When Communicating Really Matters: The Experience of CDAC in Haiti | The Communication Initiative Network

Technology providers such as Ushahidi and Noula crowdsourced information and geo-located messages from survivors. The Thomson Reuters Foundation pushed out millions of short messaging service (SMS) messages about humanitarian services. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) also deployed mobile messaging (including, more recently, as part of a national cholera prevention strategy). In addition, International Media Support (IMS) mapped the impact of the earthquake on the local media, creating a humanitarian media centre that hosted the country's local media associations.