Past Programs
Journalism - 2008
The Grass is Greener
26/04/2008
Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah is a presenter on Joy FM radio station in Accra, Ghana. Ghana is an African country that is comparatively stable politically and economically, and yet large numbers of the population want to escape overseas to where they think 'The Grass is Greener'.
Christopher, an unemployed graduate, falsified documents to accompany his visa application and was found out. Others, in their thousands, bypass the visa queues altogether and set off across the Sahara towards North Africa, hoping to get to Europe by boat. Ciire, a pineapple farmer, spent seven years trying to get to Europe, though many from his group of 35 illegal migrants died of dehydration in the desert or were killed by bandits on the way.
A continuation of the Global Perspective series on the theme of escape.
Hidden Scars
22/03/2008
Producer Dai Le's newly born son was accidentally burned when he was only four days old, in a desperately unlucky and unusual split-second mistake by a loving parent.
Dai's mission to help young Ethan survive the trauma and recover from his injuries has been aided not only by the staff at the Westmead Hospital burns unit, unique in Australia, but through meeting other parents and children, including Sophie Delezio's family, who speak openly about the psychological as well as the physical trauma of a burn accident.
A graphic but heartening story of perseverance.
Sound: Louis Mitchell
