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We Connect the Unconnected

Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is the world’s first non-profit organization focusing on emergency-response technologies for humanitarian crises. 

We connect the unconnected, from first responders to governments, NGOs, and families who have survived a crisis. We build communications infrastructure to support humanitarian response teams and enable affected people to contact their loved ones to quickly regain control of their lives.

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WHY SUPPORT TSF

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Elevate your company reputation. Boost your employee engagement. Discover new technologies for humanitarian action. Network with our global community. Benefit from tax-deduction. 

TSF is the main telecoms responder for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and one of the fastest responding NGOs in the world.

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Individual and corporate donations from the technology community make our work possible.

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Partners enable us to effectively respond to crises around the world

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WHAT WE DO

Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) responds to humanitarian issues around the world by bringing together communications and technology. As the world’s first emergency technology organization, we build communications infrastructure to support first responders and enable affected people to contact their loved ones and regain control of their lives.

We also provide on-going innovative, cost-effective technology solutions to assist refugees, displaced persons and other disadvantaged communities around the world, including education, healthcare, women’s rights and food security.

Since its creation in 1998, TSF has responded to over 150 crises in more than 70 countries, providing communication services to over 20 million people and nearly 1,000 NGOs.

DISASTER RESPONSE Our core mission is emergency response to humanitarian crises both natural and man-made. Out team can deploy anywhere in the world in less than 24 hours to help the local population and support other first responders in the field.

Humanitarian calling operations, ambulant Wi-Fi, TSF emergency call centers, support for response teams, and more. LEARN ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING We train NGOs and goverments on the use of technology for humanitarian response and ensure their preparation for future events.

Communication technology training for relief workers, post-emergency training, enhanced response capacity building, and more. HOW DO WE PREPARE? EDUCATION We provide technology to support ongoing education during emergencies.

Mobile learning kits, introduction to computers, digital education classrooms, technical clubs and skills, and more. LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAM BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE We provide isolated communities with ICT tools to support local development.

Access to digital tools in community centers, cybercafes, introduction to computers, digital holiday activities, data collection, and more. HOW DOES TECH HELP?
 PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE We adapt our technology to each humanitarian situation and the constraints of the field to respond to specific needs and to empower communities.

Humanitarian information display systems, mobile information systems, ToIP, high density Wifi, and more. LEARN ABOUT OUR LATEST PROJECTS

SUPPORT TSF

Friends of Telecom Without Borders is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We support the mission of the international NGO Télécoms sans Frontières (TSF), the world’s leading emergency telecommunications organization.

TSF is a member of the United Nations Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (UNETC), a partner of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and a member of the US State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy.

Whether you are a company, a foundation, a local authority, a public institution, a private individual, or an academic institution, your support will allow TSF to amplify the impact of emergency response missions and of long-term development projects. Your generosity can take the form of financial sponsorship, skills-based support, financial donations, volunteering, or organization of fundraising events.

Visit the global TSF site for more information – https://tsfi.org

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