Growing into 2010
Kids News Network keeps growing and getting stronger. 2010 has already hosted the launch of Telejunior, KNN Mozambique, and now firmly steps towards giving Jordanian children information and a voice in television and Internet.
This most recent picture – set before the Dead Sea horizon- portraits the subscription of a memorandum of understanding to introduce KNN to Jordanian kids. Jordan’s Community Media Network founder and director Daoud Kuttab signed Saturday with Free Voice’s Bart Dijkstra. The Dutch Ambassador to Jordan Johanna van Vliet, and the newly chosen director of Free Voice Jan Bonjer also attended the bonding event.
Daoud Kuttab founder and director of Community Media Network (CMN) which runs Radio al Balad and Ammannet.net website, said that being able to produce TV news for children is a dream come true. “We have been doing a school radio program for years and we feel that a kids news program on TV will be widely received by children in Jordan who are the majority of the population”.
Free Voice will support this project with a grant of 150,000 euros, provided that CMN also makes a contribution necessary for the success of the project which is estimated at 350,000 euros. Both parties will have to fundraise the remaining amount. Katja Michael, the program officer of Kids News Network at Free Voice along with their Middle East coordinator Jan Keulen and staffers from Community Media Network met with local and international foundations and ambassadors to enlist their support to fund this unique media program.
