Media for Development International

Media for Development International is an American 501(c)3 non-profit company founded in 1989. MFDI produces and distributes dramatic African social-message films ("Edutainment" or "Entereducate") for African audiences on issues such as AIDS, teenage sexuality, teenage pregnancy, women's issues and general health. Much of MFDI's best known work was done in Zimbabwe between the years of 1990 and 2000. Branch offices are in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Chumo, MFDI's latest film production is a dramatic film made in Tanzania that addresses malaria and pregnancy through the romantic story of a fishing village.

"Chumo" was directed by Jordan Riber for the CCP-led Communication and Malaria Initiative in Tanzania (COMMIT), a USAID and PMI-funded project that is working to promote positive behavior around malaria control and prevention.

Chumo direpctor, Jordan Riber, took the ZIFF Award for Best Director and Jokate Mwegelo, who plays Amina in the film, won the award for Best Actress

Chumo has been selected for the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The festival will take part from the 18th - 26 June 2011.

Chumo has won the grand prize at the Northwest Projections Film Festival in Bellingham, Washington, taking home the coveted Golden Hamster Award.

Jordan Riber's film Chumo (Bride's Price), along with his feature length documentary, Mwamba Ngoma, have both been selected at the Northwest Projections Film Festival in Bellingham, Washington. Chumo has been accepted under the Narrative Shorts category, while Mwamba Ngoma falls under the Feature Films category

Chumo (Bride's Price) has been selected at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles, California under the Short Narrative genre. This will be the official United States premier of Chumo. The film will be screened on Friday, February 18 at 6:30pm and Sunday, February 20 at 12:30pm.

The Wahapahapa serial drama is a 156 episode weekly radio soap opera produced by MFDI in association with Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, with support from the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the United States Agency for International Development through the US President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief.

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