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Creative reporting from Zambia’s youth on HIV and AIDS

Youth reporters in Zambia

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According to UNICEF statistics, three million youth aged 15 – 24 are infected with HIV and AIDS in Africa. The Children’s Radio Foundation conducted radio trainings in Zambia where youth discussed this burning issue. They share their stories about how the disease touches their lives. They created Public Service Announcements and took to the streets to get youth opinions.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the youth reporters from across Zambia for their creative reports.

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Youth’s innovative approaches to climate change

Tambudzai and friend in Mongu

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The Zambian Children’s Climate Conference is an inspiring event. It’s a place where more experienced Climate Ambassadors share their ideas and strategies for success with new youth joining the UNICEF initiative. Youth Facilitator Tambudzai Mutale is 19 years old. She tells younger climate warriors how she started a project to build a floating school in Mongu, which is badly affected by floods during the rainy season in Zambia.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Tambudzai Mutale and the Climate Ambassadors at the Zambia Children’s Climate Conference.

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Yolanda’s story of inspiration and change

Yolanda Benya

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18 year old Yolanda Benya is a youth reporter trained by the Children’s Radio Foundation. She tells us the story of her home in Khayelitsha just outside Cape Town. She tells us what it means to her, how other people see it and how her future is leading her on to another place.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the residents of Khayelitsha and Yolanda Benya for her insightful reporting.

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Manenberg youth report on children’s welfare

Theslin

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Neglect and abuse are some of the harsh realities many children live with. Youth reporters from Manenberg in Cape Town were brave enough to share their stories and experiences with us. They also went to Child Welfare and interviewed social workers there to get some answers to their questions.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Keith, Bronwyn, Nikita, Brandon and Theslin for sharing their stories with us and doing it with such courage.

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Bronwyn

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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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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: 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: 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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