The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) was activated to provide communications support for humanitarian organizations responding to earthquakes in Nepal in April and May 2015. The ETC requested $2.5 million to provide internet connectivity at nine locations, establish a security communications network in remote areas, conduct technical training, and strengthen Nepal's disaster response capacity. As of May 19th, the ETC had registered over 625 users from 120 organizations using its shared services across 19 sites.

1. On 25 April 2015, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck
Nepal, 81km northwest of the capital Kathmandu.
Another quake, measuring 7.3, struck on 12 May,
this time 83km east of the capital.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) was
activated to meet the urgent communications needs of the
humanitarian community responding to this disaster.
2015
NEPAL EARTHQUAKE
4 PRIORITY ACTIVITIES
$2.5 MILLIONFUNDING REQUESTED
NINELOCATIONS WITH SHARED SERVICES
Internet
connectivity
in hubs and
operational areas.
Deurali, Cluster Hub
Arughat, NGO Hub
Chautara, Cluster Hub
Bharatpur, Cluster Hub
Internet services provided at the Humanitarian Staging
Area and Logistics Cluster Hubs are provided by the ETC
sites, but budgeted in the Logistics Cluster project.
Chautara,
Humanitarian
Hub
Kathmandu, UN House
Kathmandu, Staging Area
Bidur, NGO Hub
Gorkha, Sub-OSOCC
Security
communications
network in remote
areas.
Technical training
of humanitarian
staff, upskilling
local personnel.
Strengthening of
disaster response
capacity for the
Nepali authorities.
REGISTERED USERS
ORGANIZATIONS
USING SHARED SERVICES
625+
120
SHARED SITES
Nepal.ETC@wfp.org | www.ETCluster.org
OUR SUPPORTING PARTNERS
19 MAY, 2015
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is a
global network of organisations that work together in
emergencies to provide shared IT and telecommunications
services for the response community. By 2020, the ETC will
create an emergency response environment that provides
humanitarians, citizens and governments with a seamless,
resilient and principled communications experience.
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