{"id":12977,"date":"2011-06-29T10:54:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T16:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=12977"},"modified":"2011-06-29T10:54:55","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T16:54:55","slug":"build-internet-network-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/build-internet-network-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan City Builds its own Internet Network from Reused Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re big fans of do-it-yourself projects&#8230; from <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/how-to-build-your-own-cheap-outdoor-pizza-oven\/\">outdoor ovens<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/how-to-build-your-own-cheap-outdoor-pizza-oven\/\">solar air heaters<\/a> to, well, <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/building-a-cob-house-book\/\">houses<\/a>. But a DIY internet network made from reused materials in the developing world? That&#8217;s really cool! We&#8217;ll let our friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/insteading.com\/2011\/06\/24\/afghanistan-builds-diy-internet-out-of-trash\/\">sister site Insteading tell the story<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-0288f1d7171abf73ec8e93780085f159-top\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/12IP1\" class=\"rpuThumb\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/358500\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/12IP1\" class=\"rpuTitle\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>Afghan City Builds DIY Internet Out Of Trash<\/strong><\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/12IP1\" class=\"rpuHost\" rel=\"norewrite\">Insteading<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">\nIs there such a thing as DIY internet? 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