NPDD/Baobáxia/ISOC Community Grants 2013

14 Project Summary

Please write a brief summary of your Project, indicating why the Project is important,
whom will benefit, what need is being addressed, how your project is going to address
it and how it relates to the Internet Society Strategic objectives.

Project Baobáxia deals with the idealization, development and implementation of a distributed architecture, focused on integrating local networks even in places where the internet link is unstable, slow and also unavailable. Based on experience gained by Rede Mocambos, that works on integrating around two hundred quilombolas and traditional communities in all brazilian regions through appropriation of technologies also to overcome the precariousness of internet access that become an indepement for an effective comunication between these communities and the world. That is why there is the idea of ​​a distributed architecture, based entirely on free and open technologies to integrate federated autonomous networks eventually conected. The project is based on the creation of local services that enable working with network communication in each locality, even when the Internet is not available - storing data for later synchronization, offering local content and software mirrors, adapting the technological development to local demands and conditions.

15 Project background and justification

State concisely what Community, networking or educational need is being addressed by your project.

16 Resource justification

Why are you (the applicant) the most capable Chapter or individual to address this need?

17 Key Individuals

Please list the name, location and responsibilities/roles of the Project team. 

18 Objectives

Along with the goals outlined in the Project summary, detail the specific objectives of the project.
Remember objectives should be S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and
Time-sensitive).

19 Method

Describe how you will achieve the Project objectives (strategy, methodology, scope and
boundaries, evaluation…)

20 Technical requirements

Indicate any specific technologies the project is planning to adopt and why.

21 Risk Analysis/Project Constrains

List factors that could affect the project roll-out and detail the measures you will take to 
prevent/manage them. 

22 Timeline of activities

Please provide a timeline of your Project activities. If you already have a timeline created in
a separate file, you may upload it to the Documents area, with a note here for the Committee

23 Beneficiaries

List key stakeholder groups and individuals that will be interested in your Project outputs and/or
will be affected by them.

24 Evaluation & Impact

Indicate how you will evaluate the success of the project. How will you know if the project
has succeeded in meeting its S.M.A.R.T. goals? 

25 Outputs & Dissemination Plan

State what the project will deliver and how the results/information will be shared with
stakeholders and the community

26 Sustainability

Describe how the project will continue after ISOC’s funds are done. List the potential project
results that might be taken forward, how will you find further financial support to make them
sustainable in the long term.

28 Other Sources of Support

Please list all the individuals, organizations , or other Internet Society Chapters that are providing
support to your project, in either the form of cash or in-kind donations.