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Thanks everybody! Steve On 13 March 2011 02:52, Steve Adraka <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12 March 2011 23:18, Steve Adraka <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear brother John A. Jackson, >> >> >> >> Many thanks for your input. You have well stated, “if we continue doing >> things in this way, we are simply spinning the wheel in circles”, which to >> me is equivalent to getting trapped in the so-called “vicious circle of >> poverty” in its total sense. >> >> >> >> If the United States of America is what it is today, the philosophy of >> pragmatism is the brainchild. Thanks to John Dewy, William James and Charles >> Sanders Peirce, sons of the soil, who have left a lasting influence on their >> descendants. Just click here to understand the direction education should >> take in the this century. >> >> >> >> We professionals of the soil, be it West Nile or Uganda, need to pull up >> our shelves and generously bend down to spirit of service, if we want to >> overcome what the so called 1st world went through centuries past. Let us >> avoid the temptation of cheap popularity, for every average human being >> knows that the represented world is not the real world. >> >> >> >> According to my humble perspective, this is the way forward to moving from >> the stage of performance (the space of acted reality) to sacrificing time >> for handing over something to our heritage! Let us resist in all ways, our >> way of the technology of mass communication as a means of creating >> differences between human individuals. Let move towards the "the global >> village" of Herbert Marshall McLuhan, which today no human society can >> evade. >> >> >> Let us not lose heart, for tomorrow is what we plan today. >> >> >> >> There we belong and time will continue to narrate our history! >> >> >> >> Love you all! >> >> >> >> Steve Ogua Adraka >> >> >> On 12 March 2011 21:48, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear comrades, >>> >>> we have spend two years writing on the internet, debating sometimes >>> endlessly with no conclusive action plans. if we continue doing thngs in >>> this way, we are simply spining the wheel in circles. Buddies this is 21st >>> Cenntury. We have to learn to work together as a team or else ??? >>> >>> Let us be practical and pramgmatic in solving some of the problems >>> staring at us right in our face. e.g. poor performce in schools, poor >>> healthcare deilvery, dry hospitals with no medications, etc, etc. Start from >>> simplest problems going to the most complex. >>> >>> Number one, let's form effective commitees on the ground to look at some >>> of these problems. >>> Lets bring the heads of departments in our region together and HMs on the >>> board to look at these challenges. They are managers dealing with these >>> problems day in, day out. >>> >>> When people volunteer to lead, do it with one heart and mind. >>> Sometimes we promise to volunteer but never deliver, this way of doing >>> things is suicidal for the welfare of this community. >>> >>> If we can only sacrifice 1-2 hrs in a month to help address some of >>> these issues x 400 members = approx 400 - 800 volunteer hours. We can >>> accomplish so much if each one of us can just sacrifice a little of their >>> time. This is not asking too much. I know we all have to struggle to >>> survive. >>> >>> Talking without concrete solutions will not do us any good or favour. >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 2:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >>>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>>> than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." >>>> >>>> >>>> Today's Topics: >>>> >>>> 1. Re: A ELEVEL RESULTS-WEST NILE SCHOOLS. (patrick gatre) >>>> 2. Many feared dead (peter odama) >>>> 3. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE WEST NILE UNIVERSITY (Charles Male) >>>> 4. Re: Get together Party with our newly elected Political >>>> Leaders (Charles Male) >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Message: 1 >>>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:51:31 +0300 >>>> From: patrick gatre <[email protected]> >>>> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] A ELEVEL RESULTS-WEST NILE SCHOOLS. >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>>> >>>> Thanks for that remark >>>> but i wish to tress back to what i suggested to members last time that >>>> if a >>>> tall we have members from those departments you have mentioned,why not >>>> influence publishing of results region by region which could not only >>>> motivate other regions but also brings about competition countrywide, >>>> majorly targeting our poor region. There is a saying that while going to >>>> hunt,go with more dogs,arrows and sweet potato and you will come with >>>> something on your back, in other words if we want westnile performance >>>> to >>>> improve then its time for us to not only look at the few traditional >>>> giant >>>> schools but collectively uplift tension of quality performance as it >>>> used to >>>> be during some of your regimes. >>>> Thanks! >>>> *Gatre Patrick >>>> OB MVARA 2007/2008 >>>> >>>> Civil Engineering Surveying Student, finalist >>>> >>>> Dep. information minister Makerere University Arua Students Union >>>> >>>> Information minister,Makerere University Arua Technology Association >>>> >>>> Information minister MUK Maracha students association* >>>> *+256784188814* >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:17 AM, aliti candia <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Dear friends, >>>> > >>>> > I have read in the news papers the performance of our schools in West >>>> Nile >>>> > in the 2010 A level exams. It is painful but we should not lose hope. >>>> > >>>> > A school like St. Joseph's college-Ombaci having only one A and 3 Bs >>>> is >>>> > not encouraging. May be the news papers were not accurate. Mvara >>>> results >>>> > were encouraging though according to the papers. >>>> > >>>> > Any friend who can update us with an accurate A level results of >>>> schools >>>> > in the west nile will help to enlighten us. Am sure we have friends >>>> either >>>> > in MoES,MTN,NEW VISION or UNEB who can extract for us this >>>> information. >>>> > >>>> > Please post a summary on the network for friends to have comments on. >>>> Am >>>> > aware it is not all about A s and Bs in exams, but we need the results >>>> for >>>> > purposes of trend analysis and getting a way forward/plan actions. >>>> > >>>> > Warm regards. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > *Candia Tom Aliti** >>>> > Principal Finance Officer * >>>> > >>>> > *Budget and Finance Division, **Planning Department,* >>>> > >>>> > *Directorate of planning and Development,**Ministry of Health.* >>>> > >>>> > *P O Box 7272,Kampala.* >>>> > >>>> > *Mob Tel. +256772574789* >>>> > >>>> > Email: [email protected]. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------ >>>> > >>>> > *In justice and moments of decision, do not maintain attitude of >>>> > indifference.* >>>> > ------------------------------ >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > 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. >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: < >>>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110312/197b6d61/attachment-0001.html >>>> > >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Message: 2 >>>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:41:04 +0300 >>>> From: peter odama <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [WestNileNet] Many feared dead >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>>> >>>> Pickup accident claimed many lives at 7pm others lying in pool of >>>> blood in enjeva without any rescue team hospital and police only >>>> villagers gathered to watch sorry odama 0772867923 >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Message: 3 >>>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:59:33 -0500 >>>> From: Charles Male <[email protected]> >>>> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [WestNileNet] WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE WEST NILE UNIVERSITY >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>>> >>>> West Nilers and Friends, >>>> >>>> Whatever happened to the Proposed West Nile University or Gov't funded >>>> University in West Nile? >>>> >>>> Fr Ruffino, any scoop from your contacts...(see email below from nearly >>>> 2 >>>> yrs ago) >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> Re: [WestNileNet] Re: West Nile University >>>> Ruffino Ezama >>>> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:12:59 -0700 >>>> >>>> Yes Droma thanks for your input. >>>> The idea of West Nile University is welcome. Lets get a moderator >>>> volonteer to take serious notes so that we converge with our points. >>>> Someone already mentioned that lets hit the iron when it is still hot. >>>> Two days ago I was talking with someone in arua and he told me that >>>> Gulu university seems to fight the idea of UoWN. Ever since HE >>>> pronounced himself for this university he has so far not got any >>>> letter from westnilers to express their gratitude nor its location. >>>> I remember initially when the was a proposal to have a college of Gulu >>>> University in WN, Gulu University was not ready because they thought >>>> they were still settling down before expanding. >>>> The proposed meeting in Kampala should sit as soon as immediately to >>>> come up with a letter expressing our sentiments of gratitude, our >>>> expectations, our participation in the drafting of a short and long >>>> term strategic plans etc and make it reach HE. I was in Kampala last >>>> week and the MPs from WN were supposed to meet HE on tuesday (last >>>> week) but he has given them appointment next month. Either we make our >>>> letter reach State House before or be given to Hon Fred Omach Jacan >>>> (Chairperson West Nile Parliamentarians) to present to HE. Hon Jacan >>>> from Finance is well placed to work out costs and see from which part >>>> of the national granary to scratch. >>>> I am meeting with the TF this evening and we shall see what we could >>>> add to the points everypoint would like to have aired. >>>> Time has come for my next assignment. I will see what the TF members >>>> will say (whether to have a new chairperson or we come up with >>>> temporary reccommendations). >>>> May God bless you all >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ruffino Ezama,mccj >>>> Comboni Missionaries >>>> Ombaci Mission >>>> P.O Box 30 >>>> Arua >>>> Uganda >>>> (+256 77 2 62 42 40) >>>> (+256 70 2 62 42 40) >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> [email protected] >>>> [email protected] >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: < >>>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110312/1c2234f9/attachment-0001.html >>>> > >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Message: 4 >>>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:13:17 -0500 >>>> From: Charles Male <[email protected]> >>>> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Get together Party with our newly elected >>>> Political Leaders >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>>> >>>> Congratulations Caleb on these suggestions. We look forward to the >>>> results >>>> of all these activities. >>>> >>>> I personally would be happy if West Nile Foundation could spearhead the >>>> establishment of a full government Ministry (we can make do with an >>>> agency) >>>> for WEST NILE along the lines of Karamoja. I have always wondered why >>>> WEST >>>> NILE has been linked to the Greater Northern Uganda and yet our >>>> cituations >>>> are completely different! Caleb, Dr. Ajedra, Alex Onzima et al, please >>>> use >>>> this opportunity to negotiate for such a gov't agency to >>>> develop/coordinate >>>> development of west nile. May be Mrs. Janet Museveni would like a change >>>> and >>>> could be asked to take up west nile and leave Karamoja to someone else? >>>> >>>> With teh absence of a focal point to coordinate /monitor west nile >>>> projects, >>>> we are left in a real LIMBO! Look at how long it is taking to complete >>>> Nyagak? Look at how long it is taking to come up with the blue print for >>>> the >>>> establishment of a university in west nile? Look at how long it is >>>> taking >>>> to extend the tarmacking of the road from Arua to Kaya; look at how long >>>> it >>>> is taking to get a ferry to connect Rhino Camp accross to Gulu district? >>>> >>>> Brothers and sisters -- we should not be left behind in lobbying for >>>> west >>>> nile. >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:07 PM, patrick gatre <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > So wonderful idea, can see our joint cry for westnile. >>>> > God bless the arrangements. >>>> > Thanks! >>>> > >>>> > On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:09 AM, atibuni kefa <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> Caleb, >>>> >> Brilliant intent! >>>> >> >>>> >> Kefa >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>>> >> From: alaka caleb <[email protected]> >>>> >> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >>>> >> Sent: Thu, March 3, 2011 1:37:31 AM >>>> >> Subject: [WestNileNet] Get together Party with our newly elected >>>> Political >>>> >> Leaders >>>> >> >>>> >> West Nile Foundation intends to do the following. >>>> >> 1. Organize an interactive get together party for the newly elected >>>> >> Members of Parliament, L.C V chairpersons, Mayors, opinion leaders, >>>> >> Business community and C.A.O's from West Nile. The intention is to >>>> >> ensure that these newly elected leaders interact with our members and >>>> >> in the process, we can have some discussions about what is next for >>>> >> West Nile after elections. we may tackle health, Education, >>>> >> Electricity and Poverty alleviation in West Nile. There is a >>>> committee >>>> >> chaired by Gordon Obitre- Gama Drate which committee includes Afema >>>> >> Robert (publicity) Acidri Eddy (Treasurer), Buga Viga, Matenga >>>> Francis >>>> >> Dawa, Alemi William, Ezaga Patrick, Azabo Francis and Wendy. A >>>> >> tentative date of 26th March 2011 has been set. The Venue tentatively >>>> >> is Barbeque Launch at Centenary Park Kampala. The President of the >>>> >> Republic of Uganda may be the Chief Guest. This get together is >>>> >> intended to ensure that we begin a new chapter in the Political >>>> >> history of West Nile. We need to join hands as West Nilers to push >>>> our >>>> >> development agenda. >>>> >> 2. We intend to organize Ayume Memorial Lecture some time in April. >>>> >> 3. We intend to organize the First Ever West Nile Convention. We >>>> shall >>>> >> appoint the relevant committees for the other two efforts. >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> 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). 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