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Improved porridge tackles child malnutrition
HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s program all about child malnutrition. In West Africa, 11% of children, or seven million, suffer from acute malnutrition, and 36% or 25 million, suffer from chronic malnutrition. According to the United Nations, the number of children who suffer from chronic malnutrition decreased from 35% to 30% between 2009…
Stroke survivors practice physical therapies to recover after a stroke
SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: Did you know that stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide? That is what we are going to learn about today: the physical disabilities that stroke survivors face and the rehabilitative therapies that can help survivors. SIGNATURE TUNE UP AND OUT UNDER HOST: Hello and welcome to Your…
How families and other caregivers can help survivors deal with the physical and psychological impacts of a stroke
FILIUS: Mr. Whiteson Daka, you survived a stroke. Please tell me what you think caused you to suffer a stroke. WHITESON: I think it was the huge work overload at the office and pressure from my family. FILIUS: Please explain in full. WHITESON: I was a senior manager of a big development project for more…
Preserving wild food plants ensures a better future for all
POUGKIENMA: (“first wife” in Moore) First wife of Zaksooba, 40 years old. POUGPAALA: (“new wife” in Moore) Second wife of Zaksooba, 30 years old. SIDNABA: (“truthful” in Moore) Farm worker in his twenties. ZAKSOOBA: (“head of family” in Moore) Polygamous farmer, 45 years old. NARRATOR: Pougkienma and Pougpaala, co-wives and farmers, lived in the village…
Maternal health resources
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month about mother and child/newborn health, especially nutritional health. The theme pack includes eight scripts and one Farmer story from Barza Wire. Scripts Prevent malaria in pregnancy! The Love Letter project: An invitation for men to stand by their wives during pregnancy and childbirth…
Nutrition resources
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month about nutrition. The theme pack includes nine scripts and three Farmer stories from Barza Wire. Scripts Children need vitamin A Prevent blindness with vitamin A Health benefits of sorghum, the forgotten cereal Beyond maize, rice and other staples: Eating one food every day…
Children need vitamin A
Characters: Host Nurse at health clinic Martha: a young mother HOST: Good (morning/afternoon/evening) listeners. Today we’re going to talk about a serious problem that affects millions of children around the world. That might sound like bad news, but the good news is that it’s a problem that has a simple solution. I’m talking about…
Prevent blindness with vitamin A
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. HOST: If your children are having trouble seeing, you probably want to put something special over their eyes—a pair of eyeglasses. But for a common kind of vision problem, the kind that starts when a child has trouble seeing in dim light, you should put…
Resources about HIV and AIDS
Here is our fourth monthly theme pack of FRI resources. This month it’s all about HIV and AIDS. The theme pack includes nine scripts and 10 Barza Wire stories. This collection represents some of the best resources on HIV and AIDS that we’ve published over the past decade. Scripts School without AIDS Pass on the…
Cassava mosaic disease
Why is this subject important to listeners? Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is the most severe and widespread plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa. CMD-affected cassava plants produce few or no tubers, depending on the severity of the disease and the age of the plant at the time of infection. CMD causes significant yield loss (up to…