Egal Shidad Project Impact Video
The partners in Minneapolis-St. Paul are using Egal Shidad, a traditional Somali folk character, to broach the topic of mental health. They have made radio and television shows to provide sound information on mental and sexual health. The partners are the Confederation of Somali Community, ECHO Minnesota, KFAI Community Radio, and St. Paul Neighborhood Network.
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Tags: Conferation of Somali Community, ECHO, Egal Shidad, immigrant health, KFAI, SPNN
New Routes Project: Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
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This report (PDF 3.8MB) offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community health improvement. Spanish-language version is now available. Una versión en español de este informe esta en la web.




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