An Online Discussion with Kayaya Returnees
2020-08-29 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online, Germany
Online Discussion with Kayaya Returnees by Rhoda Wedam

Opportunities in Ghana and Germany
2020-09-09 | Northern East Region of Ghana, Logri, Ghana
The youth of Logri in the Northern East Region of Ghana were involved in a discussion that got them sharing experiences of why they travel and the opportunities they see in Europe that makes them travel to Europe.

by Freeman Brace.

Migration Context
2020-09-09 | Ahodwo Nhweiso, Ashanti Region., Ghana
Another Stammtisch held at Ahodwo Nhweiso in the Ashanti Region. The youth were involved in a discussion that got them sharing experiences of why they travel and the opportunities they see in Europe that makes them travel to Europe.

Ghana and Regional Opportunities the youth can explore
2020-09-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Online, Germany
Join us on Friday,11th September 2020 at 12:00 noon as we have an interaction with Emmanuel Clifford Gyetuah on diverse opportunities the youth in Ghana can explore.

Migration context
2020-09-22 | Bantaman, Ashanti Region
In a stammtish with the youth at Askowa in the Ashanti Region discussing the topic ‘Migration Context’. It was an interactive session as we got them sharing with us their personal experiences.

Opportunities in Ghana and Social media
2020-10-05 | Ahenfie-Techiman, Bono, East Region, Ghana
Training the youth (apprentices) on Opportunity’s in Ghana in which much emphasis was on entrepreneurial skills that they can venture in.

Migration Context/Opportunities in Ghana and Germany
2020-10-09 | Boduri, Ghana
Another Stammtisch held at Boduri for a youth group.The community is a large and most of the youth does nothing after school. It was an opportunity to share with them the resources available. We concluded on getting further trainings on entrepreneurship that will help them setup their own businesses.

Migration Context
2020-10-11 | Walewale Vocational School, Ghana
A community out reach organized at the Walewale Vocational School. We shared different thoughts on why the youth migrate and for what reason.

Borders of Fear Meetup: Facing Invisible Borders
2020-10-28 19:00 - 22:00 | ACUD Macht Neu,, Veteranenstr 21, Berlin, 10119
Wednesday 28 October, 19:00 – 22:00 at ACUD Macht Neu, Veteranenstr 21, 10119 Berlin
Part of the DNL Activation programme https://www.disruptionlab.org/meet-ups
Cost: free admission · Language: English
Registration: The number of participants is limited to 15. Booking is essential.
Please get your ticket here: https://pretix.eu/disruptionlab/invisibleborders
Warming up to our 21st conference BORDERS OF FEAR: Migration, Security & Control, (27-29 November 2020, Studio 1, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien), we invite you to join us for an evening with Thomas Kalunge of the Migrant Media Network – an immersion into the journey of a potential migrant to Germany using design thinking.
The Migrant Media Network (#MMN) is a project by the r0g_agency for open culture & critical transformation that provides young Africans with reliable information and training on migration issues and social media to make informed decisions and be aware of safer migration options to Europe. #MMN promotes youth entrepreneurship at home as a way to build economic and social resilience, encouraging youth to create their own opportunities and work within their communities.
Program – starting from 19:00:

Introduction to the conference Borders of Fear: Migration, Security & Control

Introduction to the Migrant Media Network

Immersive journey: facing invisible borders

Drinks and networking

Every year thousands of people from developing countries apply for a visa to western countries, often facing a tedious visa application process: worrying whether they have the right documents, whether a typo might have put their application directly into the reject pile, or just anxiously awaiting a response. At worst, getting a visa successfully is completely mystifying. And what if after doing all the hard work your visa gets denied? The anxiety and fear of rejection are made even worse by locations where the embassy are located especially in developing countries like Ghana and Kenya. The security surrounding the facilities look designed to induce fear. The question then here is who really fears who?
On the contrary, as of July 2020, the German passport was ranked as the 3rd strongest passport in the world: German passport holders can travel to about 189 countries without a visa. The problems of visa application will be therefore new for many German, or European, passport holders.
In this meetup, Thomas C. Kalunge will, after an introduction to the Migrant Media Network project, invite you to immerse yourself via the design thinking process into the experiences of potential migrants. This journey will help you understand the process of applying for visa coming from a developing country, and make the invisible border visible. Are the the strict regulation to access the consulate and the complicated application process strategically designed to induce fear? If so why?
Registration

The meetup is free of admission and the number of seats is limited to 15. Booking is essential. You can reserve a spot here

Speaker
Thomas G. Kalunge (Strategy advisor/Agile Project Management, r0g_agency) is Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Scientist and practitioner (MSc) as well as a certified design thinking expert. With the User-centered approach, Thomas’s work focuses on Agile project management, Innovation Management, and diaspora involvement in transformative development in host and countries of origin. Currently, Thomas leads the project Migrant Media Network #MMN. This project uses digital online and offline tools to ensure factual information on migration decisions and to provide a discussion forum to defuse the often one-sided picture of migration perpetuated mostly by human smugglers. He also works with r0g_agency on program and strategy development for various projects and programs in Africa
Funded by: Senatsverwaltung für Kultur Und Europa (Senate Department for Culture and Europa, Berlin), Bundeszentrale Für Politische Bildung, the Reva and David Logan Foundation (Grant Provided by Neo Philanthropy), the Guerrilla Foundation, Checkpoint Charlie Foundation. Supported [in Part] by a Grant From the Foundation Open Society Institute in Cooperation with the OSIFE of the Open Society Foundations. Part of Re-Imagine Europe co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

DOTS – THE IMPACT SUMMIT 2020, SUSTAINABLE, POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO REGULAR MIGRATION
2020-12-15 14:00 - 17:00 | berlin r0g office, Germany
r0g_agency Migrant Media Network initiative
In this session, we revisited a topic we came across while running the migrant media network project: a discussion about migration, technology, border control, and migration and technology in general. Due to the perceived or real increase in complexity of migration, governments are increasingly turning to emerge technologies for solutions.
These technologies come with promises of effectiveness, efficiency, fairness, and protection. The questions, however, that need to be asked are:

Can technology be neutral?
Does it impact people from different backgrounds equally?
How do fairness and protection work in a society marked by great inequality?

Sustainable, positive alternatives to regular migration
@weareGIG
Hosted by:
Thomas Kalunge
Speakers:
Tiziano & Don Mattia Ferrari – Mediterranea Saving Humans
Peter Narh – Researcher, Lecturer University of Ghana Legon
Rhoda Wedam – Song- Ba Empowerment Center Ghana
Linda Bonyo – CEO | Lawyers Hub (Tech for Justice) & Africa Law Tech

Stammtisch "Dangers of Irregular Migration and Opportunities for the Girl Child in Ghana"
2021-03-14 | Obiri Yeboah Senior High School (OYESS), Assin South District, Central Region, Ghana
The First stammtisch in the Central Region was held at the premises of Obiri Yeboah Senior High School (OYESS) in the Assin South District of the Central Region. Sabina the Local Coordinator for the Region took time to speak with the students of OYESS on Irregular Migration & Opportunites back home.

Migration and Youth Empowerment Opportunities in Ghana
2021-03-15 | Dzodze Kave ,Volta Region., Ketu North District, Ghana
The Stammtisch Held by James in the Volta Region was to inform, educate and sensitize the youth participants on the concept of irregular migration and challenge them to focus on the opportunities in Ghana recently put in place by CIM/GIM to help change the situation of irregular migration to Europe.

Community Outreach
2021-03-15 | Biriwa, Central Region, Ghana
First visit to Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Institute at Biriwa, Central Region. The Central region coordinator introduced the project to the school authority and shortly after, Sabina was granted access to engage the students in the Social Media and migration training.
Sir. Agbleke and Mr. Sowah, the head of chaplaincy for the Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Institute at Biriwa made mention that some past students of the school were in Germany, Qatar, and Israel. The school Administration was so excited because our engagement with the final year’s students might reduce the number of them who might intend to travel outside through the illegal means drastically.

Stammtisch on Migration and the need to plan before you travel
2021-03-16 | University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
After a successful outreach with Teaching assistant, at School of Economics , University of Cape Coast. Sabina, was invited to have a stammtisch (Round table discussion) to engage the students on Migration issues and opportunities at Home.

Migration and Youth Empowerment & Opportunities in Ghana
2021-03-19 | Salo Anloga Volta Region, Ghana
The topic discussed was mainly about Contexts from the #MMN field-guide (irregular migration and opportunities in Ghana). Also, skill acquisition and entrepreneurship mainly on agro-business, transformation of farm products and marketing was highlighted by James

Migration context and irregular "backdoor" migration
2021-03-21 | Krobo, Bono East, Region, Ghana
A community roundtable discussion (Stammtisch)organised In the Krobo community, during the meeting a returnee shared his experience on the dangers of irregular migration a sample case of his backdoor route to Libya was in the spotlight.

Stammtisch On Migration Content
2021-03-21 | sikaduase, Bono East Region, Ghana
Stammtisch at sikaduase community in the Bono East Region on 21st March 2021. Engaging the participants on the topic migration context and irregular back door migration focusing more on the consequences of irregular migration.

Irregular Migration
2021-03-23 | Business Senior High School Tamale, Ghana
Stammtisch held by Rhoda the Northern Regional Coordinator with the Students of Tamale Business Senior High School.

Stammtisch “Planning the journey”
2021-04-14 | Kpokorpe Mafi-Bakpa Community Centre, Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, Ghana
The Stammtisch was on the topic “Planning the Journey” it was very practical to the participants, understanding the SMART Migration.

Stammtisch PLANNING THE JOURNEY
2021-04-15 | University of Cape Coast , Central Region, Ghana
In this Stammtisch (round table discussion) organised by Sabina the Central Region Local Coordinator. The participants were taken through the #SMARTMIGRATION approach and the importance of Planning the Journey (setting goals before travelling). A Participants Shared the story of her sister, involving herself in unplanned journey.

Opportunities in Ghana
2021-04-18 | Krobo, Bono East, Region, Ghana
Local Coordinator Emmanuel immersed his participants into the topic #SMART Migration during the Stammtisch
The information shared with the participants are as follows;

If you’re thinking of migrating, take time and think carefully about that decision.
It is helpful to have a clear picture of what you want your goal to be.
Passing them through the SMART migration goals
When they can migrate or make opportunities for themselves here in Ghana.
Told a story on some potential leaders in Ghana who made opportunities here in Ghana to become successful.

https://migrantmedia.network/education-resources/

Setting Migration Goals (Stammtisch)
2021-04-18 | sikaduase, Bono East Region, Ghana
The topic introduced to the participants was quoted from the field guide plan before you pack (Setting Migration Goals ), migration decisions and opportunities in Ghana.

USSD Outreach
2021-04-18 | Krobo day Senior High School, Ghana
The #MMN USSD code system ” Migration choices” Was introduced to a section the pupils at Krobo Day Senior High school.
The Students were happy to learn about the offline migration information platform.

Stammtisch "Plan Before You Pack"
2021-04-20 | Yamoransa community, Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana
Stammtisch held with some household heads of Yamoransa community in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Opinion leaders in the community after the workshop gained deeper understanding of safe migration and planning the journey ahead.

Planning the Journey
2021-04-24 | Ho, Adaklu Kpogadzi Town Park, Volta Region., Ghana
The Workshop was aimed to inform the Youth about the dangers/risks involved in irregular Migration, job opportunities in Ghana, SMART Migration planning system.

USSD Outreach
2021-04-24 | Ho. Volta Region, Ghana
MMN Migration Choices USSD Outreach with the youth of Adzato in the Volta Region

#MMN The Gambia Project Kick Off & Training of Trainers
2021-04-29 08:00 - 2021-05-01 17:00 | Nana Conference Hall, Banjul, Banjul, Gambia
This Thursday the 29th of April 📢 our #MMN The Gambia project will kick off followed by a two day Training of Trainers. Facilitated by Dembo Kambi the #MMN Country Manager for The Gambia, Peter Narh our Country Coordinator from Ghana, and Wedam Rhoda a main Local Coordinator from Ghana who has a lot of hands on experience in running #MMN workshops.
The #MMN project is an information campaign and a Youth Empowerment project. Stakeholders in migration governance and management converse with participants on what actions can be taken to inform potential migrants on regular migration, dangers of irregular migration/human smuggling and opportunities at home. Institutions like the Consular office of the German Embassy, National Youth Council – The Gambia, West Africa Democracy Radio – English Service will be present for the launch.
https://web.facebook.com/migrantmedianetwork
#migration #migrantmedianetwork
#migrationchoices #mmnstammtisch2020
#Smartmigration #COVID #staysafe

Plan before you pack
2021-05-10 | Yamoransa in the Mfantsema District Assembly, Ghana, Ghana
Thirty-Four apprentices from the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association, Yamoransa Branch attended a workshop on How to make informed decisions before traveling and opportunities to make the arts sell at the Yamoransa Model Resource center.

Smart migration(plan before you pack)
2021-05-14 | Tamale, Ghana
Wedam Rhoda the local coordinator for the northern region in a community outreach with trainees at the Song- Ba Empowerment Centre in Tamale. The Topic discussed with them was Smart migration(plan before you pack).

Stammtisch on Migration Decisions
2021-05-15 | Adzato Community , Volta Region, Anloga, Ghana
This Stammtisch dealt with the topic of “Migration Decisions”. It was held at the Adzato Community Centre in the Anloga District of the Volta Region.
One of the participants confirmed that due to job unavailability or opportunity in the community, most of the youths are forced to leave the community to search for greener pastures. This has affected even the leaders and the community at large. Another reason for migration is the fact that there is no industrial activity in the area which could earn them a living.
