MYANMAR         

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Profile:

Population: 52 million

Number of dioceses served: 12

Current Officers (2004)

President: Bishop Peter La

Executive Secretary: Fr. Benedict Hay Lwin

Secretariat

Episcopal Commission for Social Communications
(National Catholic Media Office)
292/A, Pyi Road, Sanchaung P.O. 11111
Yangon, Myanmar

Tel:        +951-530268 / 525724/ 525868  
Fax:       +951-527198
E-mail:   macamecemm@mptmail.net.mm

Members

1.     Brother Henry (Sound Recording/Video Editing)

2.     Sister Dominic (Literature)

Activities

Activities of the National Catholic Media Office include:

1.    Coordination with the regional offices of SIGNIS;

2.     Attendance in continental assemblies and congresses organized by SIGNIS;

3.     Preparation for the annual celebration of World Communications Day;

4.     Coordination with the diocesan directors of media centers occasionally;

5.     Organizing seminars and workshops for the media workers in the dioceses;

6.     Cooperating with Radio Veritas Asia.

The office relies on volunteers to help the secretary in audiovisual recording, preparing correspondences and reports, etc. Regular personnel as well as projects are not maintained due to financial difficulties.

Visions for the Future:

1.  The Church in Myanmar has the capacity to grow in her own way through   
      effective use of modern mass media, coupled with proper training and
      education.

2.  Education must be for all church members starting with the bishops going down
     to the laity and children, with the rich going down to the poorest, and with town
     people going down to the villagers.

3. Media education must be shared and applied according to the time,
    circumstances and capacities.

4.  Looking for ways and means to implement media processing works regularly
     and systematically.

5. Promote the standard of group media to computer Internet.