As the Caribbean enters hurricane season, preparedness is more than a precaution—it's a lifeline.

Since the start of the year, Lena Bock has swapped her usual desk as Partnerships Officer for the Global Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) for the beautiful—but busy—Barbados, working from the World Food Programme’s Multi-Country Office (MCO) as an ETC Preparedness Officer (EPO).

Stable telecommunications networks are essential in conflict, crisis, or disaster.