A Human Right hopes that providing internet access to impoverished regions of the world would help to solve many of their problems, such as shortages of food, potable water, and health care.
[4][5] The goal of A Human Right is to have a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over Africa, which would provide free internet access to African nations.
[4] A Human Right intends to pay for the operation of the satellite through buying and reselling high-speed bandwidth while providing low-bandwidth internet for free.
They are also working on developing an open-source, low-cost modem as part of providing internet access to those who can't currently pay for it.
The cable route, as originally planned, was to narrowly miss the remote island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory.