Migrants to have a voice in Hungary
By Hakeem Babalola
People
from all continents participated in a training/workshop on Friday March 30 to
kick-start a project aiming to create a medium in which to raise migrants’
voice in an attempt to foster better relationship between migrants and
Hungarians.
The
current situation is being described as poor by some immigration experts and
researchers who observed that there is low number of migrants in Hungary.
According
to data made available during the training/workshop, 2.1% is said to be foreign
citizens; while foreign born immigrants is put at 3.7%.
The
participants, who come from Africa, America,
Asia, Canada, and Europe, are currently undergoing an intensive training
designed to prepare them in the art of English journalism and other
technicalities to make them function as community reporters.
They
are expected to develop an awareness of social integration with stories
highlighting migrants’ lifestyle, especially their fear and challenges, which
often miss in Hungarian media.
Organized
by the Foundation of Subjective Values under MEDIA4US, the website which will
be launched on April 6 has been named PERSPECTIVE where commissioned community
reporters are expected to post their stories.
“The
aims and objectives of the project,” declared Lorincz Marcell, Co-coordinator
Foundation for Subjective Values, “is to raise the voice of immigrants so that
Hungarians can see and know more about immigrants”.
Mr.
Marcell added that he expected appointed community reporters to focus on the
asylum seekers and refugees as well.
According to the timeline of the project which will be held
at the Millenáris Park, Lövőház u. 35, three
other training/workshops come up on 6th April, 4th
May and the last one in September.
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