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West Africa Regional Radio Soap OperaCountryBurkina Faso RegionGlobal, Africa Programme SummaryWest Africa Regional Radio Soap Opera is a Bambara-language radio drama series addressing children's rights, child trafficking, and reproductive health in West Africa. The programmes are broadcast on the Africa Learning Channel (ALC) and then re-broadcast by community radio stations in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Mali. Communication StrategiesThe programme organisers use edutainment and infotainment in an effort to make issue-based information and programming entertaining and engaging. The character development and pacing of the programmes reflect a strategy of forging emotional ties to audience members. The idea, and hope, is that such ties can influence values and behaviours more forcefully than the purely cognitive information provided in documentaries. “The dramas allow time for the audience to form bonds with the characters and allow characters to evolve in their thinking and behaviour with regard to various issues at a gradual and believable pace in response to problems that have been well illustrated in the story line.” This type of thinking is based on the social learning theory of Stanford University psychologist Albert Bandura, which holds that "vicarious learning from others is a powerful teacher of attitudes and behavior. Next to peer and parental role models, role models from the mass media are of particular importance in shaping cultural attitudes and behavior.” One of the project organisers, First Voice International (FVI), trained and equipped more than 150 community radio stations in the 3 countries to use WorldSpace satellite radios and to re-broadcast content. Broadcast of the radio dramas began in November 2004, and all the participating stations air the programmes in their respective communities. Development IssuesChildren, Rights. PartnersFirst Voice International, Population Media Center (PMC), US Agency for International Development (USAID). ContactFirst Voice International, Population Media Center (PMC), US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Sebene Selassie
Program Associate First Voice International 2400 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel: +1 202 861 2268 Fax: +1 202 861 6407 sselassie@firstvoiceint.org First Voice International website Related SummariesSourceEmail from Sebene Selassie to Soul Beat Africa on November 18 2004. Placed on the Communication Initiative site June 15 2005 Last Updated June 15 2005 |
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