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A Community Builds a Groundwater Dam to Solve its Water Problems
Characters: Gikuyu: older man Adongo: middle-aged woman Gikuyu: Good morning [afternoon, evening]. This is Gikuyu, and I’m here with Adongo to talk about how our village built a groundwater dam and solved our dry season water problems. Adongo: Good morning [afternoon, evening]. Gikuyu: I’ll start by explaining why we built the dam. During the dry…
Harvesting Water Using Earth Banks
Characters: Host Mr. Ayeji Anyaji: agricultural extension worker Host: Good morning [afternoon, evening]. I’m your host _________. Today we’re going to talk about a way to collect and store water. Mr. Ayeji Anyaji is in the studio with me. He’s an agricultural extension worker, and he’s going to talk about how an earth bank can…
Use Barriers to Harvest Run-off Water for Crops
Characters: Host Mrs. Gowri Banda: innovative woman farmer Host (Intro): Welcome to our program today. And a special welcome to all the farmers who are listening. We have a question for you, and that is: how can we solve one of our most difficult problems – getting enough water to our crops? To help us…
Farmers can Catch More Water in their Fields: Radio Spots
Spot #1: The power of observation Farmers — do you need more water for your crops? If you want to capture more water, you will have to find ways to prevent water escaping from your land. And the first tools you’ll need are your powers of observation. The more you know about your soil and…
Save Time with Rainwater Harvesting
Characters Host Gowri Banda : innovative woman farmer HOST -In recent programs, we’ve been highlighting farmer innovations from around the world that solve problems and reduce workloads. Today we have Mrs. Gowri Banda with us. She spent several years developing a system to catch rainwater from her roof. I’m sure that many of the women listening…
Harvesting Soil and Water on Hillsides
Characters Child: (boy or girl of about 9 or 10 years) Grandfather INTRO. THEME MUSIC AND HOLD UNDER ANNOUNCER (5 secs). HOST -Today as we continue our series on farmer innovation and success stories from around the world, you’re going to hear about local innovation by farmers among the Irob people who live in Tigray Region…
Farmer Phiri Uses Infiltration Pits to Combat Drought
Characters Narrator (can be played by the program host) Mr. Phiri : Farmer (Name is pronounced Peer -y.) MUSIC. Narrator : Many of you listening to our show today have soil that is hard and dry. Many of you are trying to farm with very little water – especially these days, when there is less…
Communities Manage Watersheds Together
Characters Please use names and personalities that will appeal to your audience. Narrator 1 (female) Narrator 2 (male) Radio Announcer Professor: Wise, middle-aged man. Brings new knowledge and ideas into the community. Nelson: Older man. Has difficulty absorbing new ideas, but, once convinced, he is dedicated and helpful. Jana: Middle aged woman. Gets anxious about…
Farmers and Scientists Harvest Rainwater in India
Narrator 1: This is a story about how one group of scientists and farmers in southern India worked together to harvest rainwater. In just three years, they changed the face of eight dryland villages. Now there is water in the reservoirs the whole year. What’s more, the groundwater is being recharged. Wells that had gone…