DELIVERING HUMANITARIAN IMPACT
THROUGH AWS-MANAGED INNOVATION
Leveraging cloud, connectivity, and edge solutions to support emergency response, resilience, and recovery.
Help.NGO integrates AWS technologies into humanitarian operations, enabling secure, data-driven decision-making and field coordination in disconnected, high-risk, and austere environments. From mobile connectivity to cloud-hosted disaster mapping, our solutions are purpose-built for the realities of humanitarian assistance.
For AWS Managed Services Provider (MSP) partner support, please contact: msp@help.ngo.
Who we are.
Help.NGO is an international non-profit organization and a United Nations Standby Partner, specializing in emergency response, preparedness, and resilience. For over 15 years, we have supported missions in nearly 40 countries, deploying real-time, technology-enabled solutions that help humanitarians stay and deliver in the most complex environments.
In 2024, Help.NGO was recognized as the AWS Public Sector Partner of the Year – Acceleration, Data-Driven Category during the AWS Partner Awards Gala at re:Invent in Las Vegas. This award honors AWS Partners delivering measurable impact through innovative cloud solutions.
AWS Certified Members:
15
Your AWS Managed Services Practice.
Help.NGO provides end-to-end AWS solutions to customers at any stage of the cloud journey.
As an AWS Managed Services Partner, we support:
Planning &
Design
Cloud strategy, infrastructure architecture, readiness assessments.
Build &
Migration
Secure deployment, data transfer, and cloud configuration.
Operations & Support
Monitoring, incident response, compliance.
Automation & Optimization
Performance tuning, cost management, and scaling best practices.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Cloud & Edge Services
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AWS Snowball Edge for local computing and storage
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Cloud-hosted UAS mapping and data processing
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Offline data collection and synchronization
AWS for Humanitarian Operations.
We integrate, design, and manage AWS-powered systems that enable humanitarian teams to coordinate securely, share critical data in real-time, and maintain operational continuity—even without traditional infrastructure.
Convoy on the Move.
AWS IN ACTION:
The Convoy on the Move (COTM) system, developed by Help.NGO with AWS, ensures that humanitarian convoys remain connected and coordinated in real-time—even while on the move in conflict or disaster zones.
Powered by
Amazon Web Services.
• AWS Snowball Edge: Enables secure edge computing in volatile environments, supporting personnel tracking, communications, and field-based situational dashboards
• Edge Processing: Supports secure data analytics for decision-making where no live cloud access is possible
• Encryption & Offline Capability: Protects sensitive mission data and ensures functionality during total outages
“By harnessing cutting-edge technology and pioneering cost-effective solutions, we are transforming crisis and emergency response—enhancing operational efficiency, strengthening humanitarian operations, and ensuring the UN can navigate even the most complex and volatile environments with greater agility and effectiveness.”
Brendan Harvey, Executive Director, Help.NGO
CASE STUDY
Kenya Flood
Response.
OpenDroneMapper for KRCS.
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) faces critical challenges with its current drone processing and visualization workflows. KRCS has recently invested in drones to enhance its disaster response and humanitarian operations, but the bundled drone processing software is nearing the end of its licensing period.
Implementing additional nodes for processing in tools like WebODM will add complexity to the system and strain existing resources. The proposed solutionaddress the financial, technical, and operational pain points of KRCS, ensuring that drone data can be processed, visualized, and shared efficiently, even with minimal GIS training and limited computing resources.
$500
Per year Saved
1000 hrs
Work hours saved per year
CASE STUDY
Kenya Flood
Response.
OpenDroneMapper for KRCS.
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) faces critical challenges with its current drone processing and visualization workflows. KRCS has recently invested in drones to enhance its disaster response and humanitarian operations, but the bundled drone processing software is nearing the end of its licensing period.
Implementing additional nodes for processing in tools like WebODM will add complexity to the system and strain existing resources. The proposed solutionaddress the financial, technical, and operational pain points of KRCS, ensuring that drone data can be processed, visualized, and shared efficiently, even with minimal GIS training and limited computing resources.
CASE STUDY
Catanduanes Connectivity and Mapping.
Digital Resilience with Catanduanes State University
Catanduanes State University (CatSU) is strengthening climate resilience and digital capacity across one of the Philippines’ most disaster-prone islands. Through Help.NGO’s Connectivity and Resilience Programme, supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), CatSU now serves as a hub for satellite-enabled research and community engagement.
Working with Help.NGO and the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), the university’s ACE-HEMS programme uses drone mapping and satellite connectivity to monitor mangroves, support coastal communities, and promote sustainable aquaculture. The initiative addresses connectivity, training, and data accessibility gaps—empowering local researchers and institutions to apply technology for resilience and sustainable development.
Help.NGO's AWS Competencies .
Migration &
Modernization
Rehost & relocate, where minimal changes to the underlying application or workload are required.
Digital
Sovereignity
Architect your digital sovereignty needs, while maximizing the full potential of the AWS Cloud.
Nonprofit
Focus on what matters most. Juggle the day-to-day of IT operations with their mission-critical workloads.
