Nairobi, Kenya, May 30, 2007 / 10:08 am
A Catholic radio station in rural Uganda has won the admiration of an international panel of judges for contributing "significantly to knowledge and development in the area."
Radio Pacis, based in Arua in the West Nile District, was named Africa's New Radio Station of the Year in a competition celebrating radio excellence in the continent, organized by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
In at the awards ceremony in Nairobi on Saturday, the judges described Radio Pacis as "a fine example of what a community radio station based outside the capital can do."
With a small staff and modest resources, the station "still addresses challenging local issues, including providing advice on medical and health problems and debating matters of local interest alongside local and national news.