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
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> 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
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> From:
> sekiku Joseph <[log in to unmask]>
> To:
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> 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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> 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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> 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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