Update on "Agua de Angel" Honduras Campaign

Danforth Preston — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:16:05 GMT

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We are very excited about the progress of the program in Honduras.

Ritza Master, the new president of the program’s main partner, the Association of River Basin Councils, is also the supervisor of the educations centers in the area. Ms. Ritza has arranged for the radio programs to be distributed to schools and colleges as part of their environmental studies curriculum. A discussion guide will also be provided on-line as well as a brief evaluation questionnaire. The radio programs in the schools effort will start on June 1 in 4 schools serving about 350 children from 8 to 15 years old and will then expand to other school districts.

A new series of training workshops for radio production and technology are underway.

To date, 8 radio drama episodes of the 16 in the program in the “Water” series have been aired. The drama programs are now being followed up by a call-in show with local representatives from the Valley Basin councils. This gives listeners the opportunity to ask questions about their concerns in their own neighborhoods.

The scripts for 5 remaining radio dramas have been completed and will run through July.

A “Festival of the Environment” has been organized for June. Episodes of the radio series have been adapted into stage productions and will be presented in a number of communities. The festival will also include community environmental workshops.

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Danforth Preston — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:56:36 GMT

Valle de Angeles, the location of “Agua de Ángel’s” broadcast, became a prime target throughout Honduras’ political crisis due to its close proximity to Tegucigalpa, hometown of the ousted President. For the past five months, residents of Valle de Angeles have been subjected to physical attacks as well as the removal of their civil liberties and media freedoms. As a result, the “Agua de Ángel” production team was forced to turn their focus towards personal safety and not techniques to successfully launch an environmental campaign.

Honduras prepares to re-build and elect its future leader, Media Impact is re-affirming its support of grassroots leaders working to promote the conservation of natural resources and protection of human rights. As such, we are continuing our commitment to our broadcast partner, Red de Desarrollo Sostenible, and the people of Valle de Angeles by re-launching “Agua de Ángel.”

Too much time has passed since the initial airing of “Agua de Ángel,” and Media Impact must provide Red de Desarrollo Sostenible and community volunteers with new technical training. The state of the country has changed significantly since the show last aired, and community members must be aided in direct capacity building, development of new outreach strategies to regain attention from the audiences, and writing of new scripts to make certain that they address Honduras’ current issues.

“Water conservation is important for the future of Honduras, and we want to ensure that ‘Agua de Angel” encourages community members to take action towards promoting clean water,” says Enriqueta Valdez Curiel, Media Impact’s Programs and Evaluation Officer in Latin America.

Please make a donation today to provide local men, women and youth from Valle de Angeles with the necessary training to broadcast a successful environmental campaign. Any donation made before November 30 will be matched by GlobalGiving. Now is your chance to double your IMPACT.

“Honduras te lo agradecerá (Honduras will thank you),” says Victor Hugo Avila, program coordinator for Red de Desarrollo Sostenible.

Thank you for your continued support,

Danforth Preston Director of Development PCI-Media Impact

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Update on "Agua de Angel" Honduras Campaign

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