Creating Self-sustainable Communities Using Computers

In developing countries, the need for sufficient energy, food, water, and health care is urgent. The facility that will run the village will solve the problem listed as it will use technologies like solar panels, computers, and hydroponics.

The solution to fighting the lack of energy, healthcare, food and water, and most of all education in rural areas of the world involves computers to make those villages more accessible by building a network of connections. By building a computer network all around the world in those villages, they will enable for them to learn as they will learn through sources like Khan Academy, Coursera, and EdX. Educating is the core element of ending the need for having to face the same challenges in the future.  Through internet access, people will know how to do such things, instead of keep sending food or supporting them in a way that will be more costly in the long run. People think installing solar panels or creating a massive computer networks will be expensive, but the truth is that educating is more important than simply providing them the daily needs like food and water. The comparison can be done to even animals in farms. The farmers feed their animals everyday. So how is that any different than feeding the poor people in rural areas. Educating using computers will arouse them as they learn and grow. One day, they will even learn how to build solar panels to power their communities. The initial "investment" towards the effort to connecting villages to "our" world is tiring and expensive; however, in the long run this is the best method to permanently cease this problem. 

The main problem in the areas without internet and proper resources is lack of education. People, including young children, do nothing but farming to earn their living. Yet, they are poor. Just solely working doesn't solve their problem. It makes it worse as they can't spend their time doing something else useful in the long run. The solution must lie in educating them as they will learn, rather than work. Internet will provide them a revolutionary way to study and do something great. 

Schools are being built in rural areas. That's for sure. But It is also true that the most of donations for the rural villages is used for providing food and water. I do think computers can change this. To give an example, the computer industry revolutionary changed the way we live today when it was developed in the 90's. The same theory applies into a group of people who are not familiar with such technology.

The students from age 7-20 will benefit the most. Those are the students who should be attending school, instead of working. They do need and deserve education via using computers to access information to learn. They can learn things they never even imagined to be existed. The incredible power of accessibility to the internet will enable them to think differently.

The number of computers being given to each communities - People receiving computers in their communities' libraries

Keeping count of buys - Number of Chromebooks distributed

Keeping count of buys - Number of Wifi routers and satellite connections distributed

It is not innovative, actually. It is a very simple idea, but it is very essential as I think it will change those rural communities. It is most relevant to management and design approaches as the project needs to employ a lot of techniques to distribute computers cheaply and effectively. 

This initiative focuses on improving lives of people in undeserved communities. Those who are working hard to support their families, and not getting proper education in their teenage years. 

I plan to have a partnership with Google on this initiative. Google makes one of the cheapest laptops with their Chromebooks, which only enables the access to internet connection. The price will be fairly affordable as we distribute the laptops throughout the world. 

This is just a side-project I'm doing because I value the importance in learning, especially for those in poor, undeserved rural areas. I really am willing to help build their future. I don't have a specific means of financing my own project, but I hope to gain partners like Google to distribute computers in unprivileged areas around the world.

Lack of experience and budget.

Right now, I don't have much experience. As a student, I'm quite enthusiastic about the outcome if everyone aimed to promote the lives of poor communities. It's extremely important for me to do something rather than nothing. Solve is a marketplace where I can convey my ideas and ultimately turn them into realities. 

I don't have any partner. But I hope to gain Google as one of the biggest partners for us. 

Don't know.