The Radio Workshop:
Giving Young People a Voice

Archive for the ‘youth voices’ category

« Older Entries

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Remembering Slaves at the Cape

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

A group of young reporters from Manenberg took to the streets of Cape Town’s inner city for a very special tour. They explored the too often forgotten history of slavery and how it shaped the city and the identity of its residents, past and present. Their guides, Lucy Campbell and Ferdi James Van Tura, brought to life the stories of suffering, resilience and hope of the slaves of the Cape.
The tour started at the auction block, the very spot where slaves were sold and through a role play, Ferdi gave the young reporters a taste of what it must have felt like to go through this traumatic process.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Lucy and Ferdi and the Iziko Slave Lodge for this moving and educational experience.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Careers, Heritage, History, Human Rights, youth voices | No Comments »

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Youth reclaim a language and history

Manenberg youth reporters

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

The documentary “Afrikaaps” was screened at a community centre in Manenberg, Cape Town. The film looks at the history behind the unique way Afrikaans is spoken in Cape Town.The room was packed with dozens of excited young people. They laughed, they were puzzled, they cheered and it would seem, they were somehow transformed. After the movie, CRF young reporters and the members of the film crew, director Dylan Valley, hip-hop artist Quintin ‘Jitsvinger’ Goliath and poet Jethro Louw got talking. What follows is a dialogue about language, identity, diversity, and pride.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

The Radio Workshop would like to thank the director and cast of Afrikaaps for talking to us and sharing so much history and insight.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Heritage, History, Music, Politics, youth voices | No Comments »

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Fighting Tuberculosis and winning!

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

According to the United Nations, tuberculosis is the second most infectious disease in the world. In 2010 approximately nine million people worldwide had TB. The Children’s Radio Foundation spoke to Lethu, a young patient  who has multi drug-resistant TB. She says she’ll remain on treatment for the next two years, but has turned a corner and is feeling stronger everyday.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Lethu  for her sharing her inspiring story with us.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Lethu

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Careers, Children's Health, Hospital Radio, youth voices | No Comments »

Monday, August 13th, 2012

Youth reporters interview Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom at Radio Atlantis

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

Children’s Radio Foundation Youth Reporters in Atlantis, a community outside of Cape Town, got the chance to chat with Orlando Bloom. The actor is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and he stopped by our youth radio project  while he was in South Africa working on a new movie. The young reporters asked him some tough questions, and Bloom gave great, engaging answers.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Orlando for sharing so candidly with us.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Audio Profiles, Careers, UNICEF, youth voices | No Comments »

Sunday, July 29th, 2012

Youth Underemployment

Young parking marshall.

With 42 percent of people age 18-25 out of a job, there’s lots of talk about unemployment. But what about young people who are underemployed – working in jobs that don’t match their skills or don’t pay an adequate salary to make a living?  We speak to Ndiphe, a young man who works as a parking marshall six days a week.

Radio Workshop: Youth Underemployment Diary by childrensradiofoundation

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Ndiphe for sharing his story.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Ndiphe writing a receipt.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Audio Profiles, Careers, youth voices | No Comments »

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Happy 94th Birthday, Mandela!

Yolanda doing an interview in Company's Garden.

With Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday coming up, youth reporter Yolanda spoke to a diverse range of South Africans about how he still inspires and influences their lives.

Happy 94th Birthday, Mandela! by childrensradiofoundation


The Radio Workshop would like to thank Yolanda and the people she interviewed in the Company’s Garden.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Yolanda speaking to a young man about Madiba.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Education, Podcasts, Politics, youth voices | No Comments »

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Radio Workshop: Muziek Sensation Sings Their Stories

Members of Muziek Sensation (two not pictured).

A capella group Muziek Sensation finds joy, support and inspiration in singing. Its members are out to move you, sharing  stories from their home in Khayelitsha about love and social ills through song.

Muziek Sensation Sings About Love and Social Ills by childrensradiofoundation

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Thando Doni and Muziek Sensation: Lubabalo “Lou” Montwana, Sonke Mandla, Onke Makhoba, Anelisa Xaba, Aphiwe Menziwa and Smiselo Leon.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Lubabalo "Lou" Montwana

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Audio Profiles, Music, youth voices | No Comments »

Monday, June 18th, 2012

Youth Celebrate History through Music

Young musicians at the Amy Biehl Foundation.

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

Youth in Cape Town are celebrating Youth Day on June 16 with music and dance. Some children from the Amy Biehl Foundation will be participated in a benefit concert. A student and two teachers from the foundation talk about music and its role in the lives of youth.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

Radio Workshop: Youth celebrate history through music by childrensradiofoundation

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Thenjiwe Mgedisi, Luyanda Nkangezi, Mthandeki Damane, Thabang Bolofo and James Fernie.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Young Kwaito dancers rehearsing.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Dance, Music, youth voices | No Comments »

Monday, June 4th, 2012

A Young Graphic Designer Finds Artistic Success

Art director Sivuyile Mntuyedwa.

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

Art director Sivuyile Mntuyedwa oversees the graphic design team at Live magazine, a 100% youth-produced publication. Journalists, photographers and designers collaborate with each other and gain vital work experience in media production. The free quarterly publication aims to be an authentic voice of South African youth and just released its third issue. Sivuyile talks about how his love of drawing took him on a path to artistic success.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

Sivuyile Mntuyedwa, Art Director of Live Magazine by childrensradiofoundation

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Sivuyile Mntuyedwa for contributing to this show.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Sivuyile and the Live Magazine staff.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Art, Audio Profiles, youth voices | No Comments »

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Digging and dreaming a forest into being

Young planters making radio at Platbos.

Welcome to the Radio Workshop!

Over 200 tree planters, tree lovers and huggers came together in the ancient Platbos forest outside Cape Town to help expand the woodland. Farming, alien vegetation and climate change has reduced the once sprawling canopy to a forest relic. Local tree planting organization, Greenpop, brought together volunteers of all ages who made a weekend of digging, planting, mulching and dreaming of new canopies as they set 2001 indigenous trees in the ground. This Radio Workshop was co-produced by young planters Claire, Gustav, Daniel, Jasmine and Ayanda.

Listen to the entire episode by clicking on the track below. Feel free to download the track or share via Facebook or Twitter.

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Claire, Gustav, Daniel, Jasmine, Ayanda and Francois Krige for contributing to the show.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Young planters conducting interviews at Platbos.

And that’s all from this week’s Radio Workshop!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Posted in Climate Change, Environment, youth voices | No Comments »

« Older Entries