The N50 project team is collaborating with partners in Zambia to test the concept in an under-served, very poor rural environment. The village selected for the project is Luumbo, in the remote Gwembe district of southern Zambia. Initial surveys have confirmed that the availability of devices capable of internet connectivity are very limited in Luumbo, and very few people there are internet users.The N50 project team is working closely with the local community leaders to pre-plan the roll-out of the technology, provide a Proof of Concept (PoC) for education services and are facilitating the deployment of other services into Luumbo to help meet adult education, health, agricultural and leisure needs of the community.

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Luumbo, Community Project milestones include:

• Deployment of  60 smartphones to individuals, grouped into 15 user groups for collective responsibility

• Deployment of 30 tablets + charge carts and associated hardware into the primary school

• Deployment of 15 of the Dell laptops (rest to follow, once we see how they are used) plus charge cart for secondary school use

• Completed teacher training at both schools (and got them to accept they have to earn the hardware)

• Conducted community training (we are pleased to share one of our successful trainings in the video below)

• New Clinic in the Luumbo District with our N50 Project telehealth software

• WiFi installation for the village