Ownership stays with us. Operation stays on-site.
The Starlink dish and the delivered infrastructure remain the property of EmpowerED Africa gUG. The school receives clear usage rights via a written equipment-use agreement (Nutzungsüberlassungsvertrag).
The school covers ongoing operating costs — for example the monthly Starlink fee (~GH₵500 for the Residential Lite plan) — and ensures responsible use. This makes the project sustainably funded and legally sound.
Secure network, locally administered
- Computer lab gets network priority
- Separate WLAN for staff and lab
- DNS-based content filter
- Bandwidth limits and usage windows
- Guest isolation, no device-to-device access
- Easy for the school to administer
The devices are mostly ex-US container goods — modern enough for school use, affordable, with an expected lifespan of around ten years given proper maintenance.
