{"id":383,"date":"2022-09-13T08:51:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabanga.preview.websight.nl\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:45:44","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dabanga \u2013 Radio TV Online is an independent Sudanese news and information broadacster and publisher. Founded in 2008 to report on the Darfur crisis, Dabanga is now an exiled media house providing coverage to all corners of Sudan via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/broadcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shortwave radio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/video-player\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">satellite television<\/a>, and online platforms. Dabanga has gained a widespread and diverse audience, and has a particular strength in serving marginalised and hard-to-reach communities. During the current crisis in Sudan, Dabanga is at the forefront to provide trusted news and information.<br><br>Dabanga is committed to serving as a vital information and communication loop between citizens and those who are in power or aspire to be in power. Dabanga\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IwCZ3p-605319bd6d859.pdf\">programming<\/a> is also focused on educating and informing people about peace &amp; democracy, providing a space for informed debate, and holding decision makers to account. Dabanga specialises in reporting on human rights, health, gender, youth, transitional justice, peace, reconciliation, culture, and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dabanga&#8217;s Vision, Mission &amp; Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VISION<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>A democratic Sudan where there is freedom, peace and justice, and where human rights are enshrined; particularly the right to free speech and access to information.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MISSION<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>To be a public service media house for all Sudanese that enables people in all states and regions to participate in the exchange of knowledge, news, and information.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VALUES:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Dabanga is committed to professional journalistic values. We strive for impartiality through:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Accuracy<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u2013 in our reporting of facts and opinion<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Fairness<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u2013 representing all angles and views in our reporting, and providing an open platform for all<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Independence<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u2013 in all of our activities, we are not influenced by outside bodies or partisan interests<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Reliability<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u2013 striving to ensure consistent reporting on multiple platforms available at all times\u200b<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dabanga treats everybody equally in equal circumstances and does not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, political convictions, religion, or for any other reason, in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Executive Board:<\/strong>&nbsp;Editorial Director Kamal El Sadig, and&nbsp;Managing Director Nigel Ballard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supervisory Board:<\/strong>&nbsp;Chair Hamid Ali Nur,&nbsp;Abdelbagi Jibril, and&nbsp;Joop Daalmeijer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advisory Board:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr Suleiman Baldo, Dr Hamed Tijani Ali, Dr Musa Adam Abdel-Jalil, Dr Mudawi Ibrahim, and Ms Safaa Al-Aqib<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origins &amp; Statutory Goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stichting Dabanga Foundation is a foundation created to enable Sudanese people in Sudan, in all states and regions, to participate in the exchange of knowledge, news and information, with the vision of a democratic Sudan; a Sudan where freedom, peace, and justice prevail, and where human rights are enshrined, in particular the right to freedom of expression and access to information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dabanga was registered as a Foundation (<em>Stichting<\/em>) under Dutch law on 09-02-2021 (RSIN 862236733) with a corporate seat in the Municipality of Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dabanga-Strategic-Plan-2025-29-anbi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dabanga Strategic Plan 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annual-report-Dabanga-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annual report Dabanga 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stichting-Dabanga-Foundation-2023-Report-of-the-Board.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annual report Dabanga 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stichting-Dabanga-Foundation-standard-form-publication-requirement-general-anbi-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stichting Dabanga Foundation standard form publication requirement general anbi 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2023-Stichting-Dabanga-Foundation-standard-form-publication-requirement-general-anbi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stichting Dabanga Foundation standard form publication requirement general anbi 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dabanga\u2019s content has been and will always remain free for all its audiences.&nbsp;Dabanga is funded through grants by different international, governmental and non-governmental bodies; and receives&nbsp;<a href=\"\/en\/support-dabanga\">donations<\/a>&nbsp;from private individuals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dabanga\u2019s value of independence applies also to its funding, and it will only accept funding that safeguards its (editorial) independence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The meaning of Dabanga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>dabanga<\/em>&nbsp;is one of the most important parts of a family home. Sometimes written \u2018damanga\u2019&nbsp;or \u2018dabunga\u2019,&nbsp;it is a large storage vessel, made of a mixture of clay, water and dried grass, and used by Sudanese farmers to preserve food. Dabangas are used to store crops, such as&nbsp;corn and grain, to keep them from spoiling. These provisions can be lifesaving reserves in the event&nbsp;of a famine. 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