A Community Television Station project, the Magara Times Television, also referred to as "Magara Times TV" or "MTT", is a that aims at developing and strengthening local talents in the Rural parts of Burundi and the Lake Tanganyika coastal region so as to contribute in creating jobs for youths, ending juvenile delinquency, and participating in peace building on national and regional level.
The Magara Times TV, to be based in Magara, is to focus, amongst other programs for the community, on identifying local artists with proven abilities, providing them with opportunities to develop their talents, grow artistically on a professional level, and promoting their works globally.
Mission. The mission of the TV Station is to contribute to the development and the well-being of communities in Burundi through innovative, creative and interactive communication and social services. Vision. The vision of Magara Times TV is to become a leading development communication TV Station in the region championing in topnotch programs on health, justice, social welfare, and youth artistic abilities. Interventions. The TV Station is to deal in public interest interventions, specifically in development communication for improving and promoting social welfare of the population in Burundi and in the great lakes region of Africa. Core Values. The Studio's core values include: Professionalism, Transparency and Accountability, Respect for local culture and values, Participatory and interactive communication, Gender equity, social and economic equity and financial sustainability. |  Television Project by: Magara Times Media NGD Media Department C/O: NGD Foundation BP: 3262, Bujumbura, Burundi. 4ème Avenue, RN3, Magara II, Zone Magara, Commune Bugarama, Rumonge, Burundi. |
The Magara Times TV Station is governed by the board of directors that report to the general assembly of the NGD Foundation, the supreme organ of the mother organisation. The Managing Director, who is answerable to the Board of Directors, oversees the day-to-day implementation of the TV Station's programs.