Kenya
Africa50 – Project Finance
Poa Internet is an Internet Service Provider delivering reliable internet to under-served communities in Kenya at very low rates. It currently has over 12,000 home internet customers, as well as tens of thousands of street Wi-Fi customers across Nairobi.
Impact
Productivity:
- Poa's solution helps bridge Africa's digital divide by increasing access to reliable and affordable internet to low-and medium income communities that were previously unconnected.
- Greater access to education, other e-services, revenue generation activities, and more broadly, GDP growth in Kenya and other markets.
- Potential to improve connectivity at schools without access.
- Poa’s solution is offered at a significantly cheaper price than alternative providers (more than 50% cheaper).
Environment:
- As part of its operations, Poa is committed to implement best practices in terms of energy efficiency, waste management, etc. and is continuously monitoring and improving its environmental performance.
- As part of the Series C investment, Poa will implement an updated ESG action plan.
Employment:
- 192 employees.
Project Photos
![A woman showing another person a mobile with Poa! Internet.](/fileadmin/uploads/africa50/Photos/Project_Photos/POA/1U2A4592.jpg)
![A Poa Internet man on top of a roof, installing a satellite disk for poa internet.](/fileadmin/uploads/africa50/Photos/Project_Photos/POA/Brian_Otieno_Photojournalist_Argon_Distributors_2016-03-21_004__56_.jpg)
![A group of poa internet employees wearing purple all smiling together.](/fileadmin/uploads/africa50/Photos/Project_Photos/POA/Poa___2_of_23.jpg)
![A pair of poa employees showing a member of the public how poa internet works.](/fileadmin/uploads/africa50/Photos/Project_Photos/POA/Poa___3_of_23.jpg)
![Two young teenage boys smiling whilst looking at a phone using poa internet.](/fileadmin/uploads/africa50/Photos/Project_Photos/POA/csm_Storitellah-Photojournalist-Kenya__4__da0152174f.jpeg)
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