Radio 2 VRT

Right now I was contacted by the (Belgian) Radio 2 VRT. My cousin Dirk was the contactperson and had asked me if I would agree talking to them. Why not? I said, as long as it’s a humanitarian talk and not a political one. This really is a dirty war. Are they all so dirty I wonder?

Both Tine and Sandra Called me and I was really happy talking to them and I thank them for the opportunity to express my thoughts and reality.

Theoretically I know there’s not such a things as complete “objectivity”, but I also know that very often news is not objective just because of the fact that the journalists do not have the accurate information. they might not speak the language or might not be able to talk to trustworthy sources…and of course there are many political reasons for being subjective.

Today has been a long day …first there was the bombing last night…then today we first played with the kids…they really look forward to this time just for them. they scream as soon as they see us.

This afternoon we started a new phase of aid: distribution centers.

All the NGO’s of the area gather all primary food at Ayadina, the NGO I work for. These are different kinds of donations: rice, spaghetti, beans ect. We sort it out and put it in small bags for each of the increasing number of displaced families. It takes a lot of effort and time but the spirits are high and all volunteers help wholeheartedly. We will distribute it tomorrow. Imagine this family that arrived yesterday and said they did not eat for 2 days. They only drank water, the baby is dehydrated.