Neltah Tells a Love Story

Podcast on The Curious Ear, RTÉ One, February 2010.

According to The Curious Ear:

In this programme, Neltah tells the engaging story of her sister and a man named Taurai. Taurai and Melody grew up in Zimbabwe. Taurai was born albino and was taunted in the street because of it. When he first asked Melody out, she refused but her cousin 'blackmailed' her into accepting. She fell in love with him. Melody shared in the abuse Taurai received for being different. They also shared a life of laughs, cooking and gardening. They came to Ireland and had a daughter, Siobhán. Then, in 2008, Melody and Siobhán lost Taurai. In this story, Neltah hears from her family about their love and loss.

This programme was researched and crafted in the context of a FOMACS' radio mentoring programme Having Your Voice Heard, supported by the 'Migrants and the Media' project under EPIM and co-ordinated/produced by Roísín Boyd, a radio journalist working with FOMACS’ partner, the Irish Refugee Council. 

You can access the story here