Ghanaian Lecturer Developes MigStories: Migration Mobile App for Journalists
A Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Mr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, has developed a Mobile App called, “MigStories” to facilitate reports on migration.
The development of the functional Mobile App and a Database was funded by the ECOWAS Commission and the European Union for timely reportage as for migration stories.
Mr Ayiku in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said the App which was launched recently was to support journalists that found it difficult to report from the field of migration due to lack of functional mobile application to facilitate reporting.
Mr Ayiku said: “The MigStories App would erode the challenge journalists are confronted with as they report on migration.”
The key features of the App include; text writing function, camera
function for photos, video and audio recording, and a database of
migration stories.
He said it was developed under the Project:
“Media Training and Public Sensitisation on ECOWAS and Migrants’
Rights,” and that it was being implemented in the country by Media
Response with technical support from International Organisation for
Migration (IOM).
Mr Ayiku said the MigStories App goes beyond
being used by journalists to file stories and access to data of
migration stories, but also provides a platform for government officials
to know the extent of the mobility of migrants and ensure their
linkages to services.
“It also gives unlimited access to
up-to-date migration data, while migrants will also have easy access to
counter-trafficking hotlines and it can be accessed at
www.ghanamigrationstories.org,” he said.
The App is available for download at Google PlayStore and App Store.
Source: ghananewsagency.org
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