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Atunda Ayenda
Atunda Ayenda is a radio soap opera broadcast on 18 stations within Sierra Leone and through the internet. It is created by Talking Drum Studios and was the first radio soap opera aired in Sierra Leone. In the Mandingo language Atunda Ayenda means lost and found[1]
The plot on the show revolved around young people and their experiences of the Sierra Leone Civil War, with story-arcs addressing contemporary issues such as HIV/AIDS.[2]
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[edit] Background
In 2000 Sierra Leone's ten year Civil War came to an end leaving the country rebuild and in enact a disarmament programme. Search for Common Ground an international non-profit organization set-up Talking Drum Studios to produce media content to address problems experienced after the war and promote peace and reconciliation. In November 2001 it produced Atunda Ayenda, which means lost and found in the Mandingo language, the first radio soup opera aired in Sierra Leone.
[edit] Narrative
[edit] Characters
Dragon - an ex-combatent who did not take place in the disarmament process Matuka - who was held prisoner by Dragon by escaped to Nigeria Tapia - Is a hot tempered character who coaches football and is in love with Matuka.
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[edit] Format
The show is broadcast weekly from Monday to Friday, on 18 radio stations within Sierra Leone and on the internet in an mp3 format.[3] Old episodes of the show from programme 850 are also available on the internet. The show is 15 minuets in length when its theme tune is included and is broadcast an evening prime-time slow.
[edit] References
- ^ Lartigue, Laura (June 8 2004). USAID Soap Opera Most Popular Show in Sierra Leone. USAID. Retrieved on [[18 April 2008]].
- ^ Dauncey, Guy (2006). Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War. New Society Publishers, 144. ISBN 978-0865715271.
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| York population 1801-2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | %increase | |
| 1801 | 24,080 | ||
| 1811 | 27,486 | 14.14 | |
| 1821 | 30,913 | 12.47 | |
| 1831 | 36,340 | 17.56 | |
| 1841 | 40,337 | 11.00 | |
| 1851 | 49,899 | 23.71 | |
| 1861 | 58,632 | 17.50 | |
| 1871 | 67,364 | 14.89 | |
| 1881 | 76,097 | 12.96 | |
| 1891 | 81,802 | 7.50 | |
| 1901 | 90,665 | 10.83 | |
| 1911 | 100,487 | 10.83 | |
| 1921 | 106,278 | 5.76 | |
| 1931 | 112,404 | 5.76 | |
| 1941 | 123,227 | 9.63 | |
| 1951 | 135,093 | 9.63 | |
| 1961 | 144,585 | 7.03 | |
| 1971 | 154,749 | 7.03 | |
| 1981 | 158,170 | 2.21 | |
| 1991 | 172,847 | 9.28 | |
| 2001 | 181,131 | 4.79 | |
| Data for UK Census results | |||
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