Largest connectivity action for Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon carried out in September 2023. This month, 20 villages of the Marubo ethnic group were connected in Vale do Javari - the second largest indigenous territory in Brazil. More than 1000 people were connected with satellite internet. Direct demand from the Kapyvanaway Association for:
1) Request for rescue and extraction of injured, indigenous health.
2) Territorial monitoring
3) Communication with other villages and territories
4) Culture management and preservation of the Marubo language
5) Education
The initiative was led by the startup NAVI Global and Associação Kapyvanaway.
General production: NAVI Global and Kapyvanaway Association
Script: Flora Dutra
Images: Brandon Weaver
Starlinks Donation: Allyson Reneau
Installation and expedition: Enoque Marubo
Logistics: Morel Fourman, Fabio Alperowitch, Ricardo Birenbaum, Instituto Nawá, Institute of Indigenous Cultures Karioka
Thank you to everyone on the networks who collaborated and supported us in this mission. You all give us the strength to continue.