How did HumaniNet begin?
In 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks and the humanitarian work beginning in Afghanistan, a group of volunteers from the technology sector formed a Task Force to support Northwest Medical Teams, in Portland, Oregon, with several communications and Web projects. These volunteers, led by the Director of Technology at Northwest Medical Teams, realized that the work they were doing should be leveraged to other humanitarian NGOs. To plan and structure this model of shared information and services, HumaniNet was formed under Northwest Medical Teams’ sponsorship. In October of 2002, HumaniNet began to pursue a broader strategy and establish a new organization under the sponsorship of several NGOs.
