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S2 Ep6| GHANAIANS FLEEING UKRAINE PART 2 - Opoku speaks

AKADi Magazine Season 2 Episode 6

Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.

In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Opoku Asare Berchie - a Ghanaian who was studying medicine in Ukraine up until the start of the war.

He is also general secretary of the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS).

He tells us about the days leading up to him fleeing Ukraine and how he got help in Hungary.

Find out more about NUGS here: https://twitter.com/NugsUkraine
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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