{"id":750,"date":"2011-08-07T18:07:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T18:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/php7.innershed.com:10000\/virtual-server\/link.cgi\/212.71.245.84\/http:\/\/www.connectafrica\/?p=750"},"modified":"2012-12-30T12:50:32","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T12:50:32","slug":"connect-africa-office-in-mumbwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/?p=750","title":{"rendered":"Connect Africa opens Mumbwa office!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/New-office-Mumbwa-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-788\" title=\"New office in Mumbwa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/New-office-Mumbwa-21-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Mumbwa office | Connect Africa | image\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/New-office-Mumbwa-21-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/New-office-Mumbwa-21.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Connect Africa has always had a strong presence in Mumbwa in Zambia&#8217;s\u00a0central province. Our regional coordinator Lloyd Kabulwebulwe is traditionally based here. But the opening of our new offices cements our relationship with our colleagues in and around this remote area and illustrates our commitment to servicing deep rural Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The office was a hub of\u00a0activity last week. Vendors, eager to become part of\u00a0a new electronic money transfer scheme revolutionising\u00a0the way\u00a0we send and receive money across Africa, gathered to lean how to\u00a0operate\u00a0and make a profit from the advances in\u00a0technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We look forward to more updates from the Mumbwa team, already making a huge difference to inform the local population about the benefits of being connected. Take the story of Victor Chinda for example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He heard about Connect Africa back in 2008, when community pay phones caught his attention. Their popularity as a cheaper\u00a0and\u00a0more accessible\u00a0form of communication for\u00a0the majority, was being piloted by Connect Africa. &#8220;There was no mobile phone network back then,&#8221; he said, and these satellite phones provided a vital service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Victor-Chinda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-764\" title=\"Victor Chinda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Victor-Chinda-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"rural entrepreneur | Connect Africa | image\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>He decided to buy\u00a0his own\u00a0community pay phone in 2010. &#8220;I am a farmer, and it\u00a0was useful to have a source of income while waiting for\u00a0maize, soya beans or paprika\u00a0to shoot up,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The coming of other new\u00a0initiatives like electronic mobile phone top-ups\u00a0or money transfers\u00a0will boost our income and is very helpful,&#8221; he notes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;In the village, how do you inform people? We used to write letters or travel long distances to notify people about a funeral for example. Things improved and it is easier for us to keep informed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the first\u00a0days of community pay phones, it turns out that demand for communication technology and mobile phones in particular is big. That demand has driven\u00a0a much\u00a0bigger presence by the major mobile networks, and in turn, better network\u00a0provisions in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connect Africa has always had a strong presence in Mumbwa in Zambia&#8217;s\u00a0central province. Our regional coordinator Lloyd Kabulwebulwe is traditionally based here. 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