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Project Proposal Prepared by: Kibaya Robert ED/ Founder KIKANDWA RURAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION UGANDA; and James Driscoll & Murray Reid Beekeeping Development Experts New Zealand February 2007 DEVELOPING THE UGANDA APICULTURAL INDUSTRY Copy Right James Driscoll (2007) Page 1 of 17 Strategic Industry Growth – Concept Paper

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Project Proposal Prepared by:

Kibaya RobertED/ Founder KIKANDWA RURAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONUGANDA; and

James Driscoll & Murray ReidBeekeeping Development ExpertsNew Zealand

February 2007

DEVELOPING THE UGANDA APICULTURAL INDUSTRY

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Strategic Industry Growth – Concept Paper

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THE CONCEPTBeeWealth Africa is a social enterprise based in Ghana which provides low-income farmers opportunity to rent and pay for expensive beekeeping equipment in small amounts with the aspirational goal of eventually purchasing it when their cash flow improves. We deliver the beekeeping inputs; follow up with trainings and offer guaranteed cash purchase of honey. Our mission is to help small-scale farmers in Ghana move out of poverty by earning sustainable livelihoods from beekeeping. We believe the solution lies in giving low-income farmers the ability to invest their own resources in productive assets and modern beekeeping techniques so they can enjoy increased harvests and income every year..

The ProjectThe project is a systemic approach to assisting the growth of the Uganda honey bee industry. The project would teach people to construct their own honey bee hives and to produce their own protective head veils and clothing, tools, and hive smokers.  It is a project that would work with people who have very little resources. 

Three main areas/phases of development would be undertaken. The three phases would be:

1. Strategic planning – the development of an industry development strategy for the next three to five years;

2. Beekeeping training - a training the trainers (people trained to train others in beekeeping) programme and the provision of industry workshops on beekeeping: - keeping hives,

making equipment including hives, pest and disease awareness and control, and preparing honey and other bee products for sale; and

3. Industry support and extension – on-going training and technical support to:

i. Assist in the fair distribution of beekeeping knowledge - Develop and enhance beekeeping and management skills;

ii. Promote beekeeping as a sustainable form of agriculture leading to the trade of honey and other bee products;

iii. Support and promote beekeeping and the effective distribution of honey bee products for sale;

iv. Assist in the development of manufacturing industries for equipment and consumable items that are required for honey bee management and honey production; and

v. Assist, wherever practical, the education of government officials on the importance of beekeeping as a sustainable income generating practice.

Consequently, for the project to be deemed successful, trainees would need to have learnt to be innovative and use materials around them to build hives and keep bees rather than seeking to purchase imported materials. Also, the people keeping bees would need to be generating income from honey and bee product sales.

Further to the above statement, the success of the beekeeping programme would be measured by:

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Improved efficiency and sustainability of this form of agriculture – people keeping bees rather than seeking out honey bee colonies in the wild;

An increased awareness, understanding and knowledge of beekeeping and the issues relating to the trade of its products on the domestic market;

Increased number of people in the region keeping honey bees for generating income;

Increased levels of honey available to the domestic market;

Government agencies having an understanding of the issues relating to trade of honey, bees and bee products;

Aid funding supporting further apiculture projects;

Increased food security and the alleviation of poverty; and

Established networks between New Zealand, participating organisations, and other stakeholders leading to potential trade.

Measurable performance indicators would be established in an operational plan that would be developed through the industry strategy.

CONTEXT & POINTS OF CONSIDERATIONApiculture (beekeeping) refers to the farming of honey bees to produce one or more of the following products: honey, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, pollen, bee venom, bee brood, queen bees, nucleus hives, package bees, and pollinating crops.

In Uganda, while beekeeping is not well understood, the marketing and selling of locally produced honey is profitable. The honey is either gathered from wild honey bee colonies or is produced by local beekeepers; typically sold through local markets. However, honey sales are not meeting demand. The industry is limited by production yield.

In the last decade, a viable industry has emerged. Local people/farmers have driven the success and the industry continues to attract strong support from the community.

Apiculture Products

Honey is the base product of beekeeping. It is a sweet substance formed as a result of the manipulation of plant nectar by honey bees. The major constituents in honey are glucose and fructose - simple sugars. Vitamins, minerals and protein are present in honey in minuscule amounts, making them nutritionally insignificant. Some honeys are antibiotic.

Honey is the bee product most commonly purchased by the consumer and is the commodity people are most likely to think about when discussing honey bees.

Besides honey there are a number of other products that need to be considered. These are:

Pollen - A dust-like substance taken from flowers by bees and stored in cells in the hive. Pollen is high in protein and has traditionally been collected from bees, frozen, dried, cleaned and placed into retail packages and sold as a protein food supplement.

Propolis – Is a mixture of gums and resins produced by plants that is collected and used by bees as a glue and preservative in the hive. This substance is scraped from the interior of the hive by the beekeeper and is then frozen. The propolis is processed by dissolving it in alcohol and selling it as a tincture, or drying to a powder for further processing. Propolis is used in natural health care products, mostly due to its reputed properties as an antibiotic. It is currently being used in toothpaste, lip balms, capsules and

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tablets, tinctures, cough medicines, hand creams and wound dressings.

Royal jelly - Secreted by special glands in the heads and bodies of nurse bees, it is the high protein food fed to developing queen and worker bee larvae. This jelly is collected by a skilled beekeeper via a labour intensive process, and is then frozen for later use. The substance may be sold in its raw form, a powder (dust or capsulated), or mixed in with other shelf stable products like honey. It is processed into a number of forms including capsules, tablets and cosmetics, and used as a tonic and restorative.

Beeswax – Is produced by honey bees from glands on their abdomens and is used by bees to build combs. The beekeeper collects beeswax at the time of honey extraction and while melting down old or damaged combs. Wax cappings from the honey comb are collected, pressed or spun to remove the residual honey, and then melted and molded into blocks for further processing. Most wax is recycled to make new honeycombs for bees. However, some wax can be used for making candles and cosmetics and as a salve for wound dressings.

Nucleus colonies and queen bees – Bees and queen bees may be produced by the beekeeper for sale to other beekeepers. Nucleus colonies usually comprise of a box of bees with three or four frames inside (two frames of brood, one frame of honey and one of honey and pollen). The beekeeper sells the colonies to others to enable them to develop a new hive or replenish a failing one. Queen bees are sold for the purpose of replacement of old or failed queens, for the maintenance of good production and gentle hive behaviour within a colony.

Packaged bees – 1 to 1.5 kg of bees sold with a queen bee in a cardboard tube or box with ventilation screens.

Woodenware – There is a market for the production and sale of beehive components either in kitset form or ready made. This is a market that requires woodworking equipment and a reasonable attention to detail.

Beekeeping equipment – Veils, smokers, hive tools, overalls,

gloves and other components.

Honey bee products – small business

Honey bees produce a range of useful and readily marketable products which require relatively little post-harvest processing. Such products are useful for both domestic consumption and as a cash crop. As such, they are ideal in small scale situations, where any excess can be readily utilised.

Beekeeping is a low technology activity and hives can be constructed from local materials; simple hand-operated honey and wax-processing equipment can also be made locally. Operations are relatively unsophisticated, but do work better if electricity and clean water is available. In addition, beehives generally need little management input. That is, bees do not require daily attention and beekeeping can be pursued in tandem with other activities.

Borrowed money can be quickly repaid if bee products are sold as a cash crop. Bee products tend to command a relatively high price – especially in countries which import competing products. Consequently, returns to beekeepers are good. Overall, beekeeping is eminently suitable for small-scale agricultural activity in localities where capital and technological resources are low.

Women and beekeeping

Historically, women have not been extensively involved in beekeeping as an income generating activity. It is proposed here that for those who wish to become involved, the potential rewards are high and the risks low. Women are able to undertake beekeeping on an equal basis to men – although it may be difficult to persuade some men of this fact.

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In order to introduce apiculture to new areas great care must be taken to be politically sensitive. Once this is achieved, working through women's committees/groups is the next advisable step. It is also important that those who intend to promote such activities are mindful of the existing gender structures. For example, women may not be allowed, unless explicitly encouraged and supported financially by their husbands/partners, to become involved in beekeeping.

In all cases of project establishment and maintenance it is necessary to understand as fully as possible the socio-cultural context of the environment.

As already noted, women’s groups are an effective medium for change. Awareness campaigns can be implemented and interest can be generated before money is spent. A project being pulled in by a women's committee, rather than pushed by an outside agency, will have a far greater opportunity for success. Training programs should involve an understanding of social and cultural backgrounds, should be hands-on, and should be conducted in the village, as travel may be difficult for women in outer areas.

The best way to ensure the effective development of beekeeping is through extensive extension processes (NB: a woman beekeeping extension officer was appointed in the Solomon Islands in 1990).

Awareness campaigns and training should attempt to illustrate that relatively little work is required in order to become involved in beekeeping, that members of the family of all ages can be involved, and that a wide range of income generating activities exist. There should also be some emphasis on the health benefits of beekeeping products as food or wound dressings.

Potential Products

There are many products that have the potential to be produced within the industry including some of the above. They are as follows1:

Retail packaged honey – domestic markets Bulk honey Honey beer Crude unprocessed propolis; Processed propolis – drinks, candies, tincture etc; Beeswax – candles, sheets of wax, and polishes; Beauty range – soap and creams; and Medicinal – honey, creams (containing honey, propolis and other

local healing ingredients).

Point of difference

No drugs/chemicals are needed to keep the bees alive in Uganda for honey production. For the majority of the beekeeping countries outside Africa, this is not the case, and beekeepers rely on a number of drug/chemical interventions to sustain their honey bee colony numbers. This is an important success factor for any development programme.

The Environment:

Beekeeping does not damage the environment. Beekeepers promote conservation because plants produce nectar, the basis of honey. The industry does not promote the utilisation of fertile land or the destruction of native fauna habitat.

Land Tenure Issues:

1 NB: Due to the climate and the nature of Uganda it is inappropriate to assume that Royal Jelly is a potential product due to the labour intensive process and skill levels required in extracting royal jelly for sale and the need be kept frozen.

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Land is owned by individuals/families as well as by the government. In a number of cases there may be absentee landowners although it is understood that there have been a few issues with beehive placement. Theft and vandalism of hives may be a problem.

Current issues

The current issues for the honey bee market are:

Continued sustainable growth in production hive capacity (enabling greater volumes of honey production);

Infrastructural support and extension (beekeeping training); and

Value creation through selling honey bee products, bee hive equipment and honey bee hives.

Outcomes

The changes from this project are expected to result in:

1. A well understood whole industry approach looking at all areas of the industry;

2. A noteworthy increase in honey production and honey bee hive numbers within two to three years;

3. Individuals/families/communities generating income from the keeping/farming of honey bees;

4. An increase in the community baseline knowledge and skills in apiculture; and

5. On-going industry support and development.

WORK PLAN The main strategy would be implemented in Uganda in partnership with the industry and the KIKANDWA RURAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION. It is proposed that the development process will be spread over a three year period:

Year one, the advisors would establish the strategic plan, establish a demonstration honey bee farm2, and train the trainers (extension staff).

Year two, workshops would be run throughout the country. These workshops would utilise the skills of the advisors and the trained extension staff.

Year three, training and support services would be provided as needed. This support would be focused on increasing government understanding as to how it could support the industry, provide further training to potential farmers and extension staff, and assist with the marketing of bee products.

2 Note: The critical success factor to building hive numbers will be the ability to obtain brood and young bees (frames of young bees) from established colonies. Further, queen bees will need to be produced. This will require the use of established colonies. It is proposed that these colonies be purchased and used to establish a demonstration farm. If this is not practical under Ugandan conditions and with Ugandan honey bees then swarms will need to be caught.

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The project would pull together a systemic framework that can provide the industry with a common structure for different stakeholders to work together to lift the industry to better performance levels. Good progress has been made to date and the industry has been winning in many areas. However, there is a desire to capture this organic growth and provide the industry with a strategic business focus for greater wealth creation for individuals.

On a more practical note, training would see the transfer of further knowledge and skills to help promote increased production yields.

The Key deliverables would be:

1. In consultation with beekeepers, a documented strategic direction for the industry; and

2. Workshops run and meetings held to enable knowledge transfer and skill development in all necessary areas of effective honey production, and hive management.

It is also proposed, while the goal is to train beekeepers and produce and farm new colonies, that enough woodenware to establish new production colonies and equipment would be made available to successfully trained people. This hive equipment would be:

a. 2 x 16 frame full depth long boxed hiveb. 2 x colonies of honey beesc. 2 x crown boardsd. 2 x queen excluderse. 1 x smokerf. 1 x head veilg. 1 x protective coveralls or other clothingh. 1 x pair of glovesi. 1 x hive tool

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Curriculum Vitae – James Driscoll James DriscollP.O. Box 9098London Street,Hamilton, 2001New Zealand

M +64-21-681107F +64-7-8294752E [email protected]  

Date of Last Revision: 31/01/2007

S u m m a r y R e s u m e :

C u r r e n t P o s i t i o n : Consultant NZAC Limited

K e y s k i l l s : International Beekeeping Expert Business management, Business development, ‘whole’ systems thinking, and project management

Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s : Int. MBA (Dist); MSc (Hons); BSc; PGDipBMst; PGCertBRes; NZSSC

N a t i o n a l i t y : New Zealand/EU (dual)

 C o u n t r i e s o f w o r k : New Zealand, Australia, Canada,

Japan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Fiji Islands, Pitcairn

Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands

E x a m p l e s o f I n d u s t r y E x p e r i e n c e :

Pitcairn Islands EU and NZ Market access strategies for apiculture products Strategic biosecurity and primary industry development

CareVets Veterinarian Practices Good governance and brand development

National Beekeepers’ Association of NZ (Inc) Strategic and operational management services

Kintail Honey Limited - Honey Processing Risk Management Programme (RMP)

National Beekeepers’ Association of New Zealand (Inc) (NBA) – The Management Agency, American Foulbrood (AFB) Pest Management Strategy (PMS)

Managed the New Zealand American Foulbrood (honey bee disease) PMS strategy for the NBA

Pacific Region

Pacific Community, Secretariat of the South Pacific (SPC) apiculture industry review, 12 countries 1999 - 2002.

All Pacific Island country members of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) had access to an apiculture project however the primary focus of the project targeted those countries with existing or emerging apiculture industries: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, Niue, Cook Islands, Wallis & Futuna, and Kiribati

Australia

Overview, Quarantine and disease control methods, Apis mellifera, 1996.

Fiji Islands

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Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Academic Program, Agriculture, 1997.

Development of a risk analysis for the importation of Apis mellifera genetic material into Samoa through the use of strict quarantine procedures.

Industry Feasibility Study, Fiji Beekeepers Association, 1999.

Strategic Development Planning; Quarantine, Quality Development training, Codex A. Fiji Commodity Councils, 1999.

Samoa

Technical Cooperation Development (TCP)

Apis mellifera, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, TCP/SAM/4551, 1996 -1997. This project involved developing an industry strategy for the promotion and implementation of an apicultural industry in Samoa. The project involved training, disease survey, quarantine programmes, surveillance systems, border protection training/development and government extension work.

Pacific Island Investment Development Scheme (PIIDS)

Beekeeping Development, Women in Business Foundation, Samoa, New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT), 1997. Program involved training and market identification in apiculture.

Pacific Island Investment Development Scheme (PIIDS)

Agricultural Development, Women in Business Foundation, Samoa, New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT), 1998. A further programme of training was initiated as a result of the 1997 project.

Canada Fund, Canadian Government

Sustainable Agriculture, 1998. An equipment and training programme was initiated for the Women in Business Foundation in Samoa.

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Sustainable Agriculture, 1998.

A programme to investigate the quarantine risk of shipping queen bees from the Solomon Islands via Fiji to Samoa.

Pacific Island Investment Development Scheme (PIIDS)

Beekeeping Development, Women in Business Foundation, Samoa, New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT), 1998. Teaching in Apiculture and quarantine procedures for dealing with imported new genetic material from New Zealand.

Solomon Islands

NZODA – industry development, 1996.

Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Academic Programme, Agriculture, 1997.

An overview of the Solomon Island honey bee industry.

Curriculum Vitae – Murray Reid22 Burn-Murdoch StreetHamilton, New Zealand. M +64-21 972 858F +64-7-849 4673E [email protected] M +64-21-681107F +64-7-8294752E [email protected]  

Date of Last Revision: 12/02/2007

S u m m a r y R e s u m e :

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C u r r e n t P o s i t i o n : Consultant AgriQuality Limited

K e y s k i l l s : Project management and formulating industry development plans. Disease control: surveys, surveillance and exotic disease response systems.Quarantine systems, export certification and lead auditor.Apiculture extension training for farmers and government personnel Import export protocol development and quality systems

Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s : MSc, BSc

N a t i o n a l i t y : New Zealand/EU (dual)

C o u n t r i e s o f w o r k : New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Fiji Islands, Japan, Korea, Malta, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu

E x a m p l e s o f I n d u s t r y E x p e r i e n c e :

Government (Biosecurity New Zealand and New Zealand Safety Authority); development and review of systems for exotic pest and disease response and surveillance for exotic bee disease

National Beekeepers' Association (NBA); management of their Pest Management Strategy for the endemic bee disease American foulbrood.

Varroa Agency Incorporated (VAI); management of their Pest Management Strategy for varroa.

Pollination Associations and growers; pollination hive audits Verification of bee products and live bee exports and verification of

Risk Management Programmes (RMP’s) of final processors and final premises.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and, NZAid; administration of beekeeping bilateral aid programmes in the South Pacific, Middle East and S E Asia, as well as trade access missions to North America and Asia.

National organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, the Secretariat of the Pacific Communities (SPC), the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and the United States Fish and Wildlife.

International experience

1 Bilateral Aid programmes -Consultant for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and FAO.

1980 Niue; Industry review, bee disease survey, honey processing and marketing, staff training. (South Pacific Region Trade & Economic Cooperative Agreement)

1987 Samoa; Consultant, industry review, including quarantine systems, legislation and bee disease survey, drafted beekeeping legislation and provided NZ training for Samoan Quarantine staff.

1992-1996 Solomon Islands; Four years acting as Programme Management Service Consultant.

a) Industry review, bee disease survey, and strategic industry development plan for Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry and Honey Producers Coop.

b) Beekeeping legislation and training programme for Quarantine Officers

c) Risk analysis on importing live bees and began a bee breeding programme

d) Beekeeper training, beekeeping curriculum for secondary schools, and training in NZ for 16 Solomon islanders, including three women (Telford Rural Polytechnic: Certificate in Beekeeping).

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1997 Samoa; Consultant, setting up two village-based small beekeeping enterprises for women (Advisory Mission NZAid)

1998 Samoa; Consultant, training village women with small businesses in beekeeping and members of the Beekeepers Association of Samoa Inc, in queen bee production (Advisory Mission NZAid)

2 Other consultancies - funding agency(s) in brackets

1993 Australia; Chalkbrood disease consultancy (NSW Government and Beekeepers’ Association).

1994 Argentina; American foulbrood disease consultancy - (Argentinean Government)

1995 Malta; industry review with recommendations for border protection, import protocols, staff training, regulatory systems and marketing. (Maltese Government).

1996 Samoa; (10 weeks) industry review, evaluation of quarantine systems, border control procedures and legislation, disease survey, training for Samoa MAF staff and farmers, and preparation of an industry development plan. (Food & Agriculture Organization-FAO).

1997 Samoa: evaluation and risk analyses of importing queen bee stock and review of legislation. (FAO Programme of Cooperation with Academic and Research Institutions).

1998 Samoa; workshops on queen bee production for Women in Business Foundation and Beekeepers’ Association of Samoa.

1999 Uruguay; workshops on managing American foulbrood bee disease for Uruguay beekeepers Association and Ministry of Agriculture (Beekeeping Society of Uruguay)

2000 Niue: beekeeping industry review and survey for varroa (Secretariat of the Pacific Communities -SPC)

2003 Niue, Vanuatu and Palau: developed and ran workshops on Invasive Species (SPREP) and US Fish and Wildlife.

2003 Samoa, review of potential for a commercial beekeeping operation (Niue Honey Company)

2003 Niue, bee disease survey and evaluation of legislation, border quarantine and response systems to protect the beekeeping industry (FAO).

2004 South Africa, study tour to review bee pests and diseases

exotic to NZ and South Africa’s response and control systems (Biosecurity NZ)

2005 Niue and Samoa, bee disease survey and evaluation of legislation, border quarantine and response (Samoan Government)

3 Market access negotiations and trading protocols

1986 USA and Canada: presented New Zealand's case for live bee access (official meetings in Ottawa, Montreal, Washington and New York).

1991 Canberra; access negotiations for honey and bee products. 1992 Japan and Korea; part of a MAF and beekeeping industry team

negotiating access and transit protocols for live bees. 1998 Fiji; transit protocols for live bees from New Zealand and

Solomon Islands to and from Samoa. Access for Solomon Island honey to Fiji.

1999 Brazil; imports of bee stock from New Zealand and trade development in honey and propolis

2005 Niue: import protocols for Niue bee products into New Zealand 2005 Samoa: import protocols for Samoan bee products into New

Zealand.

Curriculum Vitae – Robert KibayaP.O.BOX 494 Kikandwa Village, Mukono, Uganda

Phone +256-712-848448E-mail [email protected]

Current Position Project Coordinator

Key skills Biological Technologist, soil water and plant micro/ macro analyst, Community mobilizing and development,

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Micro computers hardware technician,

Qualifications Majored in Science Technology in Biological Sciences.

Nationality Ugandan

Functional summary

July 2006 up to date- serving as Executive Director/ head of Information and Communication Department of Kikandwa Rural Communities Development Organization.

April 2007-Up to date Serving as Vice Chairperson of Chain Cottages Development Organization.

November 2007 up to date Representing World Campus International www.worldcampus.org in Africa.

July 2008 up to date acting as African Regional Director for African Ball and Community Development (ABACODE) (www.abacode.org)

June 2006 up to date training at Soil, plant and water analytical laboratory, Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University.

03 Feb 2007 up to date- part timing as a Micro Biologist on Below Ground Biodiversity Project at Makerere University.

May 2003- May 2006 Trained and Worked with Mission Harvest Ministries Africa as system administrator/ instructor/ volunteer on ICT4Schools & Community Project.

2001-Trained in soil science analytical Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University.

2003 Trained and worked with MMs Computer Support Ltd as Instructor, computer rooms supervisor, computer technician and Director.

Have knowledge on fixing and repairing broken microcomputers.

Have knowledge on graphic designing using Microsoft Photo Draw software.

Knowledge on Water treatment.

Community activities and workshops/seminars attended and short courses

04-07 Feb 2009 participated, presented a paper and led up a panel on Refugee Life and Internally Displaced People during WCHS (www.humanitarianstudies2009.org) in Groningen The Netherlands.

12th to 14th November 2008 Contributed a paper on Information Production with Satellite Receivers in Rural Communities of Africa during the 6th International Conference on Open Access held in Lilongwe Malawi www.wideopenaccess.net

26-31 October 2008 participated and presented a poster on Commercial Algae Farming for sustainable energy and Carbon free environment during CTA Annual International Seminar (Implication of climate change for sustainable agricultural production systems) held in Ouagadougou Bukina Faso.

1-5 September 2008, attended a training workshop in Accra Ghana in Agricultural

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Information Production with Satellite Receivers Organised and sponsored by CTA (www.cta.int)

2-7 March 2008, Participated in First Global Forum on Human Resources For Health at Speak Resort Hotel in Kampala Uganda organised by Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health Organisation, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; Tel: +41-22-791-1616; Fax: +41-22-791-4841; E-Mail: [email protected]

29 November to 30 November 2007 Training workshop on Information and Communication Infrastructures for Rural Areas in African Countries Nairobi, Kenya organised by International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).

07th October 2007 attended Global Festa Japan 2007 in Hibiya Park Tokyo Japan. Tel: 03-5434-8247 Fax: 03-5434-8697

E-Mail: [email protected]

World Information Society Day 17th May 2007 Public Dialogue & ICT4D Expo at Hotel Africana, Organised by Uganda Communication Commission, UNDP, Uganda ICT Ministry, I – Network-

Volunteer experience

Volunteer with To Love Children Organisation (www.tolovechildren.or) on Girl Child Education Project

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