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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.
continued on next page
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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
Page 10
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?