Community Media/Isabel/Noda Thogna

Noda Thogna - Our Seas

This is one of the four learning programmes to be developed over three months starting November 2009. The programme was designed at the participatory planning workshop held in Buala, Oct 20-22, 2009. It will be further reviewed and developed in the content and skills workshops to be held in the host communities (and this wiki page will be updated accordingly). The programmes will predominately feature FM radio but the learners will be supported via other media and channels.

More information about:

• the planning workshop
• the overall Isabel community media programme.

Programme Information

Name

The name Noda Thogna is local Buala language for "Our Seas", which is how we'd like to see our healthy environment, with our people educated about the various health risks featured in the programme concerning waste management and sanitation.

Location

This learning Programme is located at Buala.

Issues / topics

The main topics of the programme will be

• Waste Management

Who are the learners / target audience

Children and Youth

How long will the radio programmes be

5 minutes - to suit low ages 7.55pm - 8pm.

How often will the programmes run

Twice weekly, Monday and Friday

The Message Matrix

The Message Matrix was developed using a technique developed by Story Workshop of Malawi.

Bad Practice	Consequences	Good Practice	Benefits
Sub Issue: Rubbish Disposal
Littering Burning plastics & toxic Throwing bottles, plastics and tins in river and sea	Dirty environment Infected marine life Increased rats and cockroaches Increased epidemic diseases Affected wildlife	Burn papers Separate recycle wastes Bury rubbish Minimise wastes (take bags to shops) Squash cans Awareness Encourage use of plastic bags and cans as decorations and school/women's resources Increase village recycling	Clean environment Less sickness Healthy community/family Clean safe coastline and waterways

Programme Matrix

No. Weekor Episode	Communication/Learning Objective	Target	Sources	Other needs/resources
1	Introduction of programmes, activities, resource persons	School children	Environmental H/Worker
2	Dumping plastic in the sea, who is at risk?	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	E.H.W. Fisheries officers Conservation groups V/R Internet
3	Dumping cans in the sea, is this the right way?	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above
4	Quiz on dumping cans and plastic in the sea Role play	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above + children
5	Litter: what is litter?	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above
6	Littering: consequences / good practices	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above
7	Quiz and role play on litter	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above + children
8	Burning of toxins, good or bad?	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above
9	Burning of plastics, good or bad?	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above
10	Quiz and role play on burning of rubbish	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers	As above + children
11	Summary and closing remarks	School children	Environmental H/Worker Teachers

The programme formats and template

A range of formats are available. In the workshop the following were identified (see here)

Programme template

Formats:

• Interviews (Broadcaster, Environmental health officer)
• Role play (Broadcaster, children)
• Quizzes (Broadcaster, EHW, teachers)

Time	Item / format	Who / resource persons
10 sec	Signature tune
20 sec	Greet listeners, introduce topic	Broadcaster / Environmental H/Worker
2 min 10 sec	Discussion	Broadcaster / Environmental H/Worker
10 sec	Jingle
2 min	Recap / announcements	Broadcaster / Environmental H/Worker Pikinini (children)
20 sec	Closing credits / signature tune	Broadcaster
5 minutes

Operational Needs / Resources

Needs

Sources

• Ministry of Health HPD
• Isabel google group
• Internet
• UNDP conservation project

Researchers

• Broadcaster
• Environmental Health Worker
• Teachers
• Conservation groups
• Youth groups