The 2005 World Disasters Report stated that “information is a vital form of ait in itself [since] disaster affected people need information as much as water, food, medicine or shelter. Information can save lives, livelihoods and resources. ”As we know only too well, information is often one of the first casualties in crises: crippled communications and shattered transportation links present significant obstacles. Communication with beneficiaries is rarely high on the priority lists of many relief responders.