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📍#Rwanda 🚀WFP, ETC & gov. partners launched the National Emergency ICT Cluster with 30 stakeholders. 💡4 days of training strengthened contingency planning & tested new emergency frameworks. 🌐@GSMA @ITU & @cdri_world shared insights on building effective emergency response.

📍 #Lebanon 🚨 Connectivity is fragile as telecom networks are damaged due to hostilities. 📡 The Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (@logcluster) was activated on 16 March. A telecoms lead 👨🏽‍💻 is now on the ground 👇🏼 coordinating emergency telecoms response with partners.

📍 #Barbados 📡 ICT training by @CDEMA , @WFP & #ETC brought together 17 participants from 12 countries to strengthen emergency comms & IT network skills. 🤝 Thanks to @Cisco, @ericsson Response, @NetHope_org, #emergency.lu, #GSD, @ICANN & Govt. of Lux for their support.

📍ETC at #HNPW 2026 Is #ConnectivityAsAid a right in itself, or an enabler for humanitarian response? Experts from #UNHCR, #UNICEF and #IOM joined the ETC panel to explore what this means for meaningful connectivity in crises and the challenges that still need to be addressed.

Join us at #HNPW2026 in Geneva! ETC is hosting a session on #ConnectivityAsAid to explore how we can deliver inclusive, responsible digital access in emergencies. 📅 10 March 2026 ⏰ 16:00-17:30 CET 📍CICG, Geneva Register: bit.ly/HNPW-ETC

📍 Middle East ⚠️ Tensions have surged since 28 Feb after strikes in Iran and retaliatory missile launches. 🖧 A major cyberattack cut nearly all connectivity in Iran, leaving staff reliant on radio and landlines. 🤝 ETC is ready to support any emergency telecoms response.

📍Northeast Nigeria 💭What would humanitarians do without communication? 📡The ETS helps teams stay connected🔗, share life‑saving safety updates⚠️, and reach people in need🍚. Every radio call📻, every message sent📲, every real-time update 📑 is a lifeline.

🚨 #ETCFromTheField – Meet Lena When Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean, Lena helped steer ETS’ coordination. Her story shows how structure, partnerships, and preparedness turn uncertainty into effective action. 👇 Read Lena’s story. linkedin.com/pulse/storm-re…

🌍 We’re excited to welcome the Humanitarian Standards Partnership (@SpherePro) to the Global ETC network! Their leadership in humanitarian standards—including support to our Connectivity as Aid initiative—strengthens our shared mission. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏼📡 etcluster.org/partners

📍Malawi’s December floods proved the power of preparedness: a rapid, government‑led emergency telecoms response by @MACRAMALAWI protected communities. ✍🏾Malawi’s success story offers a blueprint for other disaster-prone countries. 🧾Read: l1nk.dev/MalawiPrepared…

Severe flooding in 📍Mozambique is impacting over 700,000 people. ETC is in Xai Xai assessing power, internet, and voice communications in accommodation centres to ensure communities are connected. Restoring connectivity is critical—and the work is underway. 💪

🌍🗣️ ETC from the Field: Meet Muhammad, ETC Technical Specialist in #Syria “There is a misconception that Syrian humanitarians have become ‘used to’ the crisis. The truth is the opposite. The emotional burden is immense.” 👇 Read Muhammad’s story. l1nk.dev/ETCfromtheFiel…

🚨 Applications are open for #LetsComm 2026! 🤝 ETC invites humanitarian responders to join this year’s training. 📍 Virtual + Luxembourg. 🎯 Build hands‑on skills to install, maintain & troubleshoot UN radio systems. ⏳ Apply by 06 Feb. 👉 Details: etcluster.org/event/lets-com…

💡We launched the first-ever SROI study to measure the impact of preparedness, advanced Connectivity as Aid, and set to unveil #ETCStrategy2030 📖We delivered 4 courses & 2 webinars, and welcomed 1,100 learners on the ETC channel 🔜Bigger things are coming in 2026—stay tuned!

📡 As 2025 closes, the ETC supported responders and communities across 8 emergencies— Nigeria, Palestine, Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Vanuatu, and Jamaica —powering lifesaving connectivity.

📍Jamaica From strategic coordination to powering connectivity in emergency hubs and hospitals, the ETS hit the ground running since day 1️⃣ The ETS wraps up its #HurricaneMelissa response with 65 sites connected, 24K users reached. Huge thanks to @odpem , @cdemacu & partners.

Do you know what's cooking with the @WFP food items distributed in Jamaica after #Hurricane Melissa? Anita enjoyed sardines on a bed of rice in her home in Westmorland thanks to the partnership with Japan.

📍Jamaica More than a month after 🌀#HurricaneMelissa struck #Jamaica, many areas are still without power and telecoms services. 👇🏼Here's how the ETS is facilitating internet access🛜for teachers and students in Balaclava on their path to #recovery.

🌍🗣️ ETC from the Field Meet Covi, ETC IM Officer in #Sudan “Sudan taught me our impact comes down to: what’s within my capacity?” From HQ to the field, Covi learned agility & shifting mindsets in a complex op. 👇 Read his story of finding his place. bit.ly/ETCSudan_Covi

📍#Jamaica 1️⃣ month since 🌀#HurricaneMelissa hit, ETS is keeping ICT coordination + connectivity alive. 🙏 Thanks to partners @CiscoCrisisResp, @ericsson Response, Gov. Luxembourg, @TSF_Intl & @VodafoneFdn, there are 64 sites online & 24,000+ users connected.