Avian Influenza or the bird flu problem in Indonesia is not a laughing matter. It seems to be getting worse judging from its continuous case in the news. Do you know and understand enough about it? Do you think the people in the rural villages understand about it? Do you think they are ready to respond to an outbreak? People are at risks because of low understanding of the problem and on how they can participate in preventing an outbreak in their community.
Combating the bird flu with laughter? Yes, Sanggar Vidia Iswari, a Sundanese culture group, is doing exactly this. The club is creating public awareness and understanding on the bird flu problem with laughter, song, music, and dance in a format called Longser. The public are being entertained in a town square with Sundanese cultural show including a comedy opera about a bird flu problem in a village. Traditional songs, dances, and drums group (Rampak Kendang) spice up the story. In this show, the audiences are being engaged in conversation by the players in a fun way about the bird flu. This is far from the usual rhetoric and boring one-way communication.
The following are the objectives of the Flu Burung Longser Show:
· To increase people’s awareness and understanding of Avian Influenza by engaging them in interactive conversation through Longser show at eight Kabupaten/Kota in West Java.
· To encourage the community participation in monitoring and responding to AI problems
· To collect grass-root’s voice and ideas in response to AI problems for the local key stakeholders and decision makers to start or enhance their community’s AI surveillance and response mechanism
by: kangazul.blogspot.com
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