Dear Sam, I think you are right. Can MOSA host him the day he is back? He could be welcomed from airport by MOSA members who will be free that time and a dinner organized for him before he heads to Arua. They will come back on 4th August and I could find out details of their arrival. Muzamil was still the best among the Ugandans and he has been held high much as they dropped on the way.
Yes Bongo is one of the few who have benefited from OSI in our region and their group has now grown. He applied for a grant and was given and that is how he started. Now he is an international debate trainer, he also got sponsord for masters through this. Many times the advertisement for proposals is put and our young people do not apply. Last year they had hoped to give a grant to atleast one youth group in Arua, I circulted this to people ontop of the newspaper advert but nobody applied. Yet our youth keep complaining of lack of jobs etc. Thanks Christine ________________________________ From: Sam Ejibua <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 12:57:50 PM Subject: [WestNileNet] Uganda Out of Schools Debate Contest (AllAfrica | 26 July 2010) Hello Christine, Thanks alot for the info and update. I think Muzamil deserves a special invite and dinner to congratulate him for reaching that far. Although dismally a small success within the competition, the pride of featuring in such an international competition should not be overlooked. --- On Tue, 7/27/10, christine munduru <[email protected]> wrote: >From: christine munduru <[email protected]> >Subject: [WestNileNet] Fw: Uganda Out of Schools Debate Contest (AllAfrica | >26 >July 2010) >To: "West Nile Arua" <[email protected]> >Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 4:14 AM > > >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:[email protected]] >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 >[email protected] >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/[email protected]/ > >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. >_______________________________________________ >
_______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected] 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/[email protected]/ 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. _______________________________________________
