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.

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  • Children and youth
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  • Land issues
  • Livestock and beekeeping
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  • Post-harvest activities
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  • Water management

Empowerment saves youth from drug abuse

Fade up signature tune for 15 seconds and under Presenter: Welcome to another episode of In Focus, a youth program that focuses on people who have a positive impact on this generation. (Pause) Imagine being trapped in the world of drugs and the sex trade. These issues feature strongly in the stories of youth in…

Empowering communities with participatory community enumeration

Intro music Presenter: Hello once again, and welcome to your community friendly program, Community Watch. It’s coming to you from your number one radio station, National 90.5 FM, the first on the dial. I am your regular host, Kemi Aduroja. If you are just tuning in for the first time, this program showcases various initiatives…

A community fights malnutrition with local leafy vegetables

Signature tune for 10 seconds, then fade and hold under host Presenter: Welcome to your favourite program, “Health Matters.” Good nutrition is important for good health. The idea of improving nutrition to solve health problems was raised at a recent farmers’ forum. Our reporter was there to interview the headman of Abotanso community and the…

A clean village for a healthy life

Host: Hello everyone, and welcome to the show. Today, Nsilulu Kanga is a model healthy village in the city and province of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But two years ago, this little village of about 200 people was dealing with diseases related to poor hygiene. Dozens of cases of diarrhoea…

Composting human waste is a healthy way to reduce disease and feed the soil

Signature tune Hostess: Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Healthy Community, our show on community well-being. My name is Kpénahi Traoré. Today we’ll talk about a particular type of fertilizer. Did you know that our excrement and urine are powerful fertilizers? They enrich soils and improve the quantity and quality of harvests. And that is…

Many heads are better than one: The story of Ngolowindo Co-operative

Theme song up, then hold low under presenter Presenter: Welcome, listener, to (name of program), which comes to you every (name of day) on your radio station. As usual you are with me, (name of broadcaster). Theme song up and cross-fade into presenter’s voice Presenter: Dear listeners, today we have the true story of Ngolowindo Co-operative, or…

Amizero Co-operative helps Rwandan households manage domestic waste

Fade in music for 20 seconds, then fade out under the voice of the host Host: Dear friends and listeners of Radio Salus, hello and welcome to today’s show, a show that talks, as usual, about the environment. The title of today’s show is: “Women earn a living by helping households manage domestic waste.” In this…

Uriri Farmers Co-operative Society Limited

Characters: Host Interviewer Chairman Alfred Mdeizi Coordinator Chris Onyango Mama Jacinta Anyango, member and project beneficiary Mr. Ayub Mdachi, project beneficiary Host: Good evening, listeners, and welcome to today’s program on co-operative societies. Today, we will travel to the western part of Kenya, to a place called Stella in the Migori District of the province of…

Rice co-operatives bring prosperity to Benin

Characters: Host of the show: Félix Houinsou Guests: Emile Houansou, rice farmer in Dangbo Albert Azon Gnadja, rice farmer in Adjohoun Jeanne Ahouangnimon, rice farmer in Dangbo Signature tune Host: Dear listeners and friends of Radio Immaculée Conceptionin Cotonou, Benin, hello. Welcome to your favourite show dedicated to agriculture. During today’s show, we will tell you…

Membership in farmers’ organizations brings farmers economic, social and political benefits

Host: Small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso have been organizing to improve their farm production and their life for more than three decades. “A single finger cannot pick up any flour,” says the proverb. Today, partnerships, federations and confederations are increasingly common in rural areas of the nation. The Union Départementale des Producteurs Agricoles de Boudry, or UDPA-B,…