Refugee Radio - Albania

The radio programme will be broadcast throughout Albania on Radio Tirana and local private radio stations. It will be produced by the ICHR team working in partnership with a group of Albanian journalists. The morning and evening programmes - each a half hour - will focus on humanitarian information destined specifically for the Kosovar refugee population, including public health information, on-site logistics, communiques from the relief agencies operation in the field, psycho-social support, missing persons, and programmes designed specifically for children.

Children, rights, health and nutrition, political development.

There are currently (April 1999) more than 400,000 refugees in Albania whose only information on their humanitarian plight is being supplied by international broadcasters operating from London, Washington or Cologne. In the ICHR/Soros initiative, reporters operating locally will be able to supply refugees with up-to-date programming to meet their changing needs for information. The radio production team will coordinate their activities with relief organisations operating in Albania. The project is initially envisaged for 3 months, but may continue as long as needed.