BLIA is a faith-based organization of monastic and lay Buddhists, and an NGO under the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Work done by BLIA include promoting education and raising gender equality, providing medical services and emergency relief, and supporting environmental sustainability. The association emphasizes long-term assistance, especially regarding education and basic health […]

An international non-profit organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

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Rural journalists in Pakistan receive basic training in news gathering, writing and transmission; social and development issues; and journalistic duties, rights and ethics. Workshops have taken place in areas such as Tharparkar, Dera Ismail Khan, Swat, Dir, Chitral and Skardu.