The Jhai Foundation is a non-profit organisation working mainly in
Laos.
The foundation's primary project is bringing communication services to rural communities lacking electricity or telephones. They developed the ''Jhai PC and Communication System'', a
solid state, low energy consuming computer that can be powered by a
foot-crank generator built into a bicycle frame or solar energy, and uses a wireless network to provide
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. The terms Internet t ...
and
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
services.
The
JhaiPC runs
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
with a
localised version of
KDE
KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that allow collaborative work on this kind of software. Well-known products include the ...
. The hardware and software design and user documentation for the JhaiPC are completely open and have been released through
SourceForge.net.
With the minimal communication technology provided by the JhaiPC small businesses, such as farmers in
Ban Phon Kam, are able to get better prices for their products. Jhai is also introducing
organic farming
Organic farming, also known as ecological farming or biological farming,Labelling, article 30 o''Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and re ...
techniques,
fair trade marketing and direct sales to these farmers.
References
External links
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Jhai PC and Communication Systemat SourceForge
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Appropriate technology organizations