Hand in Hand (TV Show)
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Hand in Hand is a Uganda
n soap opera
created to promote vocational training and the field of craftsmanship in the country. The first series was launched in October 2005 and ran until December of the same year. The show was produced by Great Lakes Film Production with funding from the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports and the German State Development Bank (Kreditanstalt für die Wiederaufbau). Other sponsors include Coca-Cola
, Uganda Telecom
and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
The show is performed by an ensemble cast
made up of exclusively Ugandan actors. Central themes include vocational training, women's rights
/sexism
, alcoholism
and HIV/AIDS.
The show is ground-breaking in that it addresses these issues, but also in the fact that it uses the medium of film and television to present them, when film and media are not yet a key aspect of Ugandan culture. Ellen Görlich, the show's producer and head of Great Lakes Film Production , has been working in recent years to make the medium more well-known in Uganda.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
created to promote vocational training and the field of craftsmanship in the country. The first series was launched in October 2005 and ran until December of the same year. The show was produced by Great Lakes Film Production with funding from the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports and the German State Development Bank (Kreditanstalt für die Wiederaufbau). Other sponsors include Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, Uganda Telecom
Uganda Telecom
Uganda Telecom, whose full legal name is Uganda Telecom Limited , is an information and communication technology network company in Uganda.-History:...
and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
The show is performed by an ensemble cast
Ensemble cast
An ensemble cast is made up of cast members in which the principal actors and performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance and screen time in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows flexibility for writers to focus on...
made up of exclusively Ugandan actors. Central themes include vocational training, women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
/sexism
Sexism
Sexism, also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination, is the application of the belief or attitude that there are characteristics implicit to one's gender that indirectly affect one's abilities in unrelated areas...
, alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
and HIV/AIDS.
The show is ground-breaking in that it addresses these issues, but also in the fact that it uses the medium of film and television to present them, when film and media are not yet a key aspect of Ugandan culture. Ellen Görlich, the show's producer and head of Great Lakes Film Production , has been working in recent years to make the medium more well-known in Uganda.
Cast and characters
| Actor | Role | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Kalembe | Veronica | Metal Worker |
| Jacquelyne Kizze | Natalia | Trainee Beautician |
| Richard Tuwagnye | Duadi | Trainee Carpenter |