In close collaboration with the DPGCAS in Nampula, nine local associations and three community radio stations, h2n has been organizing the distribution of 1,000 water buckets (baldes com torneira) and large amounts of soap, bleach and other personal hygiene products to vulnerable groups in Nampula city this week. These groups include the elderly, disabled, widows,… Continue a ler h2n organizes the distribution of hygiene products to 1,000 vulnerable households in Nampula
As part of a larger COVID-19 community communication effort financed by Norway, h2n is producing a daily news podcast and newssheet called Xipalapala Info that is shared with all the country’s community radio stations and broadcast several times per day by at least a third of them. In addition, the h2n team is producing radio… Continue a ler COVID-19 communication efforts focus on podcasts, radio spots and songs in multiple languages
As part of a broader COVID-19 community communication effort financed by Norway, h2n has been working with Mozambican artists over the last six weeks to produce music in Portuguese and local languages on pandemic themes, such as wearing masks, keeping distance, protecting the elderly and being stronger together. The songs are all original, recorded in… Continue a ler Artists compose songs that convey health information, increase understanding and bring a sense of calm
While many people are being encouraged to stay at home to reduce the risk of being infected or infecting others, this is not an option that is open to workers in low-income jobs, such as market vendors, who have to work every day to feed their families. In the city markets, the vendors, who are… Continue a ler h2n aims to distribute 10,000 face masks to vendors in Maputo markets
As the corona virus pandemic continues to expand, the importance or implementing preventative measures is growing. The country is currently facing a dual challenge of disseminating accurate, timely and potentially lifesaving messages on the one hand and countering a steady flow of disinformation on the other. This challenge has been referred to by some as… Continue a ler Songs in local languages help disseminate messages to prevent spread of corona virus
Since h2n produced the first Saude & Vida television program about the new corona virus on February 5 this year, the world has changed dramatically in response to what is now a global pandemic. This Saturday, less than six weeks after the first program, the Saude & Vida team will broadcast a follow up program… Continue a ler Saude & Vida looks at preventive measures, disbands myths and misperceptions related to the new corona virus
