A Soccer Soap to Resolve Conflict
A new television drama about soccer will premiere in Kenya in May 2010. The Team will use the lens of soccer to help address the conflicts that erupted after the 2007-2008 election race between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, in which over 1,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 driven from their homes. (The International Criminal Court is currently investigating the post-election violence.)
The video was produced, written, and acted by Kenyans. The project was co-produced by the Search for Common Ground and Media Focus on Africa, a Kenya-Dutch non-governmental organization. Financing was provided by the UK Department for International Development.
–Deji Olukotun
