Delivering Internet to Indigenous Communities in Venezuela

Thursday 20th October 2011

One of the greatest pleasures in running Bentley Walker is knowing that the services we provide are making a real difference in the world. From small kayak businesses in the remote Norwegian Fjords to defence operations in war zones, our services reach far and wide.

One of the most rewarding stories for us is seeing how our satellite Internet services have helped to improve the quality of schooling in one of the most remote areas of the world.

Bentley Walker was chosen by the Wayuu Taya Foundation to provide satellite Internet to the Los Lechosos school in a remote area of Venezuela. The Wayuu Taya Foundation is a charity that works to improve the lives of Latin-American indigenous communities. Its president is Patricia Velásquez, the Venezuelan actress and super-model.

We provided and shipped all the equipment to the school free or charge and worked with a local technical support team to get the systems up and running. The school had already received free computers from HP with the help of the Wayuu Taya Foundation so they were ready to get online as soon as our satellite dish and network was set up.

“We are really happy with the service, it is the first time that we have had Internet in the school”.

We were put in contact with the school via the Row6.com Project. Row6.com is a campaign set up by June Sarpong to get the world talking through story telling. The goal of Row6.com is to record and archive stories from around the global, ideally capturing stories from every community on the planet.

We love the work that June has been doing to help connect the people of the world. Her work has not gone unnoticed either. In 2007 she was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting and charity. An ambassador for The Prince's Trust and campaigner for the Make Poverty History, her work reaches almost as far as our Internet services.