Interviews
Interview scripts feature interviews with two farmers or rural people and one or two subject-matter experts, exploring a challenge and possible solutions. They also feature and intro and extro by the radio show host. They are written by African journalists, based on real interviews.
Interview scripts can be translated and adapted as necessary to suit the local context, then performed on air as dramatized interviews. Or reach them as inspiration and guidance for your own interviews.
- All
- Agriculture
- Aquaculture
- Children and youth
- Climate change
- Community development
- Crop production
- Energy
- Environment and climate change
- Gender equality
- Health
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Land issues
- Livestock and beekeeping
- Marketing and market information
- Nature-based Solutions
- Nutrition
- Post-harvest activities
- Social issues
- Soil health
- Trees and agroforestry
- Water management
Deforestation and Global Warming: Who is Responsible?
Signature tune, fade out. HOST: Good morning (afternoon, evening). If you have recently noticed that you feel hot and uncomfortable in the changing environment, and you want to know what trees can do for us, and you want to know something about global warming, then stay tuned as Nananom (elders) and a forestry officer discuss…
Gender and HIV/AIDS
Theme song up and hold under narrator. NARRATOR: How are you today, listeners? As usual I, Mercy Chipeta, am back with your favourite program Mwana Alirenji (“self-sufficiency”) brought to you by The Story Workshop with the support of the European Union. Theme song up and cross fade into narrator’s speech below. NARRATOR: What passes fast…
Powder of Little Pepper Protects Stored Rice
Theme music up, then slow fade and under host. HOST: Welcome to the programme. You may know that insect and microbe pests cause serious damage to rice crops in West Africa. But did you know that there are local solutions? Today, we will listen to Mr. Bamba, a rice farmer from Guinea. Mr. Bamba uses…
A Local Plant Prevents Pest Damage to Stored Seeds
Theme music fades up then under host. HOST: Dear listeners, welcome to today’s show. Theme music fades up then under host. HOST: Listeners, today we have great news! In today’s program we are going to tell you about a local plant which can prevent pest damage to stored seeds. Stay tuned and a local expert…
Rural women process and sell shea butter
Introductory music, then fade under host and out. HOST : Good day, welcome to Radio Jigiya, broadcasting from Zégoua, Mali on 100 MHZ. We are a private radio station that broadcasts information for rural communities. Dear listeners in Mali, in the Ivory Coast, and in Burkina Faso, today we present an interview with the President…
Appropriate farming tools for African women farmers
Signature tune to introduce the programme. HOST: Good morning (afternoon, evening). Women farmers produce most of our food. Yet women face many problems finding farm tools that are appropriate for them. Traditionally men are in charge of livestock, and most traction equipment is too heavy for women. In many countries, there is a taboo against…
Fonio
CHARACTERS: LAMINE TOGOLA: radio presenter/producer MR. MODIBO GOITA: USC Coordinator MRS. TOURE DJENEBOU SIBIDE: Secretary General for the organization ‘Network of Women for Local Development’ MRS. SELLY OUANE: coordinator of the Kitchen Collective program 10 seconds of introductory music to open show. LAMINE TOGOLA: Today’s episode of Faso Ntuloma talks about fonio and gender. Fonio…