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Sopheap and her Family - Cambodia

Country

Cambodia

Region

Global, South East and East Asia, South Asia

Programme Summary


A Khmer-language radio soap opera. The story lines are woven around typical daily situations of love, marriage and romance, but incorporate important messages about AIDS prevention. This program works to educate young Cambodians about STD's HIV/AIDS and responsible sexual behavior in general focusing on a target audience of adolescents in rural and urban areas.

Communication Strategies



A twenty minute radio show airing twice weekly for 11 months. It can be heard every day of the week as it is broadcast on five different radio stations throughout Cambodia.

Development Issues



HIV/AIDS, STD's, responsible sexual behaviour

Key Points



The show is a contemporary drama set in a Phnom Penh beauty salon operated by Sopheap, a women who was originally from rural Cambodia.

Partners



National AIDS program, AusAID, Population Services International-Cambodia

Contact

UNEP
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Asia and the Pacific
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Bldg., Rajdamnern Avenue
10th Floor, B-Block
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 2881870
Fax: (66-2) 2803829
sarabuddhi@un.org

Europe
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
15 Chemin des Anémones, Châtelaine-Genève
1219 Chatelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 917 82 79
Fax: (41-22) 917 80 24
roe@unep.ch

Latin America and the Caribbean
UNEP Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean
Boulevard de los Virreyes No. 155
Col. Lomas Virreyes, CP 11000- Mexico
D.F., Mexico
Tel: (52-55) 5202 6394
Fax: (52-55) 5202 0950
enlace@pnuma.org

North America
UNEP Regional Office for North America
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C 20006
United States
Tel: (1-202) 785 0465
Fax: (1-202) 785 2096
bvd@rona.unep.org

West Asia
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia
P.O. Box 10880
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: (973) 17812752-17812777
Fax: (973) 17825110
uneprowa@unep.org.bh

Africa
UNEP Regional Office for Africa (ROA)
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi 00100
Kenya
Tel: (254 2) 624 284
Fax: (254 2) 623 928
roainfo@unep.org

Population Services International, 1120 19th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: (202) 785-0072, fax: (202) 785

Source

Population Services International - Statement of Radio Program Expertise, May 1998.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 10 2001
Last Updated July 10 2001

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