Forget giving a man a fish - give him broadband

One of the exciting trends I observed in Peru was that while the country might be underdeveloped in terms of roads, running water and electricity, young people in cities that had even partial coverage were already pretty wired. You might not own a watch or a refrigerator, and you might make only a few dollars a day, but you could easily have a cellphone, an email address, and be on a social network. Internet and mobile phone technology allow you to skip entire stages of industrialization, saving tons of time and money.

This article's title basically says it all:

East Africa gets broadband: It may make life easier and cheaper | The Economist

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