Spotlight Stories: News Updates from Story Workshop

Story Workshop Targets Youth With A New Program, Timasukirane

13 February 2007 -- With support from the National Aids Commission of Malawi, Story Workshop has embarked on Timasukirane, ("Let's Talk Openly") a radio-based HIV/AIDS communications initiative. Timasikurane targets young people with two radio shows -- one soap series and a weekly talk show. Read more...

Story Workshop Teams Up With Cordaid to Stem Gender-Based Violence in Malawi

7th February 2006 -- Story Workshop, with support from Cordaid of the Netherlands, has launched a radio project aimed at addressing the root causes of gender-based violence in order to help combat the problem in Malawi. Read more...

Story Workshop Receives Grant from American Embassy for Human Rights & Democracy Project

27 September, 2006 - Story Workshop has received a grant from the American Embassy in Malawi's Human Rights and Democracy Fund to produce radio jingles on civic dialogue and participation. The project aims to increase knowledge and spark dialogue about human rights and political participation within across Malawi. Read more...

Story Workshop Action Theatre & Low-Literacy Prints Draw Crowds in Villages

12 September, 2006 - This month, Story Workshop's team of social mobilizers for the EU Rural Development Communications Campaign visit all of Story Workshop's 22 Radio Listening Clubs around the country. While there, they are facilitating action theatre performances in villages to help get villagers actively involved in food security issues facing their areas. Photographer Arjen van der Merwe recently captured two days of village visits, which included distribution of agricultural low-literacy prints, small-group discussions and action theatre rehearsals and performances. See the photos.

Story Workshop's Radio Drama Featured on BBC

27 August, 2006 - This week, the BBC's show "A World in Your Ear," hosted by Rosie Goldsmith, featured Story Workshop's year-long short drama program focused on children's rights in partnership with Plan Malawi. Listen to the show here, which includes a clip featuring Vera, a young Malawian girl with nightmares, and John, the servant who tries to convince Vera he can "cure" her nightmares by luring her into his bedroom. Have comments or questions about the show? Email worldinyourear@bbc.co.uk. Want to share your experiences with us or ask a question? Email Story Workshop at info@storyworkshop.org.

Girls' Rights Featured in Story Workshop and PLAN's New Radio Drama Campaign
12 August, 2006 -Story Workshop has embarked on a radio partnership with PLAN Malawi to address issues of child's rights. Read more....

Story Workshop Takes HIV Testing Messages to the People - and the Streets - During HIV Testing and Awareness Week
02 August, 2006 - Daphne Gondwe’s husband was sick – and getting sicker. It was the late1990s in Malawi, and Daphne thought she knew the cause: HIV. She tried to convince her husband to go for an HIV test, but he refused. At this time, the stigma against having HIV was so great that many people preferred not to know whether they were positive.
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