What To Pack

In general, look for tech that has the potential to solve your obvious needs. For example, keeping in touch with family and friends, having entertainment, learning, running a business, listening to the news or finding information. It’s also helpful to consider what may be unique during these times. It’s common for outages to be tied to political events and elections. In this case, consider the additional activities that people like election monitors and activists may be doing.

If you want help discovering what your community might need, you can do some research to find out. The Discovery Questionnaire is designed to help you learn from the experience of people who have lived through internet shutdowns or outages.