FRIENDSHIP Telemark Uganda: 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Evaluation "Mengo School drives its own development"

The evaluation: “Creating Change in the Education Sector: The Catalytic Factors about Mengo:

Mengo Secondary School is regarded to be amongst the best secondary schools in Uganda. It is based in Kampala and caters to students in secondary school, as well as middle school. Mengo is unique in that as one of the few schools which combine both academic and vocation training approaches it has come to see itself as a pioneer. The pioneer self-perception of the school makes it very open to new ideas, and innovation. While on the one hand the school does not have a clear and organized approach to introducing new ideas, on the other it allows for new ideas to be generated in an ongoing basis. For Mengo, the exchange with Norway, through FK, is one of many different programs with partners. Each program that Mengo is involved with is intended to support the schools ability to think innovatively and progress. Therefore, the FK exchange supports change, but does not drive it. Rather Mengo School drives its own development and seeks nourishment for this development. Fk has been one type of nourishment that Mengo has benefited from.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Greetings from Mengo Newsletter

Dear readers, Greetings from Mengo Senior School. Its been a month since we last officially talked, but as agreed that we will keep in touch, here are all the activities that we have carried out
since we came back to Uganda once again we would like to thank you for the great support that you gave to us and we will do the same when you come to Uganda next year. Hope to hear from you soon.
Kabengwa Mark Patrick Newsletter November 2012
Chief Editor

AN INTERVIEW with the Mengo students who went to NORWAY

We asked Patrick, Immy and Lawrence about the experiences.
How you felt when you saw your name on the list of these who were selected?
Patrick: It was not a big surprise, i was tipped off by my friends who had seen the list before me.

Lawrence: Haaa, i couldn’t control it, i started imaging about the flight and everything!

What was your flight experience?
Immy; It felt so real, i was awake through the whole flight. I watched movies, and kept looking at places through my window.

Patrick; It was a bit scary, especially sometime you would feel as though your seat is falling faster than you (…they laugh)

Lawrence: Of course we pretended. We could grab a magazine or news paper .

Did you get Jet-lagged ?

Patrick;Yeah, at first, and we got confused by the time frame. It would be 8:30 pm in Norway but it would be bright like 5:30 in Uganda.

What did you do in Norway?

We had a lot of activities. We attended classes, mountain climbin , and some more interaction with the way of life in Norway (social life). All agreed.

Any general observations about Rjukan?

Patrick: we study closely related things but they use better technology, students are not forced to go to school.

Immy: Seeing 7 year olds with htcs, Samsungs (cool ones) and some smart phones, fathers would cook which was a little bit wonderful to me.

Lawrence: Computers are a normal thing to them, their is no theft at least not in Rjukan.

What do teenagers do for leisure?

Patrick: Some go to gym, some swim and some to a social club for youths.

Were you in a village?

Lawrence: Yaaah, that’s what its like but modernised

What were your Best moments?

Lawrence; Snow!!!Immy: mountain climbing.

Patrick: Mountain climbing and my first time in class.

What about the diet?

Immy: “Taco” pizza and ice cream (all agree)
From Mengo Newsletter 10-2012

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Utveksling for utvikling/ Greetings on UN-day

I greet you all noble men and women, vibrant young people and the hope for tomorrow the Children.
The two weeks we lived among you in your homes and school community one thing that will never rubbed from our hearts are the fingerprints that you placed in our lives. Each day we shared with you we were challenged inwardly and reflected on several issues.
Such special programs as these challenge us to thoughtfully think of the choices we make as people and to truly understand how inter-related our lives are. Above all else the effects of our choices on other people in the world. This all we all have so we are in this together.
During our interactions in this program together with fellow youths (Norwegians)
We reasserted the universal values of tolerance, mutual respect and human dignity. And we recognized the progress we have made together at the end of it all.
But above all, UN Day is a day on which we resolve to do more. More to make this world a better place. Upholding peace and Justice for all.
The time we were in your country, that was a lifetime Journey of learning and listening from each other, Life is more meaning when we find a mutual ground to set the table for effective dialogue.
Norwegians I salute you for all the tremendous work you are doing around the world to better the lives of millions of people. You have passed on the same zeal to the next generation. Your passion for Humanity is in encouraged us to make a difference too in our world. Together we make the difference.

Lawrence Epila S5, Mengo Senior School

Monday, October 22, 2012

Afrikas andre ansikt

Fredskorpset promoterer akkurat nå historien om Edward og Bernard på Rjukan i
Afrikas andre ansikt: To velutdannede ugandere utfordrer fordommer i et lite norsk tettsted...