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“I’ve never seen a more holistic approach to emergency collaboration as I’ve seen here in Haiti,” says Steve Hailey, NGO ETC Coordinator in Haiti.
On the morning of 5 October, Hurricane Matthew, the Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade hit parts of the Bahamas, Haiti and Cuba. Hurricane Matthew caused significant damage in the three countries, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities.
The ETC activities in the Caribbean are coming to an end soon.
HAITI - When Hurricane Matthew ripped through Haiti in October 2016, many communities struggled to recover amid torrential rains, blocked routes and the interruption of radio stations and telephone networks.
“I was a university student doing a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science before the earthquake,” says Emmanuel Willer. “After the earthquake, everything stopped…”
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) has not been activated in response to Hurricane Matthew.
Hurricane Irma remains a category 5 hurricane quickly moving west over the Atlantic Ocean with sustained winds nearing 240km/h and higher gusts of up to 295km/h.
Hurricane Matthew is predicted to be one of the strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic in years, with devastating impact for Jamaica, Haiti and possibly Cuba. The heavy storm has so far affected parts of Jamaica, but further damage is expected as the hurricane moves north.
The life of an emergency responder can be hectic. Angel Buitrago, an experienced World Food Programme (WFP) ICT specialist working in the Regional Bureau in Panama, is currently finding this out for himself.
The National Telecommunication Council (CONATEL) and the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) of Haiti is hosting an Emergency Telecommunications Workshop
Six months after the emergency deployment to support the complex earthquake relief effort in Haiti, Ericsson Response is bringing equipment and volunteers home. "The Haiti emergency response is something I really wanted to do,” says Tomi Virkkala, Ericsson Response Volunteer from Finland.
A overview of where we worked and what we did throughout 2018.
From providing vital IT services in Iraq, Nigeria and Yemen to supporting preparedness activities in the Pacific and Caribbean regions, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) was highly active in 2018. He
It’s amazing to see firsthand the difference that communication can make to communities in crisis, and what a vital role it plays in saving lives. Ericsson Response is a volunteer initiat
Just eight days after the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January this year, NetHope had established internet connectivity for its NGO (non-governmental organisation) partners in the Port au Prince area.
Haiti Hits the Airwaves
If the idea of community radio immediately makes you think of Robin Williams’ famous turn as a DJ belting out rock ‘n’ roll in the 80s classic, Good Morning, Vietnam! you may be forgiven.
Following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on the morning of 14 August 2021, the extent of the damage to local telecommunications infrastructure is still unclear.
- The Haiti Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Working Group is preparing to roll out the radio rehabilitation project in four sites together with Internews.
- The Haiti ICT Working Group has demobilized from all sites in line with its exit strategy.
Since Hurricane Matthew struck the Caribbean in early October, the Haiti ICT Working Group, together with a network of Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) partners, has been providing Internet connectivity, secu
- World Food Programme (WFP), the global Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) lead, has offered to support the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDMA) with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) assessments and deployment of Internet connectivity services where req
A follow-up Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) information-sharing teleconference to discuss the impact of category-4 Hurricane Matthew on the Caribbean region and response required.