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Good nutrition for the whole family
Spot #1: Eat a balanced diet to grow and stay healthy Did you know that your body is something like a crop? A crop needs the proper nutrients to grow, and stay healthy. So does your body. From seed to harvest, a crop takes nutrients from the soil or fertilizer. In the womb, as a…
Winning the Race with Traditional Foods
INTRO Host: More and more processed foods are being sold in the shops these days. They’re convenient and quick to prepare, but are they good for us? Today we have a short drama that addresses this question. It’s called “Winning the Race With Traditional Foods” and shows how a young athlete learns which foods really give…
Sara’s Mother Goes to Work and Brings Home Healthy Food
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 the household chores. Characters: Mother Father Sara: Young, school-aged girl Sadiq: Sara’s younger brother…
Diversify Crops to Keep your Family Healthy
INTRO Host: Many farmers grow crops for export and depend on foreign markets for their income. These farmers often don’t grow food for their families any more. The drama “Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket” shows what can happen when farmers only grow crops for export. SCRIPT Characters: Monica and Tandi: Women farmers Winston: Monica’s husband BACKGROUND…
A Mystery at the Dairy: The Importance of Proper Sanitation when Working with Animals
Characters Vicky Eddy Farmer Sam Announcer Scene I Vicky -Hey Eddy, what’s the matter? You seem a little upset. Eddy -Yes, I just came from the dairy and Dorotea the cow is sick. Vicky -Oh, poor Dorotea. What does she have? Eddy: She has mastitis. I am very worried. Vicky: I can see that. Do they know why she got…
Animals Diseases can Affect People
Participants Host Guest 1 Guest 2 Host: If you’re feeling sick and wondering why, perhaps you should consider the animals around you. I have two guests here today who tell me that there are more than 200 diseases that can be passed from animals to humans! Good morning, _________(Guest 1) and ________(Guest 2). Guest 1 : Good…
HIV/AIDS Resources
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Publications Radio and HIV/AIDS: Making a difference, by Gordon Adam and Nicola Harford, 2000. Available in English, French and Spanish. Contact: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 20 Av. Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, E-mail: unaids@unaids.org. Electronic version: www.unaids.org/publications/documents/care/ Series of booklets written by Africans for…
Mummy Cheetah and her babies: A story to help orphaned children talk
Narrator: Mummy Cheetah and her four babies lived on the plain. Mummy Cheetah hunted for food for her babies and sang to them to keep them safe at night. In her song she sang to each one of her children: Miko, Mimi, Coco and Charlie. One day Mummy Cheetah became sick. She was sad and…
An AIDS Widow Learns her Rights
Characters Narrator Cheri: Woman farmer, in her early 20s; her husband is dying of HIV/AIDS Nakudi: Widow, in her mid-30s INTRODUCE THEME MUSIC AND FADE OUT (10 seconds) SCENE 1 Narrator: It is sad when someone dies of HIV/AIDS. And it becomes even more tragic when a widow and her family are mistreated after a husband’s death. This…