[afro-nets] Entertainment Education Issue No. 1

[Manish Kumar <iiyi@sify.com>]

Entertainment Education Issue No. 1
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April 7th 2004
 
Project: 
A Communication Strategy for the Promotion of Adolescent Health
 
This project aims to develop innovative communication strategies 
for adolescents, with an emphasis on sexuality, gender, risk be-
haviors, violence, early marriage and pregnancy. Manish will 
collaborate with organizations in the Foundation?s priority 
states of Gujarat and Rajasthan and other states like U.P., M.P, 
Bihar, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, West 
Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal (all in India) to train 60 
master trainers on communications strategies for young people?s 
sexual and reproductive health and rights.
 
He has also proposed wider dissemination of communications mate-
rials through an Edutainment Resource Center that he will estab-
lish in Lucknow. By developing and incorporating innovative 
techniques ­ such as games and magic tricks ­ into lesson plans, 
Manish?s goal is to develop materials that are easily accessi-
ble, interactive and fun and draws the attention of young people 
from urban as well as rural areas. This population of young peo-
ple is hard to reach, especially on reproductive health topics. 
 
The games and magic allow Manish a unique platform to interact 
with young people. Each game and magic trick will be accompanied 
by reproductive health message. It is expected that the project 
will lead to the development of age-appropriate and culturally 
sensitive materials for young people from urban and rural areas 
and a cadre of trainers who can effectively deliver sexual and 
reproductive health education. In the initial phase of the pro-
ject, Manish will attend training programs on communications de-
velopment and on sexual and reproductive health issues. 
 
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News:
1. World?s Biggest Snake and Ladder Board Game 
 
Mr. Manish Kumar, Manager Resource Mobilization and Training, 
Indian Institute of Young Inspirers, Lucknow, India made a claim 
to Guinness Book of World Records for making World?s Biggest 
Snake and Ladder Board Game. He is currently involved in giving 
final touches to this board game. For further details contact 
Manish Kumar mailto:iiyi@satyam.net.in
 
2. Entertainment
 
Education Resource Center Indian Institute of Young Inspirers 
initiated Entertainment Education Resource Center, which is a 
part of Mr. Manish Kumar?s (Manager, Resource Mobilization and 
Training, Indian Institute of Young Inspirers, Lucknow, India) 
Fellowship work. This Resource Center is a collection of pup-
pets, board games, puzzles, activity games, ventro dolls and 
magic tricks. This Resource Center also provides a glimpse of 
uses of above mentioned methods in adolescent health and other 
social communication programs. For further details contact 
Manish Kumar mailto:iiyi@satyam.net.in
 
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Training/Workshop: 
Material Development Workshop (Use of Board Games in Adolescent 
Health Program)
 
Manish Kumar (received a fellowship under the Fund for Leader-
ship Development Program, MacArthur Foundation) is organizing a 
material development workshop (on developing/designing board 
games to be used during adolescent health programs) in collabo-
ration with Indian Institute of Young Inspirers, Lucknow, India 
supported by the Fund for Leadership Development, MacArthur 
Foundation. Dates - 23rd to 26th April 2004 Place - Lucknow, In-
dia For further details contact ­ mailto:iiyi@satyam.net.in
 
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Events:
Entertainment-Education Conference for Social Change: Community 
and Context (Sep 26-30 2004)
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Information: 
South African Nursing Council Building
1st Floor, Room 115 602 Pretorius Street
Arcadia Pretoria 0083, South Africa 
Tel: +27-12-343-5297 / 343-4754 
Fax: +27-12-343-4788
mailto:nadia@jhuccp.co.za 
http://www.ee4.org
 
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An Appeal:
Dear Friends, as you are already aware, that this entertainment 
education information forum was due since last year. I am very 
happy to inform you that we are able to start this forum for 
sharing. May I request you to send us more information related 
to entertainment education and related field so that this can be 
shared with the larger community. In this forum you can send 
projects details, material, website addresses, new member's de-
tails, consultants, events, training programs etc. related to 
entertainment education. I hope we will share the next issue in 
a more comprehensive manner which will include details of others 
work too. 
 
Regards,
 
Manish Kumar 
Manager, Resource Mobilization & Training Resource Centre
Indian Institute of Young Inspirers 
551 KA / 506, Azad Nagar (Near Rajput Hospital/Gupta Market)
Alambagh, Lucknow, 226005 Uttar Pradesh, India
Tel: +91-522-2452988 
mailto:iiyi@satyam.net.in
http://www.iiyi.org