As part of efforts to help the youth to understand their internal and external migration choices and to discuss the dangers and consequences of irregular migration, Caritas Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Immigration Service outfit
at Aflao embarked on a public awareness campaign at Aflao, in the Volta Region, hosted on Amenuveve Radio on the morning of April 26, 2022, and on the 5th of May, 2022, respectively.
The panelists included Rev. Sr. Regina Aflah, Caritas Ghana Project Coordinator, ASI Justice Normeshie, C/Supt. Kwabena Ampong, Ass. Insp. Jude Adafia, all of Ghana Immigration Service, and Julius Atisu and Sewornu Seyiram were the Hosts for the respective Morning Shows.
This activity was the first of a series of activities planned for nine regions. The sensitization program provided a platform for the youth in the communities within the Ketu South Municipality to increase their knowledge and understanding of their migration choices and exposed them to the dangers involved in irregular migration.
The awareness campaign was also an avenue for the youth to ask questions and voice their concerns and frustrations regarding migration and border security issues.
The principal subjects discussed during both shows included:
- What irregular migration is (brief intro of the subject, including statistics)
- What the law says about irregular migration
- Dangers of embarking on such a journey
- A real-life experience by returned migrant
- What are authorities and agencies doing about the situation?
- What is the right procedure to follow when migrating?
- The role of Caritas Ghana and its partners (summary of SBS project).
With the intent to build an impact on the lives of the youth and listeners, the life experiences of some returned migrants were played on-air and discussed among the panelists. The host of th
e Morning Show, Mr. Sewornu Seyiram, asked follow-up questions for the purpose of education and clarification; a phone-in session was enabled for listeners to call to ask questions, make contributions and/or share experiences. The radio program was hosted in the local language, thus Ewe, to allow for a better understanding of the campaign.
Based on the call-in session, the panelists realized they had an audience not only from within the Ketu South Municipality but from outside and even, from Togo, who were mostly youth interested in learning the right procedure to emigrate and how to avoid being trafficked.
However, the team was unable to find a returned irregular migrant who was willing to share his/her life experiences with other people that was why foreign audios of 
such experiences already shared on the internet were played and translated into the local language, Ewe, for the audience to understand.
This public awareness campaign to educate particularly the youth on the ‘evils’ of irregular migration is being supported by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and funded by the European Union under the “Strengthening Actions For Enabling Border Security For Human Mobility” project.
