Summary: Hear young Zambian Climate Ambassador Stan Lengwe talk about helping his neighbors understand the importance of keeping the environment clean.
This piece is about an environmental club in a school at Zambia. This story although weakly executed has content that almost makes up for it. The main voice is a boy with an accent that adds a feeling of authenticity nicely although his accent can get difficult to understand after awhile. The main theme that truly saves this story is the idea of these kids living in a country with a GDP per capita of $1,500, and having dreams as ambitious as saving the planet. It helps give a feeling that even third world countries are aware of global warming despite their other much graver and more immediate problems. The piece is a brisk three minutes and could go for other voices and more description of the situation. I understand that this is part of a series but still, it could not hurt to have more diversity and background to fill new listeners in. This piece is worth listening to simply due to its shortness but you will come out hungry for more.
-EEB Conor Cole
Comments for Zambian Children's Climate Conference Youth Delegate Stan Lengwe talks about helping his neighbors understand the importance of keeping the environment clean.
This piece belongs to the series "Youth Delegates Return Home from Zambian Children's Climate Conference "
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Conor Cole
Posted on May 22, 2010 at 04:46 PM | Permalink
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This piece is about an environmental club in a school at Zambia. This story although weakly executed has content that almost makes up for it. The main voice is a boy with an accent that adds a feeling of authenticity nicely although his accent can get difficult to understand after awhile. The main theme that truly saves this story is the idea of these kids living in a country with a GDP per capita of $1,500, and having dreams as ambitious as saving the planet. It helps give a feeling that even third world countries are aware of global warming despite their other much graver and more immediate problems. The piece is a brisk three minutes and could go for other voices and more description of the situation. I understand that this is part of a series but still, it could not hurt to have more diversity and background to fill new listeners in. This piece is worth listening to simply due to its shortness but you will come out hungry for more.
-EEB Conor Cole