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Mak Director DICTS hands over office, Mr. Mugabi Samuel Paul appointed Acting Director
On 10th May 2018, the Outgoing Director, for ICT Support (DICTs) Eng. Frank Kitumba handed over office to the appointed Acting Director Mr. Mugabi Samuel Paul.
The handover ceremony took place at the Directorate of ICT Support, College of Engineering Design Art and Technology (CEDAT) and was presided over by Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Dr. Eria Hisali. It was witnessed by Mr. Walter Yorac Nono-the Director of Internal Audit, Mr. Andrew Abunyang- Director of Human Resource and Mr. Henry Mwebe – the Director Legal Affairs.
The Outgoing Director, Eng. Frank Kitumba thanked Makerere University Appointments Board, Makerere University Council and Management for granting him the opportunity to serve in the position of the Director for more than four years. He thanked University community for the support and the staff in DICTs for the teamwork during his tenure. He recommended for specialisation of tasks in the Directorate to enable efficiency and quality work.
“Given the size of Makerere University, I strongly call for a specialised enforcement of tasks. We need to specifically identify people who can handle data and specific people to handle systems. I am happy that the ICT structure of Makerere University has been adopted by so many institutions, this is a clear indicator that we have the best ICT structure,” he said. He warmly welcomed the Acting Director and congratulated him upon his new role.
The Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Dr. Eria Hisali, congratulated Mr. Mugabi upon his new role. He thanked the Outgoing Director for his selfless service towards Makerere University when he said, “We appreciate your commitment, and contribution towards this institution. With your responsibility as the Director, DICTs has witnessed several achievements. This portrays you as a good leader,” he said.
Mr. Mugabi Samuel Paul- the Manager, End User Support in the Directorate of ICT Support, was officially appointed the Acting Director of DICTs on 1st May 2018. He thanked Management for the opportunity accorded to him to serve the Institution as the Acting Director of DICTS and promised to work with his team to ensure expert services and guidance on ICT to all academic and administrative units of the University. In the same spirit, Mr. Mugabi thanked the Outgoing Director for his effective leadership and guidance during his tenure.
“It is upon your great input that the Directorate will continue to leverage ICT to enable teaching, research and learning purposes at the institutions. To the staff, I promise to continue working as a team to meet the University objectives. With you and with the help of Management, I undertake this responsibility so that the Directorate realises its mandate,” he said.
Article by: Nabatte Proscovia, 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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