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Yizo Yizo - South Africa

Country

South Africa

Region

Global, Africa

Programme Summary


This television series deals with the social crisis facing schools in South Africa. The series aims to create debate and discussion about the culture of learning and teaching and to model a process of reconstruction of the schooling community. It is based on a true story of a school that was riddles with problems of violence but fights back the gangs to transform itself into a true learning institution.

Communication Strategies



The project includes 13 weeks of prime-time TV drama on SABC1 and 13 weeks of radio talk-show on radio metro, encouraging discussion on the key issues raised by the TV drama. In addition, 1 million youth print magazines have been distributed to schools around the country and teacher guides have been placed in newspapers.

Development Issues



Education, children, youth.

Key Points



The music for the series was written by popular kwaito artists and released on CD and cassette. The album has reached gold as is one of the fastest selling music CDs in the country. The series has created unprecedented levels of debate amongst the South African public. Those who attack it claim that it glamourises violence, it portrays black people in a bad light and that the language is vulgar. Those who defend it claim that it serves as a wake up call to parents and has exposed the bad behaviour of some elements of society. An impact study will be conducted by an independent research agency.

Partners



SABC Education TV and the National Department of Education

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

Siven Maslamoney
phone: 011 7146604
e-mail: maslamoneys@sabc.co.za

Source

Letter from Siven Maslamoney to The Communication Initiative.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site June 13 2001
Last Updated June 13 2001

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