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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

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Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin. Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts. CDI Chile's Plan to Restore Communications to Chilean NGOs. Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre and How You Can Help. The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi Using Technology to Help in Haiti.

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

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During the past few years, InterConnection has also participated in supplying badly needed IT equipment to disaster stricken areas like Chile , Haiti and Pakistan , and Japan. InterConnection now supplies RCI with warrantied laptops and desktop computers that go to nonprofits and libraries in the United States.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

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On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.