“After witnessing the destruction,
I quickly began working at Jazba-e-Tameer. Although the earthquake has
shattered me, meeting and filing stories about affected people who remain
hopeful about the future has helped to heal my wounds.”
– Jamil Swati (right), reporter for Internews' radio program for survivors of the Pakistan earthquake
This Sunday, October 8, will mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake centered in northern Pakistan that killed over 80,000 and left 3.5 million homeless.
Already active in Pakistan since late 2003, Internews immediately mobilized to work with local Pakistani journalists in the area of the earthquake to help them play a vital role in the recovery.
Please witness this collaboration in an online photo essay by world-class photographer Mark Edwards, who documented the production of Internews’ daily radio program on the relief and reconstruction effort, Jazba-e-Tameer (The Desire to Rebuild).
The story of Jazba-e-Tameer in Pakistan as well as our humanitarian media assistance programs in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Chad are described in our latest newsletter, Internews Report.
To learn more about Internews' Humanitarian Media Assistance Program (HMAP), visit the newly-designed web site we just launched to celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2007. We welcome your comments.
Sincerely,
Annette Makino
Senior Vice-President for Communications and Corporate Affairs
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