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Improved cookstoves make life easier for women

January 1, 2005

Spot #1: Improved cookstoves will help Wangari Maathai protect the environment Host: In October 2004, environmental and political activist Wangari Maathai of Kenya became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai has worked hard alongside farmers and villagers to protect forests and plant millions of new trees in Kenya and all…

Making Something with Nothing: the Rubbish Garden

March 1, 2004

Program host: This is a story about how a group of women changed their lives using only what they had — though it seemed they had nothing at all. The story starts with Shirley Sifunda, a community outreach worker in Matsulu, a small village in South Africa. Shirley met with the village women to talk about…

Families Benefit When Girls Go to School

March 1, 2004

Characters Program host Afia: Young girl George: Young boy, Afia’s brother Afia and George’s Father Program host:  Girls who stay in school and become educated can make important contributions to their families and communities. The story you are about to hear is about a young school girl who, with her knowledge of health and nutrition,…

Nutrition – Advice to an Expectant Mother

March 1, 2004

Characters Narrator: Program host Elizabeth: Young woman, recently married and moved to her husband’s village Mrs. Nyanga: Elizabeth’s mother Narrator: After walking all morning, Elizabeth has finally arrived at her mother’s village. This is the first time Elizabeth has visited her mother as a married woman. Elizabeth is eager to tell her mother, Mrs. Nyanga,…

Sara’s Mother Goes to Work and Brings Home Healthy Food

March 1, 2004

Characters Mother Father Sara: Young, school-aged girl Sadiq: Sara’s younger brother INTRO Host: When women and men are equal partners in the household and make decisions together, the whole family benefits. In this story you will hear what happens when a woman takes a job outside the home, and her husband stays home to do…

Women Produce Most of Our Food

March 1, 2004

Characters Narrator: Program host Chief Kufa: Wise Village Headman (he has a strong, authoritative voice that people will respect) Mrs.Mirla: Woman farmer Mrs.Kamanga: Woman farmer MUSIC TO INTRODUCE PROGRAM. FADE OUT MUSIC. Narrator: Welcome to today’s show, “The women of my village.” In this program the respected Village Headman, Chief Kufa, will be with us….

A healthy diet for babies and young children

December 1, 2003

Characters: Host Doctor Mother and her baby Rosa: young girl, about seven years old Spot 1: Weigh your baby every month Host: Welcome to our program! Today we begin a new series that focuses on a most precious resource — our children. Every child has the right to survive and to thrive. Yet around the world…

Make Sure Tools and Workloads are Appropriate for Children

December 1, 2003

Characters Eric: ten years old Alike: seven years old Eric’s and Alike’s Mama MUSIC [fade in music; hold 5 secs; fade under] Host/Interviewer: Children all over the world work to help their families in ways that are not harmful. But millions of other children — some as young as five, work for long hours, often in…

Protecting Children From Child Labour

December 1, 2003

Characters Host Shahid, Rupinder, Sunita and Manu: former child labourers Host/interviewer: Good [day/morning/evening]. Welcome to our program, [name of program]. During the past few [days/weeks], we’ve been discussing a number of problems that children in our community face. Today, we’re going to hear some very sad, but true stories that have happened to children in other…

Protect Children From Pesticides

December 1, 2003

Characters Host/interviewer Doctor Subrahmanyam: clinic doctor Mrs. Gurumurthy: mother at clinic with her children MUSIC [introductory music, then fade out]. Host/interviewer: Host/interviewer: Hello, I’m [       ]. Welcome back to our series of programs about children’s issues. Today’s show is about the dangers of pesticides. I heard a story recently about a small village where many children are…