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WORKSHOPS
Listen to the first broadcasts
During the stay 50 people were trained in making radio. Within every workshop the participants worked together in groups and developed their first broadcasts focusing on a specific issue.
Listen to the first 7 broadcasts:

HIV/Aids - Living with it
A studio discussion about the life situation and the status of people infected with HIV/Aids in Zambia. As guest in the studio there is a concerned person who is especially talking from his perspective.

Produced by: Kennedy Kambule, Mr. Munsumi, Pastor Collins Halwindi, Mr. Mawutobanda

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Feeding program at Sinazongwe Basic School
The broadcast has a look at the school feeding program in Zambia which is part of the world food program (WFP) and which promotes the healthy status of pupils. The occasion for this broadcast is the planned application of the feeding program to the Sinazongwe Basic School.

Produced by: Emelda Phiri, Justina, Nchimunya Nemba, Gladies Miyanda, Prudence Halwindi.

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The displacement of the Tonga people
Studio guest Chief Sinazongwe is informing about the history of the Tonga people who were displaced because of the building of the Kariba embankment dam in the 1950s and the effects on the community. As well he is talking about the current political and social situation of the Tonga community, living in Southern Zambia at the border to Zimbabwe.

Produced by: Herbert, Muchana and Gilbert.

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How HIV/Aids has affected the community of Sinazongwe
How HIV/Aids has affected the community of Sinazongwe, Zambia concerning the social and economic situation in the district. For instance the number of widows, widowers and orphans increased in the last years which leads to social problems within the community. What is done by the Social Wellfare for mitigation and what is done to inform people about the dangers of the disease.

Produced by: Collins Halwindi, Elisabeth Chishimba, Mr. Kolola

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Impact of media on the youth in African communities
The broadcast has a look at the contents of mass media like TV, radios and magazines and how they affect traditional music, the common dresscode and if they cause a loss of culture in rural areas like Sinazongwe, Zambia. The studio discussion includes different positions to the current and controversial issue.

Produced by: Seldom Nemba, Kelvin Skarima, Clever Makondo, Wisdom J. Kashoti, Ms. Mundawa, Francis Kasembula.

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Keep Zambia clean
The broadcast informs about the "Keep Zambia clean" campaign, why a clean environment is important even in rural areas like Sinazongwe, southern Zambia and what everybody can do.

Produced by: Mulinda Sianko

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The Lwiindi ceremony
What is Lwiindi, the yearly ceremony which is held by the Tonga people every harvest and which role has the ancestral spirit? The broadcast has a look at the significance of Lwiindi to the community and gives background information about the organisation of the public event.

Produced by: Thandiwe Hara, Enea M. Hamoonga, Owen Sikuneta

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School system and conditions at Sinazongwe Basic School
This broadcast is about the Sambian school system as well as the conditions of the Sinazongwe Basic School in South Zambia. Teacher Ms. Emelda Phiri is the studio guest and provides the information about the topic.

Produced by: Milambo Mapenzi, Siamachila Roffence, Mwaangwa Chipego, Sakwanda Josphat, Siamunsaka Matron, Prospeliwa Malabwa, Lubasi Lisabel, Ian Simutende, Andrew Mabulez, Bessy Golden

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The township Sinazongwe
This broadcast is about the township Sinazongwe and its environment in Southern Zambia. Pupils of the Sinazongwe Basic School are talking about the conditions and the way of living in their hometown.

Produced by: Milambo Mapenzi, Siamachila Roffence, Mwaangwa Chipego, Sakwanda Josphat, Siamunsaka Matron, Prospeliwa Malabwa, Lubasi Lisabel, Ian Simutende, Andrew Mabulez, Bessy Golden

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