ABSTRACT

Sunni is a 12 year old Kutchi nomad, with her family travelling an ancient dirt road between Bamian and Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. She is walking beside one of the family’s mules. She is listening to a recording of Ali Dhost, one of Afghanistan’s most popular singers, on her brother’s portable CD player. Between two of the songs, she hears a short, humorous ‘message’ from Ali about the need to boil well or river water for at least five minutes for drinking. The message is part of a UNICEF health campaign.