+1! On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I believe these chaps are doing their part. They have chosen an angle of > approach and whether it has loopholes, those can be dealt with as time > goes by. This is the Agile Philosophy IMHO. > > I want to agree with Vass that there is usually no smoke without fire. Out > of ten shamed Lectures I dont think there will be more than 2 that are > simply being maliced. > > As for standards being followed in the shaming, there are no > standards/guidelines to talk about in most of our institutions. Issues are > still handled in a subjective manner and this is the approach this site is > taking on. > > My only problem with the site is that I went to the Donations page and > didnt find there any way I could make a donation. I am sure they can try > talking to yo.co.ug for a payment solution. Am more than willing to swing > them a stipend every week if only they can use it for the intended purpose > and avoid an #InvisibleChildren scenario. > > Wire > > > > Brian, > > > > All good questions, can I suggest you tweet them to @notinmycountry not > > sure any of us have all the answers ;-) > > > > I guess shaming sometimes might not be enough, but as the saying goes > > there is no smoke without fire. I can tell you as someone who has > > experienced some of the issues mentioned via someone close to me I am > glad > > of the existence of the site. > > > > Part of the problem is the system does not work, student have no > recourse, > > lectures abuse their positions and are protected by their bosses. > > > > I guess legally yes this could be misused. Would it be fair to have a > > student section so lectures can also name and shame? > > > > Victor as our resident Prof. how do you feel about this? You have > > experience of working here and know that what this is trying to prevent > is > > noble, do the ends justify the means? > > > > > > > > > > > > Simon Vass > > Managing Director > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > > > http://www.etech.ug > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > > email: [email protected] > > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Ssennoga" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, 24 May, 2012 12:46:37 PM > > Subject: Re: [GTUG Kampala] NotInMyCountry.org - Anti-corruption website > > targeted at Ugandan universities > > > > About this, > > > > NotInMyCountry - i think is a better name for something that's directed > to > > Government Officials. For Universities, why did you not consider using > NOT > > IN MY UNI(VERSITY). Personalization has a way it drives Ownership. > > > > Am also curious about the end result. > > Is shaming enough? Is it an end in itself? Does the vice go away? > > > > The Anonymous data being received seems to be one way - how will you > check > > for Malice Aforethought? Would you take the legal responsibility for a > > counter-suit if a shamed professor sued? If so, what happens to the > > "anonymous source" - would you swear to protect them? > > > > Will all incidences be rated against a set standard? Whose standard of > > late coming will be used? The NCHE's or the University's? How will > > legitimacy of an anonymous source who was drunk at 11am - case in point? > > MUK's current VC's + a Certain lady student - be captured by the system? > > > > Any other Verifications? > > > > Am just thinking beyond the obvious... > > > > Brian > > > > > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:12 PM, NotInMyCountry.org Webmaster < > > [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > Please read the following press release for > http://www.NotInMyCountry.org > > , an anti-corruption website targeted at Ugandan universities built > > entirely on open-source software (LAMP + Drupal 7) and, as the LUG > pointed > > out, Google Maps. All data presented on our website should be considered > > free to use for any purpose and we plan to offer free database dumps for > > download in the near future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Today is our official launch and thus we start with no user-generated > > data, so please help this experiment grow by rating any professors or > > university staff that you've interacted with. We also welcome > constructive > > feedback and would greatly appreciate any suggestions on how to make the > > site better. > > > > http://www.NotInMyCountry.org > > > > ------ > > > > > > > > PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION > > > > Ugandan Celebrities Unite to Launch NotInMyCountry.org > > > > Website Aims to Stop Corruption at 34 Universities in Uganda > > > > > > Enygma, Lyrikal Proof, Mr. Deejay, The Mith, Maurice Kirya, Mckenzie, Big > > Tril, Salmar (Radio City), Dave Dash (Radio City), Rabadaba, the public > > relations company Kinaya, and the clothing line def.i.ni.tion have joined > > a campaign to promote the new anti-corruption website NotInMyCountry.org > , > > which seeks to reduce corruption at universities. > > > > The website empowers students to publicise wrongdoing committed by > > university staff members. Students can anonymously and securely (1) rate > > the job performance of their lecturers and administrators and (2) report > > them for corruption. The promotional campaign is now taking place on the > > celebrities’ Facebook and Twitter accounts, where the celebrities are > > quoting a number of proverbs about corruption: > > > > > > > > “Even today the remedy for dirt is water.†-African Proverb > > > > “A man can never be perfect in a hundred years; but he may become > > corrupt in less than a day.†Chinese Proverb > > > > “A corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.†-Matthew 7:17 > > > > “If the teacher be corrupt, the world will be corrupt.†-Persian > > Proverb > > > > > > Recent surveys have shown that: > > > > • 22% of Makerere University students have been asked by lecturers > > and administrators to engage in some form of corruption, such as > > providing sex, money, and even alcohol in exchange for passing marks > > or simply to have paperwork processed; > > • 29% of lecturers have poor class attendance; > > • 24% of students do not report corruption because they think doing > > so will solve nothing; and > > • 23% of students do not report corruption for fear of possible > > repercussions. > > > > NotInMyCountry.org seeks (a) to remove that fear, which university > > students often feel when they want to report or complain about an > incident > > of corruption, and (b) to show that reporting corruption can produce > > positive results. NotInMyCountry.org has therefore created a safe, > secure, > > and anonymous space online where students can attack the two main > problems > > of (1) poor performance ( quiet corruption ) and (2) coercion of students > > for money, sex, alcohol, and other favours ( hard corruption ) by holding > > corrupt individuals at their universities to account. The information > that > > NotInMyCountry.org gathers will publicly punish those who engage in > > corrupt activities and at the same time reward those who excel at their > > positions and who work hard not to break the public trust. > > > > What’s different about NotInMyCountry.org is that we put the spotlight > > on corrupt individuals. > > > > NotInMyCountry.org’s work targets universities because university > > students are the future leaders of this country. If students learn at > > university that they must buy their grades with cash and bypass > > bureaucracy by selling their bodies, their resulting cynicism will > persist > > into their future careers. If they instead are empowered to hold abusers > > to account, Uganda will benefit for years to come. > > > > For more information, see our FAQ , Facebook Page , Facebook Group , and > > Twitter Page . > > > > > > > > Celebrities Who Have Endorsed NotInMyCountry.org > > Enygma - Facebook Twitter Lyrical Proof - Facebook Twitter > Mr. Deejay - > > Twitter > > M aurice Kirya - Facebook Twitter The Mith - Facebook Twitter > > def.i.ni.tion - Twitter > > Salmar - Facebook Twitter Mckenzie - Facebook Twitter Kinaya - > Twitter > > Dave Dash - Twitter Rabadaba - Twitter Big Tril - Twitter > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Love indeed conquers all..... > > Brian A. 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