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March 10, 2025

Starlink is live in Kumasi

After the expansion to 40+ PCs, we installed Starlink in the computer lab. Here are the details — and why we chose this model.

The computer lab at Christian Life Academy spent a long time without reliable internet — even after the big expansion to 40+ PCs in January 2025. Local mobile options were too slow or too unstable to use the lab meaningfully in lessons.

We chose Starlink deliberately:

  • Availability: Kumasi has official resellers, a proper invoice trail, and real on-site installation.
  • Stability: No weather-dependent latency like some local providers.
  • Sensible pricing: The chosen package (Residential Lite) is around GH₵500/month — sustainable for the school.

The model

To ensure long-term sustainability, we set up a clear usage model:

  1. EmpowerED Africa gUG buys and owns the Starlink antenna and equipment.
  2. The school gets the right to use it via an equipment-use agreement (Nutzungsüberlassungsvertrag).
  3. The school covers the monthly operating costs (the Starlink subscription).
  4. All hardware purchases remain property of the gUG, dedicated to the charitable purpose.

This way: charitable funds finance infrastructure, not running costs. The school takes ownership of operation.

What’s possible now

With internet in place, whole new learning paths are open: online research, video calls, e-learning platforms, digital work. IT lessons don’t happen only from textbooks anymore.

More about the project: background, photos, and current equipment status on the Christian Life Academy computer lab page.

Related read: Why we buy computers locally — how the first 15 PCs came from a market stall in Kumasi, and why local sourcing is more than a logistics decision.

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