SANATU ZAMBANG STUDIOS (Podcast)

portia Dery is a award-winning writer,Community Worker and Social Entrepreneur. Founder/Director of The African Youth Writers Organization-AYWO The funky ReadWrite clinic is an intensive incubator grooming clinic that lures children to read and write through play activities/games, AYWO’s curriculum and technology. The aim of this clinic is to groom children to pick up pleasure reading and creative writing as quality leisure activities hence in the long run making them avid readers and prolific writers. The Funky ReadWrite Clinic has two key distinctive features; A funky reading clinic where children are exposed to a wide variety of books. Children are taken through an exciting journey of reading via play activities/games and technology. A mentoring creative writing clinic which systematically stimulate the imagination of children. Here, creative writing is used as a therapeutic tool to help children open up, be confident and become more vocal about their emotions. Children are...

Dr Ayongo Annan, a specialist in family medicine at the Korle bu Teaching hospital in Accra, confirmed that diarrhoea cases have been on their records often, cholera on the other hand she said comes as an outbreak yearly. Dr Annan said the situation of access to clean water in Ghana has been better than before, she stressed much on sanitation and hygiene, which she said needs to be improved. She advised that washing hands with soap and water is the best, and personal hygiene is the key to good healthy life. Hygienic sanitation facilities are crucial for public health. Since 1990, the number of people gaining access to improved sanitation has risen from 54% to 68% but some 2.4 billion people still do not have toilets or covered latrines. In 2010, the UN General Assembly recognized access to safe and clean drinking-water and sanitation as a human right, and called for international efforts to help countries to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking-water and sanit...

My name is Abdul Raafi Mohammed, I am a Host, Journalist, Writer, Blogger, Film Maker and Advocate of Water, sanitation hygiene and agriculture. For months I have been filming a documentary on Access To Clean Water In Ghana. The documentary was shoot partly in Tamale and Accra. Access to clean water is a major problem facing many african countries, figures from the world health organisation states that 783 million people don't have access to clean water. my crew and I are in Accra, Accra the capital of Ghana. and we share with your their views on access to clean potable water. We began with Padmore Preparatory School, which is located in East Legon Mpehuasem. After exchanging greetings with the staff and Headmaster. We spoke about access to clean water, and the challenges the school and other schools face in accessing clean water. Mr Azia Albert, headmaster of Padmore Preparatory School told me, there is a little challenge in accessing clean water but theirs is quite be...

WatsUpTV presents the Invasion Party industry night, going down live at the Django bar on the 26th of September. One of the biggest nights in celebrity Nightlife history. You can get free tickets by using the hashtag #WatsUpTVInvasion on twitter and Facebook. Call 0246510246 for your tickets. WatsUp TV Presents Invasion Party. After a successful 1 year in the Ghana Music Industry, pioneering some of the best television shows in Ghana, the producers of WatsUp TV are set to host a WatsUpTV Invasion party to celebrate their the success of the television shows so far. The Party which will be hosted at Django Bar on the 26th of September will feature top celebrities in the industry and beyond, some who have been guests on the various segments of the shows. The celebration of this august anniversary is also set to boost fans confidence in the show as WatsUp TV continues its delivery of top entertainment to audiences across the continent. The Invasion Party, which will feature Marquee cel...

A group of young hard working youth in the tamale metropolis are organising a #Cleantolive campaign coming this national sanitation day, Shamsia Baba Dua a student at the Nalerigu Nursing Training college came up with the idea and informed Some close friends to help with the awareness creation. Currently the volunteers involve a lot of dedication Nursing Training students, Nurses, Teachers, Radio personalities in the Tamale metropolis, students from various tertiary institutions and many more. The organisers of the #Cleantolive campaign have invited the general public in the metropolis to join them come this September 21 at the Tamale Central, the exercise will begin at 6am and end at 10am. They call on the public to come out in their numbers with their cleaning materials and tools such as Brooms, shovels, gloves etc. A WHO study in 2012 calculated that for every $1 invested in sanitation, there was a return of $5.50 in lower health costs, more productivity and fewer premature deat...

Hygienic sanitation facilities are crucial for public health. Since 1990, the number of people gaining access to improved sanitation has risen from 54% to 68% but some 2.4 billion people still do not have toilets or covered latrines. In 2010, the UN General Assembly recognized access to safe and clean drinking-water and sanitation as a human right, and called for international efforts to help countries to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking-water and sanitation. Despite progress, the 2015 Millennium Development Goal target to halve the proportion of the population without access to improved sanitation facilities was missed by almost 700 million people. Sanitation facilities Despite big improvements, inequalities between and within countries and regions persist. In Southern Asia, 47% of the population was using improved sanitation facilities in 2015 compared with 22% in 1990. Sub-Saharan Africa has made slower progress, with sanitation coverage rising from 24% ...

The acronym “WASH” stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene. These basic necessities of life are not available to many people in developing countries all around the world. In fact, 748 million people do not have access to clean, safe drinking water and 2.5 billion people do not have access to adequate sanitation. An estimated 50 percent of undernutrition is due to inadequate water and sanitation. Malnutrition and diarrheal disease are closely linked. When it does not kill, repeated bouts of early childhood diarrhea can negatively affect physical and cognitive development.4 Reductions in diarrheal disease, which could be achieved by providing improved sanitation and water supply, can prevent long-term morbidity and at least 860,000 child deaths a year caused by undernutrition. Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the two leading causes of child death in the world today Diarrhea and pneumonia, often caused by lack of WASH, kill millions of children each year. Diarrhea and malnutrition asso...

Naana Hawah joined the WASH, thus Water, Sanitation and Hygiene campaign when she volunteered to feature in Rafiu Fish short film series Water and Culture. the short film series also features two junior high school students, Radia and Mardia. Since then the three girls have taken the path with Rafiu Fishbone to campaign for Wash. Hawah on behalf of Radia and Mardia hailed Wateraid Ghana for a marvellous work done since they began working in Ghana in the year 1985. WaterAid Ghana has done a lot for the past 30 years, since 1985 to improve water, sanitation and hygiene delivery in Ghana. WaterAid Ghana has done direct water provision through Bole holes, pipe extension, and hand drive wells to a little over 1,100 people in some of districts in Ghana. Every day 4,000 children die from illnesses like diarrhea, dysentery, and cholera caused by dirty water and unhygienic living conditions. We can’t fight malnutrition without tackling the diseases that contribute to it. As part of our int...

Tamale is a town officially called Tamale Metropolitan District. Tamale has a projected population of 537,986 according to the 2010 census, making it the fastest growing city in West Africa. The town is located 600 km north of Accra. Most Tamale residents are moderate followers of Islam, as reflected by the multitude of mosques in Tamale, most notably the Central Mosque. The Sunnites and the Ahmadiyyans also have their own central mosques, north of the town centre along Bolgatanga Road. Tamale is located in Northern region and more precisely in the Dagbon Kingdom. The local (neighbourhood) chiefs and the district chief of Tamale are subservient to the Dagomba Paramount Chief (King) in Yendi. Due to Tamale central location, Tamale serves as a hub for all administrative and commercial activities in Northern region, doubling as the political, economic and financial capital of Northern region. The center of Tamale hosts regional branches of financial institutions and a considerable num...

WatsUpTV presents the Invasion Party industry night, going down live at the Django bar on the 26th of September. One of the biggest nights in celebrity Nightlife history. You can get free tickets by using the hashtag #WatsUpTVInvasion on twitter and Facebook. Call 0246510246 for your tickets. Starting as a single TV Show, WatsUp TV is currently a continental entertainment series of TV shows made for the Pan African Bilingual community with varied shows on various television channels.. The show was launched on 28th August, 2014 at the High Gate in Accra followed by a public performance by the International Football Freestyler Iya Traore at the Marina Mall. WatsUp TV currently boasts of 4 unique shows on multiple TV Channels. The WatsUp TV contents feature Music Videos from Africa, interviews with celebrities and industry players across the African Continent with custom-made entertainment. They are: Official Show This show airs on Viasat 1 every Saturday 1pm Fresh Videos #FansTwe...

The Tema Art & Fashion Festival (TAFF)under the Ghana Art & Fashion Festival is an initiative of Initials & Signatures Ltd, a Brand and Event Management Outfit located in Tema. The maiden festival held in 2014 saw very impressive response from vendors, artists, the consuming public and cross section of the media. Attendance was high. This year’s festival dubbed “Tsooboe” is being held under the theme; “Harnessing Skills and Talents for Economic Empowerment”. WHY TSOOBOE? Tsooboe is a call for action. The city of Tema is well known for its industrial drive in the Ghanaian economy; a city always on the move. Tsooboe is to depict the city’s vibrancy and the call to harness skills and talents for economic empowerment. This year, we are fusing energies from the Past which defines our History, the Present which defines our Opportunities and the Future which represents our Hope, to create a vibrant culture at the Center of the World, TEMA. The focus of our art works this ye...

Ahmed Soultan is a Moroccan singer artist,considered as one of the leaders of the "Nayda".(new urban Moroccan scene). Often called the OSNI (Objet Sonore Non Identifié),which could be translated "USO",for "Unknown Sounding Object",for his very particular style. Noella Wiyaala was born in Wa, Upper West Ghana as one of four sisters and raised in Tumu. Her surname, which she picked for a stage name, means "the doer" in her native Sisaala language. Her music style has been described as Afro-pop[ or Afro-rock with elements of tribal folk music. Ahmed Soultan reveals himself as the precursor of a new style he likes to name : the Afrobian Soul, for Afro-Arabian. His album Tolerance was given wide media coverage, so Ahmed Soultan soon became one of the figureheads of the "Nayda", the new Moroccan scene. After a second album, released in 2009, in which he asserts himself, his popularity in and over the Maghreb was confirmed. Singing in four...

All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, is designed to promote the distinct rich African music worldwide, engaging millions of fans by propelling African music to glorious pinnacles beyond the borders of Africa. In Africa, music is always seen as inseparable from human existence. It carries long traditions and values that are associated with the people and represents part of their identities. Music in African societies, as it functions in many different societies in the world, has enormous value. Music, either making it or listening to it,is linked to life experiences and peoples’ culture. As such, sweet, feel good experiences need to be created for the millions of followers of African music all over the world for them to understand and appreciate Africa’s culture. Hence, the birth of AFRIMA to inspire generations and celebrate African music. Consequently, Nigeria, a beautiful country known for its energy and warm hospitality won the rights above 13 other countries to host the AFRIMA for...

Ahmed Soultan is a Moroccan singer artist,considered as one of the leaders of the "Nayda".(new urban Moroccan scene). Often called the OSNI (Objet Sonore Non Identifié),which could be translated "USO",for "Unknown Sounding Object",for his very particular style. Afro-Arabian soul music of which head titles are to represent this universality the artist stands for : "Achkide" blends Berber and French;and "Ya Salam" is sung in Arabic and English. His 1st album "Tolerance" (2005), which contains his first single "Ya Salam". And then his 2nd album "Code" (2009) which contains the 1st extract "Achkide". The stage name "Soultan" is inspired from "soul" With the success of his first single "Ya Salam", Ahmed Soultan reveals himself as the precursor of a new style he likes to name : the Afrobian Soul, for Afro-Arabian. His album Tolerance was given wide media coverage, so A...

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