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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
On behalf of our members, we thank you, the organisations you work with, the governments you are a part of, and the communities in which you live, for your support in 2016.
ETC helpdesk services work night and day to make sure operations stay connected ?️?
Let’s find out more from our helpdesk heroes in Nigeria ?
Aiming for a 100% green energy goal in South Sudan
Responding to the humanitarian crisis in remote areas of South Sudan means working and living with a near constant feeling of uncertainty. Will it rain today, thus slowing down operations? Will there be fighting in this area?
Drought in the Horn of Africa, coupled with conflict in Somalia, has affected over 13 million people. Five countries in the region are severly affected - Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda.
Failed rains, high food and fuel prices and conflict in the Horn of Africa have resulted in a large scale food crisis stretching four countries and affecting over 10 million people.
Guidance document for anyone connecting to ETC internet services in the field.
I know what it is like to live and work in a hostile environment.
By Emma Wadland
Also published on World Food Programme Insight
In Maiduguri, capital of the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno, little things make a big difference.
In West Africa, the ET Cluster is providing internet connectivity and radio services to treatment units, government response centres and NGO offices as part of the Ebola emergency response.
Internet and phone services to enhance aid operations after months of unrest
"The security situation across the country is volatile," says Komi Amedjonekou, ICT Officer for the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Central African Republic (CAR).
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is pleased to invite you to the Humanitarian ICT Week - Sunday 26 April to Thursday 30 April - in partnership with International Humanitaran City and sponsored by Thuraya and Yahsat.
The fourth Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) was held at the International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland from 5-9 February 2018.
The HNPW 2017 will be held from 6 to 10 February at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), in Geneva, Switzerland.
Building on the success of the first Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week, the second annual meeting of the Consultative Group will be held from 1 to 4 February 2016 in Geneva. The event will be led by DFID UK and OCHA as co-chairs of the Consultative Group.
For too many years there has been a misguided distrust between the humanitarian and private sectors. The former believed the latter was focused only on making a few bucks. The latter believed the former was stubborn and reluctant to change.
By Elizabeth Millership
Oyintare Kalama – known as Tarex– joined the ETS in North-East Nigeria as an Information Management Officer (IMO) ten months ago just as the COVID-19 pandemic started to unfold.
On Sunday 1 September, Hurricane Dorian reached Category 5 Hurricane level as it made landfall on the northern islands of the Bahamas and a second landfall on Abaco island.