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The call to action sponsored by Voices of Youth – UNICEF's website for young people – and The State of the World's Children report, asked contestants to submit radio drama scripts to raise awareness and tell the global community how to pay more attention to child survival.
Entries from regions around the globe were received featuring radio drama scripts on HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, malaria and nutrition. The two other finalists, Iraq and Nepal, will also be featured as part of Voices of Youth's child-friendly version of the State of the World Children's Report.
The winning entry by Maria Corazon Mayo Buala, 20, a young woman from the Philippines, will be featured as part of UNICEF's coverage of the report to be released on January 22.
In her script, Ms. Mayo Buala describes how the lack of safe drinking water and unclean environmental surroundings hinder the children's chances to survive as they often suffered from different illnesses cause by these conditions.
Her piece was inspired by the very same condition she has to witness in her own community. The radio drama further emphasizes the role that all sectors of society can play to educate and inform to help change people's behavior to make sure that the water is safe and drinkable for their family.
Voices of Youth would like to thank its members for the participation in this competition.
Take a look at the winning entries:
First Place: Buala, Philippines
written script [PDF]
Second Place: Areen Midhat, Iraq
written script [PDF]
Third Place: Kumar, Nepal
written script [PDF]
Take a look at more voices from Children: Monologues for radio or stage
Listen to the story of three children, Kakooza (Uganda), Padmini (India) and Amy (USA), who are each 10 years old, separated by thousands of miles of land and ocean:
Kakooza, Uganda
Kakooza lives with his grandmother in a village in Central Uganda. There are powerful thunderstorms and lots of rain here. Kakooza’s village is small. The surrounding landcape is covered with lush, green rainforests.
Padmini, India
Padmini, lives with her family on the south-eastern coast of India. This is a tropical land of coconut palms and old temples.
Amy, USA
Amy is from a poor neighborhood in New York City in the United States. Her city of 8 million people is bustling and very noisy.
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