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Improved cookstoves make life easier for women
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…
Community Responses to HIV/AIDS
Host 1: Everybody in our community has been touched by HIV and AIDS. We all know the terrible impact of these diseases. Host 2: Yes, HIV and AIDS have brought so much hardship. But we’re not here today to dwell on the negative. Host 1: That’s right. Today we’re going to talk about the positive…
Grow Moringa for Food and Fodder
An ideal tree to grow in the city or country is moringa (Moringa oleifera). Moringa will give you food, fodder, fuelwood and shade. Its pods make a tasty, nutritious vegetable. You can eat its tender leaves and flowers too. The leaves also make excellent livestock feed. Best of all, this useful tree grows quickly and…
The Many Uses of the Moringa Tree
Host 1 (Intro): We’ve talked before on this program about multi-purpose trees – trees that have many uses and benefits for farmers. Today we’re going to feature one tree in particular that is more and more popular among African farmers. Host 2: Actually, this tree is grown in countries throughout the world, and…
Recommendations for Managing Bacterial Wilt in Bananas for Eastern Africa
Host 1 (Intro): Some of our listeners who live in Uganda may already be familiar with a new disease that is affecting one of our major crops – the banana. And if you grow bananas anywhere in East Africa, you will be interested in our program today, because we’re going to talk about how…
Making Something with Nothing: the Rubbish Garden
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…
Nutrition – Advice to an Expectant Mother
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,…
Make Sure Tools and Workloads are Appropriate for Children
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…