Shadrach
I'm an IT Specialist and the Founder of the Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative (AFRISTEMI), a Ghanaian startup nonprofit organization working to connect rural communities to the internet and providing STEM education these marginalized communities.
My interests include digital inclusion, digital education, community networks and tech policy. Current DWeb Camp Pollinator and 2024 DWeb fellow.
Sessions
Start your camp day with a high-energy, equipment-free fitness session! Designed for all backgrounds and fitness levels, this morning gathering combines jogging, bodyweight exercises, and aerobics to boost energy, clear the mind, and build community connection before a full day at Camp.
Start your camp day with a high-energy, equipment-free fitness session! Designed for all backgrounds and fitness levels, this morning gathering combines jogging, bodyweight exercises, and aerobics to boost energy, clear the mind, and build community connection before a full day at Camp.
A presentation on how we’re deploying community mesh networks in rural communities in Ghana. I’ll share a case study from Step Network’s deployments in Ghana's Eastern region and how we’re working with the Internet Society and local communities to address the licensing barriers that hold these networks back.
A fishbowl-style discussion bringing together hardware geeks, solidarity activists, and infrastructure nerds, to explore how community networks can navigate the jump from "underground" projects to officially recognized infrastructure. We’ll swap strategies on securing formal support and resources without losing our decentralized soul or grassroots autonomy.
Network among community networks practitioners and interested people. Exchange knowledge and learnings, and introduce interested people to the best practice and creation of community networks.
DWeb Camp has brought together people from all around the world. Come share music that we love, listen and dance as a way to recognize each other in our vast, expansive web of cultural roots.
Start your camp day with a high-energy, equipment-free fitness session! Designed for all backgrounds and fitness levels, this morning gathering combines jogging, bodyweight exercises, and aerobics to boost energy, clear the mind, and build community connection before a full day at Camp.
Meet the Pollinators, a diverse group of technologists, activists and artists working at the intersection of decentralized web, digital rights, and public interest tech. In this session, 5-6 Pollinators will present their work and projects in P2P, FOSS, and anti-authoritarian tech, highlighting how they empower marginalized communities through solidarity, capacity building, and open social innovation.
