Overview
What this service actually is
In an emergency response, communications are not a support function. When the satellite terminal does not work, the medical team cannot coordinate, the security plan does not function, and reporting to donors stops.
Our humanitarian work is the ICT layer underneath operations: satellite, radio and data continuity, secure digital workspaces, GIS and movement tracking, and the training that keeps it usable by non-technical staff under pressure.
We also design and support programmes — intervention design, procurement specification, monitoring frameworks and reporting that satisfies an auditor.
Two ways to use us
Start free. Upgrade only if you need to.
There is no catch in the free option. It exists so you can judge whether we know what we are talking about before any money is discussed.
Scoping call
Free
A structured call about your operation, the gap you are trying to close, and the constraints you are working under. You get a straight view of what is realistic in your context and timeframe.
- ✓Understand the operational gap
- ✓What is realistic in your context
- ✓Rough scope, cost band and timeline
- ✓An honest view on feasibility
Design, deploy and train
Scoped per project
Emergency ICT deployment, programme design, procurement specification, monitoring frameworks, field implementation and training — delivered to humanitarian standards and audit requirements.
- ✓Emergency communications: satellite, radio, data
- ✓Secure digital workspaces and data protection
- ✓GIS, mapping and movement tracking
- ✓Programme design and monitoring frameworks
- ✓Field ICT training for non-technical staff
How to start
What happens, step by step
No forms that disappear into nothing. Every request gets a ticket number and a reply within one business day.
Free scoping call
The operational gap, the context, the constraints and the deadline.
Assessment
Current capability, risk, procurement constraints and what the context will actually allow.
Design and written scope
Intervention or system design, specification, budget and timeline, in a form a donor can review.
Deploy and train
Implementation, training for non-technical staff, documentation and handover.
Why us
Why choose Travita over the alternatives
Four things that are genuinely different, not four ways of saying we care about quality.
Field experience, not head-office theory
Our humanitarian ICT experience is operational — high-risk environments, degraded infrastructure, real deadlines.
Harvard-certified in humanitarian response
Formal training in humanitarian response to conflict and disaster, alongside the field experience.
Built for audit
Procurement, documentation and reporting structured so they survive a donor audit, because we have been through them.
Trained for non-technical users
Systems that a nurse or a logistician can use under pressure, not just an engineer.
Before you contact us
What to know and have ready
You do not need all of this — but the more you have, the more useful the first conversation is, and the faster you get a real answer.
- ✓The operational gap you are trying to close
- ✓Context and security constraints in your area of operation
- ✓Donor and compliance requirements you must satisfy
- ✓Existing equipment, systems and who supports them
- ✓Timeline — and how firm it really is
- ✓Who will use the system day to day, and their technical level
What we deliver
Services in this sector
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Communications that work when infrastructure does not.
Satellite (BGAN, Iridium, Thuraya), HF/VHF radio, data connectivity design, redundant links and failover, power resilience for communications equipment, equipment lifecycle and stock management, and deployment across multiple sites and hubs.
Collaboration that meets data-protection obligations.
Microsoft 365 and Teams deployment configured for humanitarian data-protection requirements, access control and device management, secure file handling for sensitive beneficiary data, offline working for low-connectivity contexts, and staff training.
Knowing where things and people are.
Offline and online mapping, GIS file preparation and distribution, staff movement tracking and check-in procedures, tracker and satellite device management, and briefing materials for field staff.
Interventions that can be reported and audited.
Intervention design and theory of change, beneficiary selection criteria, procurement specifications meeting donor rules, monitoring indicators and data collection design, and reporting structures aligned to donor requirements.
Travita app
Carry it in your pocket
The app connects you, your project and our partner suppliers in one place — so you are not chasing three different companies by email.
- ✓Raise a request from the field, instantly
- ✓Track deployments and equipment status
- ✓Message the specialist supporting your operation
- ✓Procedures and documentation available offline
Questions
Common questions
Yes — humanitarian ICT and programme support is a core part of our work, with extensive experience in that environment.
Yes. Specifications, evaluation records and audit-ready documentation are part of how we work.
That is where our experience is. The scoping call establishes what is realistic in your specific context.
Always. A system only usable by an engineer is not a system that survives an emergency.
Ready when you are
Start with the free option. If it turns out you need the paid one, we will tell you honestly — and if you do not, we will tell you that too.