In Depth:  TWR

International Christian Broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) has begun implementing the first phase of their project to reach refugees stranded across Europe with messages of hope and comfort.

The United Nations, along with refugee agencies, are increasingly recognising stress, depression and mental illness as serious problems which face refugees, for whom the difficult journey to a refugee camp may be only the first in a long series of challenges. Culture shock and disillusionment, compounded by the difficulties of navigating a language barrier, are leading to high levels of stress in a group of people already affected by the trauma of leaving war-torn countries.

International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) is taking up the battle against the deadly Ebola outbreak by using its communication network to spread health information across West Africa, it was reported in November.

TWR personnel worked with government and health officials to develop a unified message. Alert Ebola is broadcast in French (which is widely used in the former French colonies of West Africa), English and local languages such as Bambara.