TANZANIA: Catechetical Department to Launch Radio Catechism Program for Children
Pascal Mwanache
Following the global outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19) the Catechetical Department of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) intends to launch Catechism education program through radio to enable children in homes and other people to continue learning.
This was stated in a joint meeting between TEC’s Catechetical Department and Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam’s where catechists who will be teachers in the provision of the faith education through radio participated.
“Despite the challenge, we believe that the program will be sustainable and will help children at home to continue learning about their faith. This will also help children who are living in families where parents fail to raise their children in their faith,” said Fr. Beno Kikudo, Coordinator for the Catechetical Department in Archdiocese of Dar es salaam.
Fr Kikudo added that the program will also solve the challenge of congestion of children in Catechism class, which makes it difficult for catechists to teach comfortably.
“This program will allow children to ask questions as far as they can and enable catechists to respond to children’s curiosity. We will also set up an outreach program with a few children who have knowledge about the subject of the particular day. This will make it easier for children to pay attention especially when they hear their age mates participating in the sessions,” he added.
Announcing the launch of the program, TEC Catechetical Department Director Fr. Liston Lukoo said that the program will be launched on Monday, June 15, 2020 and will begin airing on Radio Maria Tanzania on Saturday June 20, 2020.
