Papua New Guinea – Tune In
Population Media Center is currently in production for 2 radio serial dramas in Papua New Guinea that address issues such as gender equality and women’s empowerment, education, family planning, HIV/AIDs prevention, environmental protection, and other related themes. One of the dramas is recorded in Tok Pisin (Pidgin), the other in English. Each includes three different settings and storylines, each having a positive, negative, and transitional character. The issues the dramas touch on are complex, and because of the significant cultural differences defined by geographic location, how they are handled depends on the setting.
A group of young actors recording in the studio for PMC’s latest radio serial drama, Nau Em Taim (
Nau em Taim (“Now is the Time”) is the Pidgin language drama and includes storylines about: marine conservation, taking place in a rural fishing village called Pasin, and focuses on dynamite fishing; women’s empowerment in the highlands village of Kogol; and a youth-centered story that takes place in the semi-urban district of Magarubu. Read the full storylines for Nau em Taim.
Nadia, the actress who plays Kiri, one of the positive characters in the English drama, Echoes of Change.
Echoes of Change is the English language drama and includes storylines about: mining in Mount Simbi, a southern coastal village with a population of 5,000; family planning in Gebara, a small town; and youth in Mariboi, a large city of 150,000 people. Read the full storylines for Echoes of Change.
PMC’s dramas in Papua New Guinea tackle important issues affecting the country, such as environmental protection, gender equality, women’s empowerment, family planning, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The daily lives, struggles, and triumphs of the characters inspire the audience to address these issues in their own communities and work towards behavior change in PNG. In this interview, an actress from the program Echoes of Change describes how the drama has already impacted her life and her family.
