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Financial Management For Smallholder Farmers

June 4, 2012

PRESENTER: Its time for Farming As Business (Ulimi Ndi Bizinezi). Signature tune up and fade under presenter. PRESENTER: The time to learn and the time to share agricultural knowledge is finally here on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1. This is the Farming As Business program. My name is Andrew Mahiyu. (Pause) Harvesting time is over. Most of…

Seeing The Difference: Project Makes Farming More Attractive By Improving Farming Methods And Income

June 4, 2012

HOST: In Uganda, farming employs more than 3 of every 4 persons aged 10 years and older. Of the more than five million households in Uganda, 75 percent are engaged in agriculture and 68 percent derive their livelihoods from subsistence agriculture. Though the contribution of the agricultural sector to Uganda’s gross domestic product is lessening somewhat…

The Love Letter project: An invitation for men to stand by their wives during pregnancy and childbirth

May 30, 2012

Music briefly, then fade HOST: Good afternoon listeners, and thanks for tuning in to CBS FM. Today’s programme focuses on the “Love Letter” project, which is currently used in hospitals and health centres in the Jinja district of Uganda. A “Love Letter” is a written piece of paper, signed by the District Health Officer and given…

Florence saves girls from human trafficking

April 26, 2012

Characters Host Rose Johnbull: Rose’s father Joe: Johnbull’s friend Florence: a lady who was a victim of trafficking Signature tune for 30 seconds and fade out under host Host: Hello listeners, and welcome to Change Makers, a program that focuses on difficult issues in which people intervened and brought change. Today, we will focus on…

Empowerment saves youth from drug abuse

April 26, 2012

Fade up signature tune for 15 seconds and under Presenter: Welcome to another episode of In Focus, a youth program that focuses on people who have a positive impact on this generation. (Pause) Imagine being trapped in the world of drugs and the sex trade. These issues feature strongly in the stories of youth in…

Empowering communities with participatory community enumeration

April 26, 2012

Intro music Presenter: Hello once again, and welcome to your community friendly program, Community Watch. It’s coming to you from your number one radio station, National 90.5 FM, the first on the dial. I am your regular host, Kemi Aduroja. If you are just tuning in for the first time, this program showcases various initiatives…

Talking to teens about unsafe sex

April 26, 2012

Characters Host Clare Kiko: health worker Stella: 14-year-old girl Ben: Stella’s father Flora: Stella’s mother Boyo: Stella’s boyfriend Esther: 14-year-old girl, Stella’s friend Maggie: Flora’s friend Sonia: Flora’s friend Signature tune up for five seconds, then fade down and out under host Host: Hello listeners, welcome to this special program on sexual health. Now, have…

Fighting corruption with community management of water systems

November 1, 2010

Characters Chief Daddy Mommy, (also president of the female rice farmers’ group) Awalé Fifonsi Group of female rice farmers Presenter: Pacôme Tomètissi Sounds of oxen mooing, water flowing, birds shrieking, car horns, sound of footsteps on the soil, and clapping. A local song on water, sanitation or corruption Signature tune for 30 seconds Pacôme Tomètissi:…

No water no life: Corruption in a Zambian prison

November 1, 2010

Presenter: Good day to all listeners. Today we look at corruption in the water sector. In particular, we look at the effects of not having access to water due to corruption in one of the prisons in the Copperbelt of Zambia. Corruption involves the misuse or abuse of power for private gain. It can happen…

Water is life. Share it.

November 1, 2010

Characters German: Wise and good-hearted man in the village Village headman: Wise but sometimes weak Eda: Old woman, widow; looking after orphans left by her son who died from hunger Bimphi: A drunkard, always drunk. Hardworking, but spends much of his money on beer James:  Nephew of the village headman, hard-hearted and selfish Jacob: Good…