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This is something we could explore.

I'd avoid NGOs, if you look over at DSLReports you'll see NGOs complaining about the free connectivity they get, and their ISPs chiming in about how its costing them a couple grand a month to supply a few Mbps to them since they slam the connection 24/7.

Costs are high and anything less than perfect, low latency connectivity supporting 20+ HD Skype calls is unacceptable results in NGOs bitching about the service they get for free.

They are probably "bitching" because they are struggling against titanic obstacles when many of them could have cushy desk jobs in Indianapolis. If an ISP wants to help them, it would be to participate in their mission, not just to avoid "complaining."

A common theme for expats: if you're there only for the money, you're gonna have a bad time.

From what I hear at work at least some NGOs create lots of problems in other ways as well.

IITA would be all over that! Their internet is really bad.

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