Founder, Jack Growden, named AMP Australia Tomorrow Maker

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 449 computer labs across primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, providing 255,858 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 345 computer labs, benefiting 208,000 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 396 laptops which have been deployed into 36 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, we completed 30 digital classrooms across Honiara, Malaita, and Temotu Provinces. To ensure lasting impact, we also delivered a 5-day in-person digital skills training session in Honiara for over 30 teachers. The project was implemented under the Education Sector Support Program, supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT).

Fiji

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

So far, we have deployed 306 devices across 25 schools, providing nearly 13,000 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.

Timor-Leste

Our work in Timor-Leste began in 2025 with the installation of 250 laptops across 16 schools, delivered in partnership with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Education. This initiative supports the Ministry’s national digital education strategy, equipping students and teachers with the tools to build digital skills and access new learning opportunities. The Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste contributed 70 laptops to this rollout, further strengthening digital access in classrooms across the country.

Timor-Leste marks the 10th country of LiteHaus International’s operations across the Asia-Pacific.

Nauru, Kiribati & Tonga

In 2025, we expanded our efforts to new areas of the Pacific, reaching students in Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga. Together, these initiatives have delivered 428 computers, building digital access in communities that previously had little or no exposure to digital education.

In Kiribati, we worked alongside the Ministry of Information, Communication and Transport to install 75 computers across schools nationwide, supporting their vision for greater digital inclusion in education.

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 are proud to have completed 36 primary school computer labs in Chimbu empowering women and girls to access 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 have made significant strides, bridging the digital divide by digital classrooms with 15 to 30 computers, word processing software, and self-guided digital literacy.

Our Digital Infrastructure Program has been recognised three times by the United Nations for our impact work in digital infrastructure.

WATCH OUR RECENT PROJECTS IN PNG

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