[HCDX] Herzog plans to expand Amharic radio broadcasts

["Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Herzog plans to expand Amharic radio broadcasts
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Nov 28, 2007 23:16 | Updated Nov 28, 2007 23:26

Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog announced on 
Wednesday that plans were already under way to expand broadcasting 
hours for the Israel Broadcasting Authority's Amharic-language radio show 
despite recent cutbacks to the national broadcasting body. 

Speaking at the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women, which was 
discussing domestic violence in the Ethiopian community, Herzog said that 
as minister responsible for the financially strapped IBA he had already met 
with Israel radio chief Yoni Ben-Menachem to discuss a joint venture that 
would expand the hours of the Amharic-language broadcast. 

Funding for such a project would most likely come from the Ministry of 
Welfare and Social Services, said a spokeswoman for Herzog. 

Herzog said he believed that the radio station was an essential tool to help 
ease some of the Ethiopian community's social problems and assist them in 
the absorption process. 

According to Tsega Melaku, Director of the Amharic and Tigrnga Service, 90 
percent of the Ethiopian immigrant community listens to the two hours of 
radio that are broadcast daily at lunchtime and in the evenings. 

"Most of the community does not have access to newspapers or television," 
she said, highlighting the large number of immigrants that are illiterate and 
rely on her service for vital information. 

"We do not only broadcast news but also act as a guide for new immigrants 
regarding all areas of their new life," said Melaku.
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