Led by Projeto Saúde e Alegria (PSA), the Brazil National School of Community Networks brings together community communicators, Indigenous communities, and territorial defenders across the Amazon through participatory, community-centred capacity building.

The programme combines face-to-face workshops, online mentoring, peer learning, and project-based training to strengthen technical, organizational, and communication skills for community-led connectivity. Training includes community networks, wireless technologies, local infrastructure, digital communication, governance, and sustainability.

The first National School was implemented between 2022 and 2023, engaging organizations from the Brazilian Amazon through a blended learning programme that combined in-person training with ongoing mentorship and support for community-led projects.

Building on this experience, the capacity-building ecosystem has continued to grow through successive microgrant programmes (2024–2026), supporting community-led initiatives focused on digital inclusion, local content production, network infrastructure, digital literacy, digital security, and community governance.

Additional capacity-building activities have included peer-learning exchanges between community networks, technical certification programmes, hackathons to strengthen open technologies for community networks, and gender-focused training initiatives that promote inclusive leadership and digital care.

Together, these initiatives have strengthened collaboration among community networks across Brazil while expanding opportunities for locally driven innovation and meaningful connectivity.