Children programs on the National TV channel amount to one hour daily
(Child and family programs represent %15 of the total transmission time.
Children programs are repeated.
National Radio programs for children include:
o Cultural programs such as “Children Pillar” and “The Garden
Magazine”.
o “Here are the Children”; a daily 10 minutes program
o “Fairytales”; a daily live program presented by grandmother who
broadcasts 90 fairytales per month (message to both child and family).
o “Childhood and Family”; a program that lasts for one and half hour
every Friday.
o The general program allocates certain time for children during
functions and celebrations of children.
o There are private radio stations that present a number of other children
programs.
C. Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion:
The National Interim Constitution of the Republic of the Sudan, 2005 has
ensured freedom of thought and religion to all Sudanese, regardless of their
age or gender. Article 6 stipulates The State shall respect the religious rights
to:o (a) Worship or assemble in connection with any religion or belief and
to establish and maintain places for these purposes.
o Make, acquire and use the necessary articles and materials related to
the rites or customs of a religion or belief.
o Teach religion or belief in places suitable for these purposes.
With regards to language Article 8 (1) of the constitution stipulates “All
indigenous languages of the Sudan are national languages and shall be
respected, developed and promoted”. And Article 8 (40) In addition to Arabic
and English, the legislature of any sub national level of government may
adopt any other national language as an additional official working language
at its level”.
To ensure the importance of multiplicity of languages Article 8 (5) of the
constitution reads “There shall be no discrimination against the use of either
Arabic or English at any level of government or stage of education”.
Schools offer both Islamic and Christian religious curricula and students are
free to choose the curriculum that fits their beliefs. There are no restrictions on
choices provided beliefs of others are respected.
D. Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly:
The School Regulation ensures freedom of children in forming cultural,
artistic and sporting associations. One of the fruits of this freedom was the
formation of children parliaments in 9 schools in Khartoum and Gezira states.
Children parliaments were established in the states of Kassala, W Nile, Blue
Nile, N Kordufan and Red Sea. This experiment will be promulgated to the
rest of states next year in an step to form a national children parliament to
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