UYS Volume 5 February 2013

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Ugandas Young Stars :: Volume 5 :: February 2012

A newsleter for

Ugandas youh, by

Ugandas youh

WHAT I HOPE TO SEE IN UGANDA DURING THE NEXT 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE?

UgandasYoung Stars

Kabugho Moreen :: Age 13 :: Rwimi, Fort Portal District

There are many things I hopeto see in the next 50 years inUganda. I hope to see moresecurity in urban and rural ar-eas. I hope to see more womenleaders in parliament. I hope tosee better medical acilities andenough hospitals in rural areas.

I would hope to see better edu-cation acilities. I would hopeto see stable and organisedgovernment, corruption out o

Uganda. I hope to see enoughworkers with improved sala-ries/wages. I hope to see

improved transport and acili-ties (e.g. good roads to preventaccidents). I would like to seeenough electricity in schools,hospitals, towns, and villages.

I would hope to see streetchildren away rom the streets.Ihope to see good industries toproduce nished goods.

continued on pg. 5

Uganda has been independent

or 50 years. In the next 50 years

o independence I hope to see a

ew things change in the country.

I think districts will have been con-

verted into cities, to improve andraise awareness on governmental

issues. There will also be improve-

ment on: road conditions or

easy means o transportation o

goods and people rom one place

to another, and communication

systems, whereby sending and re-

ceiving messages will become eas-

ier or the people o the country.

I think we will see an increase o

health sectors or acilities through

building more hospitals, dispen

ries, and clinics or saving lives o

people o the country. A better

ucation system will be introduc

and established. More classroom

will be constructed, so lessons crun easy. Also there will be a go

relationship between Uganda a

outside countries.

There will be an increase in pop

lation in the nation during the

next 50 years o independence.

People marry ater their studies

Ocokoru Glory :: Senior 3, Adumi SS :: Arua


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YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER

I think a leader is anybody entrust-

ed on authority to mobilize, moni-

tor and run a particular group o

people in achieving their goal so

there are many leaders in Uganda.

There is a lot o advice I would

give to someone that wants to be

successul and peaceul leader.

In my opinion a good leader

should be responsible and ready

to complete work. He/she should

be original and think o new ideas

when solving problems.

A leader should have sel-con-

dence, condence about his/

her abilities and be able to lead

others and have good sel-esteem.

They should be enthusiastic and

persistent in ollowing up their

goals. A good leader should be an

intelligent person. They should be

good at understanding peoples

ideas and think clearly. Coming up

with clear decisions and solutions

to solve problems is important.

Also understanding dicult solu-

tions and problems is important

so that they can be dealt with

properly. A good leader should be

co-operative and exible to adopt

new methods o work. A good

leader, as a good communicator, is

able to properly communicate to

peoples, workers, suppliers. They

should use proper language and

put inormation in clear speakin

and writing.

A good leader should persevere

and be knowledgeable. Perse-

verance is the determination to

keep trying to achieve somethin

in spite o diculties, and not

quit until they succeed. A leader

should knowledgeable about

diferent types o work and the

environment in which he/she op

erates and also about the variou

expectations o the businesses.

Leaders should try to acquire as

Akello Judith :: Senior 3, St. Theresa Girls S.S. :: Alanyi, Alebtong District

A good leader should be a

intelligent person.They should be good at understanding peoples idea

and think clearly. Comingup with clear decisionsand solutions to solve

problems is important.

Uganda has never seen a peaceul

transition o power. I would advise

someone who wants to be a suc-

cessul and peaceul leader that a

good leader should:

Fulll what he had promised his

people.

Be aithul and not corrupt to his

people.

Be present.

Have good visions and ideas, to

bring about change.

Be an example to the entire

community.

Be cooperative and hardwork-

ing, so as to manage leadership.

Be seless and always think

about others.

Be observant to his mistakes.

These are some qualities require

to be a good leader.

Winyi James :: S2, Wekomiire Senior Secondary School :: Kyegegwa District

Shooting StarsUgandas Ugandas Shooting Stars dont just talk the talk, theywalk the walk. These youth are actively working to promote

change in their villages, schools, and country. This issue, wehave two shooting stars! See below and on page 6.


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Development is the availability

o human beings basic needs, or

example, education, medication,

peace, and unity. My contribu-

tions, as a youth, in the develop-

ment o Uganda in a peaceul

way are being assertive and

a role model. Being asser-

tive is having the ability to

stand up or onesel and

the heart o positive com-

munication, which enables

us to develop condence

to enhance sel-esteem

and make good decisions

as ar as development is

concerned. I am a role

model by participating actively in

development programs since we

youth are the pillar and the light

o today and tomorrow.

The war in Uganda has afected

development in many ways.

Agricultural activities (since it is

agriculturalization rather than

industrialization), can contribute

to the development o a country.

The war retarded the arming

because people were shited or

displaced rom the ertile land.

This led to poverty and laziness.

The more important thing to note

is that, it has also retarded educa-

tion because most o the young

generation o Uganda were ab-

ducted and orced to be child sol-

diers. Problems like psychological

trauma, emotional and economic

issues are all over the country,

which are a result o the war.

My prediction is that in the uture

i the prevailing peace continues

we shall get back to a better lie

and make improvements in the

eld o education, medicine,

agriculture, and many others. As a

peace-maker, I will get involved in

peace building by sensitizing my

ellow Ugandans on the impor-

tance o peace and unity.

In part because o the war, Ugan-

da has never seen a peace-

ul transition o power,

thereore, as a peace-maker,

I would encourage el-

low Ugandans to consider

democracy so that power/

leadership is shared within

Uganda. We should avoid

a dictatorship. Also, I would

encourage transparency so

that we eradicate tribalism

and corruption, which are com-

mon practices in Uganda and

retarding development. Further-

more, I would encourage ellow

youth to be peace promoters.

In a nutshell, I would like to tell

ellow Ugandans that there was

never a good war and a bad

peace so let us make peace supe-

rior and war inerior.

Okot Robert :: 23 Years Old :: Lamwo District, Palabek Ogili Sub-County, Apyetta Parish, Odube VillageGulu Youth Development Association

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Ogom Andy :: Age 23 :: Ngai Sub-County, Oyam District

Essay 1

Like birds you are daddy bird.

As young ones, the youth are

baby birds.We request that you should not

only be eeding us on ready ood,

or

we shall always hunger again and

again.

I also request that you teach us to

y, to y so high

that we can get our own ood.Give us nets to sh, not sh.

Dont develop us, but show us

how to develop with your sup-

port!!!


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Essay 2

My Fellow Young Ugandans

Lets love and embrace our coun-

try. Lets stop crying, or it will

not save our jobless situation. Ipray and urge you and me to be

more

creative and productive, to stop

waiting in vain. We must create our

own jobs.

We are in a productive age bracket,

thereore, I advise that we should

not ignore vocational training

skills. Apply them immediately to

save our nancial status. Lets en-gage in groups and apply or help

rom NGOs within our communi-

ties and live productive liestyles.

I pray that we dont spoil our u-

tures by engaging in early

marriage, unrealistic sexual

pleasures, thet, and disrespecti

our parents and community el-

ders. Remember that nobody ca

change youexcept yoursel.

I nally pray that God grants us

energy, skills, and capacity and

blesses the work o our hands.

HOW DO YOU THINK THE WAR WITH THE LRA AFFECTED THE DEVEOPMENT OF UGANDA?

I think the war afected the devel-

opment o Uganda in many ways.

First during the war there was kill-

ing o people in Northern Uganda.

This afected Uganda economi-

cally, since people who armed or

ood were killed. There was little

income generation because the

population became smaller. Also

when people moved into towns

or security, services were not uti-

lized. For instance, roads, schools,

and hospitals in the villages were

not used. This resulted in a waste

o services.

The rebels killed many leaders

who were going to contribute to

the development o Uganda. In a

home or amily when a ather dies

it creates a gap and the develop-

ment o the home decreases.

These leaders who died were our

athers in Uganda, this

led to a gap in Uganda.

To me as a peacemaker I can hel

to make a positive impact or the

people and my country, by using

the knowledge I have learned

at Peace Camp. I can teach my

people how to communicate po

tively. Through orming a peace

club in school I will teach studen

how to live positively.

Awekonimungu Amos :: Paidha P.T.C. :: Nebbi District, Atego Sub-county

Ogom Andy :: Age 23 :: Ngai Sub-County, Oyam District

Ariengu Simon :: Usuk Secondary School :: Katakwi District Usuk

My contribution to the develop-

ment o our country, Uganda, is

through the ormation o creative

peace clubs at the community lev-

el, schools and colleges through

the use o positive communica-

tion.

I can also contribute to the devel-

opment o Uganda through orga-

nizing dramas, poems and other

activities such as sports in order

to boost morale o society in a

peaceul way. The above strategic

measure has worked in places like

the Langi and Acholi regions, so I

have been inspired to take it up.

As a peacemaker rom Peace

Camp in Ocer, I can sensitize the

community through the use o

positive communication so that

people can have a peaceul hom

This can be achieved

through tolerance and apprecia-

tion o culture.

To recover the lost peace due to

hardship o changing onesel, I c

settle conict through advocatin

or orgiveness, hence reconcilia-

tion so that there is togetherness

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and begin producing children.

The population increase will result

in shortage o land, ood, and

other resources. Jobs will become

scarce to the people o the coun-

try, which will lead to an increase

in unemployment. Crime rates will

increase. Cost o living will be hard

to manage in terms o eeding

the amily member. High spread

o diseases in the country is likely

due to overpopulation. There will

be destruction o the environment

due to extraction o minerals, and

deorestation or crop land. Pollu-

tion o air and water rom industry

contaminants will be worse.

Ocokoru Glory, continued from pg. 1

Awekonimungu Amos, continued from pg. 4

With the help o a welare tutor

at the college level I can write a

memorandum o understating

and send it to the principal so

that there is inormation o clubs

like Youth Peace Makers (YPM) so

that we can advocate or peace

together!

HOW WILL WOMEN CONTRIBUTE TO A WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY?

Namayanja Kulusum :: Wanyange Girls Secondary School :: Jinja District

I think women can contribute to a

wealth o technology by improv-

ing their status and showing their

abilities,proving to men that they

can rather than sitting back. By not

giving up in sciences and technol-

ogy programs and this goes to the

youth, the youth who are ladies

these days give up in sciences at

an ordinary level as they consider

them as very hard subjects. But I

just advise them that even though

sciences are hard, we have to work

hard in them and dont give up

easily because where there is lie,

there is hope. And lastly, I advise

women to live to ght another in

this world o ours even though

they consider them as a weak sex,

we dont care whatever they say

about us but what we need is to

develop our careers in science and

technology.

Namuwase Rebecca :: 13 yrs. Old ::Wanyanga S.S. Girls :: Kakiro Jinja District

Women can greatly contribute

to a world o technology. Unor-

tunately they have many actors

hindering their eforts. Womens

rights are abused. They are also

overlooked and people think that

their place is in the homes taking

care o their husbands and chil-dren. Men oten restrict their wives

rom working and earning their

own salaries. Most men believe

that women are there to be seen

not to be heard, however this is

not true. Given a chance, women

can also do so much in

the world o technology.

Women can even contribute to a

world o technology in many ways

which include the ollowing:

Having a positive attitude towards

science subjects. They should stop

thinking that they cant achieve

goals in technology and they

should begin working hard. Fight-

ing or their rights and getting

government support in their ght.

Women scientists should encour-

age and support girls in order to

succeed in the science subjectsand technology.

I appeal to parents, guardians,

teachers, you and us to encourage

and support girls in science, with

our help, they can contribute to a

world o science and technology.


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Shooting StarsUgandas

Akankunda Evas :: Kinoni Girls School :: Mbarara

Women! Why cant we contribute

to a world o technology?

In some countries, like here in

Uganda, women have been laid

down in science activities and

have already given up.

But now, let us stand strong and

prove to them that we can do it as

well as men.

I men can, why not women?

What have men got that is better

than women?

So women, its up to us to changeour world.

We can change and contribute to

worlds technology.

By being responsible in everything

By having interest in what we are

doing

By being assertive

By believing in ourselves that we

can make it

By working hard,

although it pains but it pays

By being patientBy having ocus

By being principled

By being time managers

Women, we are very intelligent

even more than men,

So let us work hard towards a

world o technology.

I you dream it, you can do it, an

i you can see it, there is nothing

to it.

Below you can read about our Shooting Star, Akullo Ivy, isusing her leadership abilities to empower youth. See page

Namugayi Zubedah Shantel ::16 years :: PMM Girls SS :: Mukono District Wakisi

WHAT IS CHANGE? DO YOU THINK CHANGE IS A GOOD THING OR ABAD THING?

Change is anything new in the country, society or in the world that was not existing beore.

We have many changes in the world, e.g. biological change, physical, spiritual etc.

Changes are good because we get introduced to new things like computers, robots, rockets; things which

werent existing in the past.

Changes like the biological ones help us to think more intelligently as we grow up. As we grow up we get

introduced to new people in the country or in the world. We also get introduced to new subjects, especially

rom primary level to secondary level.

Changes are also good because in the 1980s computers werent existing but now we are able to use compu

ers and research.

On the other hand, changes become bad when you lose some one especially your parents, because every-thing will change, and that will be the beginning o your sufering.

Accidents, sicknesses, etc. are all changes which make people very sad in the society, country or in the worl

So I conclude by saying changes are both good and bad but I realize that changes are more positive than

negative.

So I conclude by saying changes are both good and bad but I realize that changes are more positive than

negative.


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Nakiyinji Joan :: 15 years old :: Kasese District :: St. Theresa Girls SS :: Nsenyi

Change

Change is a act o lie. Something

has an advantage and disadvan-

tage so change has good things

and bad things.

The good things with change are

like change in education, because

we used not to use computers but

now the world is changing with

automatic, electronic computers.

Secondly and most important,

change is constructing building

roads is really very good because it

helps our world to look good andhelps in good transport networks.

It was one day when rain dropped

cats and dogs our roads were ull

o mud and you could ail to move

and walk in the road but now it is

constructed and everyone walks

when it has rained.

Lastly but not the least, change

is bad when a person is sick. Oneday, I was very sick and they took

me at the hospital with my sister

but my sister died, thats why I am

saying change is bad. My sister

was called Oliver and she died

o typhoid. She was 8 years old.

Nakakulo Halimah :: 15 years old :: Luzinga SS :: Aldina Village Jinja District

Change is a act o lie.Actually change has good things

and bad things.

Change is good because there are

many things o experience in our

lives through change.

Unortunately

i you dont

want change,

change will

change you.

Change is alsogood because

it can change your capacity o

thinking and you start thinking

wisely and maturely.

There have been change in the

years o history where by the inor-mal education was used but today

things have change because o the

science technology.

Change is also good because o

the political instability and prob-

lems e.g. i one is elected

and doesnt do good

or the wellbeing o the

people is most likely to be

changed and get another

one.In this world there has

been change. It is like moving on

a cycle. Once I was a baby when I

was born by the mother but not

there is a diference in change.

Actually change is a act o lie be-

cause it is used by people, animals,plants, etc. change is everywhere.

Change is also done politically, ec-

onomically, socially, e.g. economi-

cally, change is included where by

the prices o things are not on a

stand still.

Change is good where by in the

past they used not to have com-

puters but today because o the

science technology we have been

able to get computers.Change is also good because it can

make the rural areas to become

urban centers with very many

people. Because o change we get

to understand and know each and

every person.

Change is also goodbecause it can change

your capacity of thinking and you start

thinking wisely andmaturely.

GOAL SETTING

Noal Hawa :: Age 13 :: Miranda Memorial PS

Goals provide a sense o direction

and purpose. They help us achieve

our dreams. We all have dreams

but dreams oten dont become

a reality unless we set goals and

make the right daily choices to

achieve those goals. One has to

know about goals that will help

him/her work out what you re-

ally want. Goals are well-dened

targets that give you direction and

motivation. They are your road-

map to success and the most com-

mon mistake people make when

setting goals is using someone

elses goals as their own. Dont all

into this trap and become some-

one youre not! Please, I encourage

everyone to set a SMART goal that

is Specic, Measurable, Attainable,

Realistic, and Timely.

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Ugandas Young Stars :: Volume 5:: Page 8

HOW DID YOU ENJOY YOUR EXPERIENCE AT CAMP GLOW?

I am ending this topic by saying

this advice to live well by in your

daily lie:

True happiness is that which does

not depend upon external situa-

tions or circumstances to sustain

and maintain the 3Ds: Decision,

Determination, Destiny! Lie is 1

what happens to you and 90%

how you react to it. The advice is

this: Live the lie you love, love t

Karungi Gorret :: S4, Wekomiire Senior Secondary School :: Kyegegwa District

Natugonza Jacinta:: S4, Kakabara Secondary School :: Kyegegwa District

Camp GLOW taught me many things and it changed

me in many ways.

I learned to be assertive, that is to tell someone what

I want without being rude or disrespecting mysel or

others.

I learned to make resuable menstrual pads (RUMPS)

so as to reduce on the money I would use to buy

pads. I can now add that money to my school ees

and other important things.

I learned to make pita bread and coin purses, which I

can sell to earn a living.

I learned to set SMART goals. These are goals that

produce a sense o direction and purpose. I want to

set goals such as improving my currency skills, that

produce a desirable outcome, such as being sel-

reliant in the uture.

I learned that HIV attacks the immune system and

that someone who has HIV can get ARV treatment,

stay positive, join a peer support network, and get

immunized.

I am thankul or everything Camp GLOW taught m

and thankul or how it changed me.

GLOW stands or Girls Leading Our

World. During Camp GLOW. Camp

GLOW equipped and changed me.

I practiced teamwork, whereby I

shared important issues with my

group. I also stayed with my group

all the time, which helped me to

participate efectively.

The experience helped me to set

goals which are SMART (Specic,

Measurable, Attainable, Realistic

and Timely). I learned about critical

thinking when it comes to deci-

sion-making: to think o a specic

goal, and measure whether it is

realistic to attain in a given period

o time. I learned to think critically

in order to attain my set goals, and

to make decisions and to ulll

them.

In Lie Skills, I learned to be as-

sertive and able to express my

eelings. In the past, Ihad a passive

behavior, but now, I can express

my eelings, hence assertiveness.

I also learned how important

creativity is. This helped me to

save money, which I was wastingto buy sanitary pads, but now I can

make my own. I can also make pita

bread to eat or sell.

Camp also helped me to conserve

the environment by planting trees,

and to prevent the spread o ma-

laria by slashing around homes.

Through my experience, I also

managed to learn new languages

and make new riends.

Generally, Camp GLOW was illum

nating to me academically, eco-

nomically, socially and biologica


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POETRY CORNER

To set the ball rolling, rst and

oremost Im a shooting star be-

cause I always aim or the better-

ment o our motherland country,

Uganda. I want to become a utureleader o

tomorrow

who cares

about all

the citi-

zens o my

country.

In Uganda

today

there is a lot o corruption in all

areas: or instance in the church,court and in other institutions. As

a shooting star in years to come I

will not just sit and watch things

happen in the way they are not

supposed to be, or example when

rich people go on bribing the poor

ones at the court.

In addition to that, in Uganda

today most o the leaders are male

and me as a shooting star I would

not tolerate such a thing because

women also have their own rights.You can

imagine such

a scenario

where by

there isnt

any woman

whom they

have elected

as the

president o Uganda. As a shoot-

ing star I will make some changesand diversiy the economy o our

country.

Furthermore, when students drop

out o the school, because they

are total orphans and there is no

one who would care or them, it

pains me a lot to see them sufer.

There are other people who have

plenty but they cannot take a step

o helping these kinds o children.

I will help do them in necessary

things or their lives.

There is a lot o unnecessary

murder nowadays and the widows

are now sufering whereby some

other clan members grab away

their property and they are not

allowed to comment on it but as a

shooting star I will not just sit and

see things happen in a disorga-

nized way.

Akullo Ivy :: Senior 5 :: St. Theresa Girls S.S. :: Alanyi, Alebtong District

THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS NOT STRAIGHT

For us to succeed, we should put it in mind that:

There is a curve called ailure

A loop called conusion

Speed bumps called riends

Red lights called enemies

Caution lights called amily

You will have ats called jobs

But i you have a vehicle called vision

And spares called discipline, dedication, determina-

tion, and devotion

An engine called perseverance

With uel called the

Holy Spirit

Insurance called

aith

A driver called Jesus

You will denitely make it to a place called success

But because success does not come easy

It had to be earned by hard work

Then all obstacles will automatically transorm in op-

portunities or success

Namwase Rebecca :: 13 Years :: Wanyange Girls SS :: Kakiro, Jinja

In Uganda today there is a lotof corruption in all areas: forinstance in the church, courtand in other institutions. As ashooting star in years to comeI will not just sit and watchthings happen in the way they

are not supposed to be.

SHOOTING STAR


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Es s a y s u b m i s s i o n G u i d E l i n E s

Essay questions are optional. Please try to

keep submissions for each question under

400 words. Entries submitted as personal

testimony must be factual. Write your

name, age, school (if applicable), village and

district on the paper.

Ugandas Young Stars :: February 2013

Volume 5

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Published by United States Peace Corps Volunteers

AboutugAndAsYoungstArs

Ugandas Young Stars was frst published

by American Peace Corps Volunteers in

February 2012. The newsletter is written

or youth, by youth and is designed

to be an open orum where Ugandan

kids can express their ideas, opinions,

and experiences regarding gender and

youth-related issues. Youth write andsubmit essays which are compiled by

Peace Corps Volunteers, used as articles

in the publication, and then distributed in

communities all around the country.

nE x t i s s u E s th E m E :

ONEYEAR REFLECTIONS

How has Ugandas Young Stars impacted you,

personally?

Have you used UYS to create awareness within your

community about any specifc issues?

Do you have any New Years resolutions or 2013?

Tell us what your New Years resolutions are and

how you plan to keep them.

Do you think that youre a Shooting Star? Tell

us about who you are and how youre actively

working to promote change in your village, school,

community, or Uganda as a whole.

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W O R D P U Z Z L E S : H U M A N S A N D M O N K E Y S

A armer returns rom the market, where he bought a

she-goat, a cabbage and a dog.

On the way home he must cross a river. His boat is

small and wont t more than one o his purchases.

He cannot leave the she-goat alone with the cabbage

(because the she-goat would eat it), nor he can leave

the she-goat alone with the wol (because the she-

goat would be eaten).

How can the armer get everything on the other sid

in this river crossing puzzle?

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