Mia
Farrow on Darfur
On a fact-finding mission with the Save Darfur coalition, Mia Farrow sat down
for an interview with an Internews radio station in Chad.
Listen to interview (English and French)
A Day on the Job
An article in the Eureka Times-Standard describes a rebel
attack as Internews runs three radio stations for Darfuri refugees.
Kids Crossroads
Produced by teens from three nations, this Southern Caucasus
TV program bridges regional conflicts
Media
in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's media is improving but is
still vulnerable to a range of threats, according to a new
report from Internews.
SARA FARID
When Sara Farid started working with Internews on a Pakistani women’s radio program, Meri Awaz Suno (“Hear My Voice”), she didn't have any experience working with radio. Now she has a great passion for radio. (More)
January 4, 2007
Dear Friend,
On New Year's Day, I found myself sitting at home with my wirelessly connected laptop, reading my email and the New York Times online. I did some quick Google searches for items of interest. Lying next to me were a dozen magazines, most of which I will never have time to read. I also rarely have time to read blogs or listen to podcasts. I have information wealth to spare.
Meanwhile, a girl arrives hungry and thirsty at a refugee camp in eastern Chad, after walking for days from her torched home in neighboring Darfur. She finds herself in a strange new country, and has no idea what the future holds. She has no access to newspapers, television, the Internet, or even a telephone. The girl is information-poor.
I can only imagine how life-changing it is for her to tune into a community radio station established by Internews, and hear a voice in her own dialect reporting on the distribution of food and other essentials in the refugee camps, discussing the risks that girls and women face in collecting firewood, and sharing services available to refugees dealing with grief and trauma.
As Internews celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, I believe that Internews’ mission – to bring access to information and a voice to everyone – remains among the most potent leverage points for positive social change around the world.
- The free flow of news and information can improve virtually every global issue – poverty reduction and good governance, public health, the environment, conflict prevention, human rights and justice.
- It has enormous scale. Through media, we can reach billions of people.
- It empowers people to be the driving force in solving their problems.
As
we enter this new year of opportunities and challenges, I think of
all those who live without any news in their own language, those who
are afraid to speak or cannot communicate, and those urgently in need
of humanitarian information. I wish us all a new year that brings us
closer to a future where everyone has a voice and access to information.
Warmly,
David Hoffman
President, Internews Network
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