TOPIC: Community-media trust in migration reporting, its linkages with safe migration, and credible migration information
Date: 23 May 2026
Location:
 Nyankpala, Northern region
Radio Station: Radio Grin FM

particiapnts & host

1. Aanomah (MMAct regional coordinator, Northern region)
2. Hamza Sulemana (Radio station host)
3. Collins Mbah (Entrepreneur)
4. Hon. Mohammed Abdul Somed (Assemblymember, Tolon Electoral Area)
5. Safura Deishini Abdulai (Tolon community member)
6. Ahmed Muhammed Ul-Basharu (Nyankpala community member)

Panelists highlighted the central role of media to support communities verify news and obtain credible migration information from the media and other stakeholders such as the Ghana Immigration Service. Moreover, various opportunities from safe migration were explained, such as legal protection, access to support services, greater safety during travel, and better opportunities for employment all of which reduce migrant vulnerabilities.