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BACK from UGANDA - Fighting AIDS...!
Related to country: Uganda

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Dear colleagues,

I am finally back, from Uganda, where i stay for a month working with the Aids Support Organization - TASO of Uganda.

The Experiential Trip was intended to build a young activist's capacity in massive fight against HIV/AIDS while practically experiencing the impact of the Aids Virus in the Ugandans communities.

I must admit-----it was both an opportunity for me and a sad experience looking on how deadly the virus can become when it have totally overcome a human body/immune system.

Through out my stay, I manage to combine integrated approach to learning, both building up my experience in project work and also field services provision, making use of TASO's vast level of experience in HIV work and service provision.

My stay with TASO ----- in Uganda, was a great level of step forward to my road to joining the global strive to reduce the level of impact of HIV/Aids in Africa and beyond. As a young activist, i have always believed in finding solutions to problems, through alternative researches and multi-dimensional approaches. With this, the organization TASO was a better place of inspiration for me and therefore my stay give me something more that just a trip to learn about fight an epidemic, rather a journey of SUPLUS empowerment....YES..!

As a participant, it was an exciting experience joining over 30 skilled activists from all over Africa. I must admit also that this was a another breakthrough for me, meeting people of different backgrounds understandings and cultures, this i never forget.......!

TEACH as a continue project, sponsored by the SWEDISH government, is actually a dream liner for Africa in the fight against HIV/AIDS and i always want to encourage past, present and future participants to make good use of this opportunity, been very resourceful and committed to their projected plans.

At a times when citizens of Uganda were striving very strong to survive from the deadly hands of the most fearful disease (HIV/Aids), from the enormous stories death tour, The Aids Support Organization of Uganda emerged as one of the key among others who tried to counter the attack.

One thing i can never forget and never fill to apply in my life are the diverse strategies been applied by TASO in HIV/AIDS service provision - the care and support which sub passes awareness and publications, to an unnecessarily already inform population as see in most cases. HIV/AIDS now, with major concern require more than these and every advocate have to beyond just awareness and education, applying methods such as care and support which are actually the major needs now for communities already most affected by the disease.

One of the greatest lesson learned as a visionary is that I have met an exceptional organization, one that is a possible road model for my visions and goals for the future and growth of my organization.

As I work through the doors of TASO, from the warm welcome to the ultimate setup and structure of leadership and the assured good family spirit, those a lone have been a great lesson for anyone who really yield for success in every endeavor.

More to that, from the introductory workshop, my spirit was lifted and eyes opened to the reality and soul driven need to jump into my experiential buss.

As we move down to realities, it became vivid to me how a quality organization and organize service provision can upgrade the standard of living for PLWHA. More of the lessons learn could be summarizing as follow:

Meeting clients needs.
I discover through this experiential trip that Africa and the world beyond can defeat this deadly disease, if clients and prospective clients can be assure of greater love, care and support for their needs instead of just bringing them to public ridicule and abandoning them to stigma.

It was also observed that, given the socially driven nature of young people and the society at large been polluted with the massive involvement of technically made sound producing instruments, DRAMA performances during outreach do serve and a better cause since such incidents attract more people, who at the same receives important information such as awareness and education. With some clients publicly discussion the issue during performances helps to reduce stigma and denial as well.

I HOWEVER believe that if we as volunteers and advocates for the cause are very well committed to our promises and be more passionate to serve, service provision, care and support, can minimized the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

We are not God's displeasure, neither are we course, but rather need to collaboratively reawaken to the need, concerns and to the call of the crisis that surrounds us all.

I believe, always, that together, we can all defeat whatever cause, whatsoever degree of case a condition may be.

Don't forget to visit: www.tasouganoda.org. You will sure be inspired.

Thanks and welcome

August 29, 2008 | 10:47 AM Comments  0 comments

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HOW Possible....and When..????
Related to country: Iraq


All day long, since my stay in Ghana and from the first day i ever about Irag, it was when the America's lunch their rage on Sadam, everything up to now have been a complete mess there in Bagdah.....!!!

I just kept thinking, when will this situation of insecurity and air strikes, air bombings and calling of ignocent children and women really come to an END there in that country...?

When will that be and who should be held responsible for the damages there till now....opp ofcourse that's not my concern,

But how can the free -People -of that nation now enjoy this new freedom? HOW and WHEN?

Who Can Help, and How can I?

October 9, 2007 | 6:43 AM Comments  2 comments

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Completing Workshop – One – In Caldwell Today
Related to country: Liberia


After three weeks, today we have finalized first the training session of over 10 children from the Caldwell Community and surrounding areas.

These kids were selected from five different schools to benefit the hands on ICT and entrepreneurship training which of course have had a greater impact in their lives.

Entering the TIG/ACPI-CLCWA-Liberia Telecentre today all participants were tested for what they have learned over the six days.

Identifying the physical components of the PC and what’s on their screens and how to create some for themselves where among others. The kids were just happy doing it so better, though it still seems hard for some as they struggle to accomplish certain challenging task.

The good thing is that some off them have just seen it for the first time and can even us it now to do a peace of job for them. They were able to create accounts and join TIG yesterday, so today they are posting their comments and blogs about how they feel about the program.

The situation for many youths here in this country is still difficult. Since we had the first Open forum, some of the participants who came up to now are not yet able to sign up to TIG. We are still working on helping to use the Telecentre as a means to help other Networked Organizations and members join and teach them how to make use of the TIG page and tools also.

As the publicity is out for the Social Enterprise and Media competition, other promotional materials have been posted around to, to encourage and allow more and more youth gain access to this wonderful opportunity.

We encourage all organizations to submit names of participants for the Next workshop.

More appreciations to TIG, our Global Coordinator and officials in Canada.

Welcome…





August 25, 2007 | 3:06 PM Comments  1 comments

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The Usefulness of FLY on TIG...????
Related to country: Liberia


Dear fellow members and representatives of the Liberian youth body at FLY.

I donot see any usefullness of the federation haveing a page on such a globally recognized site if nothing can be read on it about it.

I think the federation's site anywere on the net, should be a place where any yoth from arround the world or any liberia youth in this country wanting to know some about, and whatsoever that is going that concerns youths here in Liberia.

For over three months now i have attempting visiting this Federation of Liberian Youth's Page, to my supprise today, nothing still have been said abouth it's activities there....!

Why so? What is going on at the Federation? Is it that there is no time or there no one to take the responsibility...?

Ok.... Please try your best or ask me, i can help you out...hey!!

Good day




July 30, 2007 | 8:03 AM Comments  2 comments

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CLCWA-Liberia's Business Status
Related to country: Liberia


Hello fellow Members,

Since the 25 of June before my illness up to date i have heard nothing going on arround here. What is the status of CLCWA-Liberia now?

Training where supposed to begaining as of the 7th of this month. Why there is no comment or information about that here?

Hoping we are working with coordination...!

Good day

July 13, 2007 | 6:27 AM Comments  0 comments

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Another Opportunity-Begaining July.....!
Related to country: Liberia


I am saying another opportunity because it may not be the first of its kind in liberia, but where such initiative may have not been such a broad and open source case for TIG-CLCWA, that anyone having the will to learn and start a new life by improving his/her understanding to ICT and technology as a driving force can be a beneficiary.......

In every part of every society now a day, ICT have been use to change, improve and reshape the way things generally used to be, in every aspect of human life. One can feel the impact of technolgy and ICT to be specific.

As an African and a Liberian youth, i consider it a very good opportnity this time that one can make use of, most especially where the cost of gaining access to computers and ICT base educations here in this contry is off the limit, due to the lack of supporting elements like Electricity and Limited Train personnels and Institutions

In this opportunity, youth will acquire this valuable knowledge that will gave them a worth of been useful to their peers and communities by doing something to make them independent by other means. It will also provide a tool for communication for youth and youth groups and leaderships, where information sharing can be made simpler and comprehensive.

The reality is that youth have talents and needs that communities can no longer afford to ignore. When the society fail to provide US - youth with support and opportunities, as adults WE may
- experience unemployment, have drug or alcohol problems, commit crimes, and become a drain on community resources.

Let's all make use of this OPPORTUNITY. This country also need more, which can not, with out the active inclussion and involvement of active and well motivated youth.......

You're welcome

June 29, 2007 | 6:39 AM Comments  0 comments

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From Africa - Talking about Africa
Related to country: Liberia


While the rest of the world is traveling the global information superhighway of interconnected computer networks, which put a tremendous range of information facilities and services within reach of the general user, Liberia and 75% of Africa stands the furthest removed of all the major regions of the glob from the Information Age.

We see many mal-practices around us; many youth turn quickly into thieves, gangs or other violent activities due to frustration from the lack of employment, opportunity, and training and feel abandoned by society. Majority of our young people at their school going age are out of school and don’t have any training and experience that can secure them a job. Job vacancies announced require a computer knowledge which was an advantage. At least 60% of employees today on this continent do not have the require computer skills require for the new technological integration of management, as a result, additional IT Officers have to be employed to perform common tasks such working with simple office user applications, which is a complete setback to every organization, and increase the expenditure of government and other private entities.

Where are the stakeholders? What are we doing to quickly educate Africa and put this continent on pass with other nations around us?.

What plan do we have for our next generations?

I am listening here.....!



May 5, 2007 | 6:17 AM Comments  3 comments

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