Theme pack
Here is our theme pack for May, this time all about nutritious crops.
This pack has 12 elements, including one backgrounder, four interview scripts, one drama, one set of spots, and five Barza Wire stories. Two resources are available in Swahili.
Backgrounders
Interviews
Health benefits of sorghum, the forgotten cereal
African traditional vegetables back on the table
Nutritious foods are important for all babies, rich or poor
Delicious cassava recipes improve family nutrition
Dramas
Beyond maize, rice and other staples: Eating one food every day won’t make you healthy
Spots
Good nutrition for the whole family: Radio spots
Barza Wire stories
Burkina Faso: Household heads plant fruit trees to improve youth diets
Tanzania: Farmers learn about local vegetables and nutrition on the radio
Ethiopia: Farmers grow faba beans to boost family nutrition and health
Burkina Faso: School garden improves students’ nutrition and school performance
Malawi: Farmers boost nutrition and profit by processing soy into milk, yoghurt, and tofu
The following resources are available in Swahili:
Mboga za majani za asili za kiafrika kutumiwa tena mezani.
Mapishi bora ya mihogo yaboresha afya ya familia
We hope that this kind of “one-stop shop” on selected topics is useful, and that you can use the resources in this month’s theme pack to make effective programming on nutritious crops.