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With 20 years of experience, Bhawana Upadhyay, ICT Officer and ETC focal point with WFP Nepal, is a legend at the World Food Programme (WFP): she was part of the emergency response when a devastating earthquake struck the
It feels amazing to perform the role of “the enabler”
What is your current role?
Head of Unit for ICT in the World Food Programme, Nepal Country Office and Coordinator for Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC).
In October 2016, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) convened a regional workshop on coordinated community engagement in humanitarian action.
I'm listening to an old Swedish band singing in my head phones during the 5 hour long ride in the mountains of Nepal from Kathmandu to Gorham. I think the lyrics are a perfect match to the ETC team's soul.
Following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal, the response community quickly mobilised essential aid, from food and water to shelter and medical supplies.
A overview of where we worked and what we did throughout 2018.
Download and submit a formal request for ETC services in Nepal from internet connectivity, radio programming to basic business services
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) was activated in Nepal in response to the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck on Saturday 25th April. Four months into the operation, we would like to gather your valuable feedback.
Like most things in Nepal, the mountainous country’s transport is colourful. All along the highway that runs between Kathmandu and Rasawa (close to the border with China), elaborately-painted trucks make daily delivery routes feel like parades.
Working in a disaster area is not a new experience for Sami Eemeli Nikkanen, a young Information Technology (IT) specialist from Finland.
Guidance document for anyone connecting to ETC internet services in the field.
ETC and NetHope connect NGO hubs in Nepal
Their excitement was palpable.
When The A-Team was at the height of popularity, I was only a baby, yet I still find myself talking about the show more often than I'd like to admit.
Martin Falebrand of Ericsson Response has long been a partner of WFP's Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC).
Laxman Niroula joined the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) team as they packed a truck, preparing to head east to Chautara – the epicentre of Nepal's recent earthquake.
Just five months after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, the Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC) has been able to phase out deployed services in all common operational areas.
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- The ETC is providingshared internet connectivity and security telecommunications to theresponsecommunity at 14sitesacross three common operating areasin Nepal–Gorkha, Chautara and Charikot.
- The ETC held &n
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- The ETC is providing shared internet connectivity through a wireless link at a new IFRC site in Charikot.
- The ETC is now providing internet connectivity in 15 sites across three common operating areas in Nepal–Gorkha, Chautara and Charikot
- The ETC continues
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• Two additional sites for shared internet services have been established. The ETC is now providing services to the humanitarian community at 5 sites in Nepal.
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• ETC shared internet services have been established at 2 NGO Hubs. The ETC has established services for the response community at 7 sites in Nepal.
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- A team comprising ETC partners, Ericsson Response and emergency.lu has successfully installed an emergency.lu Rapid Deployment Kit in the new International Humanitarian Partnership (IHP) camp in Charikot.
- The ETC is providingshared int
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• 252 sites down overall network.
• 185 in central region where the most affected population is located
Dear colleagues,
You are invited to participate in the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Global Teleconference on Nepal to discuss the current situation, ICT capacity and preparedness plans/activities.
It looks like there's been a war here. Some houses are still standing, but most others look like nothing but piles of rubble. Driving through the villages from Kathmandu to Chautara, it is just village after village of complete devastation.
ETC network review operations and plan for 2020 at Plenary Meeting
Partnering and piloting for the road ahead was the overriding message from the second 2015 ETC Plenary Meeting, held at UNHCR headquarters in