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Uganda Rural Household Devices Project – Solar Tablets for Last-Mile Digital Inclusion

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Uganda's UCC/UCUSAF distributes solar-powered tablets with six months of mobile data to low-income rural households. By December 2023: 10,706 households across 54 districts; 33% use internet daily; two-thirds report income gains from device-enabled business activities.

10,706
Households reached (by Dec 2023)
54
Districts covered
33%
Use the internet daily
Uganda Rural Household Devices Project – Solar Tablets for Last-Mile Digital Inclusion

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) / UCUSAF
Period
2021–2023
Keywords
government, telecommunications, rural development, digital inclusion

Context

Uganda's UCC/UCUSAF distributes solar-powered tablets bundled with six months of mobile data to low-income rural households as a last-mile digital-inclusion pilot.

Results

By December 2023, 10,706 households across 54 districts had received devices; 33% reported using the internet daily and two-thirds reported income gains from device-enabled business activities.

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