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Si Mchezo!
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| Format | Print magazine, 32 pages |
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| Launched | 2003 |
| Target | Rural, out of school youth, aged 15-25, and their communities |
| Language | Swahili |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Content | Rural lifestyles, HIV/AIDS, sexuality, life skills, entrepreneurship and livelihoods. Formats include a testimonial, cover story, photo-novels, cartoons, news, letters from readers. Swahili language, content and format are tailored for a semi-literate audience. Every issue, the editorial collection is conducted in a new district in Tanzania, providing exposure to regional variation. |
| Print run | 175,000 (2010) |
| Availability | Distributed free of charge or in a 'barter for transportation' agreement to more than 550 partner organisations in Tanzania including community-based orgnisations, care and treatment clinics, large-scale work places, civil society organisations and local government, particularly in the rural areas. |
| Popularity | According to the 2009 TAMPS (Tanzania All Media Products Survey), 6.8 million people know the magazine and 1.2 million have read it within the last 7 days. |
| Related projects | A Si Mchezo! User Guide assists facilitators and peer educators with strategies on how to use the magazine effectively in activities with community members. |
| SMS line | 0715 568 222 |
| simchezo@feminahip.or.tz |
Global Talk on Edutainment
Interviews on YouTube
Talk Show on the Road
A request from Handeni
I congratulate you so much for the good work that you are doing to educate and entertain the society, but I would like you to visit us also in Handeni District, Msima Secondary.
A voice on HIV in relationships
I would like to advise those who chase away their partners after being infected by HIV, because life is helping each other. ENERIETA LEONCE. BUKOBA.
From an out-of-school youth
Why is it when you talk about starting FEMA CLUBS you only talk about secondary school students? What about youth from the streets, don’t they need to start clubs? Ahazi Asoni from Ifwenken.
