Soutra: Voices of Refuge (1999)

Since 1994, South Africa has seen rising levels of xenophobia (the irrational fear and deep dislike of non-nationals). The "Roll Back Xenophobia Campaign", a joint project between the National Consortium on Refugee Affairs (NCRA), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the SAHRC, was launched in December 1998. Following on from Soutra: Images of Refuge, Soutra: Voices of Refuge is an innovative and exciting radio project was undertaken in partnership with SABC radio. Ten refugee participants were trained in producing radio documentaries and produced a 5 minute documentary to be broadcast on 6 SABC radio channels covering 4 language stations in January 2000.