participants - Uganda Multimedia News & Information https://www.weinformers.com Politics, Health, Sceince, Business, Agriculture, Culture, Tourism, Women, Men, Oil, Sports Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Uganda receives financing support from World Bank https://www.weinformers.com/2012/03/21/uganda-receives-financing-support-from-world-bank/ https://www.weinformers.com/2012/03/21/uganda-receives-financing-support-from-world-bank/#respond Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:47:26 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=20178   The government of Uganda, represented by the office of the prime minister has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the second Northern Uganda Social Action (NUSAF2) project. The permanent secretary of the prime minister’s office Pius Birigimana says that the government intends to apply part of the proceeds for the […]

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The government of Uganda, represented by the office of the prime minister has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the second Northern Uganda Social Action (NUSAF2) project. The permanent secretary of the prime minister’s office Pius Birigimana says that the government intends to apply part of the proceeds for the consultant services for carrying out annual tracking studies under the public works programme (PWP) of NUSAF2 project.

He says that the activities are aimed at assessing how income earned through PWP impacted on the participants’ livelihoods, particularly on education, health, agriculture, water, sanitation, nutrition, and care for vulnerable people.

Pius says that the consultant shall carry out assessment in selected districts of Uganda that will be agreed upon by the prime minister’s office, prepare and submit the report of its findings as its major out put.

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scholarships for developing countries in food safety https://www.weinformers.com/2012/02/22/scholarships-for-developing-countries-in-food-safety/ https://www.weinformers.com/2012/02/22/scholarships-for-developing-countries-in-food-safety/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:12:07 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=19449 International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis Grants: Ghent University – Department of Food Safety and Food Quality – is offering a three months International Training Program in Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis. Food safety is related to microbiological, chemical and physical hazards and is resulting in short […]

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International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis Grants: Ghent University – Department of Food Safety and Food Quality – is offering a three months International Training Program in Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis.

Food safety is related to microbiological, chemical and physical hazards and is resulting in short term (e.g. infectious disease, kidney problems) or long term (chronical) health problems (e.g. cancer, reduced life expectancy).

The prevalence of chemical hazards and foodborne pathogens and the reported number of cases and outbreaks in the agri food chain are still high, thus affecting personal lives, business and countries economies.

The purpose of this project is to train and disseminate knowledge and know how to participants, working for governmental, research or non profit organisations in the agri food chain and carry responsibility within the control of different aspects of food safety in developing countries.

The main subjects, microbiological, chemical and physical hazards, in food safety are intensively reviewed. Participants will be trained to manage the possible measures of the hazards specified by (inter) national legislation, (Codex Alimentarius) guidelines, quality assurance standards/systems (e.g. Pre Requisite Programs, HACCP, ISO 22000, Global Gap).

Offered every two years.

For more information and application, see: International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis Grants

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Buganda kingdom Accessible Schools’ project launched https://www.weinformers.com/2012/02/21/buganda-kingdom-accessible-schools-project-launched/ https://www.weinformers.com/2012/02/21/buganda-kingdom-accessible-schools-project-launched/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:13:38 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=19336 Masaka district and Buganda Kingdom in general has welcomed the Accessible and all Inclusive Schools Project for Children with Disabilities (CWDs). The project seeks to improve the state of physical accessibility in schools, and also increase enrolment of Children with Disabilities in schools. While launching the project in Masaka today, the District LC5 Vice Chairman, […]

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Masaka district and Buganda Kingdom in general has welcomed the Accessible and all Inclusive Schools Project for Children with Disabilities (CWDs). The project seeks to improve the state of physical accessibility in schools, and also increase enrolment of Children with Disabilities in schools.

While launching the project in Masaka today, the District LC5 Vice Chairman, Hajji Jamil Miwanda, said the project will support the district to mobilise children with disabilities  to go to schools, change the negative attitude of people towards Children with Disabilities and also promote accessibility to school facilities.

He called on parents of Children with Disabilities not to neglect and under estimate the potential of their children in regard to succeeding in education. The launching ceremony that took place at Maria Flo Hotel was witnessed by Kampala district technical staff, PWDs councilors and the media in Uganda.

The purpose of the activity was to officially launch the project and seek support for the project from key stakeholders. Before the launch, the participants were oriented into physical disability and also inducted into the project. The participants were concerned that the number of persons with disabilities is increasing yet the country is developing.

They asked the Government to design and implement several interventions to prevent disability. Prior to the launch, courtesy visits were made to key local government staff that will be crucial in the implementation of this project, including the Chief Administrative Officer. The CAO appreciated the project and was given a copy of Accessibility Standards. He was asked to use it to enforce construction of the buildings in the district following the guidelines laid out in the Standards. Participants were excited about the project aiming at ensuring that CWDs access education.

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Digital natives video contest opens https://www.weinformers.com/2012/01/11/digital-natives-video-contest-opens/ https://www.weinformers.com/2012/01/11/digital-natives-video-contest-opens/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:43 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=18025 News release The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Bangalore, and HIVOS Knowledge Programme, The Hague, kickstarted the 2011 Digital AlterNatives Video Contest on 15 December 2011. With the tagline of ‘To Be, To Think, To Act, To Connect’, the contest revolves around the theme of the ‘Everyday Digital Native’ and asks participants to share […]

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The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Bangalore, and HIVOS Knowledge Programme, The Hague, kickstarted the 2011 Digital AlterNatives Video Contest on 15 December 2011. With the tagline of ‘To Be, To Think, To Act, To Connect’, the contest revolves around the theme of the ‘Everyday Digital Native’ and asks participants to share stories on what makes their everyday life ‘digital’.

“The Everyday Digital Native is hiding inside each of us. You ‘think’ digital. You connect using digital devices and gadgets. You act digital, always clicking, linking, tagging and Liking. You know what it means ‘To Be’ digital. It’s simply a way of life,” goes the catchphrase of the video contest.

The contest, which will run over the first year of the new year, through to April 2012, will progress through four main rounds. In the first stage, participants send in their written abstracts by 26th January 2012, giving details of their video proposal and what inspired their story line. The proposals are then judged by a panel of jurists where 25 ideas get shortlisted to the next round. “The top 25 videos will be put up on both, CIS and HIVOS websites as well on the organization’s YouTube Channel, Super Digital Natives. The public will vote for their top ten favorites. Finally, the judges pick the two best videos among the ten,” say the organizers.

Unlike other video contests where only one winner gets to take it all, the Digital AlterNatives Video Contest will award the Top 10 videos the winning prize of EUR 500 each. All shortlisted videos also get a chance to be part of a film screening at CIS premises in Bangalore before the close of the contest in April next year. The two best video makers also get the ‘Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?’ books and loads of other CIS goodies, including a one year subscription to their favorite digital magazine.

A panel disucssion on ‘The Everyday Digital Native’ is also on the cards, where participants can discuss their ideas and inspiration for the videos at a workshop and interact with the judges. Judges for the video contest come from a wide-ranging spectrum of art, technology and society, including Sweden-based media-art historian, cultural theorist and psychoanalyst Leon Tan, documentary and feature film maker Shashwati Talukdar from India, Dutch installation and digital media artist Jeroen van Loon, ICT practiotioner and technology-for-communities acitvist Becky Band Jain from New York, Namita Aavriti from India, who’s a legal researcher and media practitioner, Mr Abinandhan Ramanujam, cinematographer from the south Indian film industry, HIVOS Knowledge Programme Officer Fieke Jansen, and CIS Director of Research Nishant Shah.

The video contest is part of the ‘Digital Natives with a Cause?’ project, a three year knowledge inquiry into the field of youth, technology and change undertaken jointly by CIS and HIVOS. “The project uncovers the ways in which young people in emerging ICT contexts make strategic use of technologies to bring about change in their immediate environments,” elaborates Shah. Ranging from personal stories of transformation to efforts at collective change, it aims to identify knowledge gaps that existing scholarship, practice and popular discourse around an increasing usage, adoption and integration of digital technologies in processes of social and political change.

The organizers are planning a Webinar in the beginning of 2012, where jury members will talk about the idea behind the contest and share tips with participants on how to go about sending in that winning video proposal.

There is no restrictive criteria such as age, language or nationality to apply to the contest. Entries can address topics such as, but are not restricted to digital activism, changing dynamics of relationships in a digital world, education and technology in the classroom, privacy and open data, social media and information sharing, new ways of collaboration, work and research, the rockstar status of hackers, the varied demographics of those who use digital technologies. The written proposals have to be sent in by 08 Janaury 2012 either through the online submission form available at CIS, India website (http://cis-india.org/digital-natives/contests) or through a Word Document via Email. Proposals have to be sent in English, however, the final video can be in any language with English subtitles.

Besides written proposals, the organizers are also anticipating creative submissions in the form of storyboards, sketches or a collage. “We encourage participants to explore the range of visual media at their disposal. Be it a short video narration or a power point presentation, we encourage participants to submit ideas through the medium that best conveys your story.” Organizers say that contestants have a free reign when it comes to the genre and execution of the script. The only stipulation being run-time: the video cannot exceed 10 minutes in run-time and the lower limit is set at 60 seconds.

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The deadline for submission of written proposals is 26 January 2012.

For more information, visit contest page: http://cis-india.org/digital-natives/the-everyday-digital-native

 

Contact:

Nilofar Ansher

Community Manager: Digital Natives with a Cause?

Email: digitalnatives@cis-india.org | Twitter: @cis_india

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Amin’s family denies organizing alcohol tournament https://www.weinformers.com/2011/12/27/amins-family-denies-organizing-alcohol-tournament-2/ https://www.weinformers.com/2011/12/27/amins-family-denies-organizing-alcohol-tournament-2/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:45:57 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=17671 The 54th son of the former president of Uganda, Late Iddi Amin Dada, Taban Amin has denied media reports that one of their family members organised an alcohol tournament and in the process one of the participants ‘kicked the bucket.’ Taban says that the tournament was organised by another person and Sadiq Amin, a grandson of […]

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The 54th son of the former president of Uganda, Late Iddi Amin Dada, Taban Amin has denied media reports that one of their family members organised an alcohol tournament and in the process one of the participants ‘kicked the bucket.’

Taban says that the tournament was organised by another person and Sadiq Amin, a grandson of Amin went there to watch.

When a person died, the police arrested him on allegations that he was the one who organised the event.

Sadiq who contested for Busia town mayorship in the recent elections was arrested by the police in Busia last week.

The man died after sipping four bottles of waragi on his way to hospital.

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Amin’s family denies organizing alcohol tournament https://www.weinformers.com/2011/12/24/amins-family-denies-organizing-alcohol-tournament/ https://www.weinformers.com/2011/12/24/amins-family-denies-organizing-alcohol-tournament/#respond Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:19:02 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=17587 The 54th son of the former president of Uganda, Late Iddi Amin Dada, Taban Amin has denied recent media reports that one of their family members organised an alcohol tournament and in the process one of the participants ‘kicked the bucket’ (died). Taban says that the tournament was organised by another person and Sadiq Amin, […]

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The 54th son of the former president of Uganda, Late Iddi Amin Dada, Taban Amin has denied recent media reports that one of their family members organised an alcohol tournament and in the process one of the participants ‘kicked the bucket’ (died).

Taban says that the tournament was organised by another person and Sadiq Amin, a grandson of Amin went there to watch.

When a person died, the police arrested him on allegations that he was the one who organised the event.

Sadiq who contested for Busia town mayorship in the recent elections was arrested by the police in Busia last week. The man died after sipping four bottles of waragi on his way to hospital. Taban says that because their family member was falsely accused he was later released.

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