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Communications Support for Disaster Response and Humanitarian Projects
The year 2011 has seen an unusual number of threats to populations in both developed and underdeveloped countries: tsunamis, flooding, armed conflict, and cyber attacks. The United States has been impacted
as well: Hurricane Irene and an earthquake on the east coast.
Power outages on the west coast. Flooding, tornadoes, wildfires and drought in between.
This month, we are featuring an NGO that is using mobile technology operationally as they respond to natural disasters from the Bahamas to Japan: the Eagles Wings Foundation. Our September feature discusses EWF’s use of volunteers and their innovative Pathfinders Eureka software.
And in your office, home, school, clinic, or workplace ?you are fully prepared for emergencies, right? Please see Gregg Swanson’s article “Tiedown: Taking Care of People You Care About? at
Executive Director’s Report.
Looking for ways to save on satphones or BGAN terminals –purchase and service plans? Several attractive options are available through September, with discounts up to $500 and reduced prices for BGANs. See our Current Updates page for details, or contact us at info@humaninet.org.
The IsatPhone is available through September for only $599.
Contact us at info@humaninet.org.
BGAN users: when is the last time you tested your terminal? Check our Preparedness page, where we have posted twelve “quick and easy?tips to help you tune up your BGAN and be ready for the unexpected.
If your team needs assistance with mobile satellite communications in any location, contact us at info@humaninet.org. For information and tips on mobile satellite systems, please see our Current Updates.
HumaniNet is a nonprofit organization that supports humanitarian relief and development field teams with practical assistance in global information and communication technologies, or ICT.
Through its growing network of advisors and field users, HumaniNet is helping humanitarian and mission organizations to make the right choices in communications, particularly in remote areas.
HumaniNet provides:
- current information on best practices, favorable service and pricing, and new technology opportunities
- assistance and information on reliable, cost-effective satellite and terrestrial telecommunications equipment and services
- access to relevant technology information from selected service providers, business partners, non-profit organizations, and government agencies
In the last seven years, HumaniNet has assisted hundreds of relief teams responding to global disasters, including the Haiti earthquake (2010), the Japan tsunami (2011), the South Asia tsunami (2004-2005), the Darfur crisis, and Hurricane Katrina in the United States. We have also helped NGO teams deploying to Indonesia, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, as well as development and mission organizations throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific islands. Thanks to our donors, this support is provided at no cost to participating organizations.
We invite you to meet some of our field partners and hear how better communications are helping them.
Also, we are pleased to present several Testimonials from some of our field partners. Their feedback on "what works and what doesn't" is the most important ingredient in our information base.
Our ICT Features section highlights new developments and presents the results of field tests of new technologies.
You may contact HumaniNet by email at info@humaninet.org or by calling 503-957-2960.
HumaniNet is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation based in the United States .
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