Kenya is a third world country and as such there are quite many places outside the major towns where infrastructure and resources are either in limited capacity or absent. This is the same in many places across Africa. This situation demands special solutions that are specifically developed for these places. Solar powered internet schools thus serve as one of the solutions that are standalone and won't rely on infrastructure like physical buildings, electricity grid or cable Internet connections to work. These are set up in 40 foot shipping containers that have a smart-board, laptops or docked tablets, printer, solar panels that are connected to a battery pack and inverter, and server setup.
The advantage these present is that they can work as a standalone fully, and actually become a resource to the community around. The one set up in Arap Moi Primary School serves the students in the school and at the same time is used by the community in the weekends to train them on various skills. Example is training of expectant mothers on maternal health-care.
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