Media for Development International

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Media For Development International

Company type	Private
Industry	Film and television production
Founded	1989
Founder	Steve Smith
Headquarters	United States
Key people	Dr. Ayo Ajayi (Addis Ababa Ethiopia) Paul Myers (Chicago) John Riber (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Steve Smith (Paonia) CO Khun Mechai Viravaidya (Bangkok, Thailand) Batilloi Warritay (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
Website	www.mfditanzania.com

Media for Development International is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit company founded in 1989.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.