Entertainment-Education

Intersexions Wins Big at the SAFTA Awards

The acclaimed television series Intersexions took top honors at the 6th annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), winning in 11 of the 13 TV drama categories in which it had been nominated. Among the TV Drama SAFTAs it garnered on March 10th were the

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Swahiliwood Filmmaking for Change Begins in Tanzania

In Tanzania, when I think about CCP, I think about the Fataki campaign, Wahapahapa radio drama and malaria initiatives. I don’t think about training for screenwriters and filmmakers,” says Abdu Simba, a Tanzanian script consultant. “But now that’s changed.” This sentiment expressed by Mr. Simba

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New Radio Drama on Family Planning Launches in Nigeria

In February 2012 the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) will launch three 26-episode radio drama magazine programs in Kaduna, Abuja, Ilorin and Ibadan to motivate wider acceptance of family planning and to inform Nigerians of the benefits of modern family planning/child spacing. The programs

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EE5: Celebrating Past Achievements and Exploring Future Possibilities

Artists, public health practitioners, communication professionals. Strange bedfellows? Perhaps, but all critical partners in entertainment education. Participants from across the entertainment education spectrum will come together at the 5th International Entertainment Education Conference (EE5), which runs from November 17-20 in New Delhi, India. EE5 will showcase

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Malawi Radio Program Finalist at New York Festivals

Chenicheni N’chiti? (What is the reality?), the national weekly radio program produced by CCP’s BRIDGE II Project in Malawi was awarded a finalist position at the New York Festivals® Radio Program and Promotion Awards World’s Best Radio Programs competition. Chenicheni N’chiti? competed against entries from over

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Radio Program for Children in Tanzania Addresses Malaria

Annie Anopheles is a malaria-transmitting mosquito. She tries to befriend Kinara and his friend Maua by feeding them misinformation about malaria. PataPata, a radio program aimed at children in Tanzania, follows the adventures of Kinara, Maua and Annie Anopheles as they learn about malaria in

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