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East African refugees improving health in their community through radio, video, and online media
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HEARMe and Move had it’s first exercise class for Somali women on Thursday, May 29th. Harpist Susan Ottzen taught a combination of Chi Gong and... Read More
This week, HEARMe partners Hussien Mohamed and Ericka Tucker met for the first time with our summer interns from Clarkston High School. Four high school... Read More
On May 31st, WRFG will host volunteers from Sagal Radio in the first of its two-part Broadcast Class. The purpose of this class is to... Read More
PROJECT SUMMARY
East African refugees – now New Americans – and their Atlanta neighbors will collaborate to create on-air, on-line, and on-stage productions promoting health and cultural competency in their community. HEARMe, or Health Education via Airwaves for Refugees, melds African storytelling with American dramedy: listeners learn from the struggles and triumphs of realistic characters, written and voiced by community members in their own languages, as they work to become healthy, integrated members of their metro Atlanta community.
Partners: Emory University, Sagal Radio, WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta
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