REPORT OF THE WSWM PARENTS’ SEMINAR FOR ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SS, KASHAKI

Held on Friday 4th March 2011

Submitted to SchoolNet

By

Tumwesigye Patrick Boss WSWM TSS (Teacher Support Specialist) Mobile: +256772858109 [email protected]

Fig. 1: Some of the participants of the WSWM parents' Seminar

1 Table of Contents Page About the school 3

Rationale 3

WSWM parents’ seminar programme 3

Participants’ Introductions 5

Seminar objectives 5

Head teacher’s opening remarks 6

Remarks by respectable parent 7

Group Brainstorming 7

WSWM students’ mini exhibition 9

Group Presentations 10

Facilitators’ Harmonization 18

Introduction to WSWM curriculum 18

Youth Friendly Services 20

Closing remarks 21

Appendix 1 23

2 About St. Thomas Aquinas SS, Kashaki

St. Thomas Aquinas SS, Kashaki is a mixed O’ level school. It is situated 7km from town on Bishop Bahram University road after and Hornby Girls’ High School. The school has only a day schooling program. It is government aided and under the Universal Secondary Education (USE) housed in only two blocks. The school boosts of a student population of 185, 117 girls and 68 boys. The school also has a population of 15 teachers. Some students have to cover a distance of 4-10km to get to the school from the Kigezi hills.

The school joined the WSWM program in 2009 and its two teachers were trained to implement the program. 1) Nuwomugizi Consolete 2) Arthur Balongo.

Rationale

In its eight years of implementation, WSWM program concentrated on the students and the teachers. The curriculum entirely benefited the two. This implies that sexuality education which largely aimed at behavioral change did not totally achieve its goal because the parents were not sensitized about the curriculum and how to handle sexuality education at their level as parents.

This posed challenges to the students because the knowledge, attitude and skills learnt in the program could not be applied at home because; a) They collided with the cultural and religious beliefs of the community. b) The generation gap caused communication barriers (nobody starts the talk). c) The socio-economic set up could not allow easy implementation of some skills, knowledge and attitude. To improve the quality of implementation of the WSWM program and advocate for total participation of all stakeholders in the success of the program‚ SchoolNet has deemed it fit to sensitize all parents in our participating schools about WSWM and its core aim of sexuality education.

PROGRAMME FOR THE WSWM PARENTS’ SEMINAR

TIME ACTIVITY BY WHOM 11:00- Participant Introductions: Names of parent, Participants 11:30 AM child’s names and class 11:30 AM- Official opening of the seminar: 12:00 PM (i) Welcome & Seminar objectives by Balongo Arthur WSWM teacher

3 (ii) Welcoming Remarks by host teacher Besigye Godfrey

(iii) Welcoming Remarks by Respectable Canon Buregyeya Parent (co-facilitator)

12:00- Small group Brainstorming: Participants 1:00 PM were divided into four groups. Each group Facilitators selected a chairperson and secretary who wrote down the group discussions for later presentation. All groups brainstormed the four questions below:

Q1: What are those non-academic issues or challenges that are faced by our children? Q2. How do these non-academic issues or challenges affect the academic performance of our children? Q3: As parents, what can we do to help our children to overcome the non-academic/SRHR issues/ challenges they face? Participants Q4: As parents, what challenges do we face in trying to help our children overcome the non- academic/SRHR issues? 1:00-2:00 Lunch break & Mini exhibition by WSWM PM students 2:00- Small group presentations: Each group was Participants 3:20PM given 20 minutes to present, 5 minutes for each question. Presentation was done by the member agreed upon by the rest of the group.

3:20- Harmonization by facilitators. Tumwesigye 3:40PM Patrick Boss

3:40- Plenary Presentation: Introduction to the Balongo Arthur 4:10PM WSWM Curriculum 4:10- Presentation: Dr. Rukundo Alex 4:45PM (i) Common SRHR challenges faced by the youth in the area

(ii) SRHR services provided by the Health Centre or Youth Friendly Centre

( iii) How youth can access the SRHR services

4 4:45- Testimonies by WSWM students WSWM students 4:55PM Official Closing: 4:55-  Closing remarks from SchoolNet Tumwesigye 5:20PM Uganda Patrick Boss

 Closing remarks by host Head teacher Besigye Godfrey

 Closing remarks and official closure of Canon Buregyeya seminar by Guest of Honour

 Parents’ Group photograph

END OF PARENTS’ SEMINAR

(11:00-11:30AM) Participants’ introductions

The seminar started at 11:00 AM with introductions by all the members present. The parents introduced themselves by mentioning their names, child’s names and class. Almost all participants were present at the start of the seminar as they had come early enough to attend a parents’ general meeting which worked as a good strategy for having large numbers in attendance. The general meeting had started early in the morning at 9:00AM.

The list of participants and their contact information is given in Appendix 1

(11:30-11:50) Presentation: WSWM parents’ seminar objectives and welcome (Session facilitated by the WSWM teacher, Balongo Arthur)

WSWM teacher Arthur Balongo welcomed parents and thanked them for saving their time to come. He highlighted that the program WSWM is in only two schools in and thanked the facilitators for coming.

He further thanked SchoolNet for their contribution to the seminar and the head teacher for his moral support.

He then stated the objectives of the seminar which captivated the attention of the audience as he explained them in vernacular (Rukiga). They included;

 To provide the parents with an opportunity to share and learn from each other what non-academic issues/ challenges are faced by their children and how these SRHR challenges affect the academic performance of their children.

5  To brainstorm what parents can do to help their children to overcome the SRHR challenges the children face and what challenges the parents face in trying to help their children address these SRHR issues.  To educate the parents about the WSWM program the contents of the WSWM program and how WSWM provides a social vaccine to the non- academic challenges of their children.  To sensitize the parents about the need to send their children to the Youth Friendly SRHR centers and the healthy centers when need arises.

(11:50-11:55) Head teacher’s welcome remarks

The head teacher of the school, Mr. Besigye Godfrey started by extending his sincere thanks to SchoolNet Uganda for training him in Mukono. He noted that since the introduction of the program, there was a significant positive behavior change among the students. He thanked SchoolNet for their generous contribution towards lunch.

He thanked parents for turning up for the brief PTA meeting and requested them to now listen to the package from SchoolNet. He urged parents to be vigilant and learn as much as they could for themselves and their children.

Fig. 3: Head teacher, Mr. Besigye Godfrey making his opening remarks

6 (11:55-12:00PM) Opening remarks by Respectable parent

The Headmaster then called upon Canon Buregyeya, a parent representative and head teacher of the neighboring Rugarama Primary School.

In his opening remarks, the parent’s representative thanked the parents for coming. He also admitted that in his life, it was going to be a special because he had got the privilege to get knowledge from experienced especially from WSWM.

He told the parents that as a person, he believed “Knowledge is power” and thus called upon everybody to make sure they attained some knowledge from the seminar so that they could be empowered. Lastly, he requested SchoolNet through its representative that in future, the seminar should be for at least three days since the questions to discuss seemed very important to the parents.

(12:00-1:00PM) Group Discussions

The parents were divided into four groups of at least 25 people each. They were given the following questions to discuss and come up with findings which would be presented to the all members after the discussions.

Q1: What are those non-academic issues or challenges that are faced by our children?

Q2. How do these non-academic issues or challenges affect the academic performance of our children?

Q3: As parents, what can we do to help our children to overcome the non- academic/SRHR issues/ challenges they face?

Q4: As parents, what challenges do we face in trying to help our children overcome the non-academic/SRHR issues?

Each group selected a chairperson and a secretary to note down the group discussions.

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Fig.4: Brainstorming session

Fig.5: Brainstorming session

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Fig.6: Brainstorming session

(1:00-2:00PM) Lunch break and Mini exhibition by WSWM students

Fig.7: Parents having lunch

9 WSWM students held a mini exhibition where they showed some of the charts and shared their testimonies (verbal and written) to be delivered to SNU offices.

Fig.8 Shows students’ mini exhibition

(2:00-3:20PM) Group presentations Group one: Presenter- Mr. Rutakirwa Johnson (Chairman LCII, Nyamiyaga). Group two: Presenter- Ms. Kyarikunda Phoebe Group three: Presenter- Canon Buregyeya Peter (H/M Rugarama P/S). Group four: Presenter- Ms. Abomuhangi Meldeo Below are the responses to each of the questions by each group.

Q1. What are those non-academic issues or challenges that are faced by our children? Some of the non-academic challenges or issues faced by the children brainstormed by;

Group Presentation

 Sickness: Parents identified that some children get a challenge when they constantly get ill.  Poor family backgrounds: They pointed out that some families that are characterized by domestic violence, alcoholism and drug abuse are a challenge to the children.

10  Rape and defilement: Children especially those that come from poor families become victims of defilement because they sleep with older men and women for money.  Child labor: Some children are overworked at home because they have to balance between being students and herdsmen. Girls also face a challenge when they have to juggle being maids as well as attending school.  Late coming: In relation to the above issue of child labor, sometimes, children end up coming late to or from school which is risky.  Child theft and kidnapping: The parents pointed out that children live in constant fear of being kidnapped and used in child sacrifice rituals.  Poverty: The members said that children born in abject poverty of the parents have a challenge because sometimes they lack basic necessities and scholastic materials which the parents can not afford.  Bad behavior: The parents claimed that some children have behavioral challenges which include drug abuse, prostitution and poor hygiene.

Group 2 Presentation

 Bad peer groups: These influence children to make poor decisions especially on issues of sexuality and reproductive health.  Modernity of the times: Parents claimed that with the ever growing modernity levels, children are exposed to risky teachings especially from the media. The children tend to practice the trends they copy from movies, magazines and tabloids.  Negligence from parents: The parents pointed out that some of them did not care about their children. They do not advise them on life issues thus the children get myths about sexuality issues from their peers and in most cases, this information is misleading.  Lack of advice on issues concerning their life.  Domestic violence: They pointed out that children also find it challenging when their parents fight at home or use bad language.  Poor health: They argued that some students have a challenge in case of constant illness and it might in the long run affect their academic levels.

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Fig.9: Group 2 Plenary presentation

Group 3 Presentation

The members in this group pointed out that all the problems and challenges facing the students could be summed up in one ultimate challenge, adolescence. They argued that it was due to adolescence and it’s effects on the child that they ended up having all the challenges mentioned by the previous groups. The members concluded that in order to understand these challenges, one had to understand adolescence and it’s effects on the child.  Body changes: Most adolescents find the changes their bodies experience challenging for example, boys tend to think that by developing deeper voices, they can stand up to their parents and challenge them.  Peer pressure: As children go through the adolescence stage, they tend to relate more with their peers and sometimes these friends influence the children to make poor choices especially on issues relating to SRHR.  Pre-marital sex: Adolescents tend to have high sexual desire due to hormonal changes in the body, if not guided on these issues, the end up getting involved in risky sexual behavior.  Drug abuse: Most youths face a challenge with drugs because they feel old enough to use some of these substances. Others are influenced by their peers and do it to fit in the group.  Alcoholism: This is also another challenge for adolescent boys because they think that by taking alcohol, they will be regarded as real men.

12 Group 4 Presentation

 Sickness: Children sometimes face a challenge of constant illness resulting from poor nutrition, sanitation and any other causes.  Menstruation periods among girls: This natural and normal body change even becomes a greater challenge when the girls are ill-equipped for it for example when they lack sanitary pads.  Pre marital sex: Children face a challenge because pre-marital sex is very risky as it may lead to unwanted pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, STIs and many other consequences.  Poor nutrition: Some children whose families struggle to make ends meet also have a challenge of poor nutrition which affects their physical and mental development.  Peer pressure: This leads children into making poor decisions and choices whose consequences can be catastrophic. For example, drug abuse, early sex and alcoholism which are all dangerous are usually caused by peer pressure.  Being needy: Children that lack necessities in life find themselves trapped every time they are faced with sexuality issues especially early marriages, cross generational sex and defilement. They get involved in such dangerous behavior in order to get material rewards.

The groups also responded to question two which was; Q2. How do these non-academic issues or challenges affect the academic performance of our children? The members came up with the following responses about how the issues affect the academic performance of their children;

Group 1 Presentation

 When a girl is pregnant, she can not pay attention in class which leads to poor academic performance.  A badly behaved child will not pay attention in class and will not understand what the teacher is teaching.  Children who abuse alcohol will be poor performers in class because alcohol causes memory loss.  A child who gets raped or defiled will be psychologically affected and will not pay attention in class.  Children who have a challenge of child labor do not have enough time to revise their books which leads to poor performance.

Group 2 Presentation

 Engaging in early sex leads to early pregnancy which leads to dropping out of school.

13  Strikes and demonstrations in schools. The members agreed that the challenges like drugs abuse lead to strikes which consequently affect the child’s academic performance.  They also said that these challenges lead to absenteeism from school which means that the child will miss what is taught and this might negatively affect their academic careers.  Late coming and absenteeism leads to missing what other students have covered in class which leads to poor performance.  Drug abuse leads to mental disorder and such a person can not perform well in class.  Thinking about sex and a family affect the concentration levels of children thus affecting their academic performance.  Negative peer pressure makes one miss lessons and consequently affects that child’s academic performance.

Group 4 Presentation

 Absenteeism from school due to sickness leads to poor academic performance since the child misses important lessons.  They also added that constant illness might lead to lack of self esteem which will also lead to poor performance.  Alcohol abuse leads to lack of concentration and expulsion from school.  Pre-marital sex affects ones academic performance because the person loses concentration.  When girls experience periods, they sometimes miss school and even fail to pay attention in class.  Memory loss resulting from drug abuse leads to bad performance.  Orphans lack scholastic materials and basic needs and this can affect their performance.  Lack of caring parents might affect the performance of the child.

The parents in their respective groups also responded to the question three which was;

Q3. As parents, what can we do to help our children to overcome the non- academic/SRHR issues/ challenges they face? Group 1 Presentation

 Advising the children on issues that are sensitive especially those that are related to SRHR.  Teaching them the ways of this world.  Talking to the children about the problems they are facing and trying to find solutions together.

14  Avoiding sending them on long errands when it is already late as this might expose them to the risk of rapists and defilers.  Instilling in the children a heart of revising during non-school hours when the children are at home.

Group 2 Presentation

 Telling the children about the value of education. This will help them try to be better students and strive to succeed in school.  Guiding them every time the parents realize that the children might be losing track.  Advising children to love and fear God. When children are taught to respect the religious virtues, it helps them to make positive decisions and because like they say, “the fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom”.  Befriending the children and being close to them. This helps to create a sense of trust between child and parent and will create a better understanding.  Providing the child’s needs. If children have all the necessities in life, they will have no reason to seek material gain from dangerous sexual behavior.  Disciplining the children. It is important to tell children when they do wrong, discipline them so that they do not repeat the same mistake.  Teaching children about the value of patience. This will enable them to take their time on issues like sex and material possessions if they believe that in future, they can enjoy such privileges.  Giving the children encouragement and showing them love. This boosts their self esteem.  Explaining to girls that experiencing menstruation periods is normal and natural.  Teaching children how to maintain personal hygiene.

Group 3 Presentation

 Creating an understanding with the children so that they trust their parents.  Setting strict rules at home to restrict the moves of the children.  Assigning the children different duties so that they know their roles at home because as they say, “an idle mind is the devil’s workshop”.  Loving the children and providing for their needs.  Controlling the children’s access to things like mobile phones which they some times use to get in touch with their bad peers.  Limiting the time the children spend watching television because some TV stations air very immoral programs.  In case a child starts to lose track, it is important to get an elder, counselor or any other person that the child might listen to and ask them to talk to that misbehaving child.

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Group 4 Presentation

 Disciplining the children when they do wrong either by caning or any other form of punishment.  Teaching the child good manners when he/she is still young since charity begins at home. The values taught to a child in his/her early stages of life will help them make good choices in future.  Encouraging the children to love God and religion. This is because Christian teachings might guide the children in decision making.  Teaching the children about issues concerning their life for example telling girls about menstruation periods.  Loving the children and befriending them. This closeness helps children to trust their parents and they will run to them in case of any problem instead of going to their peers who might mislead them.  Providing for their needs. This will discourage them from risks like accepting gifts in exchange for sex.  Teaching children about basic body hygiene.  Keeping an eye on the child to monitor their moves. This way, a parent will be able to notice any unusual behavior and offer the necessary assistance.  Teaching children to be proud of what they are and their backgrounds to boost their levels of self confidence.

The parents also responded to question four which was; Q4. As parents, what challenges do we face in trying to help our children overcome the non-academic/SRHR issues?

Group 1 Presentation

 The parents claimed that sometimes these children beat them when they try to discipline them (strange but true).  They also pointed out that some children escape from home and start wandering when the parents threaten them with punishment.  The children refuse to carry out their duties at home because the parents have annoyed them.  Sometimes when girls are stopped from getting sexually involved with boys, they forcefully go into early marriage.  Some children commit suicide as a result of thinking that their parents do not love them enough.  The parents argued that in some cases, their children stole from them in order to fulfill their plans like drinking, smoking and going to cinema halls.

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 Disrespect from the children. Some children do not listen to what their parents tell them and in some cases even insult them.  Children run away from home. Due to disagreements at home, sometimes, children end up leaving home to go and start a life of their own where they do not have to answer to anyone.  The children go to work before they are old enough. This is common among boys who want to live to the expectations and levels of their fellow peers.  They commit suicide. Some children think that their parents do not love them enough because they do not support their choices and decisions thus they even go the extent of taking their own lives.  Disagreements at home. These are caused by failure to reach a compromise between the parents and their children and create a sense of unease in the family.

Group 3 Presentation

 Some children beat their parents. Parents admitted that in some cases, their own children beat them when they attempted to stop them from having things their way.  Children openly insult their parents.  Some children commit suicide and parents end up losing them. This is because the children feel let down by their parents if they do not support the choices they make.  Girls and boys run off into early marriages. In some cases where the parents are not able to provide all the child’s material desires, the child elopes into marriage to get those possessions and this is common among girls.  Parents are hated by their children. The children start to look at their parents as their enemies because they do not support their decisions and in some cases develop feelings of hatred towards the parents.

Group 4 Presentation

 The parents pointed out that some children want to act like they know everything which becomes a challenge in trying to teach them.  The parents also pointed out the challenge of shyness on their part and admitted that they had a hard time discussing some topics especially those to do with sexuality with their children.  Poverty of the parents: Some parents claimed that they are not able to provide for their children much as they would want to which is a challenge.  Ignorance of the parents: They also admitted that sometimes they do not know how to advise their children on some sensitive issues.

17 (3:20-3:40PM) Harmonization by the facilitators (Session was facilitated by Tumwesigye Patrick Boss and Balongo Arthur)

In his harmonization, Tumwesigye Patrick Boss pointed out that the root cause of the problems affecting the children as the parents had discussed in the group presentations were mainly caused by the fact that parents had surrendered their role of proper child upbringing to teachers yet even the teachers do not fulfill it because of the busy schedule.

He also advised parents to be friendly to their children so that these children would find it safe to disclose any problem to them and thus work out solutions.

Patrick clarified on the point of over watching the children. He stressed that much as the parents wanted to watch over their children, too much of it also is harmful. Instead, he advised them to guide the children, give them options, help them make the right informed choices and decisions and avoid commanding them.

Patrick Boss highlighted that children especially adolescents were facing a problem of the media. Radios, television and newspapers all have their influence on the development of the child and might teach or expose children to dangerous information especially about sexuality and reproductive health thus parents have to take the initiative to clear their children’s minds of any such information by giving them the correct one.

On the issue of advising children, Patrick Boss urged parents to first get empowered with knowledge which they can then pass on to their children. He discouraged the use of force while trying to pass on this knowledge. On the issue of children beating up their own parents, he urged parents to control alcohol and drug abuse by their children which is very rampant in this area.

Balongo Arthur asked parents to try and create a sense of self-esteem in their children which would help them have self-respect and consequently make the right choices. Arthur advised the parents to develop a spirit of connecting with the school because the child spends more time at school and such follow ups might help the child stay on track.

(3:40 -4:10PM) Presentation: Introduction to the WSWM Curriculum (Session was facilitated by Balongo Arthur)

Balongo Arthur explained the WSWM as an empowering program for behavioral change and how one can act as an agent of behavioral change thereafter. He noted that the fourteen lessons are intended at a physical, mental, psychological and social development of an individual.

Arthur the lessons of WSWM curriculum and grouped them into 5 categories:

18 (i) Category One: Computer skills

Lesson 0- Computer skills: To equip the students with the necessary computer Skills

(ii) Category Two: Lessons for self

Lesson 1: The World Starts With Me: It builds confidence in the student to appreciate self and help others.

Lesson 2: Emotional ups and downs: It addresses the changing moods of young people and encourages them to adjust to the changes.

Lesson 3: Is your body changing too?: It helps students learn to accept themselves and cope up with body changes.

(iii) Category Three: Lessons for self and others.  Lesson 4: Friends and relationships: Choosing good friends and handling peer influence is the core message in this lesson.

Lesson 5: Boys and Girls, Men and Women: It addresses the issue of gender i.e. the roles of men and women, boys and girls in society which vary from society to society.

Lesson 6: Fight for your rights: It tells young people about their rights and their responsibilities.

Lesson 7: Love and sexuality: It provides young people with comprehensive information on sexuality. The students develop skills of relating with self and others. They learn how to set both physical and psychological boundaries so that they can relate with the opposite sex without sexual intercourse, . Lesson 8: Pregnancy for girls and boys: The students get to know that the consequences of early unwanted pregnancy affect both boys and girls.

(iv) Category Four: Problem solving lessons.

Lesson 9: Protect yourself- STIs and HIV/AIDS: Students are become aware of the dangers of having unsafe sex and reflect on options from an informed point of view.

Lesson 10: HIV/AIDS you have a role to play: Students get the basic facts about HIV/AIDS i.e. ways of getting infected and the impact the disease has on the affected and infected and the role they can play in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

19 Lesson 11: Love shouldn’t hurt: In this lesson, students are informed that love is a good thing which should not be got by force. They also learn how to identify and guide against sexual abuse and what to do in case they are sexually abused.

Lesson 12: Your future dreams and plans: Students are guided on how to make short and long term goals in life and how to achieve their dreams.

(v) Category Five: Sharing knowledge, attitude and skills with the world.  Lesson 13: My Top Ten Tips for Peers book: A notebook with summaries of advice, key ideas in each lesson is made by each student to help them pass on information to peers and thus the World Starts With each one of them.  Lesson 14: Exhibition: Students organize an exhibition and prepare presentations in form of posters, poems, skits, testimonies etc.

(4:10-4:45PM) Presentation – Youth Friendly Services (This session was facilitated by Dr. Rukundo Alex)

Dr. Rukundo Alex from the AIC Kabale talked to the parents about a number of issues and harmonized on the following;

He pointed out that health is not merely absence of disease but also health of the mind and with young ones, the battle in the mind is simply too much. He called upon parents to take the lead in shaping the morals and sexual reproductive life of their children.

Dr. Alex highlighted the following as common SRHR challenges;  Syphilis: He explained that this infection could be sexually transmitted but in some cases could be inherited from parents.  Gonorrhea: He explained that this was a sexually transmitted infection and added that it was the most painful of the lot.  Candida: This can be spread through poor hygiene and gave an example of girls’ latrines if they were not kept clean and dry all the time.  Pubic lice: This infection known in vernacular as “kagaama” is a result of poor personal hygiene like unkempt pubic hair.

Some of the services available at health centers;  Testing: He said that testing services for HIV/AIDS and other infections were available at the health center.  Treatment: The health center also provides treatment services for SRHR related problems.  Counseling: This, he clarified is not only HIV counseling but that the health center also offered counseling services on issues like juvenile delinquency, drug abuse and alcoholism.

20  Education: The health center provides education services on issues like sexuality, adolescence and reproductive health to people especially the youths who visit the center.

Dr. Alex informed the parents that the above SRHR services and more were available at the following health centers; o Marie Stopes, Kabale o Bubare HC III o Hamurwa HC IV o Habisingiro HC III o Rugarama Hospital o Kabale Hospital o JCRC o AIC Kingina

Fig.10: Dr. Rukundo facilitating at the seminar

(4:45-4:55PM) Closing remarks from SchoolNet Uganda

Mr. Tumwesigye Patrick Boss, the SchoolNet representative in his closing remarks thanked everybody for attending the seminar. He gave a background of WSWM program which was piloted in three Ugandan schools in 2003 in central region but because of its impact, it has since then spread to 150 schools in 2010 in all regions of the country. In its effort to expand, SNU as implementers in Uganda have thought it wise not only to concentrate on students and teachers but also put parents on board.

Patrick expressed thanks go to WPF for its continued funding since 2003. WPF is a Netherlands based organization that funds the WSWM program in eight

21 countries across the world, three of these in Africa (Uganda, Kenya and South Africa). He congratulated parents upon joining this global group that afternoon.

He also appreciated the parents’ contributions throughout the seminar and the plenary brainstorming sessions. He asked the parents to put more effort in educating their children about sexual and reproductive health issues. He pledged SchoolNet’s continued support to the school and wished everyone a safe journey back home.

(4:55-5:00PM) Closing remarks by host Headteacher

The Headteacher in his closing remarks thanked SchoolNet Uganda for such a wonderful opportunity to learn and be able to help the young generation to become better and responsible citizens in future. He thanked the parents for attending in large numbers and also thanked them for the patience they had exhibited throughout the seminar which to him was a sign that they had enjoyed themselves.

He agreed that this had indeed been an educative session and hoped that everyone had picked a lot from the seminar. In relation to this, he advised the parents that as they had been enlightened, they should also go and enlighten others. He wished everyone a safe return back home.

(5:00-5:10PM) Closing remarks by Guest of Honor

The guest of honor extended a vote of thanks to SchoolNet Uganda for coming up with the idea of such seminars which he said were helpful not only to the children but even the parents themselves. He also thanked the organizers of the event which he termed as a big success and hoped for many more similar gatherings.

He thanked the parents for the spirit of cooperation and patience they had exhibited all through the seminar and hoped that like him, they all had learnt a lot from the presentations. He advised the parents that like the biblical disciples, they should also go and spread the good news about what they had learnt. He asked SchoolNet Uganda to consider extending the time scale for such seminars since he felt that a lot more could be shared if he participants had more time. He officially declared the seminar closed.

Report made by: Tumwesigye Patrick Boss – Seminar Rapporteur

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Appendix 1: Attendance list

PARENT’S NAME CHILD’S NAME CONTACT/ADDRESS 1. Nakabonye Constance Kesande Stidea Katoma village (B) 2. Matumba Beatrice Tumusiime Annet Kashaki A 3. Tumukunde Charles Musiimenta Prize Murwere 4. Ngabirano Toepista Ahumuza Josephat Kashaki (Katungu B) 5. Tumuheirwe Clemensia Tumwesigye Gertrude Kashaki (Katungu B) 6. Kobusheshe Edward Tumuhiise Sarah Nyakiharo 0752845925 7. Byaruhanga Frank Byamukama Justus Kashaki B 0788586365 8. Sabiiti Evalyn Tayebwa Emmanuel Kashaki B 9. Turyagyenda Julius Namara Knight Kagoye 10. Byamugisha Sedraka Atuhaire Germina Katoma village 11. Tumwine Gorreti Ainembabazi Bridget Kashaki B 12. Mbumurwoha Gauda Atuhaire Gabito Rushaki (Kateretere) 13. Karibwije Mariasunta Amanyire Lawrence Rushaki (Kateretere) 14. Tumusiime Angelina Niwagaba Owen Kashaki A 15. Karabenda Venansio Arinaitwe Rosette Nangara (Kateretere) 16. Turyatunga Bruno Nangara (Kakarisa) 17. Kamusiime Jackline Atuhaire Specioza Kashaki B 18. Ziriyo Fausta Mujurizi Levikato Kagarama 19. Twesigye Deodanta Ainembabazi Kyihorongwa Ruminate 20. Byomugabe Francis Niwamanya Silvestre Butobere 21. Byomuhangi Enid Arinda Blessing Kashenyi village 22. Kwatirayo Aidah Orishaba Adella Kagoye 0785133226 23. Byarugaba Jane Byamukama Bruno Kashaki A 24. Barekye Elias Katusiime Annet Nangara 25. Bekunda Kate Kyakunzire Patricia Bubare 0783943726 26. Banyagyi John Bosco Atubikire Innocent Nangara 0778220770 27. Ndyanabangi Archangel Byamugisha Rogers Kitagyenda 0778220740 28. Twinimwe Jacinta Muhirwe Annita Nangara Bwayo 29. Turyasingura Justous Katusiime Savious Nangara 0774822460 30. Kukundira Gideon Natukunda Prudence Kitagyenda 31. Nyamarembo Furumera Katusiime Novias Nangara Kateretere Kyinahirwa 32. Tiryebwa Abbias Constance Bugongi 0774510252 33. Byekwaso Denis Niwatuha Jude Kashaki B 0791705670 34. Barakorora Mangdalene Orikiriza Angella Nangara 35. Bagacwa Dickson Akandinda Divion Nangara 0779413411 36. Bushobera Elisa Ariyo Joram Nangara 37. Nyongozi Christopher Ahabwe Pamella Kashenyi 38. Kyampeire Karaveri Ngabirano Robert Kabindi cell

23 39. Tibasiima Gorette Ansiimira Hildah Nangara 40. Ndyabisigahe Fabiano Kiconco Evalyne Kazindiro Nangara 41. Baryasiima Margaret Ninsiima Rosette Nangara Rushaki 42. Kyarikunda Plaxeda Tushabomwe Flavia Nangara Butobere 43. Tindimwebwa Peace Akankwasa Norman Mirindi Nangara 44. Tugumisiriza Rosemary Kansiime Patience Rwabusingo 0771877658 45. Biryomumaisho Calist Byaruhanga Valency Kakarisa 0788119618 46. Byamugaisha Gorette Ninshaba Primah Kashaki Katoma 47. Bataringaya Francis Ahimbisibwe Joan Hamurambi 48. Tusingwire Sabina Kebirungi Edinah Nangara 49. Bahumwire Clemensia Komugisha Mary Kashaki B 50. Tumushangye Jane Ainembabazi Arena Rwanyangabo Bwayo 51. Rukaka Jackson Adyatuha Bright Rujanjara 0771698293 52. Babyekundira Terezia Nema Loyce Kashenyi Nyakafunjo 53. Mbabazi Hebert Tukahirwa Odesh Kashenyi 0779803397 54. Tukwasibwe Alex Kyarimpa Mary Rwabuhingwa0782685007 55. Basiga Ian Orikiriza Angella Kateretere 0788609821 56. Bisamunyu Abel Musinguzi Brian Nangara Mirindi 57. Nshemereirwe Marion Ndyamuhaki Dianah Nyamwenu 58. Ndyabasa Fred Atuheire Judith Kashenyi Parish 59. Byamukama Alex Turinawe Immaculate Kagoye 0772581614 60. Rubarema Charles Arinaitwe Ivan Kagoye 61. Bamwine Margaret Kyarikunda Pross Nangara Bwayo 62. Rugyendo Zedekiah Katusiime Savio Nangara Mirindi 63. Kamusiime Jackline Nahabwe Ignatius Kashaki B 0788912100 64. Kyarisiima Hope Najuma Sarah Ihanga 0704571761 65. Twinomwe Jacinta Arinaitwe Medias Nangara Bwayo 66. Namara Mable Tumuranze Daizy Kashaki B 67. Tumuhimbise Roselina Kyarisiima Justine Nangara Bwindi 68. Tushabomwe Sarafina Biryomumaisho Justus Nangara Bwindi 69. Sanyu Agellina Tumukwase Frank Kashaki A 70. Ntegyerize Martin Turyakira Francis Nangara 0777835713 71. Tibemanya Mercy Asasira Gilbert Kashaki Katoma 72. Kyomukama Susan Byomuhangi David Nyamiringa Kashenyi 73. Tumisiime Rosemary Orikiriza Eunice Kashenyi 74. Barekye Rafael Mugisha Apollo Kakarisa 0785876886 75. Mugabigwe Charles Tuhirwe Patricia Katoma Kashaki 76. Nshekanabo Generous Turinawe Merabu Nyamiyaga 77. Kwigyira Valentino Kyarikunda Christine Nangara Bwayo 78. Tumwebaze Dafuroza Muhereza Gideon Kashenyi, Ntungamo 79. Bisamunyu Abel Ahimbisibwe Joab Nangara Mirindi 80. Rubarema Charles Natukunda Loyce 81. Tumuhimbise Kandida Byonanebye Bibiana Nyamiyaga 82. Turyakira Gideon Tayebwa Allen Kashenyi 83. Ntambigweki Generoza Kyangyeneire Ameria Rwamutasya village

24 84. Kabarebe Silver Aharizira Hellen Nangara 0779799876 85. Tibinemwanya Kyomugisha Agnes Kagarama Deodanta 86. Turyagyenda Julius Twebaze Norman 87. Muhwezi Justin Niwaha Flavia Kashaki B 88. Nyambuga Provia Ainembabazi Martin Nyamiringa Kashenyi 89. Ziriyo Fausta Niwamanya Joan Kagarama 90. Tugumisirize Dinah Amumpeire Mellon Kashaki A 91. Twesigye Deodanta Niwamanya Kenneth Kyihorongwa village 92. Busingye Annet Nkamwesiga Eliod Nyamweru 93. Njuyarwe Zaveriyo Akankwasa Damazo Kashenyi 0774511564 94. Barekye Elias Atuhaire Micheal Nangara Rushaki 95. Tumuhairwe Gertrude Turihihabwe Rogers Nangara 0772462621 96. Samaki Stella Tukamushaba Clara Butobere 97. Baryasiima Margaret Twebaze Judith Nangara Rushaki 98. Musoke Frugensi Byarugaba George Kashenyi 99. Monday Jenifer Katushabe Sharon Bubare 0779737966 100. Tumusiime Rosemary Ayebare Betty Kashenyi 101. Musiimenta Priscilla Arinaitwe Felix Nangara Rwabusingo 102. Tumusiime Joseline Kyomuhangi Anna Kyokyezo 103. Baryezo Veneranda Tayebwa Davis Nangara Butobere 104.Twinamatsiko Anthony Busingye Evidence Bwayo 105. Kyarikunda Kedress Nasasira Joan Rujanjara 106. Musiime Adrine Tukamushaba Ronah Nangara Kagorora 107. Kemigisha Provia Ainebyona Barbra Nangara Nyamweru 108. Rugyendo Zedekia Turinawe Gift

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