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Nepal's Telecom Data & Post-Earthquake Mobility

Observed Personal Data Disclosed Personal Data Humanitarian

DESCRIPTION

Flowminder is a nonprofit organization based in Sweden that provides data analytics capability to help development and humanitarian organizations achieve their mission. It acts as a third party, analyzing data held by private companies and providing the result to actors who can provide on-theground humanitarian assistance. Flowminder analyzed NCell's SIM card data to estimate population displacement following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. This collaborative sought to help humanitarian aid organizations more efficiently direct aid to places most in need of response and recovery efforts.

Region: South Asia

includes kosovo