After having had to walk for two days every month for six years, just to be able to check his emails, Mahabir Pun in the Annapurna region in Nepal, thought it must exist a much better solution. With a dream of creating a wireless network, he sent an email to the BBC News to ask for advice and assistance, which gave him the resources he needed to finally be able to connect his village to the internet.

Since then, he's been instrumental in establishing wireless networks in remote areas, something that has had a positive impact on health, education and the trading of goods.

"Hiking for Emails" (2015) is a short film by Austrian director Clemens Purner.

Via Devour.