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Resources about HIV and AIDS

April 27, 2017

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

April 13, 2017

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…

Dried and delicious: Solar dryers help growers store fruits and vegetables longer

March 20, 2017

HOST: Welcome, listeners, to our farmer program. In this segment, we are going to talk about drying fruits and vegetables—a great practice for your health and for profits. We know that vegetables are important for a healthy diet. Not just because they add colour to our meal. But green leafy vegetables, or carrots, or tomatoes—they…

Being your brother and sister’s keeper: Preventing HIV and AIDS for people with disabilities

September 26, 2016

Host:                                   Hello, my name is Dominic Mutua Maweu. I’m a freelance journalist at www.ruralvoicesafrica.info, and a community worker from Kenya. Welcome to the program. Today, we will talk about HIV and AIDS in people living with disabilities. People with disabilities are among those groups of people most at risk of getting this virus. But they…

Health benefits of sorghum, the forgotten cereal

September 23, 2016

SIGNATURE TUNE FADES IN, FADES UNDER INTRODUCTION, THEN FADES UP AND OUT HOST:                                    Hello, and welcome to our special program on sorghum. (PAUSE) Recently, sorghum has become a popular food among Tanzanians of all ages. Unlike before when it was used only by certain cultures as a staple food, today sorghum has become a…

Beyond maize, rice and other staples: Eating one food every day won’t make you healthy

March 11, 2016

CHARACTERS CHIMWENDO A farmer and community leader who is knowledgeable about nutrition. SOKO                                     Neighbour of Chimwendo. Harvests plenty but is hit by hunger every year and children are undernourished. IRENE (MRS. SOKO)          Wants higher-status life than she and Soko can afford DOCTOR                              The clinic doctor MOTHER OF JANE            A rich woman in the village…

Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth

February 29, 2016

Characters:Producer Husband Wife Setting: Rural community   PRESENTER: It is often difficult for young men and women to discuss issues related to pregnancy and childbirth. Younger women appear to have little information about childbirth before they have their baby, and they do not feel comfortable asking questions. Men often appear uncaring or uninterested in pregnancy…

Delicious cassava recipes improve family nutrition

January 27, 2015

PRESENTER:                      It’s time again for us farmers to share information on how we can improve our livelihoods through better farming practices. My name is Filius Chalo Jere and today I bring you the interesting topic of how cassava can be an important food in your home. Of course, I am aware that many of…

Aquaculture in Ghana: Fish farmer increases farm profits and improves family nutrition

January 27, 2015

HOST:                                    You are tuned to (name of radio station) and my name is (name of host). This is your favourite farmer program, (name of program). Today we are going to talk about fish farming, one way for farmers to reduce poverty, improve family nutrition and ensure food security. We will introduce you to a…

Teaching youth about sexuality

April 24, 2014

HOST: Hello dear listener, my name is Dominic Mutua Maweu. (Pause) Today I would like us to consider how knowing about sex and everything related to it can help our youth to be free of HIV. In my research, I was very lucky to meet a woman who is living with HIV and who has…