The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has donated four giga bytes recorders, CDrom and batteries to the management of Eastern radio FM 101.9 to enhance the broadcasting of children’s programme on the radio.
Formally presenting the items to the station manager Ahmed G. Kallon at Eastern radio conference room in Kenema city the UNICEF Communication officer Issa Davies says the donation was in fulfillment of the promise made by UNICEF in order to support them in the implementation of children’s programmes at the station. He said Eastern radio has been successful in broadcasting children’s programme in the region through which he says children are given the opportunity to make their voices heard on the radio. He revealed that the donation is to benefit 14 radio stations across the country including Eastern radio and 13 others in the country.
Receiving the items on behalf of the management and staff of the radio station, the station manager of Eastern radio Ahmed G. Kallon commended UNICEF for the donation and assured them of the proper use of the items for its intended purpose. He says the radio station has prioritized the issue of children’s broadcasting noting that any society that fails to take care of its children will disintegrate into doom as he says the children are the future leaders of any country. The station manager used the occasion to appeal to UNICEF to continue supporting Eastern radio with more radio equipments in order to bring onboard Eastern radio’s sub stations in Tongo field, Kailahun and Kono to factor children’s programmes into their normal daily broadcasts. The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) 93.5 also benefited from the donation.
By Saffa Moriba