Re: [WestNileNet] An Evening with Ms. Haben Girma - African-American Champion of Diversity, Accessibility and Post-secondary education

[Peter Odama]

Dear Male,

Thanks for the inspirational story!
African Union is a new a political platform, and may take over 10-20 years
to align it's strong foundation hope if will not break in the middle as
it's fed on political ideologies.

Disable people suffer, just imaging in Uganda, the government made it clear
for all deaf, blind and lame to access support this disappeared in thin
air,  it's only organizations struggling to supplement, relying on
politicians is OK but suicidal always, let the communities through
organisations and associations get empowered as government supplements.

Just in West Nile in any district office try to ask for data on disability
by village, they don't have you will be shocked, I tried Maracha and Arua,
we failed, I engaged two female MPs of Arua and Maracha, who volunteered to
help in logistics, we found over 500 suffering from different alignments
and need support, and this wasn't comprehensive assessment.

Peter

On Jun 27, 2017 02:14,  wrote:

> On Saturday June 24, my family and I attended an event organized by the
> Ottawa-based Eritrean Youth Initiative featuring Ms. Haben Girma, former
> USA President Obama’s Champion of Change and BBC African Woman Hero of the
> Year, among her other accomplishments. Haben who became Deafblind at the
> age 5 is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School
> and has become a great advocate for equal opportunities for people with
> disabilities. Incidentally, Haben’s brother is also Deafblind but neither
> of her parents has any visible disability.
>
> In addition to supporting my two work colleagues who are of Eritrean
> decent, we attended this gala so as to expose my son to other people who
> have overcome real life challenges since the stories of how me and other
> people within my network don’t seem to resonate very well because the
> stories took place a long time ago. We wanted my son to learn from Haben’s
> experience so he knows that matter what hardships, adversities,
> shortcomings we face in life, as long as your heart is still pumping and
> you are breathing, there is/are possibility/ies and therefore never to give
> up.
>
> I know that each and everyone one of us has a survival story to tell
> whether we were born before, during and after the various Ugandan wars;
> sometimes, it is good to listen to other people’s stories and learn from
> them. Ms. Girma is a real inspiration.
>
> I hope that all of us and our leaders look at people with visible
> disabilities (and invisible disabilities such as mental and psychological
> health) as people who need support and tools to lead normal lives while
> contributing to society.
>
> With Haben recognized in many countries, it is our hope that the African
> Union and African countries recognize her as their own daughter and use her
> experience to bring much needed change to the millions of Africans, young
> and old who face insurmountable difficulties because our societies fail to
> provide the basic necessities for them to live meaningful lives.
>
> Further information about this amazing and inspiring young lady and the
> work that she continues to do is available on her website:
>
>  https://habengirma.com/
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Charles
>
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[Charles Male]

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Re: [WestNileNet] Deforestation

[Peter Odama]

I have a 4 pager afforestation and reforestation concept paper anyone
interested can approach me to jointly identify a potential philanthropists
or corporate to work with us www worldactionfund. org in the green crusade
for West Nile.

Patrick individual efforts are OK but this is a huge community habitat it
needs awareness education and demonstration which a single effort will be
futile like dropping a needle in river Nile, this is a joint anticipated
risk already seen on ground that involves ignition and motivation and an
eye opener as the entire communities are struggling for food with the
effect of climate change in the region.

 I think alliance is the best option by creating green volunteers for  a
pilot project in more risky sub counties an impact that can be felt easily.

BAT started this initiative some years where some of us benefited to be
educated as our parents sale the tobacco cured to the company back after
depleting the environment for wood fuel for over 60 years in West Nile,
they left no sustainable approach and they have left...more new tobacco
companies will continue to cut the remaining wood fuel and disappear
leaving us vulnerable "pakalast ".

Moreso the increased number of refugees will add more threat to the natural
forestry as they are not informed about the risk of cutting natural trees,
moreover in South Sudan wildlife or cutting of natural forest in a
community is understood from childhood and no one easily downs a tree, they
have tough local bye laws, killing an animal can be a disaster for you in
South Sudan. But in Uganda it's "Mana" from heaven, I don't care is killing
us.

A single demonstration in a sub county can cause an impact and involving
NFA and communities.

Odama

On Jun 26, 2017 21:01, "Patrick Okuni"  wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
> It may be difficult for us to directly influence the situation in the
> refugee areas; but we can make individual efforts at afforestation in
> different parts of West Nile. Apart from contributing to improving the
> environment, trees are a good investment for the long term - in retirement
> or for the next generation.
>
> Nice week.
>
> Patrick Okuni
>
> On 22 June 2017 at 17:39, Peter Odama  wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Those working and not working and those in Diaspora, should we all wait
>> for the desertification in  West Nile? due to increased cutting of trees
>> more so the huge numbers of refugees we have helped have not been trained
>> on environmental protection, we will all suffer the same consequences
>> http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1456123/refugee-
>> straining-uganda-vegetation-officials.
>>
>> Me and you need intervention without any foreign support, not even to
>> wait for governemnt to replant trees, we all seem less bothered, as most
>> members in this forum 80% stay in urban areas 5% in diaspora, we only visit
>> the villages on public holidays, with less impact to the entire community
>> and spend3-7days with them. It's an eye opener, no aid agency has bothered
>> to start afforestation processes in refugee settlements, moreso the locals
>> continue cuttting and clearing the forest at terrible speed.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Peter
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Re: [WestNileNet] Deforestation

[JohnAJackson]

Dear brothers and sisters
I want to remind you of the days of BAT. We left them alone to do whatever
they wanted. They failed to educate farmers about the value of planting
trees.
BAT introduced eucalyptus trees and planted them in the wetlands that fed
us during dry season.
Many of you who are 50+ remember our people used to produce vegetables;
sweet potatoes and cane sugar in the wet valleys.
50+ years today; majority of these wetlands have vanished. Ask that simple
question "Why". What happened?  Where did they go?
I saw similar problem in Kenya when I was in college. We went on
Environmental Science Tour of Masai Mara in June on out scars of Nairobi.
The dry heat makes the soil Crack into deep crevices you won't believe.
Animals have no grass to eat nor water to drink.
Sensitization and educating the population to plant trees is beginning of
the long journey. People need to understand co-existance with the flora and
fauna.
We can prevent the worst case by taking corrective actions now than "what
we do".  That is not a solution to the problem.
On Jun 26, 2017 1:01 PM, "Patrick Okuni"  wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
> It may be difficult for us to directly influence the situation in the
> refugee areas; but we can make individual efforts at afforestation in
> different parts of West Nile. Apart from contributing to improving the
> environment, trees are a good investment for the long term - in retirement
> or for the next generation.
>
> Nice week.
>
> Patrick Okuni
>
> On 22 June 2017 at 17:39, Peter Odama  wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Those working and not working and those in Diaspora, should we all wait
>> for the desertification in  West Nile? due to increased cutting of trees
>> more so the huge numbers of refugees we have helped have not been trained
>> on environmental protection, we will all suffer the same consequences
>> http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1456123/refugee-
>> straining-uganda-vegetation-officials.
>>
>> Me and you need intervention without any foreign support, not even to
>> wait for governemnt to replant trees, we all seem less bothered, as most
>> members in this forum 80% stay in urban areas 5% in diaspora, we only visit
>> the villages on public holidays, with less impact to the entire community
>> and spend3-7days with them. It's an eye opener, no aid agency has bothered
>> to start afforestation processes in refugee settlements, moreso the locals
>> continue cuttting and clearing the forest at terrible speed.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Peter
>>
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Re: [WestNileNet] Deforestation

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On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Patrick Okuni  wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
> It may be difficult for us to directly influence the situation in the
> refugee areas; but we can make individual efforts at afforestation in
> different parts of West Nile. Apart from contributing to improving the
> environment, trees are a good investment for the long term - in retirement
> or for the next generation.
>
> Nice week.
>
> Patrick Okuni
>
> On 22 June 2017 at 17:39, Peter Odama  wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Those working and not working and those in Diaspora, should we all wait
>> for the desertification in  West Nile? due to increased cutting of trees
>> more so the huge numbers of refugees we have helped have not been trained
>> on environmental protection, we will all suffer the same consequences
>> http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1456123/refugee-
>> straining-uganda-vegetation-officials.
>>
>> Me and you need intervention without any foreign support, not even to
>> wait for governemnt to replant trees, we all seem less bothered, as most
>> members in this forum 80% stay in urban areas 5% in diaspora, we only visit
>> the villages on public holidays, with less impact to the entire community
>> and spend3-7days with them. It's an eye opener, no aid agency has bothered
>> to start afforestation processes in refugee settlements, moreso the locals
>> continue cuttting and clearing the forest at terrible speed.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Peter
>>
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Re: [WestNileNet] Deforestation

[Patrick Okuni]

Dear Friends

It may be difficult for us to directly influence the situation in the
refugee areas; but we can make individual efforts at afforestation in
different parts of West Nile. Apart from contributing to improving the
environment, trees are a good investment for the long term - in retirement
or for the next generation.

Nice week.

Patrick Okuni

On 22 June 2017 at 17:39, Peter Odama  wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Those working and not working and those in Diaspora, should we all wait
> for the desertification in  West Nile? due to increased cutting of trees
> more so the huge numbers of refugees we have helped have not been trained
> on environmental protection, we will all suffer the same consequences
> http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1456123/
> refugee-straining-uganda-vegetation-officials.
>
> Me and you need intervention without any foreign support, not even to wait
> for governemnt to replant trees, we all seem less bothered, as most members
> in this forum 80% stay in urban areas 5% in diaspora, we only visit the
> villages on public holidays, with less impact to the entire community and
> spend3-7days with them. It's an eye opener, no aid agency has bothered to
> start afforestation processes in refugee settlements, moreso the locals
> continue cuttting and clearing the forest at terrible speed.
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter
>
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