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Curious Minds

A children and youth rights and development centered radio programme produced and presented by members of Children and Youth In Broadcasting (a child of Women In Broadcasting) based in the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) setup. From a brief 30 minute feature on [ 2 (Ghana)|Radio 2] and later on to Radio GAR (now Uniiq FM 95.7 MHz) in 1996, the programme have grown to a one hour discussion constant on four different regional radio stations of Ghana's state broadcaster

History

"Little Curious Minds" - as it was first named in 1996 came about as a result of a desire by Women in Broadcasting to have a children-centered program that will amplify the issues affecting young ones to ensure that these do not get mixed up with other general issues. Children and Youth In Broadcasting - Child Survival and Development Action Club was formed and young ones from schools closer to GBC were invited to join and build their capacities. The radio program featured brief segments of poetry recitals, Facts Corner which presents issues of interest to children in an educative manner, Letter To the One Who Cares which targets key stakeholders concerned with the development of children with concerns young people will like to see addressed, among a few others. That was gradually phased into a full fledged one hour feature to include a subject discussion on various development related issues about children. Among topics treated were: Child Labor, Street Children, Corporal Punishment in schools and at home, Affirmative Action for Girls, Inclusive Education, and Child Trafficking. To help interrogate these issues properly, the group makes use of relevant legislative resources such as: [Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child] and The Children's Act, 1998 Act 560.

Current Status The programme currently runs across Ghana on GBC regional radio stations. It can be heard on: As part of the discussion on children's rights and development, resource persons from stakeholder institutions both in the public and private sector are invited to help understand certain technical issues for the benefit of the young audience. It also affords the young ones the platform to ask questions and make suggestions with regards to policies tabled and already formulated towards their survival and proper development. With the advancement in communication media and the changing face of information delivery, the Curious Minds programme have expanded to include social media channels in their broadcast strategies
 * [FM] 95.7 MHz in Accra
 * [FM] 96.5 MHz in Tema
 * [ Central|Radio Central] 91.3 MHz in Cape Coast
 * [ Savannah|Radio Savannah] 91.3 MHz in Tamale

Laurels Curious Minds is a two time winner of the International Children's Day of Broadcasting award for Children's Programmes in 2008 and 2009. The awards ceremony is organized by UNICEF to recognize exceptional youth participation in the media and encourage such press freedom globally.