Radio New Zealand National Programs for 2010 World Refugee Day

Produced, in partnership, by: Voice Arts Trust and Radio New Zealand

Funded By The Department of Labour and the Lotteries Commission.

During the development of “A Thousand Strangers”, five young people with refugee backgrounds were given the rare and unique opportunity of being guided through the process of creating, developing and producing their own radio dramas for broadcast on Radio New Zealand National in celebration of World Refugee Day 2010.  Through individual workshops with a skilled arts-facilitator, the project aimed to nurture new forms of self-expression and to support the creative exploration and development of each participant’s story.  

The result is five fascinating and very different stories exploring themes of loss, separation, re-birth, true love, and misunderstanding.  Listeners can tune in to Radio New Zealand at 10:45 AM from Monday, 21^st June to Friday 25^th June to hear stories from Farah Omar (Somalia), Maureen Zala (Iraq), Thary Trann (Cambodia), Mang Za Uk Hram Kung (Burma), and Margaret Pompeo (Sudan).

Aired Monday 21^st June – Friday 25^th June Radio New Zealand National, but you can also listen on the Radio New Zealand website.