World Radio Day 2014: SOAS Radio's Youth Outreach Programs

Published: Feb. 12, 2014, 3:18 p.m.

For World Radio Day for 2014, SOAS Radio’s station manager and a few of this years volunteers speak about the station’s various youth outreach programs. Listen as Mary Thackray talks about ChildHope and SOAS Radio’s international school linking project, which addresses child protection issues in schools in Uganda and the UK. The project empowers children in both settings to raise their own voices and gives them the opportunity to do so through radio. Following this, listen in as Nii Kwartey Owoo speaks about his project in Jamestown Accra Ghana- JT Live radio. The station, partnered with SOAS Radio, will connect not onlythe community of Jamestown but provide a creative outlet for the residents, in particular the youth of Accra. Finally, Louise Morris, a SOAS student speaks about her experience in radio and her upcoming development project at Capital FM in Serrakunda, Gambia. Presenter: Kashfia Arif; Speakers: Mary Thackray, Nii Kwartey Owoo, Louise Morris