John, I can't dispute 'Our' Late father's efforts in Logiri and later as county chief of Vurra. I am a product of his wisdom as I witnessed occasions when he often then visited and addressed us at Anyavu Primary School. About the monetary contributions, it is a welcome. However such a move really needed to materialise after modalities (concepts) for the proper use of the money are developed. Otherwise how will the money be accounted for. The accountabilities would not only mean what the money was spent on but were the expenditures worthwhile. Thirdly, being on the boards of one or two schools, I really feel that part of the fundamental problem is really not structural but the laxity of fellow parents, who feel that education must come in cheaply, yet the standards have already been raised countrywide and globally. Compare what tuition and boarding fees of Ugx.200,000/= per term in most of our schools can afford with an average Ugx.800.000/= in the good performing schools! To me in-so-far-as we continue to sing about our poverty and do nothing about improving our conditions we shall remain at the low ebb of education, even if all the forum members contributed US$1,000/= each. Such contributions should therefore be contextualised and eventually conceptualised to oil a strategy to cause change in our community attitudes and duties towards children and their education. True, the economic opportunities have increased and too, have the alternative expenditure slots. What then can our communities forego for the benefit of childrens welfare? Aggrey Adrale
--- On Tue, 21/5/13, John Anguyo <[email protected]> wrote: From: John Anguyo <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] WestNileNet Digest, Vol 57, Issue 34 To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 21 May, 2013, 18:53 Mr. Adiga Godi, thank you very much, and I hope you know the late William Achile who was so concerned about community development, to the extend that when we wanted school fees as his own children for Gods' sake he was tired of paying school fees. From him I learnt that for any development to happen in a community like West Nile we need sacrifice of individuals, just like what you have done. The ball is now in the hands of the commitee and many other participants in this net. If you don't know how you can save $500.00 or more for the sake of education in WN, just reduce the no of bottles you normally destroy every day by 10, for a month you will surely give this or more to the cause of education in WN. One other thing I personaly learnt from my late father is that, when he was the Sub County Chief of Logiri, he would ride his bicycle to schools to encourage the pupils a thing very few people do with their motorcycles fully serviced and maintained. just imagine the sweat and tiredness he could go through. We need to learn from our past heroes who lived by example. Bravo Adiga, I hope to see the committee walking the excellent ideas as we wait for more monetary resources. Plse if you find your self too tired up with duties use the student associations from other Universities to advance your objectives while seriuosly demanding good naccountabilty of these funds. Anguyo John From: Adiga Godi <[email protected]> To: Moses Adroma <[email protected]>; A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]>; Lina Ogwal <[email protected]> Cc: Godrey Munyani <[email protected]>; Cecilia Driciru <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] WestNileNet Digest, Vol 57, Issue 34 Dear ALL, In my opinion by writing more and more of the same, we are adding to the same NOTHINGNESS. NOW is time to START. Let us start by collecting some money that wil open the gates to more responsible and resonable discusion of how this money collected can be used to improve the education discusions. I PLEDGE the first $ 500.00 to open an account in one of the banks in Arua. Give me a name of a person or a committee accountable to receive the money. ALL people writing on this forum are being CHALLENGED to CONTRIBUTE. Put your money in this new account and then have BIG RIGHT TO WRITE some thing as long as you wish. CONTRIBUTE or HOLD YOUR WRITING! Thanks. Adiga Godi. --- On Mon, 5/20/13, Lina Ogwal <[email protected]> wrote: From: Lina Ogwal <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] WestNileNet Digest, Vol 57, Issue 34 To: "Moses Adroma" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> Cc: "Godrey Munyani" <[email protected]>, "Cecilia Driciru" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 20, 2013, 6:31 PM Dear Moses and John, Like most people on this forum, I have been following discussions silently. But with the recent (or is it for the many times again) education dilemma in WN, indeed is a concern to all. And I like your challenge to the intellectuals. While it is too much to ask of any of them to leave their current jobs to "help" in the regional education, considering a paying position in the university will be an added sense of belonging. As I read numerous postings on this forum regarding the troubling passing grades in the region, many thoughts roll in my mind. Of course we are proud of our brothers and sister holding PhDs, but we do not necessarily need that for the basic things that each of us can do. For our young intelligent upcoming students to benefit from this university, we need to start raising the bar from primary schools. We know about the OBs and OGs of secondary schools, what about for the primary schools? Because it is in primary level years where kids are developmentally vulnerable - problems at home affecting their progress, confusing decision making capability, lack of interest, and other forces, just to mention but a few. While we cannot solve every problem for the kids, have we thought about the OBs and OGs going to their former primary schools to mentor and or give inspirational / motivational talks? If it is happening, please forgive me and disregard this. Like someone alluded on this forum, who will attend this university if none of our kids do not make the grades to qualify? We all agree that, in order to make many changes in areas such as health, environmental, agricultural, and socio-economical, it starts from or with education. We also embrace the fact that working together can further our efforts. Well, in the spirit of taking the "challenge", Nile Care Inc. has been working to do just that, as far as education is concerned. Check it out on their website http://www.nilecareinc.org/ for more details. Join us, so we can broaden our base in helping more rural primary schools. Thank you. Lina From: Moses Adroma <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] WestNileNet Digest, Vol 57, Issue 34 Dear John I am so impressed by your comment. We have PhD holders in this forum and a lot of people with world class analytical skills of developmental issues. In fact I have listed 6 of those people whose intellectual aptitude in scrutinising issues in this forum surpasses so many that I created a special folder on my computer for all the extraordinary discussions they opine on the forum. Just like you, I am waiting with my fingers crossed to see how many of those who are eligible will take up positions in Muni University as lecturers. Moses Adroma Message: 1 Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 05:32:15 -0700 (PDT) From: John Anguyo <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Walking the talk (Muni University) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Richard you have said my mind, many people in the net talk good ideas as analyse issues here in the net with the interlectual expertise they individually have but fail to deliver. Just imagine if these ideas were a woman the community has identified to be pregnant and after nine months this woman doesnt bring forth a child. .......... I think many of us lack a spirit of sacrifice, because they think of their jobs and no one is willing to pull his/her resources to employ the sons and daughters of West Nile who could walk the many talks they offer. I am waiting to see? one person living his or her paying job to come down on ground to help change the face of West Nile educationally. ? 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