Dear Haiti Friends,

I have just gotten off a Zoom meeting courtesy of Haiti Advocacy Ministry with a partnership that has been able to install Starlink at their partner church/school.  The Starlink hookup was purchased in Port-au-Prince for around $500 and installed by the head of school who also teaches electronics in the high school and trade school.  The cost of the monthly subscription is around $100.   It’s used by teachers and the older students for computer work.  The picture was crystal clear and the sound was excellent — best connection I have ever seen with Haiti.  It does take a robust and reliable source of electricity (they use solar power, which was clearly up to the task) and may not operate well during severe weather as it is satellite-based.  Definitely worth checking into for partnerships with a need for improved communications for the school and/or the partnership.

Yours,

Serena