Ernest > yes, and US$ 56m to design district websites, phew!!!!!!!! why the > hell do we need a donation for this?
Maybe. Judging by the way we have failed to even manufacture safety pins. > > we have 40 districts in UG. 56 districts so far and 9 more to be approved sometime this week or next. > initial costs: > (maximum values) > - cosultation and web-design: 3,000 $ > Total = 3,000 x 40 = 120,000$ > - hosting p.m 500 $ > - say, some maintenance p.m 500 $ > Total per month = 1,000 > Total per anum for all districts > = 1,000 x 40 x 12 = 480,000 $ You are forgeting that a website is not what it is unless when content is availed. The content collection and preparation phase is not a cheap affair. One of the hardest tasks in Uganda is to collect information from grassroots. It is a very expensive and messy affair involving reaching areas where no car has driven to in the past 20 years and probably only one bicycle exists which belongs to the vilage chief etc. You have to spend nites in conditions that are ripe for a malaria dose, spend days constructing records (mainly oral records) and coming up with modalities to verify their authenticity .... Its basically a nightmare. So I believe a good chunk of that money is going into such activities and if you multiplied that experience over 60 districts gosh it makes the task appear herculean. PS: Dont forget the bullet dodging drills that you might need for some districts like Pader. > Now, someone tell me, are these figures not realistic? Do they appear realistic now? Wire _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
