Thanks Fr. Ruffino for the update. Sent from my iPhone
On 2013-03-05, at 11:06 PM, Ezama Ruffino <[email protected]> wrote: > My dear West Nile Net members > > In this debate on poor performance in education in West Nile sub region I had > chosen the listening mode. This is because I totally failed in making a > contribution towards this problem. A member yesterday then provoked me to say > something. > > History > > > In 2009 the same topic attracted a lot of debate. For the new members look at > the attachment [poor performance]. Seeing the passion with which many members > discussed this topic we ended up having an Education Taskforce of which I was > asked to be the chair. Members included: > > > Retired ambassador Harold Acemah > Mr. Mike Anewa [DFCU Bank Manager-Arua] > Sr. Grace Aciro [Headmistress Ediofe Girls SS] > Mr. Izio Tata [Headmaster Mvara SS] > Mr. Augustine Juruga [former HM Ombaci College] > Ms. Lucy Lekuru [former deputy HM Ediofe Girls SS] > Ms. Selina Abi [District Councilor-Arua] > Fr Philip Zema [Deputy Chair BOG-Ombaci College] > Fr Alfred Asiku Tulu [then Chaplain St Charles Lwanga College-Koboko] > Mr. Osborn Vuni [former District Councilor & a rep of Muslim community] > Msgr Dr. Primo Asega [former Rector Pokea Seminary > Fr George Ezatirale [former DEO Moyo District] > Dr. epiphany picho odubuker [former Principal Lodonga Core PTC, now > University Secretary-Muni Univ] > And all regular contributors on the net (such as Vasco Oguzua, John Jackson > Avudria, Charles male, dr Maureen ayikoru, Robert Ejiku, Willy Ngaka, Patrick > Okuni, Gilbert Adibo, Caleb Alaka etc) who shared a lot with us. > > This group (apart from those online) voluntarily transported themselves to > the meeting twice every week. We did several brainstormings. We came up with > a research proposal for a survey under the topic: > > THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS (PUPILS/STUDENTS) AT UNEB IN WESTNILE > REGION AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THEM: A HISTORICAL SURVEY FROM 1978 – 2008 > > > Our survey would have enabled discovered the factors that made students from > west Nile lead in the whole country (cf radio boys) and come to identify why > we now perform poorly on a national scale. In the 1980s west nilers working > in Kampala used to send their children to schools in west Nile, now people in > Arua prefer schools "down country". > Yumbe district (under the leadership of Mark Tivu) was the only local > government that put aside money for a research into this issue. Dr Picho, > with a team of other tutors at Lodonga Core PTC, undertook the research in > two months and half. Our team attended their dissemination session which drew > representatives from all sectors of their society. > > Arua District thought the preparation of the Education Ordinance would have > solved this problem of poor performance. > > Our dream/expectation > This common concern made us to think that if we succeeded in this this > research we would have formed a group to do other researches in health, > development etc sectors for the good of west Nile. For everybody (both within > Uganda and abroad) was finally looking in the same direction. > Kings would bear with me that this is the period many west nilers came on > board. > > Our failures > A) This group was not officially and legally registered. It started from the > web and had no legal papers. This concern was addressed in a meeting in which > Mr. Alaka was minute secretary. The Foundation got registered a year or so > later. > B) There was need of opening a bank account to solicit money to carry out > this survey. No bank would accept us open an account since we didn't have > legal papers. My foster father Mr. Joseph Etima approached SNV and they were > able to open but not put the money in a private/personal account. > C) We did not and still do not have a secretariat or a coordinating body. > D) When I left the country in sept 2009 many attempts which took me > personally to the office of the President of WNF yielded no fruits since he > could not meet me due to his heavy court schedules. Amb. Acemah also tried > and did not meet him. > > Recommendations so as not to repeat the 2009 failure > > 1) entrust this task to a coordinating body > 2) ask each local government of the various districts to set aside money for > this exercise > 3) results of these researches be shared in a conference organized by west > Nile Foundation > 4) let the foundation choose practical and doable things or steps in finding > solutions. > > Let’s talk the talk and walk the walk proudly for the good of west Nile. Its > my joy to see this task succeeds! > God bless you all > > Fr Ruffino Ezama > > > <Poor performance.docx> > <AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN WESTNILE > REGION-1.doc> > <Arua District Education Ordinance 2009 Copy.pdf> > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________
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