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| RIC-NET ICT Assistant and the newly recruited U-reporters with Tags hanging smartly along their neck |
Just
as the heart connects many tissues of the body, RIC-NET is here to connect Kamwenge
district to the rest of the world through the use of U report as a reporting
tool. “Despite the heavy
rains, that occurred on NOV 27, 2012...several community
members within Kamwenge district flocked to attend the U-report training that
was held at St Stephens Cathedral East Ruwenzori Diocese Kitonzi Village Kamwenge
Town Council. The purpose of the training was to introduce the tool and
how it is applied in field of responding and posting information.
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| participants raising up phones they will be using in reporting. |
“U-Report
being a free sms based platform designed by UNICEF to enable the young
generation in voicing out silent issues affecting them in their communities
“through the use of their mobile phones.
Several
community members including the young, youths and elderly from various villages
of kitonzi, kigoro,kakinga and kyigore turned up for the training of which a total number
of 40 people(22 being men,18being females) where recruited as U-reporters.
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| participants registering on u-report platform. |
By the end
of the day, all members where very excited for the new innovation and had
understood the use of U-report platform for sharing information across the
globe.
In his
remarks, Mr. Sunday k. Joseph Chair Person of Kitonzi ward thanked the efforts
of
RIC-NET and appealed for continued support and
recruitment of more U-reporters in various sub counties of Kamwenge district.
