Great Idea Pat. It needs to be nurtured....we are largely a product of those many debates and School clubs & seminars.( recall; vibrancy of debates bn Ombaci, Mvara & Pokea Seminary)...Is it possible, in each of these schools, to enforce debates.....OBs can then as usual.. sponsor required facilitation; books, reams of papers, pens and other gifts for best debators, and some token to the Patrons of Schools' Debating clubs.
The future is bound to be more competitive...we need 'seasoned products', to continously and sustainably, have that burning desire to grow and develop Westnile. rgds Gilbert ________________________________ From: Patrick Okuni <paok...@yahoo.com> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net> Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 11:55:48 Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Fw: Uganda Out of Schools Debate Contest Dear Colleagues This is a very good initiative that we should work to nurture among the young people in our region. My observation in life is that much of the confidence and leadership exhibited in adulthood actually comes from participation in debate, drama and other such activities that allow us to express ourselves in public and argue out issues logically. Trying and failing at that level is way better than failing to try. In future Uganda can certainly beat those Eastern European sountries! Best... Patrick --- On Wed, 28/7/10, moses akuma <odims2...@yahoo.com> wrote: >From: moses akuma <odims2...@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Fw: Uganda Out of Schools Debate Contest (AllAfrica >| >26 July 2010) >To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <westnilenet@kym.net> >Date: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010, 15:07 > > >Hello Data! > >We applaud nurturing the Debating Culture in our Region. > >Bongo is doing a great Job we will Support the likes of Him. > >We hope for better things Next Time that so far was a long way! > >Moses Akuma Odims >Regional Civil Peace Service Program Officer >MAYANK Development Association Secretariat - Yumbe > > > > ________________________________ From: Santorino Data <boymuked...@yahoo.com> >To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net> >Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 6:01:08 PM >Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Fw: Uganda Out of Schools Debate Contest (AllAfrica >| >26 July 2010) > > >Thank you Christine, > >I think they have done pretty well for the start but we still have a reason to >be proud; our own Bongo Patrick an Old Boy of Mvara and a son of the Pearl of >Uganda (Westnile) is currently in the Netherlands as a debate coach but at an >international level at the same meeting. >Hopes should be held high for the future. >Let all in school leadership encourage debate but should adopt the >international >debating style which may be new to some schools in Westnile. >Am sure Bonga Patrick will be more than glad to help interested schools build >a >debate culture, lets use him. > >Dr. Data > >Data Santorino >Teaching Assistant and SHO >Department of Pediatrics and Child Health >Mbarara University of Science and Technology >Uganda. > > > > > ________________________________ From: christine munduru <cmund...@yahoo.com> >To: West Nile Arua <WestNileNet@kym.net> >Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 2:14:32 PM >Subject: [WestNileNet] Fw: Uganda Out of Schools Debate Contest (AllAfrica | >26 >July 2010) > > >Dear all, >The Uganda team of which Muzamil of Mvara was a member failed to make it to >the >next round of 16 in the International Schools Debate Championship. Read the >story. > >Christine > > ________________________________ >From:tempcomm [mailto:tempc...@sorosny.org] >Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 5:27 PM >To: tempcomm >Subject: [Press Clip] Uganda : Country Out of Schools Debate Contest >(AllAfrica >| 26 July 2010) > >Uganda: Country Out of Schools Debate Contest > >AllAfrica >By Don Wanyama >26 July 2010 >http://allafrica.com/stories/201007260127.html > >Ugandayesterday failed to make it past the preliminary rounds of the >International Schools Debate Championship despite defeating four of its six >opponents. > >The championship, currently going on in Vlissingen town in The Netherlands, >has >attracted 50 teams from 42 countries. > > >The Ugandan team, selected after the national schools debate championship last >year in Kampala, comprised of students—Chris Nkwatsibwe (Mbarara High School), >Alli Muzamilu (Mvara SS, Arua) and Sharon Bonabana (Maryhill High School, >Mbarara). Mr Ham Ahimbisibwe, a teacher at Mbarara High School , was the >coach. > > >Uganda, a first-time participant in this competition, floored Israel , Belarus >, >S. Korea and Croatia in the opening rounds but lost to Macedonia and The Czech >Republic. The four wins were, however, not enough to see the team through to >the >last 16, mainly because they were all won on a verdict of 2-1. > > >A three-judge panel awarded marks for every debate and teams that had all >three >judges score in their favour stood a bigger chance of making it to the last >16. >Ms Bonabana, after learning of the exit, said: "It is painful but we have >picked >significant lessons that will help us become better debaters." > > >…For Muzamilu, who is visually impaired, it was a revelation of matching the >world's best. "Before this, I was worried that we would be humiliated since it >was our first time and meeting the world's best high school debaters. But >after >these first six rounds, I have actually discovered we could match them in >every >aspect. We might be out but our heads are held high." > > >Zimbabwe, that won five of the opening rounds, was the only African team to >make >it to the last 16 of the event organised by the International Debate Education >Association with help from the Open Society Institute. The semi-finals and >finals will be held today in the Dutch City of Middleburg. USA are the >defending >champions. > > >### > >If you feel this article contains factual errors and/or statements that >misrepresent your work, or the work of OSI, Soros foundations, or grantees, >please notify the relevant media officer or notify me. > >Gabi Chojkier, Washington , DC >Steve Hubbell, Open Society Fellowships >Luis Montero, Europe >Debra Rubino, Baltimore >Paul Silva, Public Health Program > > > > >-----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/ > >All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ > >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. >_______________________________________________ >
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