John Brownlee This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Mercy Corps - Restoring the Acehnese Spirit

   www.mercycorps.org/items/2848 - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/12/2005   Last Visited: 8/12/2005

   The event was opened by an Imam singing a blessing, followed by a speech from John Brownlee, Mercy Corps' Social Revitalization program manager in Banda Aceh.
   
   "Most of what we've done here in Aceh is a reaction to a need that has been expressed by the people here. Since the tsunami, there has been a lot of talk about trauma healing and psycho social interventions for survivors. The Heritage Fair fits in with what Acehnese themselves tell us about how they prefer to deal with trauma, by what they call the reviving of spirits," said Brownlee.

2. 2. Reuters AlertNet Lite - Homepage

   www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsd - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/26/2005   Last Visited: 6/26/2005

   They were often overlooked so we saw there was a need there to be fulfilled," said Mercy Corps programme manager, John Brownlee.
   
   Some tsunami victims have received practical help from their Muslim counterparts abroad.