jivatman t1_iybi3l4 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:57 AM

Reply to comment by Ok-Significance2027 in SpaceX/Starlink gains license to operate Low Earth Orbit satellite services in Haiti; "Game Changer in Haiti to Enhance Access to the Rural & Underserved Communities" by ThirdPartyMechanic

I'd presume most of most of these would be paid for with some of the aid money that goes to Haiti,they get $2.5B per year. Internet is pretty important.

Ok-Significance2027 t1_iybinvw wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:02 AM

But would that be the best way to use that money and would that funding be consistently reliable?

jivatman t1_iyblblt wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:26 AM

I think it avoids one of the main problems with Haiti aid in being more difficult for this to be misappropriated for corruption, due to the Dishes being GPS-tracked. Easy to tell if it's not where it should be serving a rural school.

And yes, I do think providing rural schools with internet really is one of the absolute best uses of monetary aid to Haiti.

Whether funding would be reliable, well that's a more complex geopolitical, private donation, question I don't really have an answer for.