Flavia N.Ndikuno
The Israelis, Indians Chinese and Japanese succeed yes, but has it bothered
you that they do the very same thing in their own countries? The Ugandans in
Diaspora are working hard but that working hard does not show in Uganda, my
God you can't even supply gloves to Masaka hospital. So understand why the
nations you have mentioned are successful in Diaspora then you will
understand why the sending of money into Uganda has a very far terrible out
come you will not see but your children when you are dead.
Man they have twisted minds that can see starts in every dark comer.
EM
Toronto
The Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
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From: "Save Uganda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ugandans at Heart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:10 PM
Subject: {UAH} Uganda’s emerging economic force
Diaspora; Uganda’s emerging economic force
Flavia N.Ndikuno
As a Ugandan immigrant to the UK, I am greatly inspired by some
communities like Israelite Jews, Asians or to be more specific the
Indian, Chinese and Japanese migrants who have managed to turn their
dramatic immigration expeditions into success stories in their
countries of origin.
As is always the case for the underdogs, it is the undeniable
transition that plays a big role which eventually turns into crucial
transformations. Uganda like many other African nations are not being
left behind.
The Uganda Diaspora have now moved away from the famously well known
kyeyo (manual labourers) of the 1980s and 1990s to greater
entrepreneurship, business and professional minds now being recognised
by the Ugandan government and other international institutions like
the Word Bank, UN etc.
Ugandans in the UK and Ireland now play a greater role in developing
Uganda’s economy as the Diaspora is the second biggest foreign
exchange earner to the country.
The Diaspora are actively involved in the development of Uganda be it
through private remittances to our families, friends or business
ventures; constructing our houses, building schools, paying school
fees for our relatives and siblings and even through collections for
projects like funeral and body repatriations.
For Ugandans, like Israelites, will always be buried next to our
ancestors of our departed loved ones and through mutual individual and
community support. Here in the UK and Ireland, there is constant
stream of investment into Uganda and its people. Remittances from
Ugandans working abroad averaged $845 million in 2006, up from $450
million in 2005.
In recent official reports, immigrant remittances to Uganda now make
the second biggest contributor to the country’s foreign exchange. More
so remittance from the Uganda Diaspora more than doubled the Direct
Foreign Investment (FDI) of $240 million in 2005.
According to the UNDP- Development Prospects Group report, immigrants
make 0 .5 per cent of Uganda’s population, with 21.6 per cent skilled
workers working abroad with the top 10 destinations as UK, Tanzania,
USA, Canada, Rwanda, Sweden, Germany, Australia, Zambia and Denmark
Canada, Tanzania.
The Uganda Diaspora therefore has a bigger role to play in influencing
transformation through Ugandans investing back home, not aid from
donors.
At the same time governments and donors are now interested in the
contributions which the Diaspora can make to the development at home
as Diaspora contributions have reduced the reliance on aid.
There is a strong correlation and belief that there is a big link
between social support in the UK and development in Uganda. First of
all, development is about people and places and supporting each other
in the Diaspora and back home enables the development of the people in
Uganda.
It is therefore our objective and passion to position Uganda/Africa
firmly as an investment destination for Ugandans/Africans in the
Diaspora as well as international investors.
This year’s Uganda EXPO will focus on the role of providing a platform
to link exhibitors from Uganda/Africa mainly with those in the
Diaspora. It’s bridging the gap.
With about 0.5 per cent (150,000) of the Uganda Diaspora living and
working away from home, the main role of the Uganda Opportunity
Network (Ugonet) in Uganda’s ongoing development efforts is yet to be
fully tapped. Ugonet acts as a platform to harness and strengthen the
capacity of the Diaspora mobilisation and engagement.
For these reasons, Ugonet is one of the organisations that were formed
in an effort to acknowledge this emerging force in the development of
Uganda. As Ugandans, it was necessary to provide a platform that would
harness and strengthen the capacity for Uganda Diaspora mobilisation
and engagement hence the birth of Uganda EXPO.
Ms Ndikuno is founder and director of the Uganda Opportunity Network,
UK
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