“The Rotary Wheel” Rotary Club of Kampala Vol. 6 Issue 21 Thursday 24th November, 2016

President’s Message members participate in the leadership of the clubs’ activities from one year to another.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will be coming up in January. It is time to start sponsoring the youth who would like to attend. Sponsorship of each youth is Shs 80,000 and our club target is to sponsor 30 youths.

Looking ahead to next month, we will be focusing on disease prevention and treat- Welcome to the 21thFellowship in our 60th ment. We plan to have a health day at the year.The established management of the Rotary Hospital on 6 December to test out Rotary “life” are impressive when viewed the structural fixtures that have been in- from a leadership standpoint. Preparations stalled recently. We are on course to realise for the next year’s teams are in full swing our dream of establishing a facility that will with various trainings going on all over the serve humanity for a very long time. world. Former assistant governors and club presidents are called back for training in whatever new responsibilities their clubs would have asked them to shoulder. The trainings are not frivourous but they offer Stephen K. Lwanga some new insights in the workings of Rotary President even to a seasoned Rotarian. That is one of the rock-base strength of Rotary. The draw- back is within clubs where about 20% of the

Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org 1 The Buddy Group in-charge today The 4 way test • Member, Governing Council Virtual University of Uganda; MWANA MUGIMU Of the things we think, say or do; About the • Member IntraHealth Scientific and Leader: Rtn. Lucy Muramuzi FIRST Policy Advisory Council. IS IT THE TRUTH? Guest Speaker today SECOND Fellowship Program: IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED? PREVIOUS SENIOR POSITIONS 12.45 - Arrival THIRD HELD 1300hrs - Call to Order WILL IT BUILD GOOD WILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? • Professor of Makerere Uni- FOURTH - National Anthem: versity 1979-1984 Of the many lessons polio eradication has taught HOW TO QUALIFY WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED? us, one of the most important is also one of the - PRESIDENTIALGrace: Rtn. THEME • Director simplest: that if we want to bring all of Rotary To qualify for the Presidential Citation, clubs - Loyal Toast:& CITATION 1973-1984 must complete two mandatory activities and forward, we’ve all got to be moving in the same - 4 way test: The Grace • WHO Consultant Tropical Disease direction. Continuity of leadership, at the club, additional activities in several categories. Most - Object of Rotary: activities will be verified automatically through Research Centre Ndola, Zambia 1982- district, and RI level, is the only way we will - Introductions For what we have recieved and are about to recieve, flourish, and achieve our full potential. It is not RI’s data. But some will be verified only by the may God make us truly thankful and ever mindful of 1984 enough simply to bring in new members and information you enter in Rotary Club Central. - Ambassadorial Reports - Speaker: PP Prof. Charles Olweny the needs of others. • Visiting Professor University of Zam- form new clubs: our goal is not more Rotarians, Amen. but more Rotarians who can achieve more good To more accurately capture your club’s - Topic: The Future of University education in bia, 1982-1984 Rotary work, and will become the Rotary leaders achievements, for the first time ever, clubs will Uganda • WHO Visiting Professor of Medicine ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY of tomorrow. have the entire Rotary year — from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 — to achieve the Presidential - Vote of Thanks: The Object of Rotary University of Zimbabwe 1984-1985 Rotary has been many things, to many people, Near the end of his life, reflecting on the path Citation goals. • Clinical Professor of Medicine and - SAA: The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of in the last 111 years. Through Rotary, our that brought him to Rotary, Paul Harris wrote: Surgery University of Adelaide, South members have found friends, community, and District governors will be able to track the - Final Toast: service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in particular to “Individual effort may be turned to individual Australia 1985-1990 a sense of purpose; we’ve forged connections, needs, but combined effort should be dedicated progress of all of their clubs online, and I’m encourage and foster: advanced our careers, and had incredible to the service of mankind. The power of combined asking them to follow up with you regularly • Founding Director, Medical , and support you in achieving these goals First: experiences we couldn’t have had anywhere else. effort knows no limitation.” He could hardly have Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Austra- Every week, in more than 34,000 clubs around imagined then that one day, more than 1.2 million The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service DR. CHARLES L. M. OLWENY the world, Rotarians come together to talk, laugh, lia 1985-1990 Rotarians would be combining their efforts, DISTRICT CITATION Second: • Professor of Medicine University of and share ideas. But above all, we come together and, through our Rotary Foundation, their I will also offer a special citation to districts that: for one, overriding goal: service. High ethical standards in business and professions, the QUALIFICATIONS: resources, to serve humanity together. And we Rotary Code of Conduct Manitoba, Canada 1990-2006 can only imagine what great deeds Paul Harris z Have at least 51 percent of clubs earn the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the M.B.Ch.B, M.Med., M.D., FRACP Service to humanity has been the cornerstone • Co-Director WHO Collaborating Cen- would have expected of such a Rotary! It is our Presidential Citation dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to of Rotary since its earliest days, and has been its As a Rotarian, I will (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of tre for Quality of Life in Cancer Care responsibility to achieve those deeds; as it is z Contribute at least 20 percent of their District serve society. main purpose ever since. I believe that there is Surgery, , Doctor of our privilege to carry forth the tradition of Designated Fund to PolioPlus 1. Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviors and 1990-1996 no better path to meaningful service today than Third: Rotary Serving Humanity. z Increase Annual Fund giving by 5 percent activities. Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Australasian Rotary membership; and no organization better The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s • Director Medical Oncology Unit St. over last year’s total College of ) Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada placed to make a real and positive difference in z Achieve a 3 percent increase in membership 2. Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in personal, busines and community life. our world. No other organization so effectively ROTARYRotary. SERVING Fourth: 1996-2006 brings together committed, capable professionals Sincerely, Thank you in advance for your efforts this year PRESENT POSITION: • Vice Chancellor, Uganda Martyrs Uni- in a wide variety of fields, and enables them to to show Rotary Serving Humanity. 3. Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and Retired, but NOT tired. versity, 2006-2014 achieve ambitious goals. Through Rotary, we have affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical peace through a world fellowship of business and professional the capacity, the network, and the knowledge to HUMANITY persons united in the ideal of service standards as an example to others. change the world: the only limits are the ones CURRENT ACTIVITIES:- PUBLICATIONS we place on ourselves. 4. Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the Club President: • Chairman, Board of Governors St. Over 120 articles in peer review journals John Germ respect due to them as fellow human beings. Today, our organization is at a critical point: Francis Hospital, Nsambya; President, Rotary International, 2016-17 JOHN GERM Lwanga, Stephen K mostly on Hodgkin’s , Non Hodgkin’s a historic juncture that will determine, in so 5. Promote recognition and respect for all occupations 2016-17 President Email: [email protected] • Chairman, Board of Governors lymphomas, Burkitt’s Lymphoma, Kaposi’s many ways, what comes next. Together, we have which are useful to society. Uganda Cancer Institute; provided extraordinary service to our world; Rotary International Tel: +256 772 770099 sarcoma Hepatocellular carcinoma, Re- tomorrow, our world will depend on us to do even 6. Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for • Co-Chair, Paediatric Haematol- source Allocation in Developing Countries Secretary: more. Now is the time to capitalize on our success: young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of ogy Oncology Fellowship Advisory and Quality of Life. as we complete the eradication of polio, and others, and to improve the quality of life in my community. Ayuya Mukasa, Jackie One Rotary Center Council; catapult Rotary forward, with determination and 1560 Sherman Avenue Email: [email protected] enthusiasm, to be an even greater force for good 7. Honor the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide • Chairman, Board of Trustees, Virtual Over 20 books and/or book chapters Evanston, IL 60201-3698 USA in the world. and not do anything that will bring disfavor or reflect Tel: +256 772 918832 University of Uganda; www.rotary.org 900-16EN—(915) adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians. Club Treasurer: 8. Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage Kibuuka, Diana Ninsiima not normally accorded others in a business or professional Email: [email protected] relationship. Tel: +256 776 353535

2 Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org 3 MWANAMUGIMU NUTRITION SERVICES calculated portions to boost weigh gain. In P3 children are introduced to family Buddy Group’s visit to Mwanamugimu Nutrition food that is carefully blended to optimize Rehabilitation Unit at Mulago Hospital nutritional quality and quantity. There is also stimulation of the children in form of play sessions. In addition, are caretak-

Background Admission ers sensitized on good feeding practices to Rotary in Uganda has been involved in prevent relapse health and other social services since the first club, the Rotary of Kampala, was inau- gurated in 1957. One of the most successful of these programmes was the 3-H Mwa- namugimu Nutrition Services, which run from 1983 to 1990 and served an estimated population of over 2 million. It also had a component of nationwide community train- ing of trainers programme.

The word Mwanamugimu is a local word from a proverb “Mwanamugimu ava kungozi” which means that a healthy baby comes from a good foundation, this founda- tion being good nutrition. The concept was an innovation by a Professor Jelliffe who Children with severe acute malnutrition was the head of Paediatrics at the Faculty (SAM) with medical complications or RY CL A UB T of Medicine at and failed appetite test are admitted to P1 for O O R F this led to the establishment of one of the inpatient care; some consideration can K world’s first pioneer nutrition rehabilita- be made in special circumstances like; Full Page UGX200,000 A tion centre at Mwanamugimu Nutrition disability, social issues, or difficulties with M

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Centre in Mulago Hospital in 1962 with the access to care; A L

assistance of OXFAM and SCF (UK). The Half Page UGX150,000 A ing aim and spirit of the centre was to combine In addition, low weight babies (less than rat nutrition rehabilitation of the affected chil- 2.5kg) that can’t be breast fed, or children Lower Bar UGX20,000 eb el dren with teaching and training of mothers less than 6 months with SAM, Side Bar UGX30,000 C

how to prevent recurrence of malnutrition Rotary in Uganda among the affected children and to prevent In P1 the clients are fed on special thera- the development of malnutrition among the peutic formula milk (F75& F100) and all siblings. The emphasis was to promote pre- medical complications are managed. The ventive and promotive nutrition as mothers clients spend about 1-7 days depending participate in the treatment of their mal- on their condition, the stage is also known nourished children away from busy paediat- as stabilization phase. When the patient g ric wards. In this rehabilitation process, the improves there a gradually transitioned atin teaching and practice were that diet rather on a high nutritious fed (F100) and they br le than drugs were key in both treatment and cross over to P2 e C

future wellbeing of the children.

In P2, the client continues with the medication and RUTF a special solid food with the nutritive value is fed to child with

4 Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org 5 The secrets

WHEN & WHERE CLUBS MEET! Mondays Venue Time behind Rotary named world’s Kampala North Nommo Gallery 6:00pm Kampala South Hotel Africana 6:00pm November Celebrations Kasangati Kasangati Resort 7:00pm outstanding foundation in 2016 Mengo Pope Paul Social Club 1:00pm Mityana New Highway Hotel 6:00pm long-term Birthdays Kampala Munyonyo Green Valley Hotel 7:00pm The Rotary Foundation’s assets have grown to approximately $1 billion, Kampala Naguru Kati Kati 7:00pm and more than $3 billion have been spent on various social and community Nsubuga, Samuel Herbert Nov 05 Rotaract welfare projects across the world. Mulago Galloway Hostel 6:00pm Walugembe, John Nov 11 Tuesdays Nov 2016 - rotary.org Bukoto Kabira Country Club 7:00pm standing Birungi, Phenny Nov 16 Bweyogerere Hotel Mamerito 6:30pm Ibanda M&B Executive Hall 6:30pm Mwesigye, Samantha Nov 16 Iganga Mwana Highland Hotel 6:00pm Kampala-Impala Kati Kati 1:00pm Kamya, Fredrick Nov 18 Kampala Nsambya Mukwaya Hospital-Nsambya 8:00pm Lwanga K, Stephen Nov 21 Kasese Margherita Hotel 6:30pm happy mar- Kololo Hotel Africana 6:00pm Musolini, Ethan Nov 21 Kyotera Colombo Hotel 7:00pm Lubowa Grace’s Restaurant 7:00pm Owor, Esther Nov 24 Makindye Shanghai Restaurant 6:00pm Okot-Okidi, Ayole Nov 28 Masindi Masindi Hotel 6:00pm riages. Mbale Mt. Elgon Hotel 5:30pm and in 1988 became a leading partner in the the underlying causes of conflict and vio- Rwampara Rwekishokye Country Club 6:00pm Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Since lence, such as hunger, poverty, disease and Nkumba Araba Hutel 7:00pm Anniversaries Rubaga Pope Paul Social Club 1:00pm then, Rotary has contributed more than illiteracy. In 2002, the Rotary Foundation Sunrise Club Shanghai Restaurant 7:00am Owor Esther Nov 16 Wobulenzi Networth Hotel 5:30pm $1.6 billion and countless volunteer hours took a direct approach by providing future Kampala Wandegeya Kolping Hotel, Wandegeya 6:00pm Rotaract to protect more than two billion children in leaders the tools to become catalysts for Alfred Okot Okidi & Juliet Okot Nov 28 Kampala City Chinese Rest. Cent. Park 6:00pm 122 countries from this paralysing disease. peace in their communities. Each year, up Wednesday Arua Heritage Inn Hotel 6:00pm The Foundation’s advocacy efforts also have to 100 Rotary Peace Fellows are chosen to Bushenyi Bushenyi Guest House 6:00pm Entebbe Windsor Lake Victoria 7:00pm resulted in another $9 billion from world participate in a master’s degree or certificate Jinja Crested Crane Hotel 6:00pm governments and foundations, increasing its program at one of Rotary’s Peace Centers Kabale White House Inn 5:00pm Kabarole Toro Golf club 5:30pm impact. Today, polio is on the verge of be- in partnership with universities around the HUMOUR Kajjansi Dreams Guest House 7:00pm Kampala Central Hotel Africana 6:00pm coming only the second human disease ever world. Today, more than 1,000 peace fellow Youngest Son: Dad, what’s the difference Kampala West Shanghai Restaurant 1:00pm to be eliminated after smallpox, with a 99.9 alumni serve as leaders in national govern- between ‘hypothetically’ & ‘reality’? Kampala Naalya Ndere Centre 7:00pm Kiwatule Kabira Country Club 7:00pm percent decrease in cases since the initiative ments, nongovernmental organizations, the Kyambogo Sports View Hotel 6:00pm Lugazi Scouts Office Club 6:00pm began. military, law enforcement, and international Dad turns to wife: Would you sleep with Tom Masaka Masaka Sports Club 6:00pm cruise for 1 million? Mubende Nakayima Hotel 6:00pm institutions such as the United Nations and Mukono Colline Hotel 7:00pm To mark the Foundation’s centennial year, World Bank. Muyenga International Hotel 6:30pm Wife: Of course! I would never waste such an Nansana Ivory Hotel 7:00pm Rotary members aim to raise $300 million Port Bell Silver Springs Hotel 7:00pm opportunity Tororo Crystal Hotel 7:00pm by July 2017. “We are honoured to receive “While almost everyone is familiar with Ro- Rotaract this recognition from the AFP, which give tary, not everyone may realize just how much Makerere University Guild Canteen. 6:00pm Then Dad asks daughter: Would you sleep an impact Rotary and the Rotary Foundation Thursday us even more reason to celebrate during our with Tom cruise for 1 Million? Bugolobi City Royal Hotel 7:00pm Foundation’s centennial year,” said Rotary have had on countless people and commu- Gaba Green Valley Hotel 7:00pm Gulu Acholi Inn 5:30pm Foundation Trustee Chair Kalyan Banerjee. nities across the globe,” said AFP President Hoima Hoima Resort Hotel 6:00pm Daughter: Yes He’s my fantasy Kalisizo Tropical Gardens 6:00pm “The continued strong support of Rotary and CEO Jason Lee. “On behalf of the en- Kampala Grand Imperial Hotel 12:45pm Kampala Day Break Grand Imperial Hotel 7:00am members will help us keep our promise of a tire charitable sector and people around the Dad asks elder son: Would you sleep with, Kampala East Hotel Africana 7:00pm polio-free world for all children, and enable world, all of us at AFP are honored to be able Kampala Ssese Nommo Gallery 6:00pm Kampala City - Makerere Kolping Hotel, Makerere,Kavule 6:00pm the Foundation to carry out its mission of ad- to recognize The Rotary Foundation as our Tom cruise for 1 million? Kayunga Katikoomu Soc. Cen. 6:00pm Lira Margarita Hotel 5:30pm vancing world understanding, goodwill and 2016 Outstanding Foundation.” Mbarara Rotary Peace Chn.Cen 5:30pm peace. We look forward to another 100 years Elder Son: Why not ? Imagine what I could do Namugongo ABBA Hotel 7:00pm with that money! Rukungiri Rukungiri Inn 6:00pm of Rotary members taking action to make The Rotary Foundation will receive its award Seeta Ridah Hotel 7:00pm communities better around the world.” at AFP’s 2017 International Fundraising Source of the Nile Crested Crane Hotel 6:00pm Father turns to his younger son: You see son, Nateete Kampala Ivy’s Hotel Wakaliga 7:00pm Conference in San Francisco, April 30 – May Bwebajja Cabana Restaurant, Kawuku 7:00pm ‘Hypothetically’ we’re sitting with 3 million- Bwebajja Cabana Restaurant, Kawuku 7:00pm Rotary clubs have long embraced the call for 2, 2017. Fridays aires but in ‘Reality’ we are living with peace at the grassroots level by addressing Kampala Kibuli Hotel Africana 6:00pm 2 prostitutes &1 gay Bastard! Kampala Muyenga Breeze Hotel Int. Muyenga 6.30 p.m Ntinda NOB View Hotel 7:00pm Kyengera Rose Gardens 7:00pm

6 Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org 7 ROTARY ON THE GREEN FUNDRAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT

Nov 25, 2016 Organised by the Rotary Club of Kampala Registration Fee: 500,000/= @team In partnership with Uganda Golf Club 100,000/= @individual

Venue Uganda Golf Club Kitante Tee off: 1:30pm

All proceeds to go towards the Mukono Hospital Project

For more information, Contact: 0774 603 156 I 0702 995 613 8 Since May 20th 1957, District 9211, R.I Zone 20A RCKLA Rotary Club of Kampala Web: www.rotarykampala.org