The Emergency Information Service is a free information service for survivors of natural disasters.

It addresses the alarming gap in the chain of information when a catastrophe strikes by deploying highly mobile reporting teams to disaster zones to disseminate fast, reliable information to affected populations.

'Information to save lives'

Who?

We serve affected populations, local media and aid groups.

What?

We provide fast, practical and verified information. Everything from public health advice to trustworthy information on relief efforts - and always in local languages.

How?

Through the best means available. We're just as happy using SMS and solar-powered laptops as community notice boards and megaphones.

Why?

Because people in disasters are not helpless victims. They deserve the best information to make decisions and minimise the impact.

When?

We deploy as soon as major natural disasters strike and operate for the duration of the emergency.

Why Thomson Reuters Foundation?

For more than 25 years, the Foundation has pioneered media development and humanitarian information services. Our award-winning humanitarian website, AlertNet, brings together an alliance of the world's leading aid agencies. And our network of 196 Reuters News bureaux gives us unique global reach.