January 21, 1998
Jerome Hule, PANA Correspondent
NEW YORK (PANA) - Several U.S.-based African non-governmental
organisations have launched an English language broadcast project in a
collaborative effort targeting the education of immigrants from Africa
and people of African descent of their rights in the country of sojourn.
The broacasts, which commenced on Monday with a preview programming, are
to be carried by a radio station in Rhode Island, U.S, for 45 minutes
every working day.
The coordinator of the project Torli Rua of Universal Human Rights
Centre, Boston, said the broadcasts will reach about five million people
in the north- east U.S, including, Rhode Island, Connecticut and
Southern New England.
Krua explained that besides his organisation, other groups involved in
the project are the Collaboration of People of African Descent (Copad)
and the African Initiative for Community Development.
In addition to carrying out programmes for the enlightenment of African
immigrants, Krua said, the broacasts will also highlight the plight of
African immigrants and open debate on African issues in the United
States.
Krua explained that African refugee and immigrant issues receive the
least attention from the U.S. government as exemplified by the lowest
admission quota of 7,000 for African refugees a year, even though the
continent has the worst refugee problem in the world.
The project is currently discussing with African radio stations for the
re- broadcast of their programmes in the U.S, Krua said, adding that the
re-broadcasts from Africa are intended to keep African immigrants in the
covered areas informed of developments back home.
Krua said the project also intends to air interviews with African
leaders to the programme listenership in the United States.
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