Isaac is a research assistant at World Vision and volunteers as a community reporter where he provides local radio stations with information from remote regions.
Isaac is 27 years old and lives in an upcountry village in Namulonge, Uganda. He is currently a research assistant at World Vision and volunteers as a community reporter where he provides local radio stations with information from remote regions.
The internet is my career. The Internet is part of my life. I can’t go one day without the Internet. I use it for my research, to inform myself about current affairs and to communicate with my friends. But I am lucky because I have a university education that most people in my community don’t have. Many people lack the necessary education to be online. Also, it is expensive to buy a smartphone and buy data for it – 1 GB cost around 2 US Dollars. Many people in my community use feature phones instead.
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