The Radio Workshop:
Giving Young People a Voice

Lost is a place too

Matthew Sedeman

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Have you ever been lost? Lost in a place, in an unfamiliar environment. Lost in your own thoughts and feelings. Lost because someone you loved has died. The Radio Workshop discovered that there are many ways to be lost…and to find your way back home. We speak to Yamkela Kasana who who took the wrong train and was lost for hours.We  also share Matthew Sedeman’s journey through grief and back into joy.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the people of Cape Town who stopped and reflected on their lives. A heartfelt thanks also to Yamkela Kasana and Matthew Sedeman for sharing their courageous stories with us.

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Illustration by Iro Tsavala

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No action is too small to save our planet

A protest for climate action at COP17

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The latest climate change conference COP17 ended without any many achievements. While world leaders failed to agree on a new solution to global warming, there are many ordinary people like you and I who are doing something about it everyday. We hear from them in this episode of the Radio Workshop and how climate change affects their lives.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the Climate Ambassadors from Zambia and Sindiswa Nobula for sharing their stories with us.

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Sindiswa Nobula with WWF Chair, Vallie Moosa at COP17

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Manenberg youth report on crime in their community

Manenberg youth reporters

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The Children’s Radio Foundation trained a group of young reporters in Manenberg in Cape Town. They discovered they all shared experiences about crime in their community. Armed with their audio recorders they went to their local police station to find out what police were doing about it.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the young reporters from Manenberg, Danielle, Rufka, Janite, Lorenzo, Bronwyn-Lee, Audrey and Jameel for all their hard work in producing this show. Thanks also to the Druiwevlei Community Centre and everyone at the Manenberg Police Station.

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Manenberg youth reporters at their local police station

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Why HIV and AIDS is everyone’s business

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Of all the people infected with HIV in the world, 67% live on the African continent. It’s a disease that affects us all, impacting individuals, families, communities and entire countries. The Radio Workshop speaks to young reporters in Zambia, visits a home for HIV affected children in Cape Town and one of the producers of the show records her HIV test for radio!

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Sister Joy Knighton-Fitt, Mainkonika, Sandra Marunga, Kate Lagwa and all the children at Fikelela Children’s Home for talking to us.

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Radio Workshop: From the garden to the table

Avid gardeners: Lisakhanya Mdanjelwa, Chelsea Augustine and Duncan Ceasar

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Food is an essential part of life. We eat for sustenance, comfort and joy. The Radio Workshop spoke to the owner of a quirky deli in the heart of Cape Town, where she creates the most delectable dishes! Three budding gardeners at a primary school in Cape Town also tell us about the benefits of growing your own food.

Lisakhanya tends to the cabbages

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The display counter at The Kitchen, where Karen Dudley and her team transform fresh, local produce into delicious day-time meals.

 

We’d like to thank Karen Dudley, Lisakhanya Mdanjelwa, Chelsea Augustine and Duncan Ceasar for sharing their passion about food, cooking and gardening with us.

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Radio Workshop: Celebrating your heritage

Lihle Skeyi in front of Albany Museum

Lihle Skeyi, a pupil at Victoria Girls High School takes a tour of Albany Museum.

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South Africa’s past has led to an abundance of diverse cultures and traditions. The Radio Workshop is celebrating Heritage Day, 24 September 2011. We’ll be journeying to the past with two young girls who share what their heritage means to them. Lihle Skeyi and Aviwe Diko, both high school learners in Grahamstown find new meanings in their cultures and traditions.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Lihle Skeyi and Aviwe Diko, as well as the tour guides at Albany Museum for sharing their stories with us.

15-year old female learner, Aviwe Diko

Aviwe Diko,15-year old, high-school learner at Nthaba Maria School

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Radio Workshop: Tree planting

Climate Ambassadors planting trees at the Zambian Children

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Trees provide us with timber for building, wood for furniture, pulp for paper, fruit and seeds for food and medicine, and they’re home to many insects and animals. But do we ever give much thought to what happens once a tree is cut down for our use? The Radio Workshop is celebrating Arbour Month this September. We found out from youth in Zambia what trees mean to them, and how they are changing their communities one tree at a time!

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Tinasha Gwalia, and all the Climate Ambassadors at ZCCC3 for talking to us and sharing their messages about greening the planet.

Tinasha Gwalia

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Radio Workshop: The gift of reading

Athenkhosi Office

 

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Literacy is a lifeline to leisure, jobs, knowledge and communication. The Radio Workshop is celebrating the written word as the globe observes International Literacy Day on 8 September 2011. We visit a library and talk to two people whose world of words has opened new dimensions.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Angelica van Hees, Athenkhosi Office and Richard Nzowana for sharing their stories. A special thank you to Refilwe Mpshe our contributor from the Eastern Cape.

Richard Nzowana

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Radio Workshop: What’s in a hairstyle?

Odwa Sityata

 

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Afro, weaves, braids, curly, straight – there are so many hairstyles to choose from! How we choose to wear our hair can say a lot about us. The Radio Workshop spoke to a hairdresser, a Rastafarian and a young woman about their hair. We found out that there’s sometimes a bigger story behind the style. This show has been entirely produced by youth, the Community Leaders of Equal Education!

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Chantelle, Odwa Sityata and Buli Diamond for contributing to the show.

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Radio Workshop: Celebrating Women

Aaniyah, Riyadh and Madyo Omardien

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The Radio Workshop spoke to a matriarch, a new mother and a group of teenage girls. They share their experience of womanhood in celebration of Woman’s Day. They range in age from 61 to 13 years old but all are connected by a sense of purpose, love, learning and gratitude. We’re again reminded that an entire generation of women nursed South Africa to freedom and democracy, and that the view we have of our future is only because we stand on the shoulders of giants.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Lillian Masebenza, Aaniyah Omardien, Andiswa Plaatjie, Ayanda Mgadi and Siphosethu Zweni for sharing their stories with us.

Lillian Masebenza

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