CIVAM-NAIROBI
KENYA - 01/11/2008
Fr. Basanes Guillhermo,SDB Regional
Councilor for Africa and Madagascar,
officially launched two Media Training
Manuals at the CIVAM meeting being
held at the Resurrection Garden
on 31st October 2008.
In keeping with the priorities of
the General Chapter (GC26), the Salesian
Province of Eastern Africa (AFE) under
the leadership of Fr. K.D. Tom, the
director of Bosco Eastern Africa Multimedia
Services (BEAMS) and Regional Coordinator
for Social Communications in Africa
published two Media training Manuals:
'Critical Media Education in an African
Context' and 'Salesians of Don Bosco
for a Cyber Age'.
The two training manuals are a resource
bank to 'improve the Educative presence'
of the Salesians in the African context
and to enable the young people to
a 'critical and responsible use of
the various kinds of media'.
Present for the official launch were
the Provincials and delegates representing
42 countries in Africa and Madagascar.
Fr. Basanes thanked the BEAMS department
for their tireless work over the last
two years in research and preparation
of the training manuals. Present also
was Fr. Able Njeru, the co-editor
of 'Critical Media Education in an
African Context'.
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The
Salesian Family in the Sudan Delegation
expresses their deep gratitude for
the gracious visit of our Regional,
don Guillermo Basanes from 10th to
17th October. Fr. Guillermo was kind
enough to visit all the communities
of the South and North Sudan and brought
blessings on these communities as
well as all those entrusted to us
in these Salesian presences.
our
beloved Rector Major for his continued
love and concern for us in the Sudan
manifested in a concrete way through
the visit of our Regional, don Basanes.