Recently I have come to the deep realization that I am the people who nurtured and groomed me as a child. I have always told myself that I am purely me with not as much influence of the people who have had a hand in my growing up. My whole being is purely influenced by the seeds that were planted in me by the people I spent time with when I was a kid. The words and stories I heard have influenced several of my thought and the behaviors I display are not of my own attributions but rather a product of many people’s behaviors I interacted with that contributed…
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Community Libraries as a Vital Tool for Community Empowerment
I attended the Reading for the Future Conference organised by the Reading Association of Uganda a week ago and I got enmeshed in the idea of improving the reading culture of our children. In the process I also met a gentleman who rides around in Western Uganda on his bike visiting schools with his mini library, teaching children how to read and distributing donated books. Paper to papers and concept to concepts were presented, interesting one at that. But the paper presented by Mr. Lukabwe Fred a Consultant at Enhance Abilities Initiative and Chairperson, NAEA[U] got me thinking that we can do more for future in regard to reading and development of children’s minds. His paper…
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Giving is sharing – Thank you my online community. #TweetHelpForTweeps
Let me begin this blog with this inspiration quote… Now my testimony. When I was mugged and robbed that warm Saturday night that still haunts and horrifies me, the person who picked me and dropped home from the road side knew me from Facebook. Hello Ocan Brian. When I had no idea what to do after I lost everything that made my work easy; from my specs to my phone, it was an online crowd funding website that showed me hope and how to share my story. Thumbs up for the guys at Akabbo. When I was wondering if investing time in a crowd funding was the right way, it was…
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What is your Contribution to Society? By @SlimEmCee
Kabubi Herman aka SlimEmCee the poet is one of the young people I have seen blossom into great leaders of influence among their peers and the poetry world. I like that he sets examples for others and encourages young people to advocate for better living in their communities. Below is something he wrote about his work in the community he visited recently . A lot of people mind very much about their work depending on their profession and one could say they target to become wealthy. But this wealth is not to be enjoyed by the entire community, just the individual with his or her family. It’s high time we think…
