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A Monthly Publication of the Rotary Club of Kampala West

FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Rotarians and Friends,

Thank you for staying with us, and welcome to the August issue of The Vuvuzela. We are grateful for all your kind comments relating

to the July issue. Above all, taking time off your busy schedules to read this magazine humbles us beyond words. We pledge to continue giving you high quality material fit for Rotary consumption.

The Rotary theme for this month is ‘Membership Expansion’. We all need to put our heads together and see how to achieve this. One of the ways of doing it is by keeping up the good work that is commensurate with Rotary, thus enticing others who have a passion to serve to join us. As Elizabeth Scott once said, “When you do nice things for others, you often enable them to do nice things for others, and the phenomenon grows. Your children and your friends may see your good example and behave in more altruistic ways as well”.

Service above self is what identifies us as Rotarians. See what our Country Chair, PP Margaret Mungherera, and our Club Secretary, Rtn Geoffrey Tumusiime have to say about it. If you enjoyed Part 1 of PP Nuwa’s article, Country Music Awards Festival 2011, you are in business. We bring you Part 2 in this issue. We have articles from our Rotaractors and many more. Please send us feedback and articles. Be part of The Vuvuzela Family.

Enjoy yourselves

RTN JOCELYN EKOCHU

EDITOR, 2011/2012

RCKW LINE UP ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF MONTH OF AUGUST 2011 / 2012, MEMBERSHIP EXTENSION MONTH

Date Activity Person In-charge

1st AugustMonthly reportUpdating of the website

Geoffrey Tumusiime and Gift Tryphine

2nd August Board meeting Patrick Kahangire and Geoffrey Tumusiime

3rd August

Fellowship - Classification Defense by a Prospective new member

Presentation by the RCC of Odworo Kanapa, Kumi District

Bernadatte Freeser / Miriam Wipfler

Sam Bwaya / Francis from Kumi

10th August Club Assembly President / Club Secretary

17th AugustFellowship- Main Speaker – Country Officer in Charge of Membership Extension

Miriam Wipfler

24th AugustFellowship- Main Speaker from FEMRITE, Keeping volunteer members motivated

Club Secretary / Rtn Jocelyn

31st August Fellowship- Induction of New Members Miriam Wipfler

ContentsThe Vuvzela Fan Base _________________________________________ 2

President’s Message __________________________________________ 3

District Governor’s Message__________________________________ 6

Ri President’s Message________________________________________ 8

A Message From The Assistant Governor_____________________ 9

An Opportunity To Serve______________________________________ 10

Enabling Marginalised Communities to Smile ______________ 11

The Rotaract Angle____________________________________________ 14

First Installation At Rotaract Kampala West___________________ 16

Country Music Awards Festival 2011, Nashville, Tennessee

Usa, Cont’d ____________________________________________________ 20

Extract From Crack In The Pearl, A Novel In Progress_______ 23


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THE VUVZELA FAN BASEDear Editor,This is awesome not because I am featured, but because you ROOOCK. Vuvuzela was bigger, better and bolder. Now you have reached within to embrace Rotary with a publication that makes RCKW claim her place in global communication.YIRNuwa

Dear JocelynPlease send a copy to the district and DG so that you may compete for the citation in the category. Clubs do a lot of good things that we do not communicate to the relevant departments. Get the message across.Good jobSam Farouk Mukasa

Dear editorCheers indeed to a job well done! I believe this is just a tip of the iceberg, Gakyali Mabaga. We are watching out for the next one, the standards have been set very high!Katy

Dear Jocelyn and All,From the name, to the colours and the content, this is a truly commendable effort. Congratulations.Sam F. Owori

Wow!Great stuff!

Thank you very much RCKW team. You make us proud.

Be Blessed,Emmanuel

DGN

I found it a wonderful read. The colours used are also bright and vibrant and I loved the pictures too. Some of us are still like kids who want to read a book stories with loads of pictures so we can relate them to the story.

Nuwa, no matter how many times I read your article the festival comes alive afresh. Feels like I was there too (not in that sweltering heat though!!) Thanks to the team that does the Vuvuzela.Regards,Mae

Dear Rtn JocelynThe Vuvuzela says it all! Great content, colour and style. Awaiting the next issue eagerly!!Regards Geeta

Dear Jocelyn,Thank you immensely for the job well-done, the Vuvuzela magazine for July is striking

and splendid. Geoffrey Tumusiime

Editor, So beautiful and informative! Very well packaged, I can’t wait to share it with other clubs to see the wonderful work and the dedication you are putting into this. Thanks.AG Rosetti Nayenga

Dear Jocelyn,Thanks for a job well done and

congratulations.Patrick

Hi JocelynVery creative work

Cheers, Joseph



PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Yes, the Board and I are

a month in office and eleven more months to go!!!

The counting of lapsed time and months remaining to the end of the rotary year is simply a game of numbers. The most important measure of time lapsed should, also, reflect what we have accomplished. What progress and contribution have we made, individually and collectively, as a club towards the realization of the Rotary International theme for 2011-2012, which enjoins us to “Reach within and embrace humanity”. Yes, some of us will say, hey, the year has just begun, we are a newly constituted board and …etc, etc….. I am, however, happy to report to the members of the RCKW, that Board has started on a serious, we are finalizing our work plans, closing projects, tackling audit issues, continuing to prepare and issue our quality and acclaimed monthly Vuvuzela and, I am sure you all agree, we are working very closely with you to implement club decisions, especially that on timely payment of dues. On that note I congratulate all of you who have paid in full or partly, your annual dues and contributions to RI. Keep up the good job members and the efficient Treasurer, Rtn Katy. I call upon all of us to fulfill our obligations to our club, country, district and RI.As I tried to think of a message for this August edition of the Vuvuzela, I recalled the

message from my church service at All Saints Cathedral of last Sunday, which was a children’s’ Sunday service. I usually attend the 7.30 am service together with many Rotarians, including our able fund raiser, PP James Serufusa. The theme was about challenges in family homes. Typical of children’s Sunday service, the preacher turned it into a class of sorts, asking and prompting children not to be intimated by the overbearing parents and the watchful congregation but tell it all about what they saw as challenges and their causes in their homes. True to children, they demonstrated their depth of knowledge of various challenges and asserted their rights to speak and be heard-take it or leave it! One of the key questions asked was why there were challenges in homes-of all sorts. Answers included: (i) Families not praying and especially praying together. Aha! So Rotarians know this and hence the first thing we do in the fellowships is to recite the rotary Grace. How about at home?(ii) Parents not being there for the children for fellowship and needed guidance to children. Again, I thought to myself, Yes, Rotarians know this too and that’s why we have fellowships every week. In the event that one misses a fellowship, remember the others miss your fellowship and guidance. Ever thought of fellowships that way, fellow Rotarian of RCKW? So why not invite more members

and visitors? How about at home?

Children continued, to the embarrassment of the parents and most of us in the congregation, by how children had all the answers to the societal problems – which sounded normal and simple - and yet appeared and sound monumental to us the parents and leaders of our respective households. I lost track of the many good answers and suggestions but then another one that I had not anticipated came up, (iii) Not carrying the burden for each other!! Yes, children had a feeling that a few, maybe only of the two parents or one of the children was shouldering the responsibility to make the home a better place for all members. As you all know, directly or indirectly, some of our members do complain or express concern over how only a few of them are the ones who are active, respond to all club needs, follow-up projects, contribute to projects and even, yes, pay their dues on time and or fully, when they are due. Some of us get concerned that our attendance at fellowships is low; we don’t visit other clubs as well as

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we should, and the list is endless. The consequence of all this, only a few members are carrying the “burden” of keeping RCKW shining and winning national and global recognitions. One child who attended the last Sunday morning (7.30 am) on 31st August, 2011 at All saints Cathedral, thinks challenges facing families could be lessened if families-including the RCKW rotary family-shared each other’s burdens. I said to myself, yes Rotarians got that right too under the Four Way Test. Since, I was not a child, I could not dare stand up and inform the congregation that the Rotarians are mindful of that, but expressed it in a sophisticated and mature way for the professionals that comprise the rotary fraternity.

So my message is, fellow Rotarians of the RCKW, lets fellowship and pray together-f e l l ow s h i p s a t t e n d a n c e , offer and attend hospitalities, let’s be there for our club and for each other-in actions, happiness and sadness and, lastly, lets carry each other’s burdens, feel for each and be true to the RI theme for the year and the Four Way Test. Equally, it means those of us working harder than others should not be discouraged, it is about carrying each

other’s burden, once in awhile and pray for reciprocal action at some point in time. On that note, I wish to express my appreciation to PPs and our VP Rtn Marcella who stepped in to chair many of the fellowships when I was away defending my classification elsewhere.

On Saturday 30th of July 2011, I visited VICNA, one of the projects we are supporting at Nabywanga, 51kms from Kampala in Masaka District. I was accompanied by the Director New Generation and Rotaractors from our Baby Club, the Rotaract Club of Kampala West. The RCKW with the support of the district 5330 of USA, is supporting the VICSNA Project develop and implement a rainwater harvesting project with a shallow well as source of

water to support an irrigation scheme-a new area for Kampala west and rotary in Uganda.

It was nice to see the developments at the VICNA farm that includes agriculture, poultry farming,

and maize milling and was being expanded to include a bakery. We listened to the big plans from Fr. Bwanika and his motivation, aspirations and expectations from the RCKW support. With the proceeds from the farm, Fr Bwanika and VICNA supports over 100 disadvantaged children in school and two of the children are now accessing University education-how gratifying for VICNA to see members fruits of their labour. Clearly, what we have been able to start is just the

beginning.

To Fr. Bwanika and all those members of our society that continue to get inspired and champion projects to benefit target communities or people among us that are needy

or less privileged than us, I salute you and urge you to continue with the good works. That is what rotary is all about, that’s what we, as Rotarians, aspire to do and we will continue to stand with you.



A Water reservoir at VICN provided by the RCKW and district 5330


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ISSUE 2 VOLUME TWO AUGUST 2011


Fellow Rotarian and Friends, August is the Membership and Extension Month for Rotary. I just want to ask a very simple question to Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Kampala West, is the RCKW growing as a club or kind of stagnant in terms of membership Growth? We also need to evaluate ourselves and search for reasons why membership extension remains stagnant at our club? I have noted there Rotary Clubs out there with more than 500 active members, at 42 active members we need to do a pretty good job as a club to increase our numbers

without compromising our values and principles. As I pointed out earlier, if we all accepted carrying each other’s burden in what we do, the output of the 42 members would be much greater than what we have been able to do.

Lastly, it should be further noted that Membership Extension is essential to achieving Rotary’s goals of providing community and international service. Every Rotary club member shares the responsibility of proposing qualified new members. Dear members, who have you, shared Rotary with lately? Have you

introduced a new member to Rotary yet? If not, here’s your chance as the Rotary Month of Membership and Extension arrives! Membership is extremely important to us, and we are always eager to hear from individuals interested in our mission and joining the Rotary Club of Kampala West. Long Live Kampala West

Let us, “Reach within to Embrace Humanity”

PATRICK OSBERT KAHANGIRE

PRESIDENT, ROTARY CLUB OF KAMPALA WEST ROTARY YEAR 2011/2012

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S MESSAGEMy fellow Rotarians and friends,



We hit the road running! This is Rotary Membership and

extension month and I would like to talk about membership in our District. Our District has seen tremendous growth in the number of members and indeed we will soon be victims of this success with the split of district 9200 into two districts already a reality. We however must understand that we are way below target on our density. Our desire is to one day have more than one district in each country!

As Margaret and I began our club visits, I passionately spoke about membership. Many clubs have modest plans of growth and in many instances I have challenged us to throw modesty away and go for formidable growth in the quantity and quality of Rotarians. I believe it can be done because I have tried it and it has worked, having brought many Rotarians into in my own and other clubs! I have challenged people that the problem of membership growth and retention is not one of Rotary, but one for each individual Rotarian, and we each need to deal with it in the face of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous line “Be the change you want to see in the world”. I have challenged members to stop cursing the darkness and light a candle. When is the last time you introduced a new member into this great organization?

The question I put to each Rotarian in our District, and perhaps even more so to the wider Rotary fraternity is: do

we believe we are a good and credible organization? The answer is always yes. Why then do we find it difficult to invite others into this “good thing” that is Rotary? You and I were invited to Rotary by someone wanted us to come into the Rotary world. Who have you invited to join our great organization? The problem with membership lies with us who have been Rotarians for 3, 5, 10 and more years and have not brought members into Rotary. If today each Rotarian brought in just one member, our organization would double in size.

Many times when we think of who to invite, we seek out those who are like us- most likely our age-mates and our peers. While this in itself is not a problem it is very likely then to find clubs with like-minded buddies who at times may even become an exclusive group. I challenge Rotarians to invite younger professionals who have prospects of growth and many of whom would bend over backwards when asked by us older and more often than not, more successful Rotarians.

The one other source of membership that we have not addressed well is our Rotaractors. In my few clubs visited in Uganda I have observed a desirable and growing trend of having in some cases in excess of 20% of the members having been former Rotaractors. In other countries our District like Kenya, this number is not even 1%! Despite having had Rotaract clubs with us for years, we have a very poor Cont’d to page 7 >>>

conversion rate into Rotarians. I challenge us to reach out to former Rotaractors and those graduating to join rotary. This is a huge source of members who already know Rotary and need very little teaching. We must however begin to work even more closely with the younger generations, than we have done in the past.

The other major source of membership is our own spouses. Rotary becomes more fun and better understood when both parties understand it. In my case, I saw the light over five years ago and encouraged my wife to become a Rotarian. This was one of the best decisions I have made in my Rotary life. She became a Rotarian in a different club from mine and it has become one of the greatest features and highs for her week - I cannot wait every Tuesday evening when she comes back from her club with stories of what is happening, having had good fellowship with her colleagues. There is nothing to stop us having our spouses join the same clubs we are in. The bottom line is that the more you make Rotary a family issue the easier everything else becomes. I have severally said to Rotarians that had I not encouraged my wife to become a Rotarian, my walk to governorship would have been longer and harder! It is now a proven fact that clubs with more women appear to perform better than others and hence our push for the district to improve this ratio.

So far I have visited over 25 clubs and I am totally convinced that our growth target of 10% will be more than achieved even in the face of some clubs that are struggling to survive. Indeed some clubs have already achieved their annual target in the first month!

I have continued to appeal to clubs that have not done so, to prepare their 3-5year strategic plans. Indeed the expectation was that the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs is distilled from the Club’s Strategic Plan, which is itself reconciled to the District Strategic Plan, which is itself reconciled to the RI Strategic Plan. The RI Strategic Plan has three pillars or Strategic Objectives namely:

To support clubs

To deliver service projects

to communities and To enhance the public

image of RotaryOur District 9200 Strategic Plan has added a fourth pillar to the above three namely:

To develop leaders beyond

the District level

My appeal to clubs is that we take the above four strategic objectives and add one or two more as may be relevant to our clubs and develop a 3-5 year strategic plan around this. This will guarantee success beyond the one year and enhance a shared vision. Clubs that have a strategic plan no matter how simple are without a doubt more successful than those that do not have one.

I appeal to clubs that may not have done so, to take time in this first quarter of the Rotary year and engage their board and membership in this exciting exercise.

Let us work strategically to create great Fellowship and Fun, as we respond to President Kalyan’s call to Reach Within and Embrace Humanity.

ERIC KIMANI

DISTRICT GOVERNOR




❝LET US WORK STRATEGICALLY

TO CREATE GREAT FELLOWSHIP AND FUN, AS WE RESPOND

TO PRESIDENT KALYAN’S CALL

TO REACH WITHIN AND

EMBRACE HUMANITY.

❞

RI PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE



My dear brothers and sisters in Rotary, There is an old saying in India: “When you help your neighbor’s boat across the water, you find that your own has reached the shore.” By helping others, we often find that we have helped ourselves as well.

Each of us came to Rotary to serve – and found the joys and satisfactions of friendship and fellowship.

In August, the month we dedicate to membership and development, we focus on spreading the message of Rotary. By serving well, without hiding our Rotary light under the proverbial bushel, we find ourselves closer to our own goal: a stronger, more vibrant Rotary for generations to come.

Public image and membership go hand in hand. Too many people – intelligent, educated, involved people – simply have no idea what Rotary is. This is something we need to confront. We have heard again and again about communities

where, despite all the good work that Rotary clubs do, many people are unaware that those clubs even exist. This is not the way forward for our organization.

Serving well is the essential

first step – but it is only the beginning. We have to raise our profile with all the tools that are available to us, and there are more tools today than there ever were. We have to use social media such as Twitter and Facebook, and we

have to be sure our clubs have an online presence. Having a website is not enough; it must be up to date, it must be appealing, it must reflect the work we are doing. And it must offer a way for prospective members, once they see

what we do and become interested, to take the next step.

Rotary has so much to offer. It is up to us to let others know what a fantastic organization we have, and to show people how they can integrate Rotary into their lives. Service does require time, and time is something nobody has enough of these days. So we need to ensure that all the time we spend with Rotary is worthwhile – that it is rewarding and never wasted. When we reach within ourselves and our clubs, when we learn what we are capable of and harness that power, we

will elevate our communities as never before – and elevate Rotary as well.

KALYAN BANERJEE PRESIDENT,ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

A MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT GOVERNOR



Fellow Rotarians of the Rotary club of Kampala

West allow me to congratulate you on completing yet another year of services, and welcome you to a year when we ‘reach within to embrace humanity’. I have not only been honoured but extremely challenged by DGE Eric Kimani appointing me Assistant Governor for a number of clubs in Zone 3 that include Kampala West.

It is at times like now that we ask ourselves, what it means to be a Rotarian. Chances are that this question, in one form or another has popped up in discussions between one of you and those that are not Rotarians. Whatever is said in reply almost certainly will be drawn from your own experiences as a member of the Rotary Club of Kampala West.

A Rotarian believes in Rotary and in what Rotary stands for. What Rotary stands for is stated in the Object of Rotary, and Above all, Rotarians believe in “Service above Self”. Being a Rotarian means more than the sum of what a Rotarian believes about Rotary; it means maintaining high ethical standards in one’s business, one’s profession,

and in one’s personal life.

Being an Rotarian means having the opportunity to experience the warm fellowship of a Rotary Club which can greatly expand one’s circle of acquaintance, foster lifelong friendships, and help one do for his or her community what he or she might never accomplish alone. Being a Rotarian means to be actively involved in the affairs and service projects of one’s club. Rotarians look for ways to get involved. Rotarians demonstrate the strength of their commitment to Rotary in the service they render to their club, through their club to the community, and through the Rotary Foundation to people throughout the world. Being a Rotarian is a way of life and can be a satisfying lifelong adventure for those who are willing to give of themselves to enjoy and benefit from all that Rotary has to offer.

Let me wish you a wonderful and action packed year of service as we look within to embrace humanity in 2011/2012

RTN SAM FAROUK MUKASA PHFASSISTANT GOVERNOR ZONE 52011/2012

By Margaret MunghereraCountry Chair

As I write this article, I am lost for words. This, as

those of you who know me very well, is rare. And to think that I have been given the honour to serve the District as its woman Country Chair for Uganda! Now, being the first is not new to me. I was the first woman President of the Uganda Medical Association and believe it or not, I was also the first Munyole woman to become a medical doctor!

Rotary in Uganda is growing very fast. With more than 60 clubs (which is just about half of the number of clubs in Kenya), Rotary can be said to be a large movement that is rapidly growing. As Country Chair for Rotary Year 2011-2012, I am tasked with the responsibility of keeping this momentum going.

Of course I am not alone. I have a strong backing from the previous country leadership which has promised me that they will always be there for me. I also have the past District Governors who are always ready to answer any questions that I may have. Most important is the support I know I will get from my tower of strength, my spouse, Richard and other members of my family (many of them are Rotarians!) I also appreciate the fact that

I would not have been in this position if it were not for the support and mentoring I have received from the members of the Rotary Club of Kampala West.

Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to choose who I wanted to work with and without hesitation, I chose the dynamic and cool headed PAG Xavier Sentamu of the Rotary Club of Kiwatule. He and I had worked very well together as Assistant Governors last year, in a joint zonal training for our clubs. I call Xavier “my guardian angel” for so many reasons.

RI President Kalyan Banerjee chose “Reach within to Embrace Humanity” as his theme for this Rotary year. With my vocational background of

psychiatry, I feel this theme is just perfect! And I am confident that my vocation has equipped me with the necessary competencies for helping Rotarians search for the inner strength and then encourage them to use it to serve others.

Another source of strength for me will be District Governor Eric Kimani and his wife, Rotarian Margaret. They are wonderful people. I have had the privilege to accompany them on official visits to 11 clubs. In addition, I was last week hosted in their

home and already feel I will enjoy working with

them this year.

One of the major challenges that my team faces is ensuring that those few clubs that are on the verge of being terminated continue to survive. Several clubs have issues around paying dues, attendance, participation and reporting. With a strong Country Committee and a dynamic group of Assistant Governors, I feel confident we shall overcome most of these challenges.

Finally, I look forward to everything that is in store for me and I am ready to serve against all odds because as the motto of my former school, Gayaza High School says, the secret is to “Never Give Up”.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE



ENABLING MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES TO SMILE



The new R o t a r y

Year is here! I could not be more excited as we begin this journey of serving our Rotary Club

of Kampala West together. Looking forward to the new responsibilities, challenges and opportunities ahead, let us keep in the forefront of our minds President Kalyan Banerjee’s theme, “Reach within to Embrace Humanity”. President Kalyan emphasises that the first step to creating peace is finding peace within. Mohandas Gandhi said, “You must be the change you see in the world”. This is the basis from which stronger relationships, families, and communities can be built.

The strength of The Rotary Club of Kampala West lies in our vast diversity, systems, strategic plan, serving beyond club level and numbers. With the ending of one Rotary year and the beginning of another, this is traditionally one of the most challenging times for membership and Kampala

West is not an exception. Aware that the Month of August is for Membership Extension, it is vital that as members we critically look at the following ideas in order to remain vibrant and accelerate membership growth;

Keeping current club • members is just as important as bringing in new ones. I have noted that most of the time we concentrate on recruiting new members and do less to retain current ones.

Let’s work • together to make sure club meetings, service activities, and social events are interesting, fun, and worthwhile.

Let’s initiate more • hands-on projects so club members will feel that they’re making a difference.

It high time that we • eliminate 100 percent attendance requirements and instead let’s be alert to the symptoms that leads to resignation.

As Club leaders we • should be considerate to members’ personal problems.

The new century of Rotary requires and permits a new vision of fellowship and service “It’s time to think about sponsoring a new kind of Rotary club rather than thinking about cloning the

RCKW. For example we can creatively think

of sponsoring a club that;

Is composed •

entirely of executives and

p r o f e s s i o n a l s under the age of

40. The nucleus could be former Rotaractors, GSE team members, and Foundation program alumni.

Is in an ethnic or minority •

section of the community, with members who share common economic and cultural interests. For example Countries like Kenya and Tanzania have tapped into the Indian Community something we can emulate in Uganda. Cont’d to page 12 >>>

Meets in a shopping mall, •

airport, high-rise office building, golf course, or other non-traditional but convenient location. With trends in Uganda where Shopping Malls are mushrooming, it presents an opportunity to venture into starting a shopping mall based club.

Rotary International leaders keep emphasizing membership growth and extension because Rotary’s very survival depends on it. As a club we can thrive by seeking new members, retaining current ones, and sponsoring new clubs in the community, the ball is squarely in our hands.

If we accelerate growth at Kampala West, people we will never know will live better, healthier lives, and generations to come will have hope because of Rotary. Our accomplishments year after year are more than worth the price of admission. We understand that through small acts of kindness combined, our investment in humanity will continue to change our communities. Please continue to serve and encourage a friend, colleague or acquaintance to hop on board. It’s a ride of continual satisfaction

Through the remarkable programs of the Rotary Foundation, Rotarians advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the

support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The new club leadership team is here for one reason: to support the vision of the club and provide strategic guidance for success. Our Club website will continue to be a powerful tool and source of information and I encourage you to explore all that it has to offer. As a Club we shall also venture into other tools of communication that blends very well with the current trend of technological advancement and social networking. Above all, let’s have fun and meaningful fellowships. An exceptional year is ahead, and together we can transform the lives of others through Reaching Within to Embrace Humanity.

As new leaders of the club, the countdown has begun. The wheels of Rotary have started to turn towards the next Rotary year of service to humanity. As members of the great Club of Kampala West, we stand proud to be Rotarians. We are humbled by the privilege given to us to be at the forefront of its quest of reaching out to the community and human kind. Together as members of the club, guided by the inspiring light of our motto “Service above self” and theme for the year “Reaching Within to Embrace Humanity”, we have the rare opportunity to set the direction and blaze the path that Rotary will take in the years to come.

According to a UNESCO survey conducted in the

year 2000, 860 million adults worldwide are illiterate and more than 100 million children do not have access to schooling. Today, eleven years after that survey was done, we still do not know if those figures have gone up or down. But one thing is sure - there are still a lot of illiterate people around. We see them every day. They are the street children, the out of school youth, porters, the watch your- car boys and girls (A German friend of mine, some years back, composed a song named the Boys of Kisementi that watch our cars - in an attempt to raise awareness and further underline the problem), the Peddlers and even our helpers at home. They are all around us but we take them for granted. What is worse is that in our subconscious, we are grateful that they are there to serve us by doing the manual chores that otherwise we will have to do. Many of us may be guilty of this selfish way of thinking. But during these first months of our year of service, let us dare to look at ourselves from a different perspective. As Rotarians, let us indoctrinate ourselves that we are not here to be served but to serve.

And that the focus of our service, are the less privileged members of our community, the less fortunate, the marginalized members of our society. In real terms, they are the street children, the out of





school youth, all those people I mentioned before and many more. Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa said once said; “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”

As Rotarians we are committed to help them get a crack at a chance to improve their status in life. Let us provide them with opportunities to be literate members of our society. Because we believe that Literacy is the key to a better life, let us pledge to undertake Literacy projects not only for the youth but also for our illiterate adults. Our undertakings may come in many different forms. But bear in mind that no matter how big or how small our projects are, they will all serve to benefit our communities. I would like to congratulate the Membership of the Rotary Club of Kampala West for the massive support of the Female inmates of Luzira Women Prison, the mattresses and Literacy Books given to them,

will go a long way to improve their lives in the future. President Patrick Kahangire has pledged to support this initiative to greater heights, so let’s all together embrace it.

This month, we witnessed a hugely successful Installation of President Patrick Kahangire, to have the RI Director Sam Owori, one of the most highly regarded Rotarian in Uganda preside over the function, was undoubtedly a benchmark for a great start of this Rotary year. President Patrick gave a powerful speech emphasizing continuity of the great service to mankind. It was motivating also to have our own IPP Norah Bwaya and PAG Sam Bwaya recognized for the great contributions they have made to the Rotary Foundation.

Allow me extend special thanks to PP Miriam Wipfler, for having always availed her facilities at the Ark School for the club retreats, meetings, all the time to the club even on short notice. The same place has hosted Rotaractors and we cannot afford to take such a gesture for granted, the reason I am using this space to say Thank You to PP Miriam Wipfler, for the support to the club. This is of course in addition to many other organizations that have been instrumental and supportive to the club, such as Coach Africa, Carr Stanyer Sims & Co., among others.

I would like also to congratulate all of you serving beyond club level, having a Member of the club at the helm of the country office is a clear indicator and a testimony of the vibrancy within our club. Let’s congratulate PAG Dr. Margret Mungherera for taking up the chair at country office level. I will also congratulate PAG Sam Bwaya for becoming Rotary Foundation Cadre for the next three years and many of you serving in different capacities at country and District levels.

Lastly, Deborah, our children and I, would like to heartily applaud you and extend our sincere gratitude to all of you, for the enormous support you accorded to us to ensure that our wedding was a success. We were very deeply touched for the support, advice, gifts and your attendance in our preparation meetings, Church and Reception, the special messages, songs to us were indeed overwhelming and a humbling moment for us. We cannot afford to take such a special gesture for granted; it will live in our memories forever and thank you, thank you thank you Kampala West for the solidarity and for being a lovely great family that we are proud of happy to belong. As we “Reach Within and Embrace Humanity”

RTN GEOFFREY TUMUSIIME K.SECRETARY ROTARY CLUB OF KAMPALA WEST, UGANDA



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The mere mention of the title “President” in any

organisation will clearly prompt an assumption of authority, power, privilege and for the most part Leadership. All these elements mentioned herein are positive aspects to this title. Leadership in society is often described as an ideal concept and the general assumption is that whoever is in a position of leadership is simply having a great time because of the privileges attached to that title.

There is an old saying that, “Never judge a man until you have run a mile in his shoes.” This proverbial statement is from my own experience the perfect understanding or should I say what would be the perfect anti-dote to the misconception surrounding a leadership role. I think the line is further drawn when leadership is done voluntarily as is the case with Rotary and Rotaract in particular.

In voluntary organisations such as ours, there is no

basic requirement or criteria for assuming the presidency of a club and for the most part, Rotaract clubs have been known to choose presidents given the prevailing need at the time and the overwhelming assumption that he or she can check the need or situation or perhaps even favour its continuity. But whatever the reasons for which we volunteer to take these positions of responsibility, nothing really prepares you for the experience that you endure through the term of service!

When I was assuming the presidency of my Rotaract Club, no one told me in clear terms that I was offering a good portion of my life to seeing that term through successfully. I, of course, was well aware that the organisation that I was leading was a volunteer entity and as such e x p e c t e d no fiscal payment or

remuneration for the continuous effort I was going to inject in serving the persons that had vested their trust, hopes and dreams in me, expecting me to steer the ship successfully.

Being a Rotaract Club President is prestigious and an honour that everyone should aspire to have at some point in their Rotaract/ Rotary service. There is no remuneration attached to this role and many a time, you may feel like abdicating or succumbing to the pressure that is undoubtedly the most critical advantage of this whole experience! Many have run the race and collapsed at the turn and many have run the race to the finish line. This entirely means that the distinction


THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF A VOLUNTEER PRESIDENT

is by individual and not the role in itself. The endurance of these challenges can be met and in most instances corrected by patience and team work. Rotaract leaders tend to want to have a one man show and as such get overwhelmed and end up burning out or in most cases allowing the inefficiencies in the long run to compromise the promise, hope and dreams of those who entrusted them with that leadership.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of any president is that he or she has a choice. A choice to either run the mile on his own and reap the rewards as an individual, or the choice to appoint a team

with whom he or she can share his or her ambition and at the end share the glory. I chose the latter. I chose to work with a team that would allow me to fulfil my promise without having to carry all the expectation on my shoulders and as such had a team with whom I could share the trials and tribulations.

When you are leading people that are not directly reaping from that leadership in a standard mode of payment, you learn the value of patience, you learn to appreciate the difference in characters, you learn to inspire because the only motivator for those that you are leading is your deliberate effort to provoke within

each individual a passion to listen, a passion to respect, a passion to follow and a passion to deliver against all odds. For me, “the success of my leadership is not measured by how much I have accomplished but by how many of my team players are involved in the effort to realise our achievements”. This is the basic requirement of any leader, to be able to inspire people towards a common goal and delegate the tasks related to the overall achievement of that goal!

The biggest downside to the leadership of a voluntary organisation is the misconception that a volunteer is not accountable.




When a leader of a Rotaract club does not check or evaluate the performance of his charge or rather compromise by allowing his charge to do as they please, then he or she is destined for a lot of problems. The misconception that volunteerism and free will are first cousins is the bedrock of an unsuccessful term of leadership or one that will be characteristic of insatiable hiccups. And because many Rotaract presidents do not create a clear distinction between

volunteerism and free will, they labour all year on their own, juggling their own expectations and those of the people that they lead and in the long run incubate emotions of unworthiness, precipitate weak conclusions that the presidency is hard and worse still throw in the towel.All this, I have come to learn by experience as a Past President and most of all, Charter President. There are highs and lows, happiness and sorrow, joys and frustrations! But that cocktail of experience has provoked within me an understanding of leaders and followers and the mutually beneficial relationship of the two. I have come to appreciate the requirement for individual principle as an ideal for the formation of a strong personal character which can withstand the rush of turbulence and frustration when things go astray, I have learned to be patient but not too lenient, I have

learned to appreciate the difference in my fellow men and above all, I have learned to serve with no expectation of payment or remuneration. I am grateful for the privilege you gave me to serve you all and if I was to rewind the clock, I’d do it all over again!

Kind regards

RODNEY TWAGARUKAHO BAGAMBA

CHARTER PRESIDENT, IPP,CLUB TRAINER,PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER

ROTARACT CLUB OF KAMPALA WEST

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FIRST INSTALLATION AT ROTARACT KAMPALA WEST

The 30th of June was

no ordinary day at the Rotaract Club of Kampala West. It marked the end of the Rotary year 2 0 1 0 / 2 0 1 1

(the year in which the Club was incepted) but also the dawn of a new era as

the club said farewell to Charter President Rodney Twagarukaho Bagamba and a warm welcome to the Club’s second President Timothy Bukenya.

An installation ceremony, held at the Ibamba Restaurant at the museum was the scene of anticipation, excitement and even a little trepidation (we were not sure Rodney would let go!)

about the pending ‘smooth transition’.

The evening began with welcome remarks from the MC followed by Rotary graces. Introductions followed with a single individual introducing all the people seated at the same table, which had some people scramble to find out the names of the people they would have to introduce.

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The floor was then handed over to the President, who expressed his surprise at how soon his farewell speech had come. Nonetheless, he went on to thank all Rotarians, Rotaractors and guests who had been instrumental in the success of his stay as president as well as those who contributed in the effort to organise and subsequently achieve recognition from Rotary international for the Rotaract Club of Kampala West. He thanked the board members with whom he had served the Club and invited the Chief Guest to hand over certificates of recognition to each of the Board Members.

President Rodney then went on to present the award for the Rotaractor of the year. The award went to Rachel Nabwire who was

recognised for participating most in Club projects, visits to other Clubs and overall highest participation in Rotary within and beyond the Club.

Following President Rodney’s speech was the official handover. The Chief Guest, Rotarian Geoffrey Kiryabwire, asked Rodney to willingly relinquish the presidential chain as well as the other symbols of power such as the president’s book bell and handover report. We all held our breath as these were handed over to Timothy Bukenya who duly accepted them, effectively becoming the second President of the Rotaract Club of Kampala West, amidst thunderous applause.

The Chief Guest then gave his address, congratulating the leadership and entire membership of the Rotaract Club of Kampala West for

being the most successful Rotaract Club that the Rotary Club of Kampala West has ever sponsored. He urged the members to take their roles in the Club seriously and endeavour to contribute to the Club’s growth. He spoke on smooth transitions in Rotary, whereby a Club – even while installing a president – already knows who the next president will be and this ensures success by succession.

It was time for newly installed President Timothy to give his speech. He pledged to serve the Club and lead it to the top. He gave a brief overview of the projects the Club intends to run for the Rotary year 2011/2012, the Club succession plan including President elect Rachel Nabwire and President Nominee Martin Maraka. He went on to introduce the board members with whom he will

be serving and thanked them for accepting the appointments. He thanked everyone who had taken off time to attend the installation ceremony and supported the Club in the past, and prayed that the support and partnership continues. Special thanks to the Rotary Club of Kampala West that had been exemplary in nurturing, mentoring and promoting the growth of the Rotaract Club of Kampala West.

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He urged all members of the Rotary family and guests alike to join him as Kampala West aims to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity.

An auction followed, with Rotarian Sam Bwaya using his impeccable oratory prowess to enable the Club raise funds towards the projects that Kampala West intends to run this year. There was sale of bumper stickers, bookmarks, and t-shirts in an effort to raise even more funds for the Club.

Finally it was time to cut the cake and celebrate a year well served and toast to a year ahead under the leadership of President Timothy Bukenya.

The installation was closed with the final toast and all present continued to interact. Soon the floor was cleared of all furniture giving way to dancing as members and guests alike took to the floor true to the district theme, ‘Fun With Service’.

RACHEL NABWIRE

VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT

ROTARACT CLUB OF KAMPALA WEST




TIME TO MUNCH AWAY:President Timothy, IPP Rodney and PP Geoffrey

cut the installation cake

It is 1128 hours and Cory has bowed out to a standing

ovation. Most people are carrying hand held fans and the emcee is encouraging people to drink water as much as possible. But looks like people’s idea of quenching thirst has water at the bottom of the list. Beer being on top followed by soda, juice and then water.

The performance is on river stage on the bank of a river. Across is the LP field a modern football stadium and on the right is a beautiful bridge. It is 13:35 hours and I am back from lunch with Arthur and David. It was David’s idea of welcoming me to Nashville. I had a chicken burger, French fries and two medium glasses of coke, in a nice air-conditioned restaurant. No wonder some North Americans put on excessive weight.

The artist on stage is singing serenading numbers ‘. No wonder he was given a lunch time slot.

Hats and fans are on high demand. Though I have not bought one yet, those who know the state of my head must be wondering how I am managing the sun without a head gear.

Right now I have decided to stand under a tree not aware it is next to a dust bin and

not very far off are a row of mobile toilets.

I spot a kiosk with a wide range of cowboy hats, base ball caps and I am tempted to find out how much they are. They range between $10 and $30 I wonder whether I mentioned that I am the only black person among over 8,000 people around here except for the policeman at the entrance. I now know how Bazungu feel when they go to Kadongo Kamu concerts in Mityana or Masaka.

It is 14:07 hours Rock’n Road- Guitars, Cars and Stars are the buzz words. So far Nothing has been going on for the last 20 minutes. Is this Kampala or Nairobi. Commercial after commercial. They are now irritating. This reminds me of a fitness instructor on one of the TV stations in Kampala, who advises her audience to exercise during c o m m e r c i a l break. I wonder if she is ware that commercia ls fund the airing of her program.

14:12 hours Finally the stage becomes alive as a male and female artistes appear on stage together. Dressed

in multi-coloured sleeveless mini dress with a wide belt, the blonde female artiste matches well with her counterpart, who is draped in tight-fitting white shirt, buttons undone to reveal a grey T-shirt.

He certainly is an accomplished guitarist on top of being a very good singer. Their voices merge and emerge as they sing together so well that none submerges the other.

Spotting an artificial flower at the back of her head, the female artiste displays remarkable artistry by registering a commanding stage presence. Her voice, eyes, hands, waist and legs all move in a well coordinated manner.

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squatters on the stage they are performing on and fearful of being penalised for trespass. Some even perform as if the audience is dominated by their in-laws and exes of their partners.

Sorry I forgot to mention her high heeled beige shoes.The male singer is now doing magic with his electric guitar uncharacteristic of country music artistes who use box guitar.

Quite typical of Americans’ desire for comfort, lawn chairs abound. These are short legged with a back rest made of fabric and aluminium frame. A mini version of pool side reclining seats. They cause no obstruction whatsoever for the person behind.

This reminds me of one of Kabaka Mutebi 11’s birthday celebrations at Nile Hotel in Kampala, when the crowd was almost becoming unruly because organizers had in their wisdom placed a few chairs for the so-called VIPs (who could not fit in the royal tent) in the centre of the field facing the stage. People

behind them were expected to stand throughout a 3 hour concert, where the famous Afrigo Band was to play. Yet it is more practical to let all people sit down so that there is no need for straining one’s neck in an effort to get a better view of what is happening on stage. Especially for those who are vertically challenged.

When the people behind those sitting on chairs decided to sit down as the crowd behind was getting bigger and bigger and demanding those in front to sit down, the only option was to compel all to sit on the grass. Unfortunately the ‘VIPs’ would not barge. As a result the crowd behind

started throwing objects and the situation nearly got out of control.

As the minister of Internal Affairs in the Buganda Kingdom I decided to take charge and headed for the

platform where the band was playing and directed those sitting on chairs to abandon them and sit on the grass or move elsewhere to enable the majority of people to enjoy the function. Good enough they obliged and the situation returned to normal. Had seats like those at the River Front in Nashville been available, we would have avoided an embarrassing scene like that at a royal function where everyone is expected to be at one’s best behaviour.

The river bank is terraced and user friendly to concert goers. The duet ended their act at around 14:45 hours to a well deserved applause and standing ovation.

By 14:58 I am already back to my earlier

spot and the elderly couple is still there and looks like he has recovered and is having a good time. The mother

and daughter are still there

too. The mother is enjoying iced

lemonade.Then the emcee drops

a bombshell. One of the anticipated artistes was not going to show up because he could not make the flight.

But James Ardow from Washington state was in town and would be next on stage.



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B e a r d e d , adorning a blue white s p o t t e d b a n d a n a , white tight-fitting shirt and dark

brown shades, he hits the stage backed by a band dominated by the brathas unlike the earlier ones.

James Ardow comes from a 3 generation military family including himself as ex navy, and recorded a song with Jimmy Johnson, which achieved song of the year status. He is followed by another male artiste who decides to lure the audience into doing an acapella with his song as he switches instruments. And the audience does not disappoint.

By 16:40 hrs the audience is beginning to shrink. Many revellers were heading to their hotel rooms to prepare for dinner and thereafter a hectic night life aka honkie tonkin, which means hopping from bar to bar.

In terms of attire for male musicians, tight-fitting shirts or slim-fits as they were known in the late 60s seem to have replaced T-shirts. Dark

shades remain a common feature though.

The performer after Ardow too has a good voice but unlike musicians who before him he is not playing a guitar. He probably is the only artist today I have noticed wearing a wrist watch. As he sings I get a feeling that he would do well with R&B. Common among all performers of the day, is the mentioning of facebook and twitter addresses. But this one has gone a little further. He has the audacity to brag that he knows a 47 year old on Facebook, lol.

I am wondering what exactly he is talking about, because I am on the other side of fifty and I have been on facebook for some time. It is ‘ignorance punctuated with pride’. Although he is soliciting for friends on facebook, I wonder how many over 47s he just put off today.

Forget the PR goof, his talent is abundant and soon he would confirm my suspicion of his ability to do soul by belting out: “we gonna have a good time… keep on rolling…” which would have made James Brown (RIP) really proud.

The concert ends at 16:30hours and as I move out to go and catch a ride with Arthur I see tempting bottles of water in coolers full of ice and a young boy in charge holding a sign that reads: “ Free Water with one dollar donation”

Well that is the US for you. The colour that is embraced by all is green. That is the colour of the dollar not Mao’s or Lubega’s and who else’s

DP in my beloved country Uganda, the land of friendly people, tear gas not with-standing.



EXTRACT FROM CRACK IN THE PEARL, A NOVEL IN PROGRESS BY JOCELYN EKOCHU



Under normal circumstances I would

have rushed to my sister’s side, held her to myself and told her that I would make everything okay if it was the last thing I did. But this time I just sat and looked at her, wondering whether I knew her at all. Either Angie was the best actress on earth or I was a careless big sister who took things for granted. I was exactly fourteen minutes older than Angie but I had the responsibility to look after her, as expected of me by our mother. “You may be twins, Agnes, but you were born before Angela. I expect you to be there for her.” My mother would say when she had no desire to take on her own responsibilities. But there was no need for her to insist. I loved my sister and enjoyed the feel of ‘big sister’, although the difference was less than a quarter of an hour.

Angie was the family darling. The most level headed of the brood. While the rest of us were caned on every possible chance, especially by our disciplinarian of a mother, Angie was only caned at school, almost always in a group. Her offences were limited to being caught in a noisy class, late coming or failing the occasional test which led to collective punishment. Everybody just loved Angie and we all thought she was not only the luckiest girl at home,

but also the happiest. What a shock it was then, to learn that she had carried four years of pain in her heart, and there was no relief in sight! Do such things really happen? I asked myself, staring the evidence in the face.

“Is he aware?” I asked.“You are annoyed with

me, aren’t you?”“Angie,” I raised my voice,

“does he know or not?”“He might have suspected

at one time or another, but he has never said anything.” She answered miserably.

“Probably because he has more sense than you.” I spat the words at her.

“What am I going to do, Aggie?” She asked, and as if she realised the futility of her situation, she covered her face with her hands and cried. For the first time since she broke the news, I c ro s s e d the room a n d j o i n e d her on her bed. W i t h m o r e f o r c e than I had intended, I pried her hands from her face and s h o o k her a bit.

“Nothing.” I said. “You will not do anything, except making sure that he will never find out. Harold must

never find out.”“Do you think I don’t know

that?” She fired back. “Do you think I am such an idiot that I don’t know what is at stake? At twenty-four I’m old enough to know that I cannot hurt the only person I have ever loved.”

“The only one, ha!”“The only one. That’s what

I said.” “Forgive me, but I thought

that Sammy was the one?” “Sammy is a good person.

But I only accepted to go out with him as a diversion. I thought he would take my mind off Harold.”

“You are actually telling me that you’ve been using Sammy for two years?”

“I wouldn’t put it that way. I thought I would learn to love him, but it is not working.”

“It never works that way you know.” I said, getting up to leave.

“Aggie please, I told you this because I need your help.”


“What kind of help do you expect from me?” I asked her.

“I don’t know.”“Listen to me, Angie. You

are the only one who can offer the help you need. I will not advise you to put Harold out of your mind, because you already know that it is the only way to put an end to this nonsense. You know what to do, Angie. Just go ahead and do it.”

“I know what to do. I have known it for the last four years now. I have tried to do it and failed. Can you tell me how to control the feelings of my heart?”

“Angie…”“I love him, Aggie. That is

the plain, simple truth. I just love the guy.”

“But you know you cannot have him, don’t you?” I whispered, trying hard not to shout.

“I know that he is not mine to have.”

“Yet you won’t let go?” “Yet I can’t let go.”“Would you like to let

go?”“Yes, I would. I know that

it would be the right thing to do.”

“Then do it. Let him be.

You should have done it four years ago”

“Four years ago I promised myself that he would never know how I felt about him. Four years ago I knew that I would take my love for him to the grave. Four years ago I realized that it would be hard for me to love another man. But four years ago I did not know that my love for him would never die. I had never experienced the pain of an impossible love. Four years ago I was a normal human being, a regular girl full of life and expectations. I just didn’t know that my ‘Mr. Right’ would be so wrong.”




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GLAD TIDINGS

IPP Norah Bwaya was recognised for her contribution to the Rotary International Permanent Fund as she handed over office, at a colourful ceremony that took place on 6th July 2011

IPP Norah receives her Pin from Sam Owori,RI Director, Zone 20

Rtn Patrick Osbert

Kahangire was installed as President

for the Rotary Club of Kampala

West.


RCKW hosted partners from Oduoro Kanapa during the fellowship of Wednesday 3rd August 2011. They had come to attend training on using the bio sand filters, a project under RCKW.

On Thursday 4th August members of RCKW paid them a visit at the training venue to ascertain whether the beneficiaries had actually mastered the given skills.

What do I say? We are only being Rotarians.

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