Posts published by “RADIO KWIZERA”

JRS Radio Kwizera, popularly known as 'JRS - RK', is a Community Based Radio
Station whose listenership has grown to over 10 million from 5 million in 2005. The
Radio has grown its coverage area from only covering parts of Kagera and Kigoma to
now over 900 sq Kms in Northwestern Tanzania, i.e., covering 5 regions in
Northwestern Tanzania, including most parts of Kagera, Kigoma, Geita, Shinyanga, and
Mwanza regions. Also, the radio covers the eastern parts of Rwanda, Burundi (Muyinga,
Ngozi, Kayanza, Gitega, Kirundo town, Bujumbura city and parts of Muramya region)
and in the eastern part of DR Congo (Fizi, parts of Tanganyika province and Uvira).
The Radio is part of the works of The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) which is a Catholic
Religious Congregation in the world. Radio Kwizera’s license allows it to broadcast in
Swahili, English, French and Kirundi. Although Swahili is the common language used,
Kirundi, French, and English are used when the Radio desires reaching out to targeted
beneficiaries who speak such languages.
MISSION: The Mission of Radio Kwizera is to promote peace, reconciliation, education,
and development-oriented programs by empowering her audience with the values,
knowledge, and skills needed for a peaceful co-existence and prosperous life.
VISION: Radio Kwizera envisions a society that supports equal opportunity for everyone
-where everyone has fair access to information and adequate human capabilities to
make informed decisions. Radio Kwizera believes that an empowered society offers
opportunity to individuals to be agents of change and their own development. The Radio
achieves the above by defending and promoting a culture of peace that enhances
individual and collective responsibility to foster development and peaceful co-existence
in the Great Lakes Region.
VALUES: As a community Radio, Radio Kwizera is guided by the principles of:
Professionalism, Accuracy, Equal opportunity and fairness in reporting, Impartiality,
Accountability, Transparency, Excellence (Magis), Love and peace, Preferential option
for the poor and the marginalized, Gender streaming, Objectivity and Social Justice.