Pacific

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN THE PACIFIC

Across the Pacific, digital exclusion remains a major barrier to education, employment, and essential services. In many remote and rural communities, students grow up without access to computers, digital learning tools, or even basic digital literacy. Limited infrastructure, unreliable connectivity, and high costs have created a significant digital divide, leaving thousands of students unprepared for the demands of the modern world.

Since 2017, LiteHaus International has worked to bridge this divide, beginning in Papua New Guinea and expanding across Fiji, the Solomon Islands and, Samoa. Through our Digital Infrastructure Program, we have installed 400 computer labs across primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, providing 19,000 students and teachers with access to digital learning. Alongside this, our formal digital skills training programs build digital capability among educators, ensuring sustainable, long-term impact.

We install fully equipped computer labs with refurbished devices and a Niunet e-learning server, a unique offline internet experience that provides access to 6.3 million educational resources for schools without internet connectivity.

Building Digital Capability: Teacher Training Programs

85% of teachers across the Pacific lack digital literacy skills, limiting their ability to integrate essential learning tools into the classroom.

Our Digital Skills Training Program builds digital

capability amongst teachers through five-day

courses covering:

✅ Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
✅ AI and digital tools for the classroom
✅ Troubleshooting and basic computer maintenance
✅ Cybersecurity and digital safety

All teachers receive an 11-week digital skills curriculum to support ongoing lesson planning. After completing the training, teachers pass on their knowledge through in-service training, ensuring long-term impact in their schools and communities.

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea remains one of the most digitally excluded nations in the Pacific, with limited infrastructure and digital literacy. Since 2017, LiteHaus International has been at the forefront of digital transformation in Papua New Guinea, equipping students and teachers with the tools and skills needed to thrive in the modern world.

We have installed 306 computer labs, benefiting 200,000 students and teachers. We also deliver formal teacher training, to ensure long-term impact in schools.

Our program in Papua New Guinea is entirely community-driven and locally led. It is delivered by our local team, who understand that infrastructure alone does not guarantee impact. We support schools with ongoing training, technical assistance, and device replacements three years post-installation. By working within communities and alongside local educators, we are not just bridging the digital divide in PNG—we are building a sustainable, locally led movement for digital inclusion.

Samoa

In Samoa, we have partnered with E3 Samoa Trust, Bluewave and Code Avengers on their collaborative Pacificode project, designed to improve digital access and build digital literacy amongst the future leaders of Samoa.

In 2023, we supported the locally-led initiative with 306 laptops which have been deployed into 33 schools in the island of Savai’i.

"Thank you to LiteHaus International and Jack for your huge contribution to the PacificCode Project. In Samoa’s rural and remote communities, many have never had the chance to use a laptop. We look forward to continuing to work together to bridge the digital divide and raise digital literacy and fluency rates. Thank you, brother Jack, for always lending a hand." -

Togisala Malaeoaitu Tony Leota, CEO BlueWave Wireless.

Solomon Islands

Our work in the Solomon Islands began in 2023 with a pilot program that brought digital learning opportunities to schools across Honiara. We distributed 75 laptops to institutions such as King George VI High School and Honiara High School.

In 2024, we partnered with Mala-I-Tolo Indigenous Guardianship Trust to deliver 100 devices, which were installed in 10 schools and two Youth Hubs across Malaita Province, further strengthening access to digital education.

Building on this progress, in 2025, the Australian High Commission in Honiara has funded the installation of 30 school computer labs across the country, significantly expanding digital access for students and teachers.

Fiji

Since 2024, we have been working to expand digital access in Fiji in partnership with Niunet.

So far, we have deployed 186 devices across 15 schools, providing nearly 8,000 students with the tools they need for digital learning.

Each computer lab is equipped with 15 laptops and a Niunet e-library, granting students and teachers access to 6.3 million educational resources—completely offline and free of charge.

Empowering Women in the Digital Age

At LiteHaus International, we recognise that digital inequality continues to impact women and girls disproportionately. In this video, we celebrate the progress made towards gender equity in the digital age by highlighting the inspiring work of two school inspectors in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Watch our interview with Rosemary and Bainam as they share their journey towards creating positive change in their communities. We're proud to have completed 12 primary school computer labs in Chimbu and provided almost 50,000 women and girls access to LiteHaus digital classrooms nationwide.

WATCH ROSEMARY AND BAINAM INTERVIEW

Enabling Digital Futures for a Generation of Future Leaders

Through our Digital Infrastructure Program, we are establishing the first functional primary school computer labs in Papua New Guinea. In March 2021, we shipped our first container laden with digital devices to the Western Highlands Province. Through this project alone, 18,000 future leaders were given digital learning opportunities and equipped with twenty-first century skills.

Watch the ABC Coverage

Building Digital Capabilities in Papua New Guinea

Since 2017, LiteHaus International has been dedicated to delivering quality digital education to Papua New Guinea's students, addressing the digital divide in a country where 95% of schools lack digital infrastructure. We've made significant strides, establishing 189 digital classrooms with 15 to 30 computers, word processing software, and self-guided digital literacy. In 2022, our Digital Infrastructure Program gained global recognition by winning the One Young World Lead 2030 Challenge for Sustainable Development Goal 4. In 2023, we were honoured at the SDG Digital Gamechanger Awards at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for our impactful work in digital infrastructure.

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