High Sound For Children Launches Media clubs in schools

High Sound for Children, a media for children organization has launched Media Clubs in Schools under the campaign "TAKE CHARGE". The campaign will see children forming clubs with leaders and speaking out on issues that concern then through writing. Speaking at the event to launch the clubs at Bright Way Primary school Bulenga, HSC Executive Director, Ms Hadijah Mwanje said the clubs are meant to introduce children to media and build their confidence. "We decided to launch the Take Charge campaign that is giving birth to media clubs so the children can freely express themselves". Said Hadijah Mwanje. She says the club of forty children formed at Bright Way primary school in Bulenga will see children writing articles on different topics and these will be made public after sieving in the main stream media. "High Sound for Children conducted a survey last year and found out that the media mainly covers children in case of events and problems, may be a child has been raped or abandoned and we also found out that in the articles, voices of children are not heard, and the reporters and editors we spoke to told us the children fear media, so we said what do we do to empower children and here we are with the clubs" She emphasized. The first phase of the launch will cover districts of Wakiso, Kampala and Mukono. Launching the campaign at Bright Way Primary school, the president International association of women in Radio and Television, Ms Eunice Nankwanga Kasirye welcomed the idea and said it will go along way in helping children speak out on issues that concern them. She however cautioned children on going against their parents in the name of rights. "This is a very good campaign but children, this is not giving you lee way to answer back at your parents in any way you want. A child should respect her/his parents". Said Ms Nankwanga. The headmaster of the school, Mr. Moses Ibanda thanked High Sound for Children for considering to launch of the campaign at Bright Way and promised continuous support to make the campaign a success. The chairperson of the board of directors, High Sound for Children, Mr Benjamin Jumbe at the same function said the organization was committed to ensuring that the media prioritizes issues on children and also protects them in the stories done. The campaign was supported by the Ruparelia Foundation.