Singer Jamal to perform at Gardens Restaurant, Fort Portal on 31st December, 2016

Uganda popular Musician, Jamal Waswa who is known for many of his popular hits like abakyala balabye an Inshwi among others will perform at the end of year (2016) with a performance at Gardens Restaurant on Saturday, 31^st December, 2016 starting at 3:00pm.

Singer Jamal who will not perform in other towns of Uganda on that same day to enable him give the people of Fort Portal a unique experience coupled with the 21^st century music performance which appeals to women, married couples, girls, children, husbands and people advocating for gender equality. This event will also attract Kampala’s top DeeJays [DJ Hearts].

Jamal Waswa perfoming

“My passion is about advocating for gender equality. I am inspired by the day to day life and the environment I live in. I do reality music. I use my music to fight abuse against women and my joy is to see a society that embraces gender equality.” Jamal

Other local musicians to perform at the show are Araali Kigambo, Master Kalenzi (Obusongora Bwa Koogere hit) among others.

Entrance fee is UGX 10,000 for all people and UGX 50,000 for VIPs. After the performance at Gardens Restaurant, the revelers will experience fireworks at Mountains of the Moon, Hotel – Fort Portal.

This event is powered by Africell Uganda, CocaCola, Mountains of the Moon Hotel, KRC FM, Voice of Tooro (VOT), 106 Unlock and Initiative for Rural Development – Uganda (IRD - U).

IRD - U partners with MM2M to conduct a training on business development in Fort Portal, Uganda

The 5 days residential training facilitated by four (4) Dutch trainers from Master Making Tomorrow (MM2M) trained Rwenzori region, Western Uganda youth on talent development and business skills development. The five (5) days residential training took place on 24^th – 28^th October at Rwenzori View Hotel in Fort Portal - Uganda. This is the beggining of a much bigger and strengthened collaboration between IRD - U and Dutch friends working with MM2M since in future it will also involve supporting schools, business activities and health facilities among others. 

Participants and Dutch facilitators

The aim of the training is to train for Talent Development Coaches so that they can continue to train others to reduce the unemployment rates in Uganda and thus get their own income. In addition, the training will assist young entrepreneurs in strengthening their own business. 

The training was unique since it was a co-production between Ugandan and Dutch participants. Each contributes from their own learning needs and supplies from their own talents and knowledge to contribute. 

The training was a week of learning, exploring, pushing boundaries, grinding beliefs. And as the training proceeded, participants gained an unforgettable experience and discovered a lot about themselves.

In addition, the training mainstreamed the ‘learning by doing’ model where participants visited Mugusu market, a dairy farm in Kamengo and Mabere Ga Nyina Mwiru (stalactites and stalagmites) in Nyakasura, Fort Portal – Uganda for inspiration and learning.

Some of the more than 10 participants who benefited from the training were young teachers, social workers, entrepreneurs, journalists and entertainers among others. The training will be conducted annually in Uganda.

Participants and facilitators having a group photo

IRD – U greatly appreciates MM2M and especially Marije Boot (Team Leader), Bastiaan Last, Pieter, Tineke Beck for funding and facilitating the training. IRD – U is also grateful to all the participants who were able to complete the 5 days residential training and were awarded their certificates.

Documented by Solomon Akugizibwe (s.akugizibwe@gmail.com)

Talent Development Training in Fort Portal

 MASTERS

 MAKING

 2MORO

 2016

MEESTERadvies and Repart BV together organise Masters Making 2 Moro,

a trainthetrainersprogram and businessprogram for people from The Netherlands and Uganda.

Join us in a unique learning experience!

Dreams

It started with a dream. A dream of better education. A dream of individual growth to the benefit of the Ugandan communities. A dream of a new Uganda. We were inspired by the stories of young Ugandans in our network; young individuals who are constantly looking for ways to be inspired, to discover their talents, to flourish or make their business stronger. They are eager to learn together, to not only discover themselves but also to help others grow. The dream of Mastersmaking2Moro is to create a unique learning experience in an intercultural exchange.

MastersMaking2Moro is introspection and preparing for action in a different context. It is a personal journey where you will meet yourself and connect with others. Connecting the worlds of youth and adults, Europe and Africa, the world of dreams and the world of acting. Masters and students. Our dream is to help you as young, talented people in Uganda to be able to train students to discover their talents and to encourage them to develop and use their talents. Or if you have your business(idea) to help you make it prosperous. So you are ready to create a New Uganda. YOUR Uganda. That is our inspiration, in a short-term assignment and ready to apply.

Are you ready to discover your talents, to share your talents with others, to train the youth in talentdevelopment

and to create a new journey in your life?

Join us in the fourth edition of MastersMaking2Moro!

We are going to realise our dream and we are looking for you to participate.

Why should you?

We have two inspiring programs for you. On Monday october 24^th we start our 3 day Trainthetrainer course, which will be combined with the Businessdevelopmenttraining which starts on Wednesday october 26^th.  Both trainings will end at Friday October 28^th in the afternoon.  In both trainings we work with a great group of Ugandan and Dutch people, varying in gender, age and experiences in study, work and life. Both trainings are full of activities that will help you discover your talents and skills and use them on the spot. You are not only consuming the MastersMaking2Moro program, but you are also co-creating it!

When you come back after this special week, you will know it has changed your life.

Because:

·         You have discovered your own unique talents and dreams / Know your personal drives to start or improve your business

·         You have helped others to discover their talents and dreams   / helped others to make the businessplans better

·         You are able to organise a talentdevelopmenttraining for young Ugandans (if you participate in the trainthetrainerprogram)

·         You have new inspiration to make you and your community benefit from your talents / know how you can improve your business in using your network.

·         You were surrounded with wonderful people from different (cultural) backgrounds

It has simply been an experience you had never wanted to miss

Masters

Based on years of experience and a broad network, we know what is going on in Uganda. Uganda has been the victim of war and diseases, causing a ‘missing’ generation of 40-ers who died of AIDS. Due to important policy changes, more and more young people in Uganda attend school and reach a diploma or degree. Unfortunately there is still a lot of unemployment and it is hard for young people to find a job. And although a strong survivors' mentality is part of the Ugandan culture, many students don’t have the opportunity or experience to develop their talents and to improve their chances for successful and inspiring (self)employment. Entrepreneurship, creativity and taking initiative aren’t values that are taught in schools. Therefore it is hard for Masters to stand up to bring their communities forward.

In The Netherlands we find that people have a lot more opportunities to become independent and to fulfil their potential. But even in The Netherlands (and in other European countries) we find it hard to look at ourselves, to discover our talents and dreams.  Who are you, what are your strengths, what is your dream and how can you work towards that dream? We don't create space for ourselves to answer these important questions and therefore we put our own development on hold.

We believe that being a Master is being able to grow and to help others to realise their potential; Masters help others to become Masters. We, Meestersadvies and Repart BV, want to invite you to join us. Joining our MastersMaking2Moro program means you are willing to start your own journey to Mastery in your life. To discover your own power and talent, having guts and to take ownership of your own life and dreams.

Co-learning

You learn together and you create together. By changing your environment, enlarging your boundaries, interacting with another culture, stretching your brains, reflecting on your pre-assumptions. MastersMaking2Moro connects talents and worlds, works on the dreams of the individual and of the group as a whole. Together we take one step at the time during this week, inviting you into different activities and experiences, all leading to new insight and inspiration about you, your life and your actions for the future. Ready to take action for a better future. That’s what Masters do.  

It takes Guts!

This project is not suitable for all people. Only if you are willing to learn and willing to help others in their learning process. Being curious about yourself and of other people. Eager to experience a different environment, different culture and different language. Maybe you ‘always wanted to do something like that’ or you just want to do something differently.

Practical information

The Businessdevelopmentweek is meant for young entrepreneurs or those who want to start their own business. This program runs from Monday april 27^th at 10 am and finishes at Friday may 1th at 4 pm.

The TraintheTrainers trainingT is meant for students or young Ugandans who have participated in the talentdevelopmenttraining in previous years and want to become a trainer. Or if you have a backround in teachting, social work, or have your rol in groupleadership and want to teach young people to get focus in their lives and want to learn how to use their talents. This program runs from Monday October 24th at 10 am and finishes at Friday October 28th at 4 pm.

The training will be held in Fort Portal (rwenzoriview guesthouse).

The co-organisation

Marije Boot of Meestersadvies	mboot@meestersadvies.nl	+31621679941
Arjen Mol of Repart BV	Arjen.mol@repartbv.nl	+ 31 651698160 +31651698111

                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Costs

We ask a small contribution of 25.000 UGX for administration.

The accommodationcosts are around 390.00 UGX (bed and meals and drinks)

The training is for free. If this is still too much, feel free to inspire us to support you.

IRD - Uganda Coordinator facing trial

On 6 May 2016, human rights defender and Netsquared Local Organiser
Fort Portal - Uganda and and IRD - Uganda Coordinator Mr Solomon Akugizibwe was charged by a court in Fort Portal, Western Uganda, with "disobeying lawful orders" and is
facing trial, all in connection with his role in monitoring a recent
demonstration organised by members of the political opposition in Fort
Portal.

On 5 May 2016, the human rights defender was observing the Forum for Democratic Change demonstration in Fort Portal, as part of his advocacy work with IRD - Uganda and AHURIO. During the demonstration, he was arrested along with several other observers and taken into custody by police. While the others were released, Solomon Akugizibwe was kept in custody overnight, and was not informed of the charges being brought against him. On 6 May 2016, he was taken to court and charged with “disobeying lawful orders”. He was released on bail, yet the charges against him still stand. His trial is scheduled for 1 June 2016. 

The charges against Solomon Akugizibwe are related to a ban, imposed by the Ugandan Cabinet on 5 May 2016, that prohibits all live media coverage of demonstrations led by opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his political party, Forum for Democratic Change. The announcement of the results of the Ugandan presidential election, where President Museveni was elected to a fifth term, has set off a wave of protests staged by the opposition, some of which have been violently disrupted. The opposition movement disputes the recent election results, claiming that the election process was not conducted fairly. Some journalists and human rights defenders, like Solomon Akugizibwe, have been eager to document and highlight the violent incidents characterised by the involvement of police in disrupting these demonstrations. The ban on live media coverage by the government serves to limit publicity of the protests organized by the opposition movement.

Front Line Defenders expresses grave concern over the charge against Solomon Akugizibwe, which it believes to be in connection with his legitimate work in the defence of human rights. Further concern is expressed with regard to the increasingly limited space in which human rights defenders are allowed to conduct their work in Uganda.

Front Line Defenders urges the authorities in Uganda to:
1. Immediately drop all charges against Solomon Akugizibwe as it is believed that they are solely motivated by his legitimate and peaceful work in defence of human rights;
2. Guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights defenders in Uganda are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions, including judicial harassment.

More: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/case-history-solomon-akugizibwe

Fort Portal Netsquared Local Organiser receives training in using online tools by Netsquared East Africa

The Netsquared Local Organiser , Fort Portal – Uganda, Solomon
Akugizibwe received two day training at City Resort Hotel, Mukono –
Uganda on effectively using social media online tools like twitter,
Whatsapp, Facebook, using VPN, Teamviewer, reporting and using meetups

The two day training was conducted on 12th and 13th May, 2016 was
facilitated by Netsquared regional ambassador Ednah Karamagi and
former Netsquared Regional Ambassador, Robert Kibaya.

During the training, with other regional ambassadors from Uganda,
Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Solomon was able to learn that online social
technology is constantly changing hence the need to have a community
to share and learn.

In addition, the participants were able to identify the qualities of a
good Netsquared organizer like being a resident of a community, must
be a leader, able to volunteer, having basic ITC Skills and literate
in atleast one international language.

Further, participants received skills in organizing an event like
choosing a topic related to ICT, asking yourself as a netsquared
organizer why the selected topic is important, determining your
audience, identifying the methodology like lecture, panel or workshop
and other issues like determining the time needed to conduct a meetup.

In organizing a meetup it’s also important to know the presenters,
potential partners, identifying the venue, managing the time as the
host and documentation and sharing your activity by having atleast two
silent rapporteurs and having a reliable communication for
coordinating the event.

After the training, I will scale up the recruitment and training of
more members, conducting more online trainings in my community;
increasingly using the meetup online platform to communicate my
activities, reporting my activities and identification and mentorship
of more local organizers.

During the training, I was able to network with my colleagues and
share challenges and success stories for instance in Fort Portal I
shared an experience of challenges like lacking appropriate equipments
like cameras/phones for documentation and sharing our activities
especially using photos and videos and not being on the Netsquared
Whatsapp group. I shared my success stories to other members in
mobilizing for meetups in my community.

I am grateful to Netsquared for enabling me attend this 2 day fruitful
training by facilitating my travel, accommodation and feeding and the
facilitators for equipping me with this fruitful knowledge and skills.

Documentation: Solomon Akugizibwe, Netsquared Local Local organizer,
Fort Portal - Uganda

Photos of the Regional Stakeholders dialogue in Fort Portal, Uganda to strategise for the way forward

Held on 21st March, 2016 at the Uganda Human Rights Commission Offices