Community radio stations across the country have recently been broadcasting 24 episodes of a radio program, “Babadok Rebenta” (Echo of Drums), produced in partnership with the Timor-Leste Media Development Center. The aim of these radio programs is to engage listeners in a conversation with their peers about issues such as drug use, early pregnancy, and domestic violence.
The episodes are in Portuguese, and are approximately 30 minutes in length.
Episode 1: Youth / student Drop out
Episode 2: Youth Voice on the Martial arts issues
Episode 3: Youth view on banning the practice of “pencak silat, an indigenous Martial arts
Episode 4: Youth view on and Decentralization of territory
Episode 5: Challenges of the University graduation student
Episode 6: Youth an employment issues
Episode 7: Youth view on the quality of education
Episode 8: Youth perspective on the Corruption and nepotism practices
Episode 9: Youth and Early pregnancy, education policy on responding to the issue
Episode 10: Youth and love relationship
Episode 11: Youth and HIV AIDS
Episode 12: Youth Engagement and their view in Agriculture sector
Episode 13: Youth and school drop out
Episode 14: Youth and value of life
Episode 15: Prevention of the Domestic violence
Episode 16: Youth role in Villages council
Episode 17: Language and its challenges in Education setting
Episode 18: Youth view on Government investment in Sport
Episode 19: Roles of young women representative on the village council
Episode 20: Sensibility of Development for people with special needs
Episode 21: Youth and History of Timor Leste
Episode 22: Youth and Media
Episode 23: Family planning, a perspective of the church
Episode 24: Pre-Disconsentration – what is stakes