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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What motivates you to feel better? What makes you reach for your star? The Radio Workshop spoke to a graffiti artist and students from Maitland High School about what inspires them. We discovered inspiration can come from very ordinary things if you’re looking with curious eyes and an open heart.
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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the students at Maitland High School and Ricky Lee Gordon for their inspired contributions.
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Money—how to spend it, save it and make it. The Children’s Radio Foundation spoke to a class of primary school learners, a university student and a debt counsellor about money. We got a lesson about the national budget from the Grade Fours, a lament about keeping head above water from Ruth and sound advice from Moeshfieka on how to manage cash.
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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Die Duine Primary School, the Grade Four A class and their teacher, Gino Overmeyer.
A big thank you too to Ruth Metti and Moeshfieka Botha for taking part in the show.
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Moeshfieka Botha, debt consultant
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Imagine a classroom in the future. The Children’s Radio Foundation found some primary school learners who did just that. Pushing the boundaries of time is one thing but pushing the boundaries of stamina is quite another. We also hear from two first year university students about the enormous effort they put into their education and reaching for their dreams.
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The Radio Workshop would like to thank all of the schools that took part, Aloe Junior High, Silverlea Primary and Nobantu Primary. Thank you to Equal Education, Nokubonga Ralayo, and Asanda Mankayi.
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And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!
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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.
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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.
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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.
In this week’s show we take you to the Earth Child Project at Sakumlandela Primary School in Khayelitsha. We meet some of the “earth children” at the school who are busy with yoga, gardening, worm farming, hiking and lots of other exciting activities.
And later on we’ll meet Mandisa Zitha, and hear about Encounters, the 12th South African international Documentary Film Festival. We’ll find out about what a documentary film is, and hear what they’ve got on offer.
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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.
After-school yoga
Nandi Tokwe and Sonwabise Sifo are both 13 years old and in Grade 7 at Sakumlandela Primary. We took a visit to their yoga class to find out more.
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Project facilitator Nokuphiwo Jada
Earth Child
The Earth Child Project works on the holistic development of children, teachers, schools, and communities. They teach young people practical skills to live more balanced and fulfilling lives, and focus on self-awareness, health and wellness, and the environment.
Nokuphiwo Jada has been working with the “earth children” at Sakumlandela Primary School in Khayelitsha for a few years now. And she’s seen some major changes in their daily lives.
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Sonwabise Sifo and Nandi Tokwe
Worm farming
13 year-old Nandi Tokwe is involved in an Earth Child project at her school that forces her to get her hands dirty. But that doesn’t bother her one bit.
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Signing out
Earth Child is also the subject of a film at Encounters, the South African International Documentary Film Festival. The festival starts this weekend in Cape Town, and there are lots of films on show that young people will find very interesting. We spoke to Encounters Festival Director Mandisa Zitha to find out more.
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In this week’s show we meet a group of Johannesburg school girls who are immigrants from other African countries. They talk about some of their experiences at school, dealing with prejudice, making new friends, and what it’s like to try to fit in.
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Welcome to the Show!
Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.
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Dealing with discrimination
Sarah, Brenda, Sharon and Divine all come from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some of them have been in South Africa for half their life, while others have arrived more recently. Join their group discussion to hear about their experiences and opinions.
Language is the key
It’s often hard to be the new girl at a school, but when you have to learn a whole new language so that you can understand the teacher and talk to your classmates, it can be even more of a challenge. Here’s Beni’s story:
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A final thought
That’s it for this week. But before we go, is it possible for children from South Africans and other African countries to become friends? Yes it is! That’s the view of our group schoolgirls from Observatory Girls Primary in Johannesburg.
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Do you know what you want to be when you’re grown up? In the upcoming weeks we’re going to be introducing you to an interesting selection of jobs and careers. Today we’re going to meet someone who has chosen a career that all of you will know at least something about. We meet a Grade 3 teacher, and also hear about what Maitland High School learners think it takes to be a good teacher. Stay tuned!
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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.
Being a teacher
Veneta Katzen is a Grade 3 teacher at Athwood Primary in Hanover Park, Cape Town, and it’s her first year on the job. Let’s find out about what it takes to make it as a teacher!
Thanks to Nicole Wagner, a 3rd year student at the Centre for Film and Media Studies (CFMS) at the University of Cape Town, for producing that profile for the Radio Workshop, and to Dr. Tanja Bosch, the lecturer in Radio Production at the CFMS!
What makes a good teacher?
What do you think it takes to be a good teacher, and which teachers have made a positive impact in your life so far? Drop us an email and let us know, we’d love to hear from you: info@radioworkshop.org — or add a comment below at the end of this page!
We put that same question to some of the learners at Maitland High School in Cape Town. Here’s what they had to say about teachers.
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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!
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The Radio Workshop has been working with students from Maitland High School in Cape Town, and we gave them the opportunity to speak about what’s on their mind.
So today, we hand the microphone over to them. Our topic is inspiration. What inspires you, or who inspires you? What makes you want to get out of bed in the morning and give it your all, or who gives you the power to succeed?
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Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.
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Jafiya “King” Kadende
Nomthandazo “Thandi” Valashiya
Luyolo “Leo” Mahambehlala
Furaha Kanyangambi
Noziphiwo Fadana
Zenzo Chakara
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Interesting people doing interesting things. Can you guess where we’re taking you today?
In today’s show we’ll hear from some students at the Cape Town Hotel School, and find about their career paths. And do you like chocolate? We’ll also be visiting a chocolatier who comes all the way from northern KwaZulu-Natal, and has set up shop in Cape Town. Stay tuned!
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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.
Cape Town Hotel School
Are you interested in a career in the hotel and hospitality industry? We spoke to Snowy Mthethwa, Matthew Fuller and Betty Feng, students at the Cape Town Hotel School, and found out about their course of study.
Did you know that if you live in the Cape Town area, you can visit the hotel school and have a meal at the Cape Town Hotel School Restaurant, prepared by the students as part of their training. The school’s campus is probably one of the most beautiful in the world. It’s situated right on the waterfront at Granger Bay with a view across to Robben Island.
Love and chocolate
Some of us have a bit of an addiction to what our next guest has taken on as her life’s work—chocolate. We meet 27 year-old Nontwenhle Mchunu, who started a chocolate company in Cape Town called Ezulwini Chocolat. We chatted with Nontwenhle about her love for chocolate, and about what it takes to set up your own business from scratch.
To find out more about Ezulwini Chocolat, contact Nontwenhle at info@ezulwinichocolat.co.za
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!
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