Help Save the Stories of 1947

1. My name is Jawwad Zaki and I pledge to plant trees during the coming monsoon season to support a cause that I really value and is very close to my heart. Join me in giving voice to priceless memories of Partition that are fading fast. It’s a race against time and I’m supporting to help close the gap.  It will mean a lot to me if you would take a moment to support me, or join me, and at the very least take a couple minutes of your time to read on and learn more about my campaign.

These trees will be planted with support of my friends in Islamabad during July-August, 2019 in honor of all partition witnesses and specially my parents who migrated to Pakistan in 1947. A total of 100 trees would be planted over these 2 months with a goal of raising $1000.

HERE’S how you can join us:

1) Donate $5 to support the activity. Every $10 would lead to one tree, and I’ll plant the trees I raise funds for. My goal is 100 trees.

2) Tell your friends about my campaign - share it on social media!

3) Join me in this meaningful activity and start your own campaign!  To learn more visit: 

https://www.mightycause.com/organization/1947partitionarchive 

ABOUT THE 1947 PARTITION ARCHIVE’s 10,000 story mission:

The 1947 Partition Archive is on a mission to ensure that people’s history of South Asia’s Partition is not forgotten. We document and preserve eye-witness accounts from ALL communities affected by the partition of British India. The aim is not only to preserve the stories for future generations but also to empower the partition witnesses and their families to re-write the existing narratives of Partition as well as to bring the knowledge of Partition into wider public consciousness.

We started this work in 2010 and have made a significant intervention already with nearly 7500 oral histories recorded, making it the largest oral history record from South Asia.  Prior to this, the collective memory of Partition was on the verge of being lost.  It is our goal to record 10,000 stories in the next year as thousands of people await the opportunity to share their memories. Given that Partition happened more than 70 years ago, there is a great urgency today as those who remember are in their 80’s and 90’s today.

How this Tree Plantation will help:

Through tree plantation activity I’m raising money to help support the recording of 2,000 more families’ oral histories with The 1947 Partition Archive and your contribution will make a huge impact in reaching this goal. Whether you donate $10 or $ 10,000 Every little bit helps. You can donate any amount today, in support of this tree plantation activity with my friends.  If you donate at least $50 we’ll dedicate day’s plantation activity to a witness of Partition, you chose.  

PRESS COVERAGE:

The 1947 Partition Archive has been featured in prominent journals and publications around the world including New York Times, Economic Times, Times of India, Business Standard, Dawn.com, etc.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1170204 

https://www.dawn.com/news/1169309 

https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/05/21/oral-testimonies-help-partition-survivors-break-taboos-and-heal-old-wounds

https://www.dawn.com/news/1350163 

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/partition-what-we-must-remember/20180815.htm 

Saving the library before it burns: 

https://www.thefridaytimes.com/women-who-remember/ 

https://psmag.com/magazine/saving-the-library-before-it-burns-1947-partition-archive-india 

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/independence-day-partition-1947-delhi-exhibition-5310731/ 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/inside-sundarbans-wildlife-and-climate-displacements-haunt-partition-refugees/articleshow/65535262.cms 

HOW YOUR DONATIONS HELP:

Every Rupee that we earn goes a long way.  When all of us come together, we can together raise the funds to gather the resources required to record oral histories.  Here are our costs:

$20 - help purchase a camera tripod

$100 - help us purchase camera memory cards & hard disks

$200 - ONE STORY! average cost of recording and archiving one video interview