Community Media/Isabel/Content Workshops/Susubona

Content and Skills Workshop, Susubona, Nov 20-25 2009

See also

• the Operational Plan for Nha Au Fa Keli developed by the workshop
• Example radio programme recorded during the workshop (see detailed design below)

Gallery

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  FM operators, Stanley

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  Workshop session

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  Recording the "jingle" with school children

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  Susubona Community Communication Centre (FM and email)

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  Susubona Rural Health Clinic

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  The Sea View workshop venue

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  Workshop scene

Participants

	Group	Name	Organisation, location	Title	Contact
1		Fox Jezeriel	SIDT, Honiara	SIDT Volunteer	23409
2		Ellison Gito	IPG, Buala	Isabel Province Youth Coordinator	35029
3		Patteson Khana	FM, Susubona	FM Chairman	7402760
4		Ambrose Kikolo	IPHS, Susubona RHC	Nurse and Health Education Officer, IPHS	7402768
5		Manasell Quity	RHC Board, Susubona	Chairman, Susubona RHC
6		Wilson Thegna	Hirobuka School, Susubona	School Board Chairman
7		Melody Siapu	MHMS, IPHS, Buala	Community Health Programme Officer	35058/35211
8		Stanley Maneh	FM, Susubona	FM Operator	7402756
9		George Kikolo	PFnet, Susubona	Email Operator	7402764
10		Casper Keisey	FM, Lelegia	FM Operator
11		Reanwen Nha'anoda	Susubona	Youth Member
12		Walter Turasi	SIDT, Honiara	Media Officer
13		Neltas Khana	Susubona	Mothers Union Member
14		Pamela Manepitu	Kholaero RTC	RTC Instructor	7464500 or 7402888
15		Esther Sikihi	Kilokaka NAP	Nurse Aide
16		Selwyn Bona	Pfnet Kolotubi	Email and FM operator
17		Alfred Wright	Youth, Galatha	Hograno Youth Coordinator
18		Tony Matelaomao	PFnet, Honiara	Communications and Rural Development Officer	7403685
19		David Leeming	Consultant, Honiara	Facilitator	7476396

Venue

The workshop was held at the Sea View lodge.

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 "Green Susubona" (now renamed Nha Au Fa Keli")
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

Nha au fa keli Susubona FM Message Matrix
Bad Practice	Consequences	Good Practice	Benefits
Sub Issue: Poor Toilet
Using bush uncovered Using rivers Using mangroves Ignorance of consequences Human connection around water catchment area Animal connection around water catchment area Settlement building around ctachment area	Pollution Contamination Plenty flies Lead to diarrhea Hookworm Unhealthy environment Water contaminated by human waste Water contaminated by dead animals Use bush as toilet	Build proper toilets Use toilets properly Wash hands after toilets Raising awareness (microscopic proof of bacteria) Make soap available Use correct toilet type depending on location inland/coastal Seek technical advice from sanitation officers/NGOs All hman activities must be 200m away from catchment area under forestry act Pets must be at home Settlements must build proper toilets under medical standards	Healthy family Protective family Clean environments Safe drinking water Plety food supplies Reduced preventable diseases Clean and healthy water for human consumption Water catchment area protected No burden for all N death save life More development activities and benefits
Sub Issue: Animal Waste
Allow animals to range free Fence too close to residence Not wearing footwear	Too many wastes around houses Air pollution	Fence in animals Use waste as fertiliser Bury waste Wear proper footwear Reduce number of pets in houses Build village pens to collect gas for cooking	Healthy anmals More money (income increased) Healthy and safe animals for consumption (pigs, chickens, ducks) Healthy environment and communities / families Development increase Reduce preventable diseases
Sub Issue: Rubbish disposal
Littering Burning plastics and toxics Throw plastics, bottles, tins in sea and river Bad personal behaviour Ignorance Not respecting leaders Poor leadership	Dirty environment Dirty/untidy village Mosquito breeding Increase in flies Affects marine life Increase in rats and cocroaches Increase in epidemic diseases Affects wildlife Air pollution Cause harm to humans; i.e. cuts etc People not attending to community tasks Encourages others to follow bad ways	Burn paper + leaf rubbish Seperate recycle wastes Bury rubbish (tins, plastics) Dig holes/pits Make compost Make holes in tins Minimise waste (take bags to shop) Squash cans Awareness Encourage use of plastics and cans as school and women's resources and decorations Increase village recycling Invite health/environment officers / NGOs to do awareness Correct burning Discourage getting plastics from store Good waste management (village waste management plan) General surrounding cleanliness and bush lines Good leadership Good role models (mothers and fathers) for the children to follow	Clean environment Avoid illness / Less sickness Healthy community / family Clean /safe coastline and waterways Improved standard of living Improved livelihood Healthy and wealth community Reduced presence of unwanted creatures (snakes, centipedes, frogs) New generation of children with good awareness following good practices

Programme Template and Formats

See the detailed programme design below.

Programme Matrix

WeekEpisode	Topic	Communication / Learning Objective	Target	Sources
1	Publicity	To introduce the “Nha Au Fa Keli” programme To explain the bacground, aims and objectives To introduce the issues / sub-issues that will be explored To give listeners a sample programme	All Listeners Residents of the FM coverage area	Health workers Community Health Committee Chiefs
2	General hygiene	To understand the importance of the topic To understand the zone situation (health data and statistics) To understand the connection between the health consequences stem from bad practices associated with the three sub-issues (poor toilet, waste / rubbish management and animal waste)	All Listeners Residents of the FM coverage area
3	Healthy home and surroundings	To understand that a clean and tidy home and village will lead to healthier families To understand the health risks of untidy home and village (i.e. littering, dangerous waste, etc) To understand the health data and statistics (from TVC) To explore ways families and community can work to create clean tidy homes and villages	Mothers, Fathers Chiefs
4	What makes rubbish	To understand what rubbish is and the health risks To understand the health risks caused by rubbish To understand different kinds of rubbish and the particular risks they pose	Children, youths
5	Village-based Waste Management	To understand the proper management of waste including what must be disposed of, what can be recycled and how to minimise waste To recognise which rubbish must be buried, burned and which can be recycled To understand what bio-degradable rubbish is and how to reduce rubbish at source (i.e. bring bag to shop, re-use) To recognise the value of rubbish in village recycling (re-use, used as resource materials for schools, women, ornaments, around the home, etc) To explore ways the community can work together to develop village-based waste management	Village elders	Environment officers, data, etc NGO and aid projects
6	Managing the water catchment	To understand why and how we should avoid contamination of the water sources To understand the diseases caused by water contamination by human an animal waste To understand the practices that lead to contamination of the water source (i.e. toilets and settlements within 200m) To understand the ways we can cntrol and reduce the risk of water contamination
7	Good role models	To understand the impact of bad role mdels on children and why mothers, fathers and chiefs should give good examples	Mothers Fathers Chiefs Teachers
8	Living safely with our animals	To understand and manage the health risks from domestic and farm animals waste To understand how animal waste causes illnesses (i.e. hookworm) and the sacle of the problem (health data) To understand principles of reducing the risk, such as fencing animals, seperating from houses, not taking pets to water source, etc
9		To be developed by the team
10		To be developed by the team

Detailed design for Programmes 1 - 3

The first programme was recorded in the workshop

• Download mp3 audio here

Programme 1 - Publicity

Detailed design for Programme 1 of Nha Au Fa Keli P Topic of programme: Publicity Objective: To introduce the “Nha Au Fa Keli” programme To explain the bacground, aims and objectives To introduce the issues / sub-issues that will be explored To give listeners a sample programme
Time	Format	Who/How/Sources
30 sec	Signature tune	Conch shell, traditional music, school children. Participants to write lyrics	Pre-recorded
2 min	Introduction to the programme	Broadcaster	Live
6 min	Talk session – prepared statements	FM Chairman, Health Committee Chairman, Nurse	Recorded
20 sec	Jingle	Sunday School children – Susubona Primary school	Recorded
5 min	Drama	Drama “skit” to dramatise “health environment” Air, Earth, Spirit, Land, Sea etc with choir song	Recorded
2 min	Feedback	General “vox pop” reactions from the community	Recorded
30 sec	Music	Island music	Played live
1 min	Quiz or riddle	Riddle – simple riddle about old man, to introduce the format	Broadcaster live
2 min	Closing remarks – summary of topic and next episode announcement	Broadcaster	Live
40 sec	Signature tune	Without conch shell

Programme 2 - General Hygiene

Detailed design for Programme 2 of Nha Au Fa Keli P Topic of programme: General hygeine Objective: To understand the importance of the topic To understand the zone situation (health data and statistics) To understand the connection between the health consequences stem from bad practices associated with the three sub-issues (poor toilet, waste / rubbish management and animal waste)
Time	Format	Who/How/Sources
30 sec	Signature tune	Conch shell, traditional music, school children. Participants to write lyrics	Pre-recorded
2 min	Introduction to the programme	Broadcaster	Live
6 min	Talk session – interviews	Nurse, FM Chairman, School Board Chairman, Chief, Youth Leader, Mothers Union	Recorded
20 sec	Jingle	School children	Recorded
5 min	Drama	Drama youth group, dramatise good/bad practices of general hygeine	Recorded
2 min	Feedback	Feedback from the previous programme, recorded vox pop, drop in, letters, etc	Recorded Uses “drop in” feedback box
30 sec	Music	Island music	Played live
1 min	Quiz or riddle	Multiple choice quiz	Recorded
2 min	Closing remarks	Nurse	Live
40 sec	Signature tune	Without conch shell

Programme 3 - Health Home and Surroundings

Detailed design for Programme 3 of Nha Au Fa Keli P Topic of programme: Healthy home and surroundings Objective: To understand that a clean and tidy home and village will lead to healthier families To understand the health risks of untidy home and village (i.e. littering, dangerous waste, etc) To understand the health data and statistics (from TVC) To explore ways families and community can work to create clean tidy homes and villages
Time	Format	Who/How/Sources
30 sec	Signature tune	Conch shell, traditional music, school children. Participants to write lyrics	Pre-recorded
2 min	Introduction to the programme	Broadcaster	Live
6 min	Talk session – debateWhat is the impact of Tidy Village Campaign? Why/How?	Nurse, FM Chairman, Teacher, Chairman, Chief, Youth, Mothers Union, Church rep	Recorded
20 sec	Jingle - Au ka suka te gae - Au ka nanau te gae - Sikolu ka kikolu te gae - Mala Nha Au Fa Keli	Sunday School children Kilokaka village	Recorded
5 min	Drama	This slot will be used to coninute the debate	Recorded
2 min	Feedback	Feedback from the previous programme, Lessons learned	Recorded Uses “drop in” feedback box
30 sec	Music	Island music	Played live
1 min	Quiz or riddle	Asks: “What risks will you have if we put plastics, broken bottles, tins, laying around our village and homes?”	Broadcaster live
2 min	Closing remarks – summary of topic and next episode announcement	Nurse	Live
40 sec	Signature tune	Without conch shell

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 Nha Au Fa Keli