FROM THE PEARL HEART OF AFRICA

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FROM THE PEARL (HEART) OF AFRICA

• A Brief Description of Uganda
• A Presentation for LIBR 500 Foundations of
  Information Technology By Charles Enyondo,
  September 29, 2000.

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Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

• Uganda is the source of River Nile, the second
  longest river in the world.

River Nile starts its long journey from Lake
Victoria, Uganda, to the Mediteranean Sea through
Sudan and Egypt.
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Ugandas Tribes and Culture
Uganda is a result of the unification of ancient
kingdoms, as well as many smaller independent
chieftaincies which are now part of the richness
of the modern state. Their heritage lives on in
the hearts of the people, their traditional
dress, languages, dances and customs.
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Traditional Karimojong dressing
Karimojong girls dressed in traditional attire.
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Mens dressing
Acholi (bwola) dancing attire
Baganda men dressed in kanzu
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The Busuti (gomesi)
The gomesi is found no where else in the world
This elegance is unique to Ugandan women
In gomesis they make mats and baskets
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Dancing
Lunyege dance
Bwola dance
Dancing class in school
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Women of Uganda
H.E. Dr. Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, the Vice
President of Uganda
Happy women
Career artists
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I am a Ugandan because

• I was born a Ugandan
• My father and mother were born Ugandans
• My grandfather and grandmother were Ugandans
• My great grandfather was a Ugandan
• My great great grandfather was a Ugandan
• Adam and Eve were probably not Ugandans!
• If you know when you were born then you are a
  genius because the day I was born I could neither
  read nor write. With the world the way it is, who
  can you trust to tell you your birth day? Are you
  still a genius? The following is what I know

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My Education

• I attended Kitgum High School
• The days of innocence.
• I can say more than bonjour.
• I obtained a Diploma in French from the Institute
  of Public Administration (IPA), now Uganda
  Management Institute (UMI).

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My Education

• UN/ILO Supervisors Certificate in Hotel Front
  Office Management
• A Bachelor of Library and Information Science
  (BLIS) from the East African School of Library
  and Information Science Makerere University
  Kampala, Uganda.
• Uganda Public Service Certificate in Registry
  Procedures Ministry of Public Service, Uganda.
• Certificate in Instructional Skills, Centre for
  Teaching and Academic Growth, University of
  British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Very soon, Master of Archival Studies, University
  of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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My Work Experience

• CLERK, Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd
• RECORDS OFFICER
• Ministry of Public Service and Cabinet Affairs
• Ministry of Culture and Community Development
• Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
• NIGHT MANAGER, Sheraton Kampala Hotel
• SENIOR CLERK, Commission of Inquiry Into
  Mismanagement of Criminal Records

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My Work Experience

• Archivist, Bank of Uganda
• Cultural Assistant, Department of Continuing
  Studies, U.B.C.
• Hands-on Professional experience work, U.B.C.
  Museum of Anthropology Archives

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Family. She chose me and I chose her
Together we can
Lemmy
Ken
Sharon
Gloria
Bright
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Career goals

• For the foreseeable future Ill be working with
  records
• Ill be preaching too.

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The End
Thank you for visiting Uganda
Thank you for visiting Uganda
The End
The End