What a way to begin the new year. Please accept our sympathy. 
From all of us in Women Information Network (WINET) Nigeria.

Cheers,
Miriam Menkiti
Executive Director

--- On Mon, 1/11/10, John Masuku <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: John Masuku <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Radio FADECO loses staff in road accident on 5-1-2010
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:46 PM
> Dear Joseph,
> I would like to extend my most sincere
> condolonces following the untimely passing on of your
> colleague Mr Deus Protase Matogo.May his soul
> rest in eternal peace.Although devastated may
> Radio FADECO also continue with all the good work in media
> for community development which Deus was deeply involved
> in.
> John
> 
> John MasukuExecutive Director: Radio
> Voice of the People (VOP)P.O. Box
> 5750HarareZimbabwe
> Telefax: +263 4 707123Mobile:
>  +263 912913560www.radiovop.comhttp://www.rnw.nl/category/tags-africa/letter-zimbabweSkype:
> john.masukuskype
> 
> From:
> sekiku Joseph <[log in to unmask]>
> To:
> [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Sun,
> January 10, 2010 5:40:37 AM
> Subject: Fw:
> 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. 
>   
> 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.  
>    
> 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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