Deutsche Welle holds workshop for radio stations

Accra, April 28, GNA - Deutsche Welle (DW) Radio (German Radio) on Tuesday held a workshop on its "Learning by Ear" programme for its partner stations in Ghana.

The partner radio stations include all the nine public fm stations across the country and eight private radio stations drawn from six regions of the country, which relay the "Learning by Ear" programme. The workshop, which took place in Accra, was to enable the DW-Radio to share thoughts and information on the programme as well as all its other programmes, which were relayed, with a view to creating a connection with its partner stations. Dr Naser Shrouf, Head of Distribution for Africa and the Middle East of DW, said the programme examined the challenges that young Africans faced.

He said it was a lively mix of in-depth reports, radio dramas and feature stories aimed at providing listeners with an opportunity to get the necessary skills to succeed in Africa and to discover a whole new world of today.

Mr Shrouf said the programme had been produced by African authors from across the continent with support from DW staff. He said it was currently available in six languages including English, Kiswahili, French, Hausa, Portuguese and Amharic and targeted boys and girls of ages between 12 and 20. The partners expressed appreciation for the workshop and called on DW to consider producing the programme in any of the Ghanaian languages.