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With Kind Regards,
Johnson Mujungu
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Subject: NEWSFLASH: The Rev Canon Gideon Baguma Byamugisha will be a lead
speaker on culture at the at the 9th Annual ICOB Convention
The Rev Canon Gideon Baguma Byamugisha will be a lead speaker on culture at the
at the 9th Annual ICOB Convention which will be held July 28-31 in London,
United Kingdom.
Born in Ndorwa, Kabale, Kigezi on 29th August 1959, a teacher by profession and
a pastor by calling; Gideon is is an ordained Anglican priest who has b...een
speaking openly about living with HIV since 1992. He is a Canon of St Paul’s
Cathedral, Namirembe (Uganda) and Holy Cross Cathedral, Lusaka (Zambia).
Canon Gideon’s ministry to reduce HIV and AIDS related stigma, shame, denial,
discrimination, inaction and mis-action (SSDDIM) and to uphold the dignity and
human rights of people, families and communities living with, affected by and
vulnerable to HIV&AIDS has taken him to over 60 countries of the world and
earned him numerous awards that include ‘Fellow and Distinguished Friend’ of
Nkumba University (2000) the Bob Pierce Award (2001) Help –for- Self Help Award
(2003), Parliament of Uganda Award (2005), Friends of The Global Fund Award
(2007) Niwano Peace Prize (2009) and a Doctorate of Divinity (Honoris Causa)
from the University of Botswana (2010).
Gideon has played leading, training and advocacy roles within the Church of
Uganda's AIDS program, the Uganda AIDS Commission, National Forum of PHA
Networks in Uganda, PACANET+, World Vision International, Council of Anglican
Provinces in Africa (CAPA), Anglican Communion, the Ecumenical Advocacy
Alliance, United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions and World Council of
Churches and in founding the African Network of Religious Leaders living with
or
Affected by HIV and AIDS (ANERELA+), now INERELA+.
Currently a Scholar- In- Residence at The Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical
Theological Education , Birmingham; Gideon is the Christian Aid Goodwill
Ambassador on HIV & AIDS; Convener of the Global Working Group on Faith, SSDDIM
& HIV and Executive Director of the Hope Institute for Transformational
Leadership & Development-Friends of Canon Gideon Foundation (Uganda).
Gideon lost his first wife, Kellen, to HIV but he is now remarried to Pamela of
Mayengo, Kamuganguzi, Kigezi (herself widowed by AIDS at a young age of 24)
with
whom they are helping to raise and educate Uganda’s children including (thanks
to the Prevention of Mother- to- Child HIV Transmission Science) their
own-Busingye (21), Rukundo (10) and Kirabo (8).
His books include Church Communities Confronting HIV & AIDS (London: SPCK, 2010)
It is with great pleasure that ICOB welcomes you Canon Byamugisha. We look
forward to being enlightened through your expertise and life experience at what
promises to be an exciting and fruitful ICOB convention.
With Kind Regards,
Johnson Mujungu
You are cordially invited to the 9th Annual ICOB Convention, which will be held
from July 28-31, 2011 at the Croydon Park Hotel in London, United Kingdom. Our
theme this year is ‘Guharanira Kunoza’ (In Pursuit of Excellence), with a focus
on Education and Culture. Pursuing excellence is a matter of recognizing who
you
are, what you have, where you are in life, and striving to improve upon it.
There is no end zone in seeking excellence; there is always more to achieve.
There will be expert, panel and open forum discussions to address topics of
educational and cultural interests to the community.
REGISTER NOW: http://banyakigeziandfriendsconvention-estw.eventbrite.com/
''I would, in writing this, like to remind the settlers that even if they
become
rich and change their mother tongue, they should remember the proverb 'Gatagata
munonga gateebirwe wa beene mbeho’ “They must never forget the good customs and
characteristics of the Bakiga, nor forget their own language; and they must
feel
in their bones that they are Bakiga, remembering where they used to live.” -
Paulo Ngorogoza
Mr Paulo Ngorogoza was the first African Secretary General of Kigezi, and he
wrote his book 'Kigezi and Its People', in 1967. His reference to Bakiga alone
was because they were predominantly the ones who had migrated from Kigezi to
other lands such as Nkore, Toro and Bunyoro in the preceding two decades. Had
he
been alive today, Mr Ngorogoza, one of the most visionary leaders Uganda has
produced, would have addressed himself to all Banyakigezi and all Ugandans who
have left their homelands.
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