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Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to participate in a Global Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) call on Nigeria to discuss the situation on the ground and ICT preparedness activities.
The annual NetHope Summit is dedicated to exploring how technology can be used to make significant and collective progress in addressin
“After seven hours riding that mule, all I wanted to do was rest. But of course we didn’t. That is not the nature of our work…” Winson Beltran, UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS)
By Elizabeth Millership
This story was originally published on WFP.org
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.
The first thing I hear upon delivery of network equipment - “Where is your IT guy?”
Mobile networks and the connectivity they provide can be a lifeline for those affected by natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. The number of these crises and their impact is growing.
This report was published by GSMA Intelligence on 20 April 2015 to update on the state of the mobile landscape in Pacific Island Countries (PICs).
It’s 1.30am, and more than 40 responders from the humanitarian community sit to discuss the latest operational update. They’ve each had just 10 hours sleep over a 72-hour period – in a tent. It’s cold.
Evolving technology has potential to change the face of humanitarian work
Angel Buitrago is an IT officer in the World Food Programme (WFP)’s regional bureau in Panama.
Connecting to the internet through mobile devices nowadays is part of daily life. All telecommunications were disrupted, though, when Hurricane Maria hit Dominica last year.
“Colombia has some of the most biodiverse land and waterways in the world.
An outlandish big white ball stands out among the school, a church with a twisted cross and a dozen fishing boats in the community of Saint Sauveur.
After a 1.5-year presence in West Africa in response to the Ebola crisis, the ETC demobilised on 31 December 2015.
Haiti is a country of approximately 11 million people that is susceptible to natural disaster (flooding, drought, hurricane, earthquakes) as well as political and economic instability. Shaped like a horse shoe, Haiti has two main peninsulas, one in the north and another in the south.
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