The Need for Internet
High-quality internet access is essential to respond effectively to humanitarian emergencies and for a country’s longer-term development. Our technology greatly simplifies the currently complex process of setting up internet in difficult environments.
Humanitarian Emergencies
Over 68 million people are displaced by conflict and disasters, with over 200 million needing urgent humanitarian aid—and climate change could displace a billion more in the next 30 years.
In emergencies, coordination and communication are critical, yet existing networks often fail when they’re needed most. Big Box creates high-capacity Wi-Fi in under a minute, supporting lifesaving efforts and providing displaced people with a vital connection to loved ones, resources, and education.
Global Development
Of the one billion people in Least Developed Countries, many lack access to essential health, education, and information services—but connectivity can unlock transformative opportunities.
The internet drives job creation, fuels innovation, and supports free media, with clear links to improved living standards. It provides isolated communities with life-saving health information and opens up education for vulnerable groups, especially women and girls. Recognising its importance, the UN has declared internet access a human right.
Jangala’s Technology
Existing approaches to internet access in both emergencies and difficult-to-connect urban, rural and remote areas use a range of repurposed technologies that require expert knowledge to set up and run. This greatly limits the ability of aid organisations to deal with the uncertainty of humanitarian response and the budget constraints of development work.
Jangala’s Big Box addresses these issues with a single, scalable system.