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MAK-Directorate of Finance Celebrates Annual Reunion
It was a moment of jubilation when staff from Makerere University Directorate of Finance celebrated their 2017 career journey at the end of year party held on Friday, 15th December 2017 at the University Guest House. Dressed to impress for a partying business, the guests danced to sweet soothing melodies from a professional DJ, as venue decorations appropriately themed according to Makerere University’s red, black and green colours gently swayed in the fresh evening breeze.
The reunion mood could easily be traced to the lively conversations and unique dancing strokes that were pulled out by the guests.
The aroma from the well-prepared buffet invited the guests to a delicious dinner accompanied by lots of drinks and a mouth-watering cake that was served to mark the end of year 2017, as well as ushering in 2018. The Directorate of Finance also gave out presents to some outgoing staff in recognition of their tremendous work at Makerere University.
Presented by the University Bursar Mr. Augustine Tamale, the gift recipients included; Mrs. Margret Ssematengo, Mr. Evarist Bainomugisha and Mr. Kabini Fred. The University Bursar applauded the outgoing members for the selfless service rendered not only to the Directorate but also to Makerere University.
“You will always be remembered for your tremendous contributions to the Directorate during your tenure.Your demonstrated compassion and hard work toward the university cannot be taken for granted,” he said.
He thanked the organizers for the wonderful job done to ensure that the entire team within the Directorate had a memorable evening. “Gatherings are key and I am glad we are having one tonight. We should look forward to having more of these annually,” Mr. Tamale said.
He acknowledged the resilience among staff that has enabled them to pull it off throughout the year despite some of the challenges the Directorate has faced. He also emphasized the need for unity among staff come 2018.
In a special way, the Manager Finance and Administration Mr. Gyaviira Lubowa appreciated the staff’s perseverance throughout the year and called upon them to exhibit the same spirit in the coming year.
He congratulated his colleagues upon successfully completing 2017, and encouraged them to focus on team work, unity and support among staff in the coming year. He however cautioned his colleagues who are taking up further education to not only professionalise but also depict the acquired skills in their performance so as to have a great output.
“It is a motivating factor to become professionals but more encouraging and captivating when we become performers. We must therefore increase our visibility and exhibit a high degree in of professionalism. As a new person in the Directorate, I love to work with people and welcoming new ideas,” noted Mr. Lubowa.
Article by Mak-Public Relations Office
By Agnes Namaganda
On July 22nd 2022, Makerere University–Child Health and Development Centre (Mak–CHDC) launched a draft manual for the National Parenting Standards. The Centre has been working together with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) with funding from UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund), to develop standards that are agreeable to all organisations in the country that are involved in parenting work. The draft manual was being presented to members of a consortium that brings together all these organisations together, called the Parenting Agenda Consortium.
“We produce many documents and they are shelved,” Irene Ayot Chono, who was speaking on behalf of UNICEF said. “We hope that this document will not be one of them,” she emphasized.
Dr. Godfrey Siu, the Principal Investigator from Mak-CHDC who presented the draft manual to participants, emphasized that if any organization is doing parenting work, there should be a minimum package that they should offer.
Draft Manual Content
The manual which will have several modules. These modules will be delivered face-to-face in 1.5 hour sessions. Some of these include; Module 6 which will focus on “understanding responsible masculinity and fatherhood” and on “understanding the concept of head of family.”The draft manual also proposed that Module 11 focuses on Parenting in the 21st Century. Some of the sessions in this module will include Children and Technology, Contemporary Influence on Children and Modernity, Culture and Morality.Module 9 will focus on Parenting for Adolescents and some of the suggested sessions within this module are Needs for Adolescents and The Art of Communicating with Adolescents. Module 5 will focus on Preventing Violent Parenting and Promoting Alternative Discipline Strategies while Module 10 will be about Parenting to Address the Mental Health for Children and Adults.
Participants’ suggestions
After the presentation, participants raised several suggestions for discussion and consideration. These included whether there should be a module on spirituality since Uganda is a strongly religious nation. There was also the concern of how children in remand homes should be parented. Another concern raised by a participant was as to whether teachers who make an undeniable contribution to parenting, should be taken through the parenting manual.
In her closing remarks, Ms. Juliana Naumo Akoryo, the Director of Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) said that the manual is for the parenting organisations to utilize and not for MGLSD.
Ms. Chono also adjured the team behind the manual to use picture illustrations in the manual that can be relatable by the Ugandan parents.
Contact: Agnes Namaganda – agnesvioletnamaganda@gmail.com
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