SOUTH SUDAN: Catholic Radio Network Wins Anti-Corruption Champion Award
Source: CRN
Catholic Radio Network or CRN has won the first award for reporting on the mismanagement of Girls Education South Sudan (GESS)money This award was confirmed by the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization(CEPO).
The award was named “Anti-Corruption and Transparency Champion Award Winner” because CRN struggled to keep the public informed in corruption cases. CRN’s “intensive reporting” about the girls’ cash transfers has made some positive changes where some teachers have been held to account for the cash transfers.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission will hand over the award to CRN on 9th December ,2016 in Juba.
GESS cash transfers is a UK funded Project meant to keep school girls continue with their studies, but some school administrators took away from them.
The Catholic Radio Network (CRN) is a media project constituted by community-based radio stations broadcasting in Frequency Modulation(FM) from Juba, Yei, Torit, Yambio, Rumbek, Tonj, Wau, and Malakal as well as the Nuba Mountains.
All the stations share the same vision and mission, and are bound by common editorial and administrative policies. The stations broadcast shared programs in English, including news, civic education, and other educational programs. However, due to the heterogeneous realities of South Sudan, each station is rooted in its locality and broadcasts locally produced culture-sensitive programs in the languages which are understood by the local people.
The stations include Voice of Peace – Gidel; Sout al Mahaba – Malakal; Voice of Hope – Wau; Don Bosco Radio – Tonj; Good News Radio – Rumbek; Anisa Radio – Yambio; Easter Radio – Yei; Bakhita Radio – Juba; Emmanuel Radio – Torit and the Catholic Radio Network main station – Juba
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