Radio Dabanga

Radio Dabanga (also: Darfur Radio) is a Dutch radio station that is broadcasting independent news and information to the Darfur region in Sudan and the refugee camps inChad.

Through the short wave Radio Dabanga highlights the news from Darfur on journalistic and independent manner with the greatest possible diversity of views. The editorial staff consists entirely of journalists from Darfur, who are trained in the autumn of 2008. Also uses a growing network of journalists and correspondents in Sudan and Chad.Since 1 december 2008 daily two and a half hour long programs broadcast, Sudanese time: 07.30-08.30 and 18.30-20.30 and UTC 04.30-05.30 and 15.30-17.30. The programs are broadcast in five different languages, in standard Arabic, Masalit, Fur, Darfur Arabic, Meidob, Iringa and Zaghawa. In order to be able to achieve as much as possible Darfuri. ==Genesis[ Edit] == Radio Dabanga is derived from the action ' so far! Darfur ', an initiative of Network presenter Aart Sailor and Tineke Ceelen, Director of Stichting Vluchteling. The goal was to Dutch awareness of the violence in the Sudanese region of Darfur. A long list of journalists, media and professionals of help-, peace-and human rights organisations, joined the ' media offensive '. Following the action so far! Darfur is the idea to set up a radio station: Radio Dabanga. The initiators of Radio Dabanga form together a coalition of parties. In addition, contributions by both Sudanese and Dutch journalists, mediaontwikkelings organizations, international donors and a wide range of civil society organisations and companies. The development and elaboration of Radio Dabanga is done by Free Press Unlimited in Amsterdam. ==The purpose of Radio Dabanga[ Edit] == Radio Dabanga is based on the belief that independent and free media contribute to development and democracy. The lack of access to independent and objective sources of information increases hopelessness, the mistrust and uncertainty in conflict areas such as Darfur. Citizens know hardly how the conflict and the peace process develops due to lack of information. The information they possess is often based on rumors or comes from unreliable sources which many citizens in precarious conditions. In addition, the distrust between citizens, whereby the conflict drag on longer stays. By offering independent, reliable and objective information, Radio Dabanga wants the uncertainty, the fear and distrust remove and promote dialogue between Darfuri.