 The cast from 2004, including Alhaji Sesay, third from the left, Winstinia Johnson, fifth from left, Patricia Fallah Hollist, centre. | |
| Other names | Lost and Found |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap Opera |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country of origin |  Sierra Leone |
| Language(s) | Krio |
| Written by | Emrys Savage |
| Produced by | Emrys Savage[1] |
| Recording studio | Talking Drum Studio Sierra Leone |
| Original release | December 2001 – Present |
| No. of episodes | 3024 (As of June 2015) |
| Website | Atunda Ayenda Website |
| Podcast | Atunda Ayenda on the internet |
Atunda Ayenda is a radio soap opera broadcast on 27 stations within Sierra Leone and through the Internet.[2] It was created by Talking Drum Studios and was the first radio soap opera aired in Sierra Leone.[2][3] In the Mandingo language, Atunda Ayenda means Lost and Found.[3] The plot on the show revolved around young people and their experiences of the Sierra Leone Civil War, with story-arcs addressing contemporary issues such as HIV/AIDS.[4]
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UKwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Atunda-Ayenda: Lost & Found". Talking Drum Studio. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ a b Lartigue, Laura (June 8, 2004). "USAID Soap Opera Most Popular Show in Sierra Leone". USAID. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Dauncey, Guy (2006). Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War. New Society Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-86571-527-1.