Sudanese and Central African families are invited to share their parenting stories in an exciting community media project at ICE. The project will open a discussion around parenting in Australia. It will look at the issues faced by recently arrived migrants as they deal with settlement, cross-cultural issues and the new legal context, as well as the resources available to assist them.
DETAILS
The stories shared by participants will form the centrepiece of a multimedia community information campaign on parenting issues. The stories will be developed into digital recordings for radio and for distribution in multimedia information packs.
Participants will learn how to start from scratch to shape their stories into digital stories, using the cutting edge resources at ICE’s Switch Multimedia Access Centre. As well as learning skills in digital production and storytelling, participants will have a forum for discussion and collaboration on parenting themes.
The digital stories will form the basis for a radio campaign and CD resource. The resource will be produced in five different community languages, and ICE will distribute them widely, targeting community and ethnic radio, interagencies, service providers, community leaders and members.
Packs will include a CD recording of stories, as well as information and referral resources. The campaign will be monitored and community feedback encouraged to ensure the pieces receive regular airplay, and that the CD and information packages reach their target audiences.
By the end of the project, hundreds of Sudanese and Central African families will have contributed to discussions on parenting, and thousands more will have heard the stories on the radio or through community workers.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
The 12-month project starts in February 2009. If you would like to be involved please contact Saleh Saqqaf, Parenting Stories Project Coordinator, on 9897 5744 or saleh.saqqaf@ice.org.au.
‘Parenting Stories’ is funded by the NSW Department of Community Services.
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