our first raise, we have been able to bootstrap the company so far. Our goal now is to scale much faster. We need some support because we never raised equity capital before, and we really need someone that has experience in the process but also have a network so we can talk to decision makers about this great project we have.
Learning Opportunity
The professional will learn a lot about the digital divide that exists in Africa and why the internet is still problematic on the continent. They will be a learning curve on the different challenges we face on the ground, but also the different opportunities that exist on the continent. The expert will learn what are the key challenges that is slowing down access to digital applications for low income people.
Virtual
This project accepts virtual experteers.
About the Hosting Organization
ARED GROUP INC is a For-profit working on Telecom & Internet Services, Renewable Energy & CleanTech, Electronics & Appliances.