Ericsson, Coca-Cola, Solarkiosk and Tigo to Empower Communities Through Ekocenter

Ericsson and The Coca-Cola Company today announced a pilot project to bring mobile connectivity to EKOCENTER, a social enterprise initiative designed to empower community well-being by bringing safe water, solar power and mobile communications, as well as basic goods and services to underserved communities. The pilot project will be conducted in collaboration with Tigo Rwanda and German start-up company, Solarkiosk.

The modular kiosks will be run by local women entrepreneurs, and serve as a community center where people gather and have access to free and fee-based services.