Am Lawrence Mwai a volunteer in a community based organization called Repacted Kenya that deals with issues related to H.I.V& A.I.D.S MALARIA& TB .Am trained in puppetry .the puppets are used in magnet theater to mobiles the community and to educate them on the issues mentioned above. Since we advocate for positive behavior change it is not easy because of high level of illiteracy and drag abuse, there is change to the few that listen to as some of them were reentry trained as peer educators . repacted has started a program that is dealing with the youths, the youths come at the theater to discuss various different topics that we not clear to them as the leader of the discussion there are lots of issues that came up and we also get solution to the challenges that we get in the community during the magnet theater.
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That's fascinating. I don't think many people think of puppets as a way to save lives. Do you have any pictures of the puppets? I'd love to see them.
Here, in Canada, there are many theatre troups that use puppets for social messages (sex education, issues of race and discrimination, etc.) to young audiences.
I would love to hear your opinion why you feel a puppet can get the message across that perhaps a real actor can't?
hi romi and sasaki? puppets are fun hence members of the community view them with an open mind therefore the message being communicated gets across much easier.
Cool picture of the puppets! It's great when fun things can make people think.
How often are the puppet shows done?
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