Newspaper Campaign

"I Have a Question" Campaign

This series of children’s questions were published on the front pages of the most popular weekly newspaper (The Weekly Observer) and other local newspapers for twenty weeks. To view the questions, click on the images below:

Columns

"Voices on Violence" Weekly newspaper columns have been written in five languages and published in all major newspapers in Uganda, discussing violence against children. Click on the titles below to read the columns.

Column #1 – Physical Violence
Column #2 – Emotional Violence
Column #3 – Sexual Violence
Column #4 – Economic Violence
Column #5 – Why does it happen, teacher?
Column #6 – Why does it happen, parent?
Column #7 – How do you feel when violence is committed against you?
Column #8 – What kind of relationship do you want to create with children?
Column #9 – What should be done about violence against children?

Cartoon Strips

“What is a Good school?” A series of 10 cartoon strips published in seven different newspapers in five different languages talking about good schools, what it takes to create them and who should be involved in creating them. Click on the titles below to view each cartoon strip.

Cartoon #1 – What do you think?
Cartoon #2 – Where teachers teach children to understand
Cartoon #3 – Where teachers build children's self confidence
Cartoon #4 – Where positive discipline means...
Cartoon #5 – Where education goes beyond the classroom and the school
Cartoon #6 – Where everyone feels respected
Cartoon #7 – Where everyone participates
Cartoon #8 – Where children respect, not fear teachers
Cartoon #9 – Where there is equality
Cartoon #10 – What do you think?

“What kind of relationship are you creating with children” A series of 10 cartoon strips published weekly in seven different local news papers in five different languages to encourage individuals to think about the kind of relationship adults, including teachers, parents, guardians, etc… create with children. View the cartoon strips here.

Cartoon #1 – What would a good father do?
Cartoon #2 – What would a good teacher do?
Cartoon #3 – What would a good religious leader do?
Cartoon #4 – What would a good community leader do?
Cartoon #5 – What would a good stepmother do?
Cartoon #6 – What would a good police officer do?
Cartoon #7 – What would a good friend do?
Cartoon #8 – What would a good neighbour do?
Cartoon #9 – What would you do?
Cartoon #10 – Whatever you do...

“I care about children” A series of 10 cartoon strips published weekly in seven different local newspapers in five languages challenging the reasons adults usually give to defend corporal punishment. These cartoon strips illustrate the consequences of corporal punishment and suggest positive ways of correcting children when they make mistakes instead of beating them. View the cartoon strips here: 

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Cartoon #5
Cartoon #6
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Cartoon #9 
Cartoon #10

Footprint Newspaper Campaign The footprint Campaign raises questions regarding the kind of legacy adults will leave for children. Showing a foot in motion with messages printed on them, the advert triggers curiosity and inspires people to reflect on the issue of violence against children. View the foot print adverts here:

1. As a parent, what kind of footprint are you leaving in your child’s life?
2. As a teacher, what kind of footprint are you leaving in your student’s life?
3. As a father, what kind of footprint are you leaving in your child’s life?
4. As a mother, what kind of footprint are you leaving in your child’s life?
5. As a neighbor member, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
6. As a community member, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
7. As an uncle, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
8. As an aunt, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
9. As a religious leader, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
10. As an LC, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
11. As an MP, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
12. As a president, what kind of footprint are you going to leave for the children of Uganda? 
13. As a friend, what kind of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?
14. As a police officer, what of footprint are you leaving in children’s life?

Half page posters – “Good school posters” are illustrations of what a good school is comprised of. The posters are published in seven local newspapers in five different languages and are aimed at stimulating educators' imagination/thoughts about what a good school could look like. Click on the images below to view them in larger sizes.

All the media items on our website are free and available for non-profit use, given that acknowledgements to Raising Voices are maintained and two copies of the materials are sent to us. Feel free to use these projects as a jumping off point when developing your own materials.

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