When children and young people have access to media, they have a voice in their world, and are able to advocate on issues that effects them. Children's participatory media is an effective way to include young people in a process that shapes their futures, while educating other young people and reflecting on obstacles that facing society as a whole. Children's participation means not just giving children the opportunity to be involved, but also to be at the forefront of the decision-making, planning, and implementation process. This means putting the programme in the hands of the children, guiding a process that ensures good quality, accurate information, while offering a full range of freedom of expression.
Let’s Read! Radio Programmes
Launched in August 2014, Vamos Ler is a 15-part children’s reading programme produced by CMFD productions for World Education. Each radio episode was thematically linked to children’s books producedby World Education as part of the Aprender a Ler programme. Each…
Music/ Comics for HIV/AIDS Prevention
Supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Mozambique, CMFD worked with the residents of Chamanculo, a peri-urban community of Maputo, to create music and illustrated comic stories to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and inspire…
| PROJECT- Mozambican Counter Trafficking Drama |
To support the International Organization for Migration's Souther n Afric an Counter-Trafficking Programme's outreach to raise awareness of trafficking issues in South Africa, CMFD was contracted to create a community theatre production to…