Radio Programs on Citizen Radio

We broadcast three radio sessions on Citizen Radio in Freetown on the December 17th 2008, January 18th 2009 and February 3rd 2009.

Our program went to air at 5:30pm. with the hope of catching listeners at home.

We opened the program by introducing the aims and objectives of Why Cant We Get Married . Com West Africa Chapter. Our main topic was based on general acceptance and tolerance of every human being regardless of the age, religion, race, tribe, sexuality and gender. We raised awareness on the impact of acceptance and tolerance of all people as this can contravene traditional and social norms. For example, in Sierra Leone inter-religious marriage is prohibited between Islam and Christianity which are the two main religions. Likewise, in the area of sexuality marriages of same sex couples are frowned upon. The advocacy sessions were geared towards promoting peace, respect and understanding as we believe that this will enhance a sustainable platform for the attainment of equal rights and tolerance for all.

Towards the end of the radio programs callers shared the following opinions:
· People hope the program will have ongoing and sustainable impacts.
· They thought the project was educational as it opened peoples' minds towards general acceptance and tolerance.
· Some people frowned at the project, because they thought it seemed irrelevant to their lives.

In conclusion, there seemed to be obvious support for the project to continue, and strive for increased peace, respect and understanding amongst everyone regardless of age, gender, tribe and sexuality.