Winter 2020 Farmradio.Org
Winter 2020 farmradio.org UPLIFUPLIFTINGTING WWOMENOMEN OVER THE AIRWAVES When she comes home from the International in Burkina Faso, Ghana, listened together in a community fields where she works, Diabou Mali, and Senegal called Scaling Her listening group. Wandia is sure to wash her hands Voice on Air. The project, funded “Before, when it came to children before she starts dinner — and she by Global Affairs Canada, aims to and infants, protection through makes sure her eight children do the improve gender equality and food washing hands, using water, soap, it same. security among small-scale farmers, wasn’t done,” says Diabou. “Before, It’s a simple thing, but for Diabou particularly women and girls. there were many children who had and many in her community, it’s Women are primarily responsible for diarrhea, but now, thanks to the radio a new habit. One of many, in fact, childcare in this part of Senegal. The programs and everything around brought about through a local radio women in Kolda told us that a key them that we learned and try to program on Radio Djimara. struggle in their lives was the health practice during our housework, it has “Before the programs, we only did of themselves and their children. Too totally diminished the diarrhea. this periodically. But now, because many children were getting sick, they “This year, we haven’t seen an of the programs, we’ve adapted and said, and they blamed poor hygiene infant with diarrhea and that is thanks it’s become a daily habit for all of the and poor nutrition.
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