AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Reduced Inequality
KEYWORDS
Accessibility, internet access , inclusive
COUNTRY
Kenya
DESIGNED BY
Erik Hersman
WEBSITE
https://www.brck.com/
BRCK Internet
CONNECTING AFRICA TO THE INTERNET
BRCK has long been on a mission to create an onramp to the internet for people who can’t afford it regularly. To this end, we built the SupaBRCK that runs the Moja Network, and then started expanding that service in Kenya and Rwanda. Moja is about getting everyone online, even if you can’t afford it, by having businesses buy services from us (content caching, app downloads, surveys, ads) and subsidizing that usage. The Moja Network has been growing quickly. In January, we passed 300,000 unique monthly users and 3.7m sessions per month. This means we’re not only increasing traction with more users, but that our users are returning to the platform 12x per month. With 1,500 mobile nodes in buses in matatus across Nairobi and Kigali, the Moja Network is one of the largest public WiFi providers in the region.