2025-08-12
9 分钟NPR. This is The Indicator from Planet Money.
I'm Waylon Wong.
Arwa Damon spent 16 years at CNN.
She was a senior international correspondent reporting from conflict zones like Iraq and Syria.
was out in the field, she would often bring suitcases of clothing to hand out to the people she met.
This was never in exchange for an interview or story, but rather after she was done reporting.
Still, it didn't seem like enough.
this feeling that grabs you in the throat because you do want to be able to do more.
So in 2015, Arwa did do more.
She started a nonprofit called the International Network for Aid, Relief, and Assistance.
It helps children get medical care if they've been hurt by war or in natural disasters.
Inara, as the group is called for short, works in countries like Turkey, Ukraine, and Afghanistan.
It also operates in Gaza.
None of us have.
ever encountered a situation like Gaza.
Not on any level of it.
Today on the show,
Arwa talks about the economics of running a humanitarian aid organization and the difficulties of getting help to Gazan residents.
Arwa Damon founded Inara in 2015 while she was still a correspondent at CNN.
She says her humanitarian work came out of her experiences as a reporter.