Dear Okuti, Thanks for your ultimate concerns and ideas. I do acknowledge the issue of commitment and time investments required but i believe we could start small with emphasis on brainstorming and critiquing our ideas with SMART Objectives within our group limitations. A journey of a thousand miles begins with ONE STEP. Warm regards. Cliff
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Richard Okuti <ok...@asili.co.ug> wrote: > Dear Cliff, > > > > Sorry for the silence, organising an event probably what we would call a > meeting of minds event is not difficult, I have made a living from doing > this but there has to be measurable motivation from the members of the > community for such an event to the level that they are willing to put some > time and money into it (I would not ask to be paid for this, I would give > me technical skills and some limited time) for venue, water, food & any > direct cost items. > > > > We could use what is called the round table process to reach a viable > regional strategy as follows; > > > > 1. Round table workshop (Presentation of existing development > initiatives, discussion on coordination & optimization of efforts etc.) > > 2. Strategy & implementation plans > > 3. Ownership of activities (who does what and who is responsible > for what) > > 4. Funds & sustainability > > > > If this is feasible we can start the planning, these issues require > serious commitment from members, I cannot therefore commit without the > serious motivation and participation of significant players such as > politicians, civil servants, business community, NGO’s, Diaspora and others > (elders … etc) > > > > Richard > > > > *From:* WestNileNet [mailto:westnilenet-boun...@kym.net] *On Behalf Of *Mail > Service Team > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 5:37 PM > *To:* A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile > *Cc:* westnilenet-boun...@kym.net > *Subject:* Re: [WestNileNet] Unsubscribe On Behalf of Beatrice Kamure > > > > Dear all, > > I suggest Beatrice and Okuti to spearhead the ground breaking ROUND TABLE > DISCUSSION for Westinile THINK TANK Strategy > > in April,with a tendative date and requirements.Talking without Action > makes Sam a DULL Boy.Let us stop knowing each other in Social media but get > down to the physical for seeing is believing,including the Forum > Administrator because we may be networking with Ghosts in this era. > > The ball and playing ground has been given, we only need a Referree ready > with Teams and Coaches. > > Happy Easter. > > Cliff > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 2:15 PM, Nelly Badaru <nellybad...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > How wonderful it would be to our region if all these writings were not > from remote controls but translates to concrete > actions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > I really look forward to that day. > > Be blessed > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 4:58 PM, JohnAJackson <javud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > LEADERSHIP & PROBLEM SOLVING > > - Leadership is all about problem solving. Good leaders rally people > around solving a common problem > - Back in 1970's, Arua airport was being upgraded to International > standards at a time when Idi Amin was in power. This project was abandoned > at the climax of Palestinian Israel conflict. All it left was valleys by > soil erosion and Israelis left off with our beautiful top soil leaving > behind barren land. > - This would be a perfect project where Husein could go to M7 and ask > for money to rebuild this airport in honor of his dad. Hopefully, M7 would > give Husein money as a hand sake and good gesture. > - Rebuilding this airport as the second largest and busiest airport in > Uganda could generate perhaps 100 to 200 jobs or more. The macroeconomic > impact of this project could spin off other jobs for instance warehousing, > restaurants, hotels, etc. > - Rebuilding Arua airport could open both passenger and cargo traffic > to DR Congo and South Sudan. Instead of politicking this issue, our leaders > should look at business opportunities we are not exploiting or taking > seriously. We need to look at opportunity cost. > - A decade ago, another MP who became a minister ran on this platform > and promised that he would rebuild this airport. I do not want to give > names. Many of you on this forum will remember the beating of those empty > drums a decade ago. > - Ladies and gentleman, let us face reality of problems facing this > region. Some of the problems facing us require simple dialogue with > stakeholders. Let's try to look at simple problems within our reach. Let > us start talking about simple issues we can solve. Big issues that require > government intervention let's involve our political leaders from this > region to lobby the government to correct some of the problems. This is the > very reason why we elected representatives. > - Above all, let us have intellectual and respectful discussion over > some of this problems. Shying away, quitting the forum is not a gateway to > problem resolution. Let us figure some way to take matters we discuss in > this forum to the community. > - There are hundreds of highly qualified people on this forum from > various professions. Don't be a silent listener. Contribute brilliant ideas > on how we can address some of the challenges facing us as a community. > - Thank you > - JJ > > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 4:08 AM, Mail Service Team < > cliffedekiborich...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear John, > > Bravo, you have got it RIGHT. > Let our bro Hussein join Authors Forum in writing books and making > documentaries of our Late President Amin's Life series in Kampala for > making money to support westnile problem sloution and Amins family form a > credible AMIN FOUNDATION for which we can subscribe to as members.CAN this > forum help us organise THINK TANK Innovations of both physical meetings and > media networking. > > For my sister Kamure, opting out is never a solution,face the frying > pans.Don't go away for we need you. > > Nice week end. > > Cliff > > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:22 PM, JohnAJackson <javud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear brothers and sisters, > > - While Idi Amin did great things at his time, I think time has come > where we need to encourage junior Amin to write volumes and volumes of > books on his dad's past life. This is best way to retain knowledge so that > younger generations can read it later. Bombarding this forum with Idi Amin > stuff has become unpalatable, boring and makes no more sense. Perhaps > majority of us communicating in this forum were kids during Amin's regime > and never saw the benefit of his presidency in West Nile region. Correct me > if I am wrong. > - We have serious social and economic development challenges facing > our region we need to come together as a team and address some of the > problems. Doing nothing only continues to hurt a generation of youth some > of whom are our nephews, nieces, cousins, sisters, brothers or even our own > children. > - For instance look at youth unemployment in this region. There is > nearly 80-90 % school drop out rate at all levels. Where do some of these > youth end up? Just roaming in towns or villages doing nothing but drinking > alcohol, smoking marijuana, Mirraa, etc. > - Do we really need government intervention to stop or reduce some of > these obvious problems in our community? Some of the issues need engaging > our communities in finding productive solutions right from the grassroots > level. Educating people and empowering them through mass media could go a > long way in solving some these problems or saving our community from self > destruction. > - It may sound like a joking matter to say "why do I have to care > about people who do not care about themselves"? In any place where there > are thousands of idle people, crime rates go up. Issues like starvation > will continue to haunt this region as older hard working generation die > off. Mental health issues is on rise. Should we wait for the government to > come and rescue us? > - I think it time we all come together and harness our human potential > from these forum or region and take the wild bull in our own hands before > it gets out of control. > - Are we going to raise a generation of youth whose job is only > SECURITY GUARDS in Kampala & CASAVU in the sugar estates? Brothers and > sisters, lets think twice! > > JJ > > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 6:24 AM, Mail Service Team < > cliffedekiborich...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Westnilers, > Greetings to you all. > I do hope this social network forum is meant for sharing tangible issues > of paramount interest of our region than merely > politicking propaganda with NO substantive benefits. > Majority of our regional issues require mutual solutions at both personal > and community level with minimal political interventions. > > Does our young youth spending 90% of their time smoking the Sudanese kind > of intoxicated Smoke in towns and Chewing mairungi and people relying on > mairungi farming, for subsistence, poor education performance in both > primary and secondary need political solution? > > What have we done at both individual and forum level than always > lamentations on other peoples" affairs. > > Thank you Admin. > > Cliff > > Tel:+256782308172 > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Beatrice A <badongak...@nilebasin.org> > wrote: > > Dear Admin, > > > > I concur with Jimmy, kindly unsubscribe me from this mailing list. > > > > Regards. > > > > Beatrice Kamure > > > > *From:* WestNileNet [mailto:westnilenet-boun...@kym.net] *On Behalf Of *Jimmy > Awuzu Angubo > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 08, 2016 8:11 PM > *To:* WestNileNet@kym.net > *Subject:* [WestNileNet] Unsubscribe > > > > Hi Admin, > > Could you kindly unsubscribe me from this mailing list, > > Thank you, > > Jimmy Awuzu Angubo > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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). 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