Community Media/Isabel/Content Workshops/Tataba

Content and Skills Workshop, Tataba, Nov 16-19 2009

See also

• the Operational Plan for Khabru Mamahe developed by the workshop
• Example radio programme recorded during the workshop (see detailed design below)

Gallery

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  Recording the signature tune

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  The workshop venue at Tataba

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  The inter-island boat arrives

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  Workshop becomes a temporary market for ship passengers

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  Drama training by Walter Turasi of SIDT

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  Workshop scene

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  View towards Tataba area from the plane

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  Sigana FM and email operators

Participants

	Group	Name	Organisation, location	Title	Contact
1	1	Melody Siapu	MHMS, IPHS, Buala	Community Health Programme Officer	35058/35211
2	1	Ellison Gito	IPG, Buala	Youth Coordinator	35029
3	1	Vaelyn Salet	FM Radio, Tataba	Operator
4	1	Amina Batia	DORCAS, Hovi	Member
5	1	Reuben Vae	Fisheries Division, Tataba	Member, Health Committee
6	1	Fox Jezeriel	SIDT, Honiara	SIDT Volunteer
7	2	Shirlynter Melo	Youth, Tataba	Member	7418008
8	2	Georgina Pabe	MHMS Area Health Clinic, Tataba	Nurse	7457257
9	2	Robert Kuare	FM Committee, Tataba	Chairman	7445978
10	2	Cathy Mono	Mothers Union, Tataba	Member
11	2	Derrick Yasethe	Education Committee, Tataba	Chairman
12	2	Walter Turasi	SIDT, Honiara	Media Officer
13	2	Rickson Faday	Sigana FM, Tasina	Operator
14	2	Samson Sabu	Sigana FM, Tasina	Chairman
15	3	Ernest Taitaveti	Sigana FM	FM operator	Sigana Pfnet email
16	3	Chris Havi	Tataba Ward Youth, Horara	Youth Coordinator	Tataba Pfnet email
17	3	Jasper Bairegia	MHMS Area Health Clinic, Tataba	Community Based Rehab Officer	7402521
18	3	Rose Muva	Youth, Hukamto	Member	7464557
19	3	Veslyn Loreta	Tataba Kindy School	Teacher	7402533
20	3	Mostein Peni	Church, Huali	Catechist	Tataba Pfnet email
21		Tony Matelaomao	PFnet, Honiara	Communications and Rural Development Officer	7403685
22		David Leeming	Honiara	Facilitator	7476396
23		Japhet Lehemana	FM Committee Tataba, Catechist	Member
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Venue

The workshop was held at the Fisheries conference room.

Facilitating team

1. David Leeming
2. Walter Turasi
3. Tony Matelaomao

Objectives and Key Skills

Please see here

• Workshop Objectives and Key Skills

Workshop schedule

The workshop sessions were as follows:

1. Review of the original programme design for "Khabru Mamahe")
2. Detailed design of the first programme including choice of formats,sources and learner support#
3. Skills training
   • Interview skills
   • Drama and role play (and the creation of a youth drama group)
   • Quiz and riddles
   • Learner Support
   • Production - using the example programme 1 design
   • technical training integrated into the production of programme 1 and during evenings in preparation for broadcasting
     • Recording and use of microphones
     • Digital editing with Audacity
     • Use of media players in management of audio content for broadcasting
     • Recording copies of full broadcast programmes
4. Governance - development of the operational plan
   • Roles of the committee
   • Roles of the youth drama group
   • Roles of the review team
   • Roles of the health workers
   • Roles of the production team
   • Members of all the above
   • Communications plan including content sharing
   • Monitoring plan
   • Budget

Outcomes

See also the operation plan (linked above and below)

Review

Participants reviewed and completed the programme design. The final design is shown below.

Message Matrix

Bad Practice	Consequences	Good Practice	Benefits
Issue: Diabetes
Lack of physical activity Consumption wrong type food (quality and quantity) Poor balanced diet Laziness (lack of physical exercise and no grown foods from garden) Over eating Food preference for geasy foods Smoking and drinking alcohol Eating at wrong time Skip breakfast and	Reduced metabolism Build up of glucose fates Increased level of glucose in system Respiratory problems Increased blood pressure Develop bad habits Amputation Retinopathy (blindness) Dependence on money, leading to eating only processed foods and increased risk of diabetes High sugar level; increased weight/obesity Children’s health affected Increased risk	Lots of physical exercise and activity Right type of food Eat lots of vegetables and fruits Good balanced diet Demonstrations of good cooking methods (i.e. not over cooked) Awareness Early screening of weight Save earned money for other things and rely on garden grown food instead Eat/think before eating Consumer rights – encourage mothers to sell wholesome snacks i.e. cassava chips	Healthy body and mind Less number with diabetes Healthy lifestyle Increased productivity Good livelihood No diabetes

Programme Template and Formats

The template was modified in the workshop to incorporate drama. See the detailed design of programmes 1 and 2 below, for the improved template and formats selected for the programmes.

Programme Matrix

Programme Matrix (Note order of programs to be reviewed by health committee).

WeekEpisode	Topic	Communication/Learning Objective	Target	Sources	Other needs/resources
1	Publicity	Awareness	Public	Radio operators Committee	Posters Radio
2	Diabetes overview	Understand impacts of diabetes around Tataba area	Diabetic patients Pregnant mothers Youth	Nurse in charge Provincial statistics National hospital statistics	Telecommunication Regular tours Voice recorders
3	What is diabetes	Understand diabetes	As above	Nurse in charge	Nurse in charge
4	Causes	Understand causes, contributing factors to diabetes	As above	Nurse in charge	Nurse in charge
5	Types, signs and symptoms	Understand types, signs and symptoms	As above	Victims, patients	Transport Voice
6	Importance of diet	To keep ideal weight; To keep the blood level as normal as possible; Meal preparation	Diabetic patients Youth Pregnant mothers Children	Nurse in charge Mother/group Community Dietician CBR	Voice recordersDrama group
7	Importance of exercise	Inactive; Walking; Paddling etc;	As above	Community - youths - mothers - teachers Sport committees	ManpowerTrainers
8	Footcare for diabetics; how to avoid injury	Check your foot daily; Report any sores; Radio awareness;	Diabetic patients	Nurse CBR Teacher Leaders/chiefs	Pamphlets Posters
9	Earning revenue from children	To educate mothers and fathers round Tataba ward	Food sellers at schools teachers	Drama group Teachers health workers	Radio interview posters
10	Why is diabetes a problem/complication?	Good understanding about the problem	Patents Youth Diabetic patients	Nurse HPO/Buala	2-way radio Mobile, email, FM radio, Yth
11	Prevention	Understanding wasy of preventing	As above	As above	FM radio, 2-way radio, email
12	Who will get diabetes (who are high risk)	Understanding risk	As above	As above	As above
13	Treatment/management	Understanding treatment/management	Parents Youths Patients	As above	As above
14	Over eating	Understand the impacts of over-eating to mothers and children in and around Tataba	Community around Tataba	Nurse in charge, mothers, fathers, fat boys	Nurse support Relevant info Broadcaster
15	Smoking / drinking alcohol	Understanding side efects of financial availability	Youth, family, Fathers	Small businesses Enterprises	Pamphlets Information Broadcaster
16	REVIEW HEALTH PROGRAM

Detailed design for Programmes 1 and 2

Programme 1 - Publicity

The programme (without the live parts) can be downloaded and heard at the link, top of page.

Objective: To raise Awareness about the Khabru Mamahe Learning Programme

Time	Item / format	Who / How / When / Live or pre-recorded / resource persons / needs etc	Preparations
20 secs	Signature tune	Group 3 volunteered to write lyrics and record Wednesday Group 1 suggested to use pan pipe traditional Isabel music Fisheries guitar could be used 2 verses, one in pidjin, one in language Needs to be quite general to introduce “Kabu Mamahe” (i.e. not too specifc about one sub issue such as food)	Group 3 - write lyrics - borrow guitar - chose pan pipe music - practice - record at FM studio
1 min	Announcer's introduction	This will be live. Broadcaster will prepare a script pidjin and language to briefly introduce the program, and explain that in this episode listeners will learn all about the series of programmes and what is inside them.	Write script (Broadcaster)
4 min	Talk Session	Group 1 suggested that this will be a live talk session with interviewer featuring: Chairman (explain the overall purpose of the programs to educate about diabetes etc) Nurse (explain that it's in partnership with the health athorities) Youth (explain the drama and learner support) Broadcaster (explain there will be 12 episodes, each will have xyz inside them, etc)	Write scripts (Group 1)
10 secs	Bridge	Music or jingle by the drama group	(Group 2)
1 min	Intro for drama	Nurse or broadcaster will explain this is a weekly drama episode	Script
4 min	Drama part 1	Group 2 will write and rehearse a drama. The same characters will be used for each episode. The first episode will raise awareness about the program and why it's needed etc. The drama will be recorded on Thursday and also performed (village or school)	Drama group to work on drama and record in FM studio by Thursday evening
30 secs	Jingle	“Ima balu gaoga tho mamahe give 'e khabru” (Think before eating / Diabetes we are beating) To be recordered by school children, facilitated by Group 1	Arrange time with school and record (Group 1)
4 mins	Drama part 2	Second half of the drama	(Group 2)
2 min	Riddle	The first episode might omit the riddle
3 min	Music	Selected from island music	Selected by broadcaster. Can be requests with callers giving views.
1 min	Summary	By the broadcaster live
1 min	Signature tune	Same as beginning but longer
22 minutes

Detail for Programme 2 - Overview of diabetes

Objective: To understand the impacts of diabetes in the Tataba area

Time	Item / format	Who / How / When / Live or pre-recorded / resource persons / needs etc	Preparations
20 secs	Signature tune	Completed in first episode
1 min	Announcer's introduction	This will be live. Broadcaster will prepare a script pidjin and language to briefly introduce the program, and explain that in this episode listeners will learn about the impacts of diabetes in the Tataba area.	Script
4 min	Talk Session	Group 3 suggested that this will be a live talk session with interviewer featuring: Health worker CBR	Needs work
10 secs	Bridge	Music or jingle by the drama group
1 min	Intro for drama	Nurse or broadcaster will explain this is a weekly drama episode
4 min	Drama part 1	Group 2 will write and rehearse a drama. The same characters will be used for each episode. The first episode will raise awareness about the impacts of diabetes in the Tataba area. The drama will be recorded on Thursday and also performed (village or school) Story line below
30 secs	Jingle	New jingle needed – or use same one as episode 1 To be recorded by Group 1
4 mins	Drama part 2	Second half of the drama
2 min	Riddle	Riddle needed. This can be by school children and/or the youth drama group.
3 min	Music	Selected from island music
1 min	Summary	By the broadcaster live
1 min	Signature tune	Same as beginning but longer
22 minutes

Skills training

Summary of the following will be posted soon:

• Interview skills
• Drama training
• Learner support training
• Technical training

Operational Plan

The operational plan is given here

• Operational Plan for Khabru Mamahe