Education By Choice - 16/10/09

Education by Choice – Connecting Cultures
16th of October 2009

The population of NI is becoming more and more varied, with people from different ethnic backgrounds moving into the country. For some, this is an exciting opportunity for cultural enrichment in particular, but there`s also a lot of confusion and misconceptions that need to be acknowledged and then addressed.
In order to tackle some of these issues, we organised a `questions and answers` session, with Ganesh Kumble from India, Charles Nugna from Zambia and me (Romania) on the panel and with DJ Venus McDonnell as facilitator. The programme was recorded for the Homely Planet radio station and the YP from Education by Choice were encouraged to ask questions that were of most interest to them. We even found ourselves asking eachother questions, amazed to find out things that we never knew about the respective countries!
It was an enjoyable experience for everybody involved!