
GOLDEN KIDS RADIO
Story
Civil war in Liberia. War bands ravage the country. Kimmie and friends dreamed of raising their voices to speak out for peace. Their dream became a reality when Search for Common Ground produced Golden Kids News. Philip Hellmich remembers visiting the program: “I was immediately impressed by the image of a small child with large headphones speaking into an even larger microphone. I struggled to hold back tears as the innocence and purity of a child reaching out to other children in the face of horrible atrocities stirred my own heart: to compassion, beauty and hope, the very essence of being human, all of which will need to be cultivated if we are to move beyond war.” Golden Kids News became a listeners’ favourite. It changed their idea of youth, and inspired similar programs in nine other countries. Will you create a kids powered radio show in your community?
[ MEDIA ]
AGE : 12
- DO IT 50%
- REACH 80%
- EFFECTS 45%
- RISK 55%
Golden Kids Radio was a show on Talking Drum Radio, which is an initiative of Search For Common Ground, who specialize in creating peace in post-conflict regions.
ACTION GUIDE
This will of course be all about creating radio shows, adopted to your setting, following positive change media guidelines, going beyond(!) positive news and solutions journalism
- with instant action calls
- strong audience involvement
with foci on
- youth leadership
- local issues
- global best practices, to implement locally
UN Action Days
- Radio Day
- Youth
- Peace
- Children
- Press Freedom
- Habitat
- Teacher
- Science for Development

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