Radio Veritas targets young listeners

(Oct.26,2010) A Church-run radio station is trying to reach remote Sri Lankan villages by promoting awareness of its programs among children. Radio Veritas Asia, RVA and Social Communication Commission in Kurunegala diocese, jointly organized a program recently at Holy Angels’ Girls’ School in Kuliyapitiya, a Buddhist majority city in northwestern Sri Lanka. Bishop Harold Anthony Perera said “Many listeners from other faiths tune in to Radio Veritas in the villages, and we need to promote awareness among various age groups. Hundreds of village children listening to RVA, have participated in the program featuring short story writing, essay writing and painting competitions. According to Fr. Placidus de Silva, director of the communication commission, current topics were given to upper and primary school children, including Christian faith values, human rights, peace and harmony. Children were given three months to prepare for the program at home and at Sunday classes. Some 80 children received awards during the program that also included cultural shows and RVA dramas.
RVA’s Sinhala Service was launched in 1976. It continues to spread the Good News, binding together not only Sri Lankans nationwide, but all over Asia.