Nelly Bassily | August 26, 2013
Farm Radio Weekly has produced Notes to broadcasters on various aspects of raising poultry before. You can access some of these through the following links:
Notes to broadcasters on poultry farming (issue #154, May 2011): http://weekly.farmradio.org/2011/05/02/notes-to-broadcasters-on-poultry-farming/
Notes to broadcasters on innovative oven/brooder (issue #174, October 2011): http://weekly.farmradio.org/2011/10/03/notes-to-broadcasters-on-innovative-ovenbrooder/
The Weekly has also produced Notes on the challenges that poultry farmers sometimes face:
Notes to broadcasters on rising chicken feed prices (issue #172, September 2011): http://weekly.farmradio.org/2011/09/19/notes-to-broadcasters-on-rising-chicken-feed-prices/
Notes to broadcasters on Newcastle’s Disease (issue #136, November 2010): http://weekly.farmradio.org/2010/11/22/notes-to-broadcasters-on-newcastle-disease/
The girls featured in this week’s story are benefitting from an initiative driven by the NGO, Shukuru. You can find out more information on this project through the organization’s website: http://shukuru.org/shukurus-pilot-in-tanzania-is-enabling-girls-to-go-to-school/
Studies show that when girls are educated, literacy rates increase, family size decreases, and families are better-fed and nourished. The following script is about a young girl who cares for her sick brother with her knowledge of health and nutrition: “Families Benefit When Girls Go to School” (Package #70, March 2004): http://www.farmradio.org/radio-resource-packs/package-70-gender-and-nutrition/families-benefit-when-girls-go-to-school/
The Farm Radio Weekly story “Lack of water hurts the entire community” (issue #193, March 2012) describes how the lack of basic amenities means that girls often have to fetch water rather than go to school: http://weekly.farmradio.org/2012/03/19/congo-brazzaville-lack-of-water-hurts-the-entire-community-by-privat-martin-massanga-for-farm-radio-weekly-in-congo-brazzaville/
Radio resource pack #82 (“Rural women and girls,” November 2007) has several scripts about subjects which affect the lives of women and girls in rural Africa: http://www.farmradio.org/radio-resource-packs/package-82/
Browse through the resource section on the website to find other suitable scripts to highlight the difficulties girls and women face daily: http://www.farmradio.org/radio-resource-packs/
Educating girls is a key to better lives in your community. Consider producing dramas that show the different ways that families can benefit when daughters are educated. For example, one story could illustrate how a young girl helps on the farm by reading the instructions on pesticide and fertilizer containers. Another could portray a girl who contributes income to the family because she is able to get a good job.