Communication, Science and Technology minister
Prof. Makame Mbarawa (L) demonstrates live broadcasting through a
community radio, Loliondo FM, soon after launching it at Ololosokwani
village in Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, at the weekend.
The partnership was demonstrated during the launch of the Community radio at Ololosokwani village in Ngorongoro, Arusha.
Besides Airtel and UNESCO, other partners
in Ololosokwani Community Radio include Oxfam who funded and facilitated
the premises as well as RAMAT, a local NGO which will manage and run
the projects in Ololosokwani.
Speaking during the project launch, the
Minister for Communication Science and Technology Makame Mnyaa Mbarawa
said: “I would like to extend my gratitude to Airtel, UNESCO, Oxfam and
RAMAT for their tremendous contribution and tireless efforts towards
communication development, through the establishment of a Community
radio and Multimedia centre at Ololosokwani.
I am confident that the radio project will
connect most of the rural areas to the rest of the world and facilitate
them with radio communication.”
The community in Ololosokwani and
neighbouring villages will have access to information relating to
business, social, political and cultural developments that will
eventually have a positive impact on their lives.
Speaking on behalf of Airtel, The
Communications and Regulatory Affairs Director, Beatrice Singano Mallya
said: “Airtel is proud to be part of the community transformation and we
want to deliver positive impact to rural communities that we work with
through extension of our network coverage and partnerships that empower.
She added: “We also believe our products
and services available at Ololosokwan such as Airtel money service will
facilitate the Maasai community with basic financial services including
bill payment and deposit of their funds in a most secured manner.”
Apart from radio programme, Airtel in
partnership with UNESCO has also facilitated internet access through
Multimedia Centre whose launch coincided with the Community radio
launch. The mobile service also provided education books to EMANYATA
Secondary School.
For his part UNESCO representative
Ali-amin Yusuph said: “UNESCO is pleased to see radio community
programme expand to reach more people in the rural part of the country.
With support from Airtel and Oxfam we are glad to see people of Loliondo
connected to other parts of the country and the world.
The programme will not only serve the people in Ololosokwan village but also the 14 neighbouring villages.
Airtel, UNESCO Community radio project is
focused on marginalised communities issues such as witchcraft, high rate
of HIV/AIDS transmission, women circumcision, illiteracy, child
education (the girl’s child not taken to school), while the main aim is
to enhance communication in rural parts of the country. The plan is to
have community radio in Sengerema Mwanza, Karagwe Kagera, Chake Chake
Pemba, Makunduchi Unguja, Pangani Tanga, Kyela Mbeya and Kalama
Shinyanga. Source : http://www.charlesngereza.blogspot.com
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