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---------- Sent via Nokia Email ------Original message------ From: Charles Male <[email protected]> To: "Kobokonet Koboko" <[email protected]>,"A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> Cc: "tda1" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:13:17 AM GMT-0400 Subject: [WestNileNet] Help needed - Makerere University contacts Greetings, We would be grateful if you could help direct Navin Parek to the appropriate department / department head / lecturer/professor at Makerere University responsible for Industrial design to discuss opportunities of collaborating on a project for designing tools to benefit persons with disabilities in Uganda as detailed in Navin's email below. By way of introduction, Navin is a Canadian of East Indian origin who was introduced to me a few weeks ago by the Ugandan High Commissioner to Canada at a meeting of Ugandan Canadians (of African and Asian origin) as well as friends of Uganda to discuss the celebration of Uganda's 50 years of independence. Navin was unanimously selected as the chairman of the committee that will plan the month long celebration of Uganda's 50'th independence anniversary in Ottawa, Canada. Even though Navin is not a Ugandan Asian, never lived in Uganda or Africa, he was touched by the plight of disabled Ugandans in Kasese when he visited Uganda as a tourist some few years back. Please respond to Navin Parek <[email protected]> directly and with a copy to the listserve you are subscribed to (i.e. westnilenet or Kobokonet). Sincerely, Charles Male ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Navin Parekh <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:57:19 -0400 Subject: Makerere contacts To: Charles Male <[email protected]> Good morning, Charles. I enjoyed our chat the day before. It gave us an opportunity to get to know each other a little better and exchange views on areas of mutual interest. One of the matters we talked about is the project, "Design Innovation for Disability in Kasese" which is a collaborative initiative between CanUgan Disability Support Project ( <http://www.canugan.org> www.canugan.org) and Carleton University's READ Initiative and the School of Industrial Design. Students from the school will work on designing products related to disability in the rural African district of Kasese in Uganda. The main focus will be on the tricycle and related products that will be built locally in Kasese utilizing very simple manufacturing means. There are design opportunities for improving the existing product, associated products and tools and fixtures. CanUgan as an NGO organization has already funded the production of 48 tricycles that have been used by people with disabilities (PWD) in Kasese. The project is suitable for students who are interested in co-developing design with people in developing countries taking into consideration the context of their cultural, economic, environmental and technical knowledge and input. There are two key components of the project. In November 2012, we will hold a mini-conference in Ottawa that will bring together four persons with disabilities (PWDs) from Kasese, few experts in the field and students and faculty from Carleton University's School of Industrial Design. The event will allow Ugandan delegates to share personal experiences and perspectives with experts and students about the design and uses of tricycles and other devices. The second component will see a visit to Kasese In January 2013 by a group of 5-6 students from Carleton University who will have chosen this project as their term assignment. The head of the School of Industrial Design and I will accompany the students. During this visit, we would very much like to meet with knowledgeable people in academic institutions to share views and learn from them. This will be an important part as Canadians will have lots to learn from Ugandan academics. This is where, we will greatly any assistance you can give us in connecting with Makerere University faculty members. I hope I have given enough information; but, if you have any question, please contact me. Warm regards! Navin www.canugan.org _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected] 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). 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/ 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. _______________________________________________
