Life for young people in Mongu, Zambia

Mildred Thebuho, 18 years old, describes what life is like for young people in Mongu, western Zambia.

This production is a part of part of World Cup in my Village, a project of UNICEF, the Children's Radio Foundation, and other community partners. Using audio recorders, cameras, and flip video cameras, young people in Mongu, Zambia and Rubavu District in Rwanda have been given the tools and the skills to tell their own stories. The project gives them the opportunity to report on pressing issues affecting young people in their communities, and to share their experiences and concerns with the rest of the world. Their audio reports will be broadcast on local, national, and international radio stations, and additional video and other media content will be posted on the Children's Radio Foundation's website and disseminated via other social media platforms.

In addition to media trainings, World Cup in My Village will provide access to the World Cup matches to youth in areas of Zambia and Rwanda where there is little to no electricity or broadcasting service. Large open-air screens and projectors have been set-up and the matches will be screened from 11 June to 11 July. In addition to the football matches, special public service announcements produced by UNICEF and partners will provide the audience—largely cut off from mainstream sources of information—with information about education, health and child protection.

For more information, visit http://www.unicef.org/media/media_53880.html.

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