Good Hope Foundation facilitated Kisinga Vocational
Secondary School to organize student’s career day on 22/July/2016 which was
attended by over 420 students (234 girls and 186 boys). Among others who
attended included the head teacher and the teaching staff. The careers day was
on the theme; “How to achieve our goal
of education at school”, this was in an attempt to strengthen the
children’s capacities to be sensitive of violence against children and
adolescents and be able to prevent and respond to the forms of violence against
adolescents which hinders children’s education. The theme centered on three
topics which included; your life
experience does not necessary determine your future, planning for your goal and
then education and the internet use. These were facilitated by three
speakers who included; Mr. Masereka Zakayo a nurse at Kagando Hospital and a
lecturer at Kagando school of nursing and midwifery, Maate Erius who is an
engineer at crown beverages limited and an OB of kisinga vocation secondary
school and then Mr. Jimmy B. Odyek coordinator of Rwenzori consortium for civic
competence.
According to the first speaker, Mr. Masereka Zakayo
who presented on the topic of; “your life experience does not necessarily
determine your future”, he had to narrate his past experience of education were
he said he comes from a humble family and that his education was in steps from
a certificate as a nursing aid, enrolled nurse, diploma, degree to masters now.
In his communication he highlighted that the challenges you meet a long should
not hinder you from achieving your goal. He added that for those who are at
school, poverty is not a challenge to their education but poverty can be brought
by the students/children especially if they involve themselves in bad acts
which may affect their education such as alcoholism, sexual immoralities, and
bad companies to mention. It is does not matter which school you are at for you
to succeed in education but the determination to achieve your goal.
The second speaker Mr. Maate Erius who presented on
how to plan for your goal and as a person who passed through the same school he
first gave a message of hope to adolescents were he informed them that they are
on the best school and having the best teachers. He however said to the
adolescents that a career is not easy to develop that it needs determination
and passion. He talked about the peers who may either positively or negatively
affect your personal goal. He said it’s a matter of being strategic. He
encouraged the adolescents to have something that brings them to school.
The third speaker who Mr. Jimmy Odyek presented on
Education and internet use, he first highlighted some few global challenges
which include population increase, internet challenges/social media, climate
change as well as youth unemployment. In addressing the above the challenges he
said the adolescents/youths should be at the center as change agents were he
said they should think beyond their surroundings in addressing these
challenges. He called upon students to use internet to enhance their education
but not using it to watch pornography. He added that there is a need to use
internet to think globally and acting locally. He encouraged the adolescents to
work with their parents and influence them to invest in education. He
discouraged the tendencies of families spending a lot non productive ventures
such as burials instead of education a practice that is common in most of the
families in Kasese district. He also talked about the culture were he said most
of the adolescents no longer respect the culture especially the addressing
codes of adolescents that exposes them to violence. On thinking globally he
encouraged students to embrace the learning of international languages such as
Chinese language and other language in order for them to feet in the global
world. He cautioned the adolescents to abstain from pre-marital sex.
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| Eng:Maate Erius of crown beverages limited and an OB of Kisinga Voc School giving words of encouragement to students during careers day |
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| Kisinga Voc students presenting a play about violence against adolescents in the domestic environment |
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| Senior Nursing officer Masereka Zakayo Black narrating the long walk to his current level of Education and employment position as away to encourage students to concentrated on Education |
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