Thursday, April 7, 2011

Edutainment For Social Change

The Soul Beat Extra: Edutainment
April 6 2011

For people using edutainment for social change...

SBA Extra: Edutainment updates you on edutainment related programme experiences, awards, events, trainings, evaluations, research results, and resource materials recently placed on the Soul Beat Africa website.

SBA Extra: Edutainment complements The Soul Beat newsletter through a specific focus on Edutainment.

If you know someone who would be interested in receiving this free e-publication, please forward this edition to them. They can "subscribe" by subscribing to The Soul Beat (through the registration process) and indicate an interest in edutainment. See http://www.comminit.com/en/user/register/38


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For further information on edutainment, visit Soul Beat Africa's Edutainment Theme site - http://www.comminit.com/africa/edutainment.html


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1. Zinduka! Malaria Haikubaliki - Tanzania
Launched in February 2009, Zinduka! Malaria Haikubaliki ("Wake up! Malaria is Unacceptable!" in Swahili) is a national umbrella campaign in Tanzania designed to bring together many different partners and activities for malaria prevention and control under one recognisable logo. Zinduka! works with partners in the media, music industry, government, and private sector to use media and entertainment to create a culture of net usage, fever testing, and appropriate treatment...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331561/304


2. 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls - South Africa
Broadcast in 2010, 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls was a television drama series which followed the lives of four thirty-something Johannesburg professional women as they negotiate sex, love and relationships in a contemporary, honest and often funny way. Besides being entertaining, the show also seeks to deal openly with issues of sexuality, highlighting risky behaviours, such as infidelity and alcohol abuse, that put young people at risk of HIV infection...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331063/304


3. Club Risky Business: A Zambian Television Series Challenges Multiple and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships through the One Love Kwasila! Campaign
This report, published by AIDSTAR-One, presents an interactive case study of the ten-episode television programme Club Risky Business, broadcast on Zambian television in 2009. The series examined multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships (MCP) through the engaging stories of three male friends and their partners in the age of HIV. According to the report, this fictional mini-series and its associated One Love Kwasila! multimedia campaign encouraged viewers to protect themselves and their partners by “cutting their connections to HIV"...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331103/304


4. Ajing Conga, Bila Pa Ladwar Radio Programme - Uganda
Ajing Conga, Bila Pa Ladwar (I Will Strengthen My Knees – The Song of a Hunter) is a 72-part radio drama and live theatre production produced in 2010 by Lamele Theatre Artists which is designed to provide people, especially returnees, in post-conflict Uganda with information on education, health, culture, security, and governance. The programme tells the stories of three families that have returned to their homes from internally displaced people’s camps and how they are grappling with the efforts of rebuilding their lives...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/329486/304


5. Breakdance Project Uganda - Uganda
Initiated in 2006, Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU) is a Ugandan-based project which uses breakdance (and other elements of hip-hop) for positive social change. The project offers free classes in Kampala and Gulu twice a week for anyone interested, as well as workshops and classes with other youth organisations and service providers. Its mission is to engage young people in elements of the hip hop culture to build leadership skills and promote social responsibility...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331555/304


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PLEASE VOTE IN OUR EDUTAINMENT POLL:

Creating effective educational dramas for radio and television requires specialised skills. In Africa, who do you think is best equipped to develop the necessary skills for edutainment productions?

Options:
* Film and television schools
* The film and television industry
* International media consultants
* Local NGO’s
* International NGO’s
* Other

To vote and send a comment, go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/edutainment.html and see the Top Right side of the page.


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6. Gay People are Living There: Reaching Out Beyond the Cities: An Evaluation of the Out In Africa Satellite Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Mafikeng, 2008
This report, published by Atlantic Philanthropies, presents a case study of one of Out in Africa’s (OIA) satellite film festivals held in Mafikeng, South Africa in 2008. Out in Africa has organised an annual gay and lesbian film festival in various South African cities since 1990. Since 2004, OIA has taken a selection of films to 18 small towns in rural areas. As stated in the report, these satellite festivals not only provide education and entertainment to isolated gay and lesbian communities, they also bring gays and lesbians together in solidarity and help to strengthen embryonic organisations...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331392/304


7. We Are All in the Same Boat! Using Art and Creative Approaches with Young People to Tackle HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination
Developed by the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Culture and HIV and AIDS programme, this toolkit is designed to facilitate the use of arts and creativity to address HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Southern Africa. The toolkit uses different art forms and creative activities – drama and role playing, games, drumming, dance, puppets, story telling, pictures, drawing and collages – to spark new thinking about HIV stigma, change attitudes, and challenge young people to do something...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331708/304


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Are you using edutainment for social change in Africa? Send us your information to be included on the Soul Beat Africa Edutainment theme site and Edutainment Extra e-newsletter.

http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/edutainment.html


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8. Kids for Kids Africa Festival Competition
Deadline: April 15, 2011
Lola Kenya Screen is calling for film entries from children in Africa. The films are for the 5th annual Kids for Kids Africa Festival Competition, which showcases films made by and for children and youth. The Kids for Kids Festival (KFKF) is an international community of young filmmakers and media educators which, according to the organisers, constitutes a unique, international movement for the promotion and advertisement of audiovisual messages created by children for children...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/318335/304


9. AfriComNet Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa
Deadline date: April 30 2011
The African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) is calling for nominations for its Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Communication in Africa. Some of the award categories that apply to radio are: best mass media intervention, campaign, or production; best interpersonal/community initiative/intervention, which includes use of community radio, peer education, counseling, or community mobilization; and best HIV or AIDS related series, which include newspaper/magazine columns or series of articles, documentary films and TV/ radio broadcasts, or comic book series...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266968/304


10. AiM 2011 Short Film Competition
Deadline date: May 15, 2011
Organised by Africa in Motion (AiM), the AiM Short Film Competition is designed to nurture and support young and new filmmakers from all over Africa. The competition is open to films on all themes and of all genres (including fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental work) completed in 2009 or later...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/331704/304


11. International Peace Pals Art Competition and Exhibition
Deadline date: July 30, 2011
The Peace Pals invites children throughout the world between the ages of 5 and 15 to participate in the 11th Annual International Peace Pals Art Competition and Exhibition. Entries are divided into four age categories for the awarding of prizes: 5-7 years, 8-10 years, 11-13 years, and 14-16 years of age. The competition’s theme is ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267243/304

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