tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89683847302244539502024-03-06T10:55:28.116+03:00NAKASEKE TELECENTRE AND LIBRARY Nakaseke Telecentre was established in 1997 with the support from UNESCO, IDRC, ITU and the Local Community. Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-91378877674361061702022-09-08T18:46:00.006+03:002022-09-08T19:14:33.247+03:00The Impact of COVID 19 on EducationMr Edward Mugeere Kayongo the Educational Tutor shares his experience on how Schools were affected by COVID 19. Schools were closed for nearly two years, and this affected the learners especially children in Nursery and Lower primary. Teachers, lost job and even after the Lockdown some teacher especially those who had engaged themselves in business lost interest in teaching and Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-49746869543231627622022-09-08T18:27:00.000+03:002022-09-08T18:27:13.545+03:00The Impact of COVID 19 on Gender Nakaseke Radio 90.2fm has today hosted Ms. Zaharah Namukasa the Community Development Officer ( CDO) to share with us on how COVID 19 affected the women and Youth in Nakaseke. Women were the most vulnerable during the lockdown. Ms. Zaharah has told us that there was a lot of domestic Violence attributed to adultery, rape, Defilement unwanted pregnancies.All this happened because many peopleBalabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-73358573624068608522022-01-13T20:31:00.001+03:002022-01-13T20:41:20.088+03:00Nakaseke Public Library Wins EIFL Innovation Award The News has come out from https://www.eifl.net/news/congratulations-eifl-innovation-award-winners-5 that Nakaseke Public Library is among the Three Public Libraries to win the Innovation Award for supporting Education recovery in the community during the COVID 19 pandemic.Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-20893882395535670202021-11-15T14:57:00.002+03:002021-11-15T14:57:36.027+03:00Will Boda Boda Riders adheres to Traffic Rules? Nakaseke Traffic Police Department has embarked on sensitizing Boda Boda Riders in Nakaseke District. According to Namei Peter the Traffic Officer, he informed the Boda Boda riders to always respect all the Road Traffic rules for their safety. Among the rules were;Carrying more than one Passenger on the motorcycleTilting and poor positioning of Number Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-19057849038246407022021-08-10T15:52:00.002+03:002021-08-10T16:06:47.980+03:00Nakaseke Library supporting Rural Women with Clean Energy Cooking Solutions Nakaseke library has introduced a new community Outreach project to address the issue of climate Change through Clean Energy Cooking Techniques.The main objectives of this project was to; Introduce Rural women to new Clean energy Cooking stoves.Build capacities of the Rural Women in the construction and maintenance of the Cooking stoves . Empower women to save to learn to Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-27186658253250163972021-04-29T12:05:00.001+03:002021-04-29T12:05:58.658+03:00 Introducing Digital Literacy Skills to Libraries in UgandaNational Library of Uganda in partnership with EIFL, Maendeleo Foundation and Peer-2-Peer University have organized a one week Digital Literacy Training to empower Librarians from 25 Libraries in Uganda. After the Training Librarians are expected to introduce Learning Circles to Women and Youth. the Project is targeting to train about 13500 Youth and Women across the Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-6902170789165325462020-08-04T10:07:00.000+03:002020-08-04T10:07:10.336+03:00HOW GOOD A LIBRARY CAN BE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCK DOWN?
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in Nakaseke Town Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-67585668274711781942020-01-15T13:49:00.000+03:002020-01-15T13:59:43.230+03:00PROMOTING FISH REARING IN NAKASEKE
Mr. Ssekiranda telling his Fish farming experience
Mr. Ssekiranda showing a demostration how to feed Fish
Nakaseke Radio 90.2 FM in its outreach program, managed to reach out to Mr. Kiranda Samuel a 40 year old farmer in Kiwembe Zone. Kiranda is a fish farmer with an experience of over 20 years, the knowledge he acquired from Egypt 🇪🇬 courtesy of sponsorship from Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-11826963962662785242018-09-06T18:31:00.000+03:002018-09-06T22:22:33.623+03:00Promoting Early Child Literacy Program using Digital Readers
The National Library of Uganda in partnership with World Reader, AfLIA, Uganda National Curriculum Development Center ( NCDC) and Local Publishers organized a One week Hands on Training to 20 Librarians selected from Public and Community Libraries from two regions to promote the LOCAL Digital Literacy Project.
From Central Region the following Libraries were chosen to promote Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-34212246289409341482018-07-03T16:05:00.002+03:002018-07-03T16:10:06.095+03:00
Nakaseke Community Telecentre in Collaboration with Radboud University in The Netherlands have organized a two weeks Video Shooting and Editing training to Rural Youth in Nakaseke. The training is intended to empower the youth to use the available devices like mobile phones to generate video content on different topical issues of public concern like on; Agriculture, Health , Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-10797099275105710592018-02-07T18:34:00.000+03:002018-02-08T12:41:00.887+03:00Press Release on World Radio Day Celebrations
RADIO WEEK LEARNING CONFERENCE
WORLD RADIO DAY 2018: Radio and Sports
13th-15th February 2018, Imperial Royal Hotel, Kampala, Republic of Uganda
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in partnership with Radio Week Learning Conference, DW Akademie, and with support by the Government of Sweden, are pleased to inform the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-55472678431496845162018-02-07T13:04:00.000+03:002018-02-08T12:26:47.107+03:00Farmer Group Formation for Nakaseke Sub-County
NARO has trained 50 farmers from six Parishes which makes Nakaseke Sub-County in Nakaseke District. these farmers are Orage Maize Grower a new variety which is still under test by NARO.
During the workshop farmers learn how to Register their group, Make a constitution and they were urged always to comply to the rules and guidelines of the group.
The function was closed by the Vice Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-30845920767339079272016-03-14T09:28:00.002+03:002016-03-20T21:23:46.028+03:00E-Readers changes the reading lifestyle of rural Children
Lisa( Intern) from Germany training children
Nakaseke Community Library is among the five (5) selected Libraries in Uganda to benefit from the E-Reader Project. So far 20 e-readers have been received to help the Library to reach out to marginalized Schools especially in far and hard to reach areas.
About 295 Children have acquired the Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-66574623771014429912015-06-04T22:53:00.002+03:002015-06-04T23:11:29.118+03:00Maize the Golden Food and Cash Crop
Maize is said to be introduced in Uganda in 1861 and by 1900 was already an established crop. The World Bank estimates that there are about 1.3 million ha. of land suitable for maize production. The major point here is how much do you know about this golden food / cash crop from the garden to the market.
SEATINI -Uganda will be having a Radio talk show on Monday on Radio Nakaseke102.9fm Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-60396574353529993882015-02-19T11:22:00.002+03:002015-02-19T12:35:46.514+03:00NAKASEKE COMMUNITY RADIO IS BACK ON AIR
After the Rainstorm which hit the Telecentre last week we have successfully managed to put the roof back and resumed our broadcasting services. However, we might change a few of our programs soon. Please stay tune 102.9fm
Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-17789105407348001212014-03-27T15:39:00.000+03:002015-02-17T21:54:36.694+03:00Nakaseke Community Radio 102.9 fm Hit by a Rainstorm!
On the 9th February,2015 at around 4: 30 a Ten minute Heavy rainstorm hit the Telecentre Premises and left the roof of the Community Radio off ! other community residents in Nakaseke Town Council also suffered the same as their business came on a stand still up to day!
The Radio studios was the most affected partBalabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-73673954237084544122013-10-15T12:07:00.000+03:002013-10-15T11:49:26.111+03:00MfarmerSMS Service links farmers to better Markets.
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Nakaseke community Library was established in 1997 under the pilot of
Nakaseke Multipurpose Community Telecentre project which was executed by
Uganda National Commission for UNESCO and the National Library of
Uganda for a period of three years. It is now stands out to be the only
biggest public Community Library in Nakaseke District.
The Library
has a total of 8650 reading materials and Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-18926524411713313252013-04-11T22:24:00.000+03:002013-04-15T12:28:07.946+03:00Nakaseke Community Radio : Empowering Rural Primary Schools to better grades
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Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-64298866005158359342013-03-05T16:45:00.002+03:002013-03-06T11:41:55.444+03:00Turning Rural Civil servants into ICT user Club
Nakaseke community Library was established in 1997 under the pilot of
Nakaseke Multipurpose Community Telecentre project which was executed by
Uganda National Commission for UNESCO and the National Library of
Uganda for a period of three years. It is now stands out to be the only
biggest public Community Library in Nakaseke District.
The Library
has a total of 8650 reading materials and itBalabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-61199243766439064852011-02-16T10:07:00.010+03:002012-05-10T21:42:18.368+03:00ICT -Connecting Rural Maginalized Communities
Nakaseke is one among the many Rural marginalized Communities in Uganda. However using the ITU funds Nakaseke has been connected on a wireless network using the Telecentre as the main Hub, now the distance has been brought to zero thus linking the Rural society to the globe village.
On the network we have 9 sites spread between Nakaseke and kasangombe Sub-Counties, most of the connected sites Balabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697511520194367933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968384730224453950.post-89522935942325607052011-01-07T13:25:00.006+03:002012-05-10T21:42:47.896+03:00Rural Teachers Trained in ICT
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