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Refugees are now reporters
BURMESE refugees are being trained as news reporters at Sheffield Hallam University - as a way of giving their people a voice in country where freedom of the press is banned.
All are members of the Karen community, and they are learning skills in news and video reporting, podcasting and blogging to their fellow refugees in the city.
Once trained, the newshounds will be able to report on issues in their homelands as well as sharing their experiences in Sheffield with other refugees across the world.
The Community Reporters project has received more than 36,000 from the Government's Learning for Pleasure programme, spearheaded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Project manager Shirley Lindley said: "In Sheffield we have the second largest Burmese community outside London. This project will not only give them access to a range of tools and technologies, but also the skills to communicate with refugees around the world and report on the issues that affect them."
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