Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Fr. Ruffino, I will gladly become a roving ambassodor to St Lwanga o'b's any time people decide. --- On Mon, 3/30/09, Ruffino Ezama wrote: From: Ruffino Ezama Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 5:34 AM Yes Charles Good morning from West Nile. Yesterday I talked to the Chaplain of St Charles Lwanga College Koboko on phone. He agrees with the the idea of OBs getting organised. He understands that they seem to have an association of OBs already. Dr Driwale is their representative on the Board of Governors. I hinted to him to let Dr Driwale to mobilise those in arua, koboko, Yumbe, Moyo etc. While in Kampala Alaka could personally approach the other OBs there such as Dr Isaac Ezati Alidria (Deputy Executive Director Mulago), Dr Ben Kingii, Mr Pius Alitema Good day -- Ruffino Ezama,mccj Comboni Missionaries P.O Box 3872 Kampala Uganda (+256 77 2 62 42 40) (+256 75 2 62 42 40) ruffino.ez...@gmail.com ezama.ruff...@gmail.com ruff...@cmpmail.com www.tualu.org -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Hi Father Roffino, That is good news. We wish the Old Boys of St Charles Lwanga Koboko Old Students the best in trying to get organised. We fully support your effort and will definitely join you in the struggle. Thank you and keep the fire nurning. Sam Andema --- On Mon, 30/3/09, Ruffino Ezama wrote: From: Ruffino Ezama Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" Date: Monday, 30 March, 2009, 9:34 AM Yes Charles Good morning from West Nile. Yesterday I talked to the Chaplain of St Charles Lwanga College Koboko on phone. He agrees with the the idea of OBs getting organised. He understands that they seem to have an association of OBs already. Dr Driwale is their representative on the Board of Governors. I hinted to him to let Dr Driwale to mobilise those in arua, koboko, Yumbe, Moyo etc. While in Kampala Alaka could personally approach the other OBs there such as Dr Isaac Ezati Alidria (Deputy Executive Director Mulago), Dr Ben Kingii, Mr Pius Alitema Good day -- Ruffino Ezama,mccj Comboni Missionaries P.O Box 3872 Kampala Uganda (+256 77 2 62 42 40) (+256 75 2 62 42 40) ruffino.ez...@gmail.com ezama.ruff...@gmail.com ruff...@cmpmail.com www.tualu.org ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way.. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Yes Charles Good morning from West Nile. Yesterday I talked to the Chaplain of St Charles Lwanga College Koboko on phone. He agrees with the the idea of OBs getting organised. He understands that they seem to have an association of OBs already. Dr Driwale is their representative on the Board of Governors. I hinted to him to let Dr Driwale to mobilise those in arua, koboko, Yumbe, Moyo etc. While in Kampala Alaka could personally approach the other OBs there such as Dr Isaac Ezati Alidria (Deputy Executive Director Mulago), Dr Ben Kingii, Mr Pius Alitema Good day -- Ruffino Ezama,mccj Comboni Missionaries P.O Box 3872 Kampala Uganda (+256 77 2 62 42 40) (+256 75 2 62 42 40) ruffino.ez...@gmail.com ezama.ruff...@gmail.com ruff...@cmpmail.com www.tualu.org ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Caleb, Sam, You both could not have said it any better! I fully agree with your analyses - especially that of Sam about us carrying multiple identies depending on the environment in which we find ourselves in. As an I example, I was born in Koboko but I started my primary school in Arivu, then Awika (both in Vura) then Tara (Maracha) before finally completing P7 in Koboko and proceeding to Koboko SS. My aunt was a teacher in Oje, Oluko, Ediofe - where I visited during my vacations. I identify myself coming from each of these places, yet, the fact is I was born in Koboko. Worse still, the fact that I have spent more than half my life in Canada also makes me feel as Canadian as any of those who where in Canada when Columbus Christpher set foot in North America! My cousin attended her son's graduation from Mbarara University early this year where the Mbarara West Nile Students Association threw party for the graduands. Yet, these graduates belong to other assocations. Of recent I have been advising the leaders of the Koboko Joint University Student's Association (KOJUSA) on their summer project. The association was created in 2006 as an umbreall association that brings all the individual university-college associations under one roof. These students are amazing, never lose the fact that they are Ugandan, fom West Nile, from Koboko, different subcounties, clans and subclans. What I see in them is that to develop West Nile and Uganda, you must start from home. They do not wish their part of the larger west nile or Uganda to be the burden on the rest. Their project which is a repeat of last year's project is to visit each and every primary school, college and secondary schools including churches and mosques in Koboko District. We could not have done these things in during our timein the 70s when money was plenty in our region!! I totally agree that these county based student associations could be the best channels for implementing projects conceived at the higher level, afterall, because of the lack of government support to secondary and post secondary students during their holidays, most students end up in their respective villages and instead of doing nothing they can be helpful in mobilizing their fellow youth in the villeges/counties. KOJUSA members for example, are volunteerrign their time and require funds for very basic things. Brothers and sisters, these students don't demand much. It pained some of us when we just found out this past february that the KOJUSA budget for 23 students to visit 63 primary schools andover 10 secondary schools was a paltry shs. 450,000. Guess what, they failed to raise the whole amount and could only visit 11 primary schools! The horrible 2008 examinations results were indeed a blessing in disguise. It has opened our eyes and we can learn together as a people. There are no right answers and no wrong answers. All options are open to examination. Whether we go west nile wide or by county, I beleive if we all visualize the end result, we will reach that promissed land/state. Let's Keep the fire burning! Charles On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:53 AM, samuel andema wrote: > Hi Caleb, > > Thank you for sharing your experience with Makerere Vura students function. > You are right it is easy to suspect that having county associations at > Makerere would weaken Makerere Arua Students Union. Initially many people > would think so but when they start participating in these students' > functions they soon realise that these county based associations are very > important vehicles for grassroot activities even of MASU itself. > > You see, as human beings we have multiple identities. These identities are > fluid and and not permanent. Their fluidity enable humans a degree of > flexibility in managing their existence and guarantee their security at > different levels. In every day of our life we keep negotiating and changing > our identitiies in different social group. At home you are a parent or a > husband, in court you are a lawyer, on sunday you are a christian, in this > forum you are a Wedstniler yet this does not make less a Uganda. These > identiies are socially constructed and must be contextualised in situated > practices. What is important is genuinness and principled. > > Otherwise thank you very much for sharing with us your experience and i > support you in helping the grassroot organisations to become agents of > change in the region. > > Thank you. > > Sam Andema > > --- On *Sun, 29/3/09, Caleb Alaka * wrote: > > From: Caleb Alaka > Subject: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" > Date: Sunday, 29 March, 2009, 3:40 PM > > Hi, over the weekend, I and Ejiku Robert were invited to officiate as > Guest of Honours by the above named students association wh
Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Hi Caleb, Thank you for sharing your experience with Makerere Vura students function. You are right it is easy to suspect that having county associations at Makerere would weaken Makerere Arua Students Union. Initially many people would think so but when they start participating in these students' functions they soon realise that these county based associations are very important vehicles for grassroot activities even of MASU itself. You see, as human beings we have multiple identities. These identities are fluid and and not permanent. Their fluidity enable humans a degree of flexibility in managing their existence and guarantee their security at different levels. In every day of our life we keep negotiating and changing our identitiies in different social group. At home you are a parent or a husband, in court you are a lawyer, on sunday you are a christian, in this forum you are a Wedstniler yet this does not make less a Uganda. These identiies are socially constructed and must be contextualised in situated practices. What is important is genuinness and principled. Otherwise thank you very much for sharing with us your experience and i support you in helping the grassroot organisations to become agents of change in the region. Thank you. Sam Andema --- On Sun, 29/3/09, Caleb Alaka wrote: From: Caleb Alaka Subject: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" Date: Sunday, 29 March, 2009, 3:40 PM Hi, over the weekend, I and Ejiku Robert were invited to officiate as Guest of Honours by the above named students association who were bidding farewell to their finalists and also swearing in their incoming office bearers. Ever since counties began forming themselves into associations, I felt jittery to associate my self with them. I thought it would undermine MASU. But this time I thought I could learn a lesson or two. Indeed I discovered that these county based associations could be used as effective tools of implementing programs of MASU and our programs of social transformation of the region. You know folks, we should start attending more of such functions. Some of us worked hard in A- level because we were inspired by MASU students like Eng. Okuni, Bugason, e.t.c. We could also use these students to assist in holiday teachings, seminars, e.t.c. I and Ejiku challenged them to come up with good pamphlets for A- level subjects which we may give to knowledgeable educationist to approve and we could fund the publications. MASU is organizing its party on 4th of April. I will update you with the program so that those who can should turn up in large numbers. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way.. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Hey Caleb, It was commendable of you and Robert to grace that occassion of the Makere Vurra Students Association. It is the likes of you & Ejiku who left that institution not long ago who can instill a sense of hope and optimism in the current generation on Campus. You still have the vigor to recite the recent past during your days and that alone is a driving force for our own to believe that we can also be something. Human nature is comblex, and my hope is that these organisations shall not ultimately waterdown the oldest regional student organization on Campus. MASU is a historical organization and I strongly believe it cna rallay more people at times of need than these small tribal organizations. Remember the days when MASU played a very formidable part in fighting for our rights the more in the mid 90's when Uncle Kony made theNational Park Impassable? People like you were so pivotal with the might of MASU behind you and the Executive then in rallying the whole of the Northern region community to compel the government in meeting our demands! Convoy attacks were the main stay of the National media, without his attacks Ugandan newspapers had nearly no news of interest in that region. MASU made General Moses ALi to Swing into action. Let these small tribal organizations not undermine MASU and I would strongly believe that strenghthening MASU shall go a long way in testing our ability to manage wider organizatiojn that cuts across our county boundaries. If MASU is let to die, what benchmark shall we set for the puroses for which we are activey participating on this virtual net forum. Long live MASU!! Cheers Gilly On 29/03/2009, Caleb Alaka wrote: > > Hi, over the weekend, I and Ejiku Robert were invited to officiate as > Guest of Honours by the above named students association who were bidding > farewell to their finalists and also swearing in their incoming office > bearers. Ever since counties began forming themselves into associations, I > felt jittery to associate my self with them. I thought it would undermine > MASU. But this time I thought I could learn a lesson or two. Indeed I > discovered that these county based associations could be used as effective > tools of implementing programs of MASU and our programs of social > transformation of the region. You know folks, we should start attending more > of such functions. Some of us worked hard in A- level because we were > inspired by MASU students like Eng. Okuni, Bugason, e.t.c. We could also use > these students to assist in holiday teachings, seminars, e.t.c. I and Ejiku > challenged them to come up with good pamphlets for A- level subjects which > we may give to knowledgeable educationist to approve and we could fund the > publications. MASU is organizing its party on 4th of April. I will update > you with the program so that those who can should turn up in large numbers. > > ___ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > ___ > > ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
[WestNileNet] Makerere Vura Students Association
Hi, over the weekend, I and Ejiku Robert were invited to officiate as Guest of Honours by the above named students association who were bidding farewell to their finalists and also swearing in their incoming office bearers. Ever since counties began forming themselves into associations, I felt jittery to associate my self with them. I thought it would undermine MASU. But this time I thought I could learn a lesson or two. Indeed I discovered that these county based associations could be used as effective tools of implementing programs of MASU and our programs of social transformation of the region. You know folks, we should start attending more of such functions. Some of us worked hard in A- level because we were inspired by MASU students like Eng. Okuni, Bugason, e.t.c. We could also use these students to assist in holiday teachings, seminars, e.t.c. I and Ejiku challenged them to come up with good pamphlets for A- level subjects which we may give to knowledgeable educationist to approve and we could fund the publications. MASU is organizing its party on 4th of April. I will update you with the program so that those who can should turn up in large numbers. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
