Good News Radio marks one year anniversary
By Manyang Mayom
January 25, 2011 (RUMBEK) – Good News Radio, based in the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, Lakes state, marks its one year since it started transmission – it has been twelve months of morning (06h30 – 10h00) and evening (17h30 – 22h30) daily broadcasting.
He mentioned the diocesan departments that have collaborated with the radio in the course of one year of transmission, citing “Justice and Peace department, through civic education programs; pastoral department, through religious programs; health department, through programs in health; healing of trauma and reconciliation; and the education department through programs encouraging formal education”.
Ochieng highlighted some of the challenges the radio station has faced in the last year, among them, the “capacity building of the local staff, sustainability, both financial and in terms human resources.”
Speaking on behalf of the Bishop of Rumbek, Fr. Andrea Osman Okello, the Vicar General of Rumbek Diocese, expressed gratitude to the staff of Good News Radio together with the Tonj based Don Bosco radio have been “instrumental in the political situation of the country through civic education programs”.
He also thanked those who were involved in the construction of the radio stations and the partners who have contributed financially towards the establishment of the station.
Good News Radio 89FM is one of the nine community-based diocesan radio stations that constitute the Sudan Catholic Radio Network (SCRN), a communication initiative spearheaded by the Comboni Missionaries in memory of the canonisation of their founder St. Daniel Comboni, in collaboration with the Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC).
With the aim of reaching out to the people of Sudan with messages that ultimately build peace through reconciliation and healing after trauma, the radio stations are guided by the vision of a reconciled society, built on human and spiritual values, rooted in justice and honesty.
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Mading
Good News Radio marks one year anniversary
It is true that the radio marks one year anniversary and we as community members appreciate the effort by comboni missionaries, however I won’t forget commenting on the challenges parts there mentioned by Bosco.
“It is said in human resource policy that the local resource is cheaper to get and maintain that the imported one. When you look at the human resources used by Bosco for those who listen to this radio like me, you will find that most of the sound staff are his kinsmen which even in the church doctrine is a sin.
Bosco found it a chance for him to bring in his kinsmen and women who are jobless in Kenya. Truly, when you access their knowledge about telecommunication, you find that even my grant mum from the village will be better at using these gadgets than them.
The local staff there have always been subjected to several forms of discrimination and it would be useless to mention any since there is going to be no change. I just which the God of COMBONI MISSIONARIES is judge BOSCO on wrong use of the evangelization tool and that he should assigned him another work apart from this.