RIC-NET SETS OFF TO DOCUMENT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN THE REGION

Rwenzori Information Centres Network has set off to document the changes in poverty reduction accruing from the information shared by CSOs, and development partners. The action is a three months project that is supported by Development Initiatives (DI) a UK based NGO and Development Research and training (DRT) A Ugandan based NGO. The partnership was sealed with a memorandum of understanding on October 25^th where RIC-NET will document the changes in poverty reduction and DRT and DI provide the required technical and financial support for the action. To formalize the project RIC-NET, held an inception meeting for the information & ICT officers from the Districts of kabarole, kyenjojo, kasese, Bundibugyo, Ntoroko, kamwenge and kyegegwa on 11^th Monday 2013 in kabarole District .   In total sixteen (16) participants attended with (9) nine Male and (7) seven Female. The two hours meeting was held with the following objectives

·        To orient the  partners  on the guidelines for the Documentation project

·         To identify  and agree on the methodology to use in the field during  the documentation

While briefing the participants, Mr. John Silco the Executive Director RIC-NET,  remarked that RIC-NET as an information  and knowledge brokering organization had identified  four (4) categories of  respondents  including farmers, CBOs, political leaders and beneficiaries of   Electronic/ information  Centers  of which the documentation team would work together to  produce the changes in the poverty levels in  relation to the  information shared. By the end of the meeting

·        Participants agreed  to  go back in their Districts and with immediate effect  identify respondents , documenting short   stories which  would be  submit ted to RIC-NET head office by 25^th November 2013

·        RIC-NET documentation team to visit the Districts and cover the different  Experiences  by 1^st  week of December 2013

·        Information officers to include general and crucial information from the respondents as Name, Location, Gender, and how the respondent accessed the information that contributed to their poverty reduction. Having no other business the chairperson closed the meeting at 12:30pm.