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AIDS Orphans: Overcoming Stigma, Discrimination and Denial
Characters Host Tatu: 16-year-old girl Shombay: Tatu’s 12 year old brother Aunt Jamila: the children’s aunt (by marriage) Dorcas: Jamila’s sister Host: Good morning, and welcome to our program. Today, we continue our series on children’s issues with a frank discussion of HIV and AIDS. HIV and AIDS affect whole communities. The most obvious victims are…
Interview
Who Benefits When Girls Stay in School?
Characters: Host Mrs. Fatima: teacher Mr. Monsod: farmer and trader Host: Welcome to [name of program]. So far on our series about children, we’ve learned about healthy diets for babies and young children, and we’ve heard why girls and boys should be treated equally when it comes to food. Our program today is about a common,…
Drama
Children Have a Right to Play and to Learn
Characters: Host Zandi and Gugu (two mothers) Host: Welcome to today’s program. We continue our series on children with a conversation between two mothers about how important it is for children to enjoy their childhood and go to school. SOUND EFFECTS (A village atmosphere: the occasional sounds of dogs barking, chickens clucking, voices calling, music from…
Interview
Protecting Farmer Innovations and Traditional Knowledge
Characters Host Vishwas Amitraj: farmer in his 50s HOST -Good ___________ [morning, afternoon, evening] listeners. In our programs recently, we’ve been celebrating the success of local farmers in finding solutions to everyday problems through their own innovation and experimentation. We’ve talked about rehabilitating degraded land, new ways to earn income, and methods for conserving soil and…
Narrative
Mummy Tiger and Her Babies: How Children Experience Conflict
INTRO Host : About twenty million children around the world have had to leave their homes, and sometimes their countries, because of war. Children have lost parents, served as soldiers and witnessed atrocities. The story in our program today is a story you can tell children you know who are suffering. It talks about the…
Drama
Health considerations for refugees
Part 1: Clean delivery kits INTRO Host :People living in refugee camps have special health concerns. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and lack of medicine and food can turn simple problems into more serious ones. Diseases like cholera flourish. So does HIV/AIDS. Mental and emotional health problems such as alcoholism, depression, and violence are other serious concerns….
Drama
Women Face Many Challenges After Conflict
Characters: Narrator Hasana, Amba and Makeda, Women farmers Diallo, young husband, returned from war Margaret, relief worker BRING UP MUSIC AND FADE UNDER NARRATOR. NARRATOR: When a community experiences a war, everyone suffers. But women are affected in ways that are often not seen. With men gone to war, the responsibility for basic survival rests…
Drama
Conflict Over Natural Resources: A Short Story
Story #1: Characters: Salma: a village girl Ambreen : Salma’s brother Sunil : another brother THEME MUSIC. HOLD UNDER NARRATOR. Narrator : In recent programs, we’ve talked about issues that arise during or after conflicts like war or natural disaster, or conflicts over natural resources. Today we’re going to hear a short story that shows…
Drama
Dispute Over a Sacred Stream: Villagers Describe the Conflict
Characters Samuel : Mediator Kofi : Village elder Sonia : Young mother Narrator : In recent programs, we have talked about issues that arise during and after conflicts like war or natural disaster. We’ve learned about [rebuilding seed supplies, growing survival crops, starting a revolving loan fund, and growing vegetables in a refugee camp]. Today’s…
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Growing Vegetables in a Refugee Camp
Characters Monique : young refugee girl Hamukiza : older and wiser refugee Announcer THEME MUSIC. Announcer : Conflict and drought have created millions of refugees throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Because of their desperate situation, we sometimes think that refugees are totally dependent on aid organizations. But refugees can and do take steps themselves to improve their…