{"id":39748,"date":"2019-07-29T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T08:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/access-to-satellite-tv-project-impacts-behavioral\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T08:45:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T08:45:09","slug":"access-to-satellite-tv-project-impacts-behavioral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/access-to-satellite-tv-project-impacts-behavioral\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Access to Satellite TV\u2019 project impacts behavioral changes among youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages is a China-Africa Cooperation project which aims at reducing the digital divide in African rural areas by giving villages access to digital television.<\/p>\n<p>The project that started in June has so far reached over 900 Rwandan beneficiaries who received various equipment including TV sets, Decoders, Antennas, and projectors.<\/p>\n<p>The youth from families who received TVs welcomed the support saying it helps watch important TV programs and stand against drug abuse which would be done to pass time. <\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Nyiramahirwe said she has started benefiting from an educational program tipping on the dangers and consequences of drug abuse.  <\/p>\n<p>Parents also testified that TVs have played a critical role in positively shaping children\u2019s behaviors. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe TV set we received has helped my children to stay away with their peers abusing drugs because they are concentrated at home spending their time to enjoy edutaining programs on TV,\u201d says Anita Tuyishimire. <\/p>\n<p>Bugesera district vice mayor for economic development, Angelique Umwali, says TVs help the youth to enjoy education and entertainment programs like watching football matches without traveling long distances. <\/p>\n<p>The project that started on 28th, June 2018 has so far donated 1000 decoders and 900 digital TVs to beneficiaries in different parts of rural areas of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The project of \u201cAccess to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages\u201d aims to change African rural villages through excellent satellite TV programs. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31008 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/imiryango_yahawe_dekoderi_za_startimes_ibasha_kureba_amakuru_ikamenya_ibibera_mu_rwanda-7d475.jpg\" alt=\"The youth from families which received TVs said it helps watch important TV programs and stand against drug abuse \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31009 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/nyiramahirwe_rebecca_avuga_ko_ibikoresho_startimes_yahaye_umuryango_byamufashije_kutijandika_mu_ngeso_mbi-b44ee.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Nyiramahirwe  said she has started benefiting from an educational program tipping on dangers and consequences of drug abuse.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31010 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/tuyishimire_anitha_avuga_ko_nyuma_yo_guhabwa_dekoderi_na_startimes_abana_be_batacyizerera_ndetse_ko_byanabarinze_kuba_bajya_mu_ngeso_mbi-d28e5.jpg\" alt=\"Parents,likeAnita Tuyishimire, testified that the TVs have played a critical role in positively shaping children\u2019s behaviors.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31011 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_w_akarere_ka_bugesera_wungirije_ushinzwe_ubukungu_avuga_ko_startimes_yatanze_uburyo_bwo_kwidagadura_ku_rubyiruko-25d56.jpg\" alt=\"Bugesera district vice mayor for economic development, Angelique Umwali, says TVs help the youth to enjoy education and entertainment programs\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31012 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/urubyiruko_ruturuka_mu_ngo_zahawe_ibikoresho_bya_startimes_ntibarangwa_mu_ngeso_mbi_zo_kuzerera_no_kunywa_ibiyobyabwenge-e51b0.jpg\" alt=\"The project  has so far donated 1000 decoders and 900 digital TVs  to beneficiaries in different parts of rural areas of the country.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beneficiaries of \u2018Access to Satellite TV\u2019 supported through StarTimes have appreciated  Televisions sets donated to them as they helped youth to stay updated on education programs and keep them from errant behaviors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-39748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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