The Radio Workshop:
Giving Young People a Voice

Archive for November, 2010

Youth voices on climate change and COP16

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop Podcast!

Today’s podcast has been created in partnership with Unicef’s “Unite for Climate” campaign. On it, we’ll hear young people in Zambia and around the world talking about climate change — what it is to them, how it affects their lives, and what they’re doing about it. We’ll also hear their advice to the world’s leaders coming together at the end of November for the COP16 meeting in Mexico.

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Welcome to the show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.


Audio Declaration from youth climate ambassadors

First we’ll hear recommendations from youth climate ambassadors to the world’s leaders at last year’s COP15. But what is COP, you may ask? We talk about this and other ABC’s of climate change.

We’d love to hear from you—send us an email at info@radioworkshop.org!


Climate change to me

Next on our show, youth from Lusaka and Mongu, Zambia share their ideas about what climate change means to them, and what they feel they can do about it.

Click here to listen to youth audio profiles and audio diaries produced by the Radio Workshop!


Interview of Kapambwe Chanda

17 year-old Kapambwe Chanda thinks that it’s crucial for youth to be more involved in climate change mitigation, and she has plenty of suggestions for all of us.

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Inspired to action

15 year-olds, Perry Sinkonde and Luyando Katenda have figured out ways that they can help fight climate change in their communities.


Spreading the message

17 year-old Esther Kalenga hosts a radio show about climate change at her community radio station, Radio Liambai in Mongu. What impact does such a radio show have on her community, she asks the show’s producer, Mundia Mundia.


Protecting Creation

18 year-old Tambudzai Mutale interviews a local priest in Mongu about what the church is doing to help fight climate change.


Message to the World’s Leaders

15 year-old Luyando Katenda isn’t pleased with the results of COP15, and implores the world’s leaders to make responsible choices at COP16.


Children’s Climate Forum: committed

You may have already listened to the first half of the audio declaration by the youth at last year’s Children’s Climate Forum, requesting action from their leaders. Let’s hear what commitments they themselves are willing to make to fight climate change.


Wrapping up

That’s it for this week, join us next week for more from the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed the show!

This podcast has been a production of Unicef’s Unite for Climate campaign. Unite for Climate is an online community of young people from all around the world working together on Climate Change. Unite for Climate will be a participating member at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico and ready to share the knowledge received globally with interested youth. 

Our heritage

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop Podcast!

In this week’s show we hear what a group of young people living in Cape Town have to say about their heritage. What do they know about their culture and traditions – and what heritage would they like to leave behind?

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Welcome to the show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAfm. Visit SAfm’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.


A legacy for the  future

What do young people know about their culture and traditions? Is there anything they would like to change, and what legacy would they like to leave to the world?


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Signing out

That’s it for this week, join us next week for more from the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed the show!

Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts. And click here to subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get new episodes delivered to you every week.

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On the train

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In this week’s show we take a scenic train ride down the south peninsula of Cape Town. Along the way we explore the history of places such as Kalk Bay and St James. We also find out more about the whales that come close to our shores from August to November each year.

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Welcome to the show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAfm. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.


Whales by rail

One of the stops on the coastal railway line is Kalk Bay. Our host Mbali Vilakazi meets a local tour guide and finds out more about whales and the heritage of Kalk Bay harbour.

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Signing out

That’s it for this week, join us next week for more from the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed the show!

Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts. And click here to subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get new episodes delivered to you every week.

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Books, books, books

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop Podcast!

Why are libraries such important places and what do librarians do? In this week’s show we see the Cape Town City Library through the eyes of some of the young people who use it. This group of teenagers took part in a three-day training session with the Radio Workshop during the school holidays and learned how to record their own interviews and stories.

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Welcome to the show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.


How young people see the library

Is the library a good place to study? Does it provide the kind of quiet place and resources that allow learners to do their work and find what they need? Young library users give us t heir views.

We’d love to hear from you—send us an email at info@radioworkshop.org!



Signing out

That’s it for this week, join us next week for more from the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed the show!

Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts. And click here to subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get new episodes delivered to you every week.

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