Views from the Frontline administrator Regine Nagel sent me these photographs from Tajikistan when they first came through.  When I asked her why they stood out from the rest she said, “This is what the VFL is about – we’re asking a shopowner or a man on the street or a housewife if he or she feels more protected against disaster in their area.  We’re asking a government official what resources he has to help his community respond and cope when a disaster strikes.  These are the voices we are bringing to the Global Platform in May.”  The survey, being carried out by Mission East Tajikistan, has also been endorsed and supported by the State Committee of Emergency situations. It has been carried out in 9 districts where 180 people were interviewed.

Speaking to a shopowner from Oshoba village.	Speaking to a village bystander.
Speaking to a housewife outside her home in Soughd Province.	Speaking to a government official from the State Committee of Emergency situations.