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The NetReliefKit from NetHope is a wireless Internet router that provides data and voice connectivity via satellite in remote locations. Developed by Cisco and Inmarsat,[1] the device was deployed to useful effect after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[2][3]

NetHope

NetHope is a consortium of NGOs that seeks to bring IT and communications capabilities to NGOs. Its members include (among numerous others) the Ashoka Foundation, CARE, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Nature Conservancy, Oxfam, Save the Children, and World Vision. Its financial support comes primarily from Accenture, Baker & McKenzie, Cisco Systems, and Microsoft.

NetHope was the idea of Ed Granger-Happ, the CIO of Save the Children.

References

  1. ^ 03-01-2005. Cohen, Todd. Waves Of Cash, Non-Profit Times.
  2. ^ 11-11-2008. Bick, Julie. In Crisis, Remote Access. The New York Times.
  3. ^ 1-5-2008. Buckman, Rebecca. Relief, High-Tech Style, The Wall Street Journal.


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