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Young People are at Risk on the Farm

April 1, 2001

Characters Program host Priti: A young woman of about 18 Rithu: Priti’s aunt Raju : A 15-year-old boy (the son of Rithu’s neighbour) SOUNDS OF MARKET. SOUNDS FADE OUT UNDER PROGRAM HOST. Program host: It’s early morning in the dry season in the Indian market village of Dhaniapur.  A bus rolls into the dusty main…

AIDS: Young People Talk About How Aids Affects Family Life

April 1, 2001

Characters: Program host Classroom teacher ( can be the Program host) Nuzhat, Jaya, Saida: Three school friends Program host : Today we continue our discussion of HIV and AIDS. In our previous drama about this deadly disease, we learned some of the facts about HIV and AIDS, including how it is spread and how you…

AIDS: Youth Take Action to Prevent a Killer Disease

April 1, 2001

Characters: Program host Thandi, Kwesi, George and Sudha: Four youth, preparing a drama to teach young people about HIV/AIDS MUSIC (… bring up program theme … Run 10 secs). Program host : It is an illness many call “the new sickness,” but we have known of this disease for nearly 20 years now. Today, most…

Sara Learns About Health and Nutrition at School

April 1, 2001

Characters: Program host Sara Voice of Sara’s father Voice of Sara’s mother Program host :  Are you a boy or girl who doesn’t like school? Or maybe you are a mother or father trying to decide whether or not to keep your child in school? Listen to this story about a girl who wants to…

Green leafy vegetables are healthy foods

January 1, 2001

Spot #1: Don’t overcook green leafy vegetables SOUND EFFECTS (Kitchen sounds, such as food cooking and sizzling, pots clacking together…). Mother: Abby, I have almost finished cooking the meat for supper. Have you finished chopping the spinach? Daughter: Yes. Can I put the spinach in the soup now? Mother: No, not yet.  I always wait until the last…

The Advantages of Growing and Using Finger Millet

January 1, 2001

Characters Program host Mrs. Mamba: An agricultural extension worker Program Host:   Today, we’re going to hear about a crop that’s cheap to grow … stores well for years … is easy to prepare and cook … and is good for you.  This may sound too good to be true, but there is such a crop.  Many…

The Three Sisters: Maize, Beans and Squash

January 1, 2001

FADE IN SOFT, MELODIC MUSIC AND HOLD UNDER NARRATIVE. Narrator 1: This is a story about three sisters. Narrator 2: Or is it? Narrator 1: Three sisters live together in a garden.The sisters take care of one another. The first sister stands straight and tall, providing support for the second sister.The second sister provides nourishment…

My Body, Myself: A Bittersweet Choice

October 1, 2000

Characters Lada and her husband Philip. Alwell and his wife Eunice. MUSIC (Program Theme … run for 20-30 seconds then fade under headline). Host:   Coming Up: One woman’s struggle to take charge of her body… MUSIC …bring up Program Theme… Introduction (Host):   Every day we make important decisions about what happens to our bodies…what we eat…

Nutrition – Advice to an Expectant Mother

October 1, 2000

Characters: Narrator: Host of radio program. 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, all…

Cuba Promotes “Green” Medicine

September 1, 1999

In Cuba, modern drugs are expensive and hard to find. Fortunately, Cuba, like many tropical countries, is blessed with a wide variety of medicinal plants. So the government is promoting what Cubans call “green medicine.” In pharmacies throughout the country, the shelves are full of medicines made from local plants. People grow medicinal plants everywhere…