[UgaBYTES] Fw: Radio FADECO loses staff in road accident on 5-1-2010

[Jayalakshmi Chittoor]

So sorry to learn of this very untimely demise. May the Lord give the family
and colleagues strength to bear with this loss

Regards,

Jaya

On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM, sekiku Joseph <sekiku at satconet.net> wrote:

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> Subject: Radio FADECO loses staff in road accident on 5-1-2010
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> I am writing to inform you about the untimely death of Mr. Deus Protase
> Matogo who has been our staff, attached to STUDIO No.4 at Chato, Chato
> District, Kagera Region. He died yesterday following a fatal accident at
> 9.00 a.m. His was buried today after a requiem mass led by the parish priest
> of Chato catholic parish. He has died at the age 47, has survived with a
> widow, five children and 2 grand children.
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> Mr. Deus Matogo has been working with FADECO RADIO since its inception. He
> has been associated with FADECO for a long time. First he worked with FADECO
> as a community development/ capacity trainer, and was engaged in community
> sensitization programs: post harvest technologies, low cost housing, tree
> planting and afforestation efforts, ICTs, Computer training and now as a new
> reporter. He has been involved a radio program producer and has been one of
> the staff involved with the JITAMBUWE WEKA WAZI initiative to support people
> living with HIV and AIDS.
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> His death has created a vacuum in the service delivery efforts of FADCO
> COMMUNITY RADIO. Plans have been to further expand into CHATO and the lake
> islands of Ukerewe through is efforts. He has been contributing for radio
> content on Indigenous knowledge, life in fishing communities near L.
> Victoria, General news as well as acting as News reporter.
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> He is greatly missed by all the staff, People living with HIV and AIDS in
> Karagwe and all our listeners. Radio FADECO has joined thousands of mourners
> that have gathered for his funeral via a live broadcast of the funeral mass.
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> Many thanks to all our friends in COMNETA, Tanzania Tele-centre Network,
> Africa Knowledge Network, ALIN, UGABYTES, AMARC-AFRICA and  to all our
> supporters and radio partners Radio Habari Maalun, BBC, Radio DW, FARM RADIO
> INTERNATIONAL, TBC Taifa and RNW.  May his soul rest in Peace (RIP).
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> Joseph sekiku (Director) FADECO COMMUNITY RADIO
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Jayalakshmi Chittoor
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