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How the Power of Information is Changing Lives:
Radio for Darfur Refugees and Displaced Chadians
 In Chad, Internews has established 3 community radio stations to serve refugees from Darfur and displaced Chadians. Internews trains and supports local Chadian and Sudanese journalists to produce news and informational programming for people living in the camps on topics such as humanitarian relief and women’s issues. View Video
Providing a Lifeline of Information in Sri Lanka
 Internews has given nearly 3000 transistor radios to families who have been forced to flee their homes by the conflict in Eastern Sri Lanka. The radio distribution is part of Internews’ “Lifeline” project to meet the information needs of Sri Lankans living in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). More
Afghanistan: New Voice for Kishim Residents
 In the remote northern province of Badakshan, Afghanistan, on the border with Tajikistan, the 120,000 residents of the Kishim district are getting their first and only local radio station. Until now, the people of Kishim district had no national or local broadcast options, only a choice of satellite TV channels from neighboring countries. More
Making it Cool: Internews Helps Produce Climate Change Series for MTV Viewers
 Half a billion MTV viewers around the world will be able to meet five dynamic young innovators in the race to combat global climate change, thanks to a lively and inspiring new series of short films called Element. Produced with the support of Internews, the series anchors a new package of films and PSAs launched by MTV Networks International as part of its global climate change campaign, MTV Switch. More
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