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Interview

A clean village for a healthy life

April 26, 2012

Host: Hello everyone, and welcome to the show. Today, Nsilulu Kanga is a model healthy village in the city and province of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But two years ago, this little village of about 200 people was dealing with diseases related to poor hygiene. Dozens of cases of diarrhoea…

Drama

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:…

Interview

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…

Drama

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…

Interview

Commercial farm activities can hurt local livelihoods: The case of Western Farms

November 1, 2010

Host:  Hello everyone. Today you will hear part 1 of our programme on events at Odaba Swamp where an American company called Western Farms has started rice and fish farming. Stay tuned. I am your host and presenter, Rhoda Adala. Short musical break Host: We travelled to Western Farms and introduced ourselves to a superintendent…

Drama

Zamana, or ‘The confession’

November 1, 2010

Characters Presenter Madou: farmer Mouta: expert in civil engineering Bassi: opinion leader Satou: farmer Abou: president of the farmers’ group Belou: general secretary of the farmers’ group Fama: chief of the delegation Bira: villager Laré: entrepreneur Monda: town crier Presenter: Zamana is an imaginary village located in the Sahel, in the country of Manibu. The…

Interview

Water, a basic human need, but a privilege to the voiceless

November 1, 2010

Characters Jacob: Advocacy trainer Cheburet: Scheme attendant Community members 1 & 2 Clement: Sub-county official Host: Listener, our program today is about water. The main focus is on water integrity. Water integrity is all about responsibility and accountability in managing and using water. When everyone acts ethically, this provides a preventive barrier to corruption. The…

Backgrounder

Issue Pack: Water Integrity

November 1, 2010

1. Introduction – a true story about corruption in the water sector The squatter area of Kibera in Nairobi is not served by the city water utility. Small private providers buy water from the utility and sell it to Kibera’s half million residents, who queue in front of the water providers kiosks. The price is…

Narrative

Catch Rain from Your Roof

June 1, 2005

Announcer: Hello to everybody listening to our program. If you are a woman and you walk a long way to fetch water, today we have some good news for you. We’re going to talk about a way to collect water with less effort – by catching it on your roof! That’s right. You might be…

Two-host presentation

Secondary School in South Africa Harvests Rainwater from the Roof

June 1, 2005

Host 1: Water is becoming more and more scarce in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Many people and institutions are suffering from lack of water. For example, approximately half of the schools in the Limpopo Province don’t have enough water. Host 2: Today we are going to talk about one school in particular the…

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