THE CHALLANGE
To help kids who risk their lives for a very basic education.
Treacherous terrain in third-world, mountainous countries, tend to isolate its inhabitants of self-reliant farmers; many of whom want their kids to get a basic education. Sadly, even if a child’s school is only one mile away, these kids must traverse the world’s most dangerous routes to school. Many kids walk 1 to 2 hours to and from school by either: (i) climbing steep cliffs, (ii) canoeing rough waterways, (iii) swing across dangerous waterways on ropes, (iv) crossing ravines on zip-lines, (v) or walking through snake-infested jungles.
THE MISSING LINK
Fortunately, in many such countries, Starlink is building Ground Stations, which allows for high-speed internet access in the most remote areas of the world. End users simply need a Starlink Unit (a self-contained, solar-powered unit) that connects computers to satellites, which in turn connects to the Internet.
OUR MISSION
To provide Starlink Units to target kids who are risking their lives daily for a very basic education.
To that end, Schola Mia Project (SMP) will provide said kids with laptop computers and self-contained, solar-powered Starlink units to connect them with the internet by way of starlink’s constellation of satellites. This versatile setup will empower local teachers to reach said kids in a safe and effective manner.
Although this challenge exists in many third-world countries with mountainous terrain, SMP will start with a “pilot program” in Colombia, within 50 miles radius of Bogota and/or Cali, Colombia. (Colombia was selected as the “pilot program” because Starlink recently build several ground stations there.) Additionally, Dr. Arroyave (the founder) was born in Colombia, and has strong political, military and business connections there.
This pilot program will allow SMF to resolve any issues in building a template that will be duplicated in other such countries.