Press release
Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Haus der Jugend Berlin-Mitte
Reinickendorfer Str. 55
13347 Berlin, Germany
0049.30.2790-7147 For immediate release
RADIJOJO GOES AFRICA !
· RADIJOJO World Children's Radio finds new partners in Sub-Saharan Africa.
· Plans for „RADIJOJO Africa" confirmed.
· The first children's radio bridge between Namibia and Germany raises the international attention of governments and of civil society
Windhoek/Berlin, May 22th -
With yet another innovative project and a whole series of new partnerships, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network (Radijojo) is boosting its engagement on the African continent: Radijojo has successfully implemented the first radio bridge of children in Germany and Namibia. Some of the content in 60 minutes segments produced for kids by kids included culture, school life as well as the colonial history:
Marginalized children from migrant families in the African quarter of Berlin did some research on a street named after the German colonialist named Luederitz. They found out about the unjust ways in which Luederitz had seized Namibian land and then the students discussed their findings with the district mayor of the Center of Berlin, Dr. Hanke. He agreed with them that the street should be renamed.
Nevertheless, this process has not yet lead to a political decision, but the kids symbolically renamed the street themselves with a self-painted street sign made out of paper where they transformed it from „Luederitz Street" into „NAMIBIA STREET"!
To make this a real bilateral children's radio project, Radijojo staged the first direct call-in phone session through the Internet between German and Namibian children ever organized.
Radijojo did happen to find an excellent partner in Windhoek that contributed to the project, her name is Esther and she is a young Uitani Children's Radio reporter. She did a presentation about her hometown and was also quite interested in the outcome of the Luederitz' project in Germany. Her personal contribution was very impressive too, she conducted her very own interview with Mr. Sam Nuyoma, the „father of the Namibian nation" on the same day! She referred to Mr. Nuyoma's advice saying that she would fight anyone who would try to recolonize her country. She had a chance to display her happiness and excitement when she found out that her fellow radio kids at Uitani's Children's Radio would now be joining the World Children's Radio Network.
This week, Thomas Roehlinger, founder and chief editor of the German based non-profit-organization presented the project to the the Namibian Minister of Education, Mr.Nangolo Mbumba, as well as to the Subregional Summit of Community Media in Windhoek:
„The reaction to our work was simply excellent. More than 20 community radios, multimedia centres, schools all across Southern Africa immediately asked for cooperation – additionally to the dozens of partnerships with Africa that we have already launched. We are overwhelmed by this huge interest in joining our initiative for the kids in Africa and all over the world!", Mr. Roehlinger said in Windhoek after talks with officials of UNESCO, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), the World Association of Community Radios (AMARC) and other organizations.
As a consequence of this intense and ongoing demand, Radijojo plans to implement an African chapter to the World Children's Radio Network: RADIJOJO AFRICA.
Therefore, Radijojo is calling for international donors, governments and NGOs to support the development of RADIJOJO Africa that could be based in Windhoek or Johannesburg.
Mr Roehlinger: „A small but effective team on the ground of African kids working in radio can empower ten of thousands of kids in more than 20 African countries to share and learn regularly within this global educational platform for children by children. Please give them this chance - help us to make this vision come true! "
The output of the projects and the new partnerships will subsequently be released on our freshly redesigned global website www.world-childrens-radio.net/WRN (in the Namibia / Africa section)
and on our German main site www.radijojo.de
We would like to thank the following organizations for their support: UNESCO, MISA, AMARC Africa, Foerderband, Nord-Sued-Bruecken Foundation, the City of Berlin, Base FM and Uitani Children's Radio, Windhoek and many other friends and supporters in Africa and Europe.
For further information, audio and photos inquiries please contact redaktion@radijojo.de
For proposals of projects and support, please contact troehlinger@radijojo.de
To support RADIJOJO AFRICA financially, please donate to:
Radijojo gGmbH code RADIJOJO AFRICA
Bank Account # 333 69 01
Bankcode.100 205 60
Institute:Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
IBAN : DE 841002 0500 003 336901
BIC:BFSWDE 33 BER
Please inform us when you disseminate this press release.
Feel free to contact us at any time.
Thomas Roehlinger, MBA
Founder and Chief Editor
Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Haus der Jugend Berlin-Mitte
Reinickendorfer Str. 55
13347 Berlin, Germany
0049.30.2790-7147
Subject: Radijojo goes Africa
From: "Das Kinderradio. RADIJOJO" <radijojo-news@global-radio-kids.org>
Date: Mon, May 25, 2009 06:11
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Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Haus der Jugend Berlin-Mitte
Reinickendorfer Str. 55
13347 Berlin, Germany
0049.30.2790-7147
For immediate release
RADIJOJO GOES AFRICA !
· RADIJOJO World Children's Radio finds new partners in Sub-Saharan Africa.
· Plans for "RADIJOJO Africa" confirmed.
· The first children's radio bridge between Namibia and Germany raises the
international attention of governments and of civil society
Windhoek/Berlin, May 22th -
With yet another innovative project and a whole series of new
partnerships, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network (Radijojo) is
boosting its engagement on the African continent: Radijojo has
successfully implemented the first radio bridge of children in Germany and
Namibia. Some of the content in 60 minutes segments produced for kids
by kids included culture, school life as well as the colonial history:
Marginalized children from migrant families in the African quarter of
Berlin did some research on a street named after the German colonialist
named Luederitz. They found out about the unjust ways in which Luederitz
had seized Namibian land and then the students discussed their findings
with the district mayor of the Center of Berlin, Dr. Hanke. He agreed
with them that the street should be renamed.
Nevertheless, this process has not yet lead to a political decision, but
the kids symbolically renamed the street themselves with a self-painted
street sign made out of paper where they transformed it from "Luederitz
Street" into "NAMIBIA STREET"!
To make this a real bilateral children's radio project, Radijojo staged
the first direct call-in phone session through the Internet between
German and Namibian children ever organized.
Radijojo did happen to find an excellent partner in Windhoek that
contributed to the project, her name is Esther and she is a young Uitani
Children's Radio reporter. She did a presentation about her hometown and
was also quite interested in the outcome of the Luederitz' project in
Germany. Her personal contribution was very impressive too, she conducted
her very own interview with Mr. Sam Nuyoma, the "father of the Namibian
nation" on the same day! She referred to Mr. Nuyoma's advice saying that
she would fight anyone who would try to recolonize her country. She had a
chance to display her happiness and excitement when she found out that
her fellow radio kids at Uitani's Children's Radio would now be joining
the World Children's Radio Network.
This week, Thomas Roehlinger, founder and chief editor of the German based
non-profit-organization presented the project to the the Namibian Minister
of Education, Mr.Nangolo Mbumba, as well as to the Subregional Summit of
Community Media in Windhoek:
"The reaction to our work was simply excellent. More than 20 community
radios, multimedia centres, schools all across Southern Africa immediately
asked for cooperation - additionally to the dozens of partnerships with
Africa that we have already launched. We are overwhelmed by this huge
interest in joining our initiative for the kids in Africa and all over
the world!", Mr. Roehlinger said in Windhoek after talks with officials of
UNESCO, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), the World
Association of Community Radios (AMARC) and other organizations.
As a consequence of this intense and ongoing demand, Radijojo plans to
implement an African chapter to the World Children's Radio Network:
RADIJOJO AFRICA.
Therefore, Radijojo is calling for international donors, governments and
NGOs to support the development of RADIJOJO Africa that could be based in
Windhoek or Johannesburg.
Mr Roehlinger: "A small but effective team on the ground of African kids
working in radio can empower ten of thousands of kids in more than 20
African countries to share and learn regularly within this global
educational platform for children by children. Please give them this
chance - help us to make this vision come true! "
The output of the projects and the new partnerships will subsequently be
released on our freshly redesigned global website
http://www.world-childrens-radio.net/WRN (in the Namibia / Africa
section) and on our German main site http://www.radijojo.de
We would like to thank the following organizations for their support:
UNESCO, MISA, AMARC Africa, Foerderband, Nord-Sued-Bruecken Foundation,
the City of Berlin, Base FM and Uitani Children's Radio, Windhoek and many
other friends and supporters in Africa and Europe.
For further information, audio and photos inquiries please contact
redaktion@radijojo.de
For proposals of projects and support, please contact troehlinger@radijojo.de
To support RADIJOJO AFRICA financially, please donate to:
Radijojo gGmbH code RADIJOJO AFRICA
Bank Account # 333 69 01
Bankcode.100 205 60
Institute:Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
IBAN : DE 841002 0500 003 336901
BIC:BFSWDE 33 BER
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Please inform us when you disseminate this press release.
Feel free to contact us at any time.
Thomas Roehlinger, MBA
Founder and Chief Editor
Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Haus der Jugend Berlin-Mitte
Reinickendorfer Str. 55
13347 Berlin, Germany
0049.30.2790-7147
redaktion@radijojo.de
troehlinger@radijojo.de
