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A healthy diet for babies and young children

December 1, 2003

Characters: Host Doctor Mother and her baby Rosa: young girl, about seven years old Spot 1: Weigh your baby every month Host: Welcome to our program! Today we begin a new series that focuses on a most precious resource — our children. Every child has the right to survive and to thrive. Yet around the world…

Make Sure Tools and Workloads are Appropriate for Children

December 1, 2003

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…

Protect Children From Pesticides

December 1, 2003

Characters Host/interviewer Doctor Subrahmanyam: clinic doctor Mrs. Gurumurthy: mother at clinic with her children MUSIC [introductory music, then fade out]. Host/interviewer: Host/interviewer: Hello, I’m [       ]. Welcome back to our series of programs about children’s issues. Today’s show is about the dangers of pesticides. I heard a story recently about a small village where many children are…

Children Need Vitamin A

December 1, 2003

haracters 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 vitamin A…

Nutrition and Health: Story Ideas for the Radio

October 1, 2002

Nutrition and learning Message: Children who do not eat enough of the proper foods do not learn as well as well-nourished children. Program (drama): A young boy is failing his classes at school and his mother visits his teacher to express her concerns. The teacher explains that the boy is always tired and that maybe he is…

Which Farmer Would You Rather Be? A Story About Diversification

October 1, 2002

INTRO Host: Here is a story that will be especially interesting for those farmers in the audience who have started planning their crops for next season. It’s a tale of two farmers… Characters: Narrator Mrs. Patel Mr. Joseph Narrator: It’s the rainy season in Padma village. Two farmers, Mrs. Patel and Mr. Joseph, are planting their crops….

Food is Medicine: HIV/AIDS and Nutrition

October 1, 2002

Story #1: Food is medicine INTRO Host: People living with HIV/AIDS can benefit from a healthy diet. Here, Susan learns about the most nutritious foods to serve to her sick relative, Fifi. SOUND OF WOMAN CRYING. SCRIPT Characters Susan Eleena Susan: Eleena, why are you crying? What’s wrong? Eleena: (sobbing) Oh, Susan, I’ve been looking everywhere for you….

Good nutrition for the whole family

October 1, 2002

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

October 1, 2002

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…

What is Food Security?

October 1, 2002

Host 1: On today’s program we’d like to take a look at the issue of food security. What does the term food security mean? You might think that it means having a stock pile of food for emergencies. Host 2: Well, think again. Food security means a lot more than just stock piling food. We recently received…