4 out of 10 humans still lack basic broadband connectivity.
Precipice Aims to Change This.
Our view, the Precipice difference.
For Precipice, basic connectivity isn't enough. It is disrespectful to our fellow humans and not a practical solution to only provide basic connectivity and feel that is an adequate solution to address the lack of digital equity in the world. Basic connectivity is a check in the box, a good start at best. If you are fortunate enough today to have a connection capable of streaming, gaming, shopping, remote work, and e-learning, imagine if your Internet Service Provider told you tomorrow the best connection available to you was barely capable of loading a webpage from the last century. Then imagine being told you have no other choices for internet connectivity. Join Precipice in leveraging virtual tools to improve the realities for our fellow humans.
Who we are
Precipice is a non-political, technology-centric, humanitarian-driven international development NGO (non-governmental organization) led by a team of professionals dedicated to aiding and assisting traditionally marginalized, displaced, and at-risk populations. Whether providing relief for communities recovering from catastrophic events or enabling digital access to geographically remote provinces, Precipice first and foremost ensures that initiatives are implemented with respect and sensitivity to the local customs of the cultures being served. Our chief tenets include offering aid unconditionally, ensuring our actions do no harm, and recognizing successful programs are ones driven by the end user.
What we do
Digital Equity
Digital Equity refers to the environmental condition in which all individuals and communities have affordable, easy access to the digital global communications technologies necessary to participate effectively in society. High-speed wireless connectivity ensures humans everywhere have the tools required to communicate in real-time, directly access the world economy, and ensure they can provide for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Digital Inclusion
Digital Inclusion initiatives help address gaps and deficiencies in digital equity throughout the world. Internet access is a human right recognized by the United Nations. Ensuring everybody can exercise this right allows people everywhere, regardless of how remote their geographic location may be, to have the digital connectivity necessary to tell their stories, access services, communicate, learn, work, and play.
The Precipice Mission
to enrich the lives of individuals, strengthen communities, and promote respect for universal human dignity through the democratization of access to information and communication technologies, enabling people everywhere to live healthier, happier, and more independent lives.
Our Objective
Our primary objective is to provide everyone on earth, no matter how austere or remote their location, equal access to high-speed connectivity by leveraging next-generation satellite constellations and novel terrestrial-based distribution networks. And that's only the beginning.
Why is high-speed internet access so important?
In the Summer of 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a resolution condemning intentional disruption of internet access. The resolution reaffirmed that "the same rights people have offline must also be protected online.”
Reliable satellite-backed internet access and associated terrestrial distribution technologies are historically proven to reduce violence, abuse, and famine as the connectivity gives people a conduit to share information with the rest of the world. This access provides the opportunity to participate in distance e-learning, remote work, and the global economy while still maintaining their cultural identification and family relationships, regardless of the end user’s physical location.
Let’s leverage virtual tools to improve the realities for our fellow humans.
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