“Learning by Ear” — a new multimedia distance-learning programme

Supported by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, Radio Deutsche Welle has just launched “Learning by ear“, a new multimedia distance-learning programme:

The Learning by Ear program examines the challenges that young Africans face and engages listeners in an informative and entertaining way. The programming is a lively mix of in-depth reports, radio dramas and feature stories that will provide listeners with an opportunity to get the necessary skills to succeed in Africa today and to discover a whole new world of knowledge. The target audience is girls and boys from 12 to 20 years of age.

“Learning by Ear” is available in three European and three African languages: English, Kiswahili, French, Hausa, Portuguese and Amharic.