Case Study
SSVC Media Innovation & Ruckus Provide Connectivity as part of Disaster Relief
After the earthquake of 2015, Nepal was already in a state of mourning for the thousands left dead. Then in 2017 the country was again at the mercy of the elements as monsoon season battered a country already on its knees. Villages were obliterated, homes and livelihoods destroyed, leaving thousands cut off from the rest of the country without assistance. The Government of Nepal needed to reconnect their communities quickly, not only to return normality to those in need, but to give each of its citizens access to important political media in light of the upcoming general election —the first in the history of the new constitution. However, doing so without internet, or even a reliable power source, made an already challenging situation almost impossible. But not for the MiPlayer