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my favorite agent 1
It has been an interesting 11 weeks of evoke. with so many ideas shared across the network by the resourceful agents i would like to share with the network some of my favorite agents whose posts have exposed me to some of the things i had not known.
my first favorite agent was Ternura Rojas who posted a blog about water and food in the blog post entitled: 'Worry about water if you worry about food added by on March 22. found on this link address…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 20, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
growing up in africa
Is story telling a dying art in Africa?
My name is oluka. I was born in a small village found in the then remote town of Soroti district which is found in the Eastern part of Uganda. When i started going to school at about 5 or 7 years at that time the communities in my village had atradition of story telling and my grand parents and other relatives would call and gather all the young children around a fire where some chicken or meat would be roasted for what was called story time… Continue
My name is oluka. I was born in a small village found in the then remote town of Soroti district which is found in the Eastern part of Uganda. When i started going to school at about 5 or 7 years at that time the communities in my village had atradition of story telling and my grand parents and other relatives would call and gather all the young children around a fire where some chicken or meat would be roasted for what was called story time…
Added by oluka bruno on May 19, 2010 at 12:29pm — 5 Comments
who am i
Am oluka and i come from Teso an ethinic group that is believed to have originated somewher what is now called Sudan and moved south over a period of centuries. It is not possible to calculate the time of this movement. during this movement, a group of Iteso is said to have separated from the Karamojong and moved further south.
This may have been a very early separation because the clan names and ritual customs associated with the second of two distinctive groups of Karamojong and Jie… Continue
This may have been a very early separation because the clan names and ritual customs associated with the second of two distinctive groups of Karamojong and Jie…
Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 9:04pm — No Comments
can i live without food for a day?
It is physically impossible to live without any food in life.
However some researchers believe that a people can manage survive without the same ammount of food consumption they had daily for extended periods of time because their metabolisms attempt to adapt to this changes so that when your body senses starvation, it extracts every last nutrition from whatever food you eat and over time it gets trained to become more efficient in processing of food.
So how do…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 7:35pm — 1 Comment
a lot will happen next
The greatest challenges and social problems i would like the EVOKE Network tackle next to tackle next would be the millenium development goals which were enacted by United Nations Millennium Declaration in September 2000 at the largest ever gathering of heads of heads of States from committing countries both rich and poor to do all they can to eradicate poverty, promote human dignity and equality and achieve peace, democracy and environmental stability.
The main MDg’s Evoke network… Continue
The main MDg’s Evoke network…
Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 6:51pm — No Comments
education for girls
Girls often suffer gender discrimination from many angles like from within the family, community, schools, from teachers and their peers. This leads to low enrolment in school, poor retention and gradually under-achievement in life. This in turn helps to perpetuate gender discrimination at later stages of thier lives, restricted career choices and consequently perpetuating a cycle of early pregnancy, early marriage and poor health.
Selected interview of a handfull of girls between 14… Continue
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Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 4:17pm — No Comments
Local resillience
Does you city have the capacity to sustainable resilient delivery systems? Many times urban communities in africa have suffered devastating crisis either social-ecological or natural.
In kampala – Uganda where am staying currently, the city administration has come up with disaster preparedness plans to help vulnerable communities.
In kampala – Uganda where am staying currently, the city administration has come up with disaster preparedness plans to help vulnerable communities.
Some of the strategies undertaken by the city council include, creating an emergency fund for disaster recovery, awareness programs for the…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Ushadi and Internet Theft
Many people in both the developed and developing countries have fallen victims to con-men and con-women who have robbed them of huge sums of money and other assets. These sc**s are becoming more and more frequent with the evolvement of the internet.
Of recent a close friend of mine suffered victim of the same sc** after recieving an email from someone who claimed to have inhirited $6 million from their late father. The stranger claimed she needed to transfer the wealth to a foreign… Continue
Of recent a close friend of mine suffered victim of the same sc** after recieving an email from someone who claimed to have inhirited $6 million from their late father. The stranger claimed she needed to transfer the wealth to a foreign… Continue
Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 10:38am — 3 Comments
Ushahidi and Teen Violence
I believe every person pa**** atleast in school in their lifetime. The school i attended in my childhood is located in the eastern part of uganda. Located in the tourist attraction region of k**i with lots of hills and the famous “Nyero rock paintings site”.
Its had to imagine that in a school like that students where being bullied by the senior students. as a student i was personally bullied once by the big boys. if we had a way of reporting these bullies to the administration we… Continue
Its had to imagine that in a school like that students where being bullied by the senior students. as a student i was personally bullied once by the big boys. if we had a way of reporting these bullies to the administration we… Continue
Added by oluka bruno on May 18, 2010 at 10:31am — No Comments
Spend electricity bill somewhere else
Ever thought of spending your electricity bill on other utilities. Friends This may be what you can just do to save up a few dollars for your own benefit and have your electricity supplier go bankrupt.
These are some of the easy things you could do and end up saving approximately 70 percent of your monthly bill.
The easiest way you can save is replacing all your bulbs with energy saving lights that consume about 20 percent of what ordinary bulbs…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 1:13pm — No Comments
Empower your Own Sister
This are some of my own ideas of ow you could empower your own sister.
My first idea would be to listen and pay attention to her as she speaks.
For all you male evokers out there if you have the same feeling of empowering the women lets start with our own sisters or mother. avoid interrupting, talking over, discrediting or dismissing a their opinions.
Studies show that women are more frequently interrupted than men. this gives…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 9:56am — No Comments
A generator without fuel.
This week i want to share with all of you my vision to see a world where we have generator that do not use fuel. Well i have been reading through the working of a generator. An electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy obtained from an external source into electrical energy.
It uses the mechanical energy supplied to it to force the movement of electric charges to its wire windings through an external electric circuit. This flow of electric charges constitutes the… Continue
It uses the mechanical energy supplied to it to force the movement of electric charges to its wire windings through an external electric circuit. This flow of electric charges constitutes the… Continue
Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments
Don't Pay your next Electricity Bill
Hi everyone, In this post i would like to talk about how you can end those monthly electricity bills from your electricity company. and so saving money and taking a stand to fight pollution.
have you ever wondered how th solar panel works?... Have you asked your self if it is possible to design your own solar panel? well this can be possible. Your own designed solar panel for your house.
All you need is the basic working knowledge of a solar energy, I believe you…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 8:01am — No Comments
End of money printing
Have you ever thought of the day when you will not have to hold hard cash money. This brings me to the point as moving onto.
With the level at which computer technology is growing now i believe that we are moving to a generation where all transactions will be automated and the no need to print the paper money anymore.
With the fact that telecom and banking will be merged together, an arrangement by the company with the bank can be reached so as to automatically…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments
Saving Energy for Tommorow
Everybody at needs energy and any other living organism do need energy.Have you ever wondered what would happen if there was not sufficient energy to support us?
In this post i would like to focus my attention to alternative sources of energy.
I came across this link
This website tackles the majorly energy saving solutions. and has operations in many countries.
Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 7:31am — No Comments
What you need to Know about Electricity
DSE also knnown as Different Sources of Electricity is a Website that talks about the major sources of electricity and the way they work.
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I have included the link to the site. check and see if any could be the next you will be apllying in your house today.
Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments
The Picture Food Crisis
In this post I have shared with you a video post by Allvoices.com this post gives a background of facts about food crisis and what one must know.
Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 5:58am — No Comments
How to feed 200 stomachs on 50 stomach budget
Food and the type of food a child eats as they grow is important as its the source of the needed nutrients that will determine that child's physical and mental growth.
I have lived and grown up in Uganda. growing up as a child i have gone through or sometimes seen small children live on a meal a day which only meal may be porridge.
As i was looking around for any doc**ented data about this, i came across this video on YouTube…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 17, 2010 at 5:40am — No Comments
Saving food for May 2020 Lunch
Food security is becoming one of the worlds major challenges that we at evoke are trying and working around to bring to the attention of every human being. Ever wondered how much tonnes of food is consumed by humans through out the world. Well your guess is as good as mine.
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From my previous post about food consumption i talked about how food is wasted by many people at school, homes and just about every where. |Assuming the amount of food that gets in the garbage thrush is just…
Added by oluka bruno on May 16, 2010 at 6:33pm — No Comments
What is to Innovate
I find people talking about innovation all the time and sometimes wonder if they are actually understand what it means to be innovative. Innovation comes with creativity, perseverance and commitment among other things like acceptance. People have different opinions and any social innovator must know this. One can not become innovative if they are not creative enough. the major hindrance innovators face is shortage of resources.
Its most likely that one will face opposition…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 15, 2010 at 8:29pm — 2 Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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