About REMCU

REMCU (Radio-E-Mail Connections Unlimited – Communications Development Society) Principals are:

Nzolantima Swasisa, Robert Porter. & Trever Blair


Vision

"To Connect the Unconnected"

...by providing communities that have no access to telephone with appropriate cost effective communications tools to accelerate:

  • the improvement of healthcare
  • the eradication of poverty & illiteracy, and
  • the empowerment of ordinary people

    • Listen to an interview that aired on CBC Radio with Nzola.

    PLAY - 8 minutes - MP3


    Donations

    Donations(in US $ or Cdn $) are eligible for a Charitable Contribution Receipt for Canada Revenue Agency purposes.


    Our History

    REMCU began as a dream of Nzolantima Swasisa (Nzola), when he was working for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in his native land of Democratic Republic of Congo (then called Zaire). He dreamed of implementing E-Mail for Africa, using Radio instead of telephone. Nzola met Robert Porter (Rob) in Angola, Africa in 1996, where they were both associated with MAF.

    In 1998, Nzola came to Victoria, Canada to formally study electronics and to search for Radio Email (REM) Technology, including partners in order to accomplish his dream of Email for Africa. Nzola and Rob were reacquainted in Victoria, and in 2002 Rob joined the REM dream. Through Rob’s efforts, they obtained sponsorship by Rotary Club of Calgary South (RCCS), for installation in 2003/2004 of a REM demonstration system, for 7 remote medical clinics in Zambia, through collaboration with Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS).

    Trever Blair joined REM dream in 2006 to tackle the areas of planning and development. Trever is Nzola’s manager at Schneider Electric in Victoria, were Nzola is employed as an electronics repair technician. Through Trever’s efforts, REMCU acquired a Technical Development Facility in 2007 in one of the Schneider Electric’s buildings.

    With a second RCCS sponsorship in 2006, REMCU upgraded the Zambia demonstration REM system to a dedicated REM network serving 19 remote health-care sites.

    REMCU (Radio-E-Mail Connections Unlimited - Communications Development Society) is a Non-Profit Society incorporated in British Columbia, and registered with Canada Revenue Agency Charities Directorate (# 80887 4549 RR0001).

    REMCU is based in Victoria, BC Canada.