KAWA UGANDA: KAMWENGE DISTRICT

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

KAMWENGE DISTRICT

Kamwenge District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kamwenge, where the district headquarters are located. Kamwenge District is part of the Kingdom of Toro, one of the ancient traditional monarchies in Uganda. The kingdom is coterminous with Toro sub-region, home to an estimated 1 million inhabitants in 2002, according to the national population and housing census conducted that year. The districts that constitute the sub-region are:

Kamwenge District is bordered by Kyenjojo Districtto the north, Kyegegwa District and Kiruhura Districtto the northeast, Ibanda District to the east and southeast, Rubirizi District to the southwest,Kasese District to the west and Kabarole District to the northwest. Kamwenge, the district headquarters lies approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi), by road, west of Uganda's capital, Kampala. The coordinates of the district are:00 11N, 30 27E.

The district covers an area of approximately 2,304 square kilometres (890 sq mi). Of this, 64.1 square kilometres (24.7 sq mi) (2.6%) is covered by open water. It is predominantly a rural district with some of the worst poverty levels in the country. The district does not have a hospital.

Kamwenge is made up of two (2) counties and one (1) Municipal Council:

Kitagwenda County
Kibaale County
Kamwenge Town Council

The district is endowed with numerous wetlands, tropical forests in the Kashoha/Kitomi region, andKibaale National Park, which it shares with Kibale District and Kyenjojo District. In Bwizi subcounty, there are pockets of highland tropical forest on the mountain ranges. There are numerous aquatic systems in the district including:

Parts of Lake George
River Mpanga
River Rushango
Rwenshama Falls, in Kyambura Game Reserve
Parts of Katonga Wildlife Reserve
Parts of Queen Elizabeth National Park

Bigodi Sec. School Kamwenge

P.O.Box 700 Kamwenge

Tel: 0782362982

Partnership Aided Mixed Day, USE School

Buryansungwe Sec.Sch.

P.O.Box 185 Kamwenge

Tel: 0772887684

Private Aided Mixed, Partlly Boarding Non USE School

Kamuga Parents Sec School

P.O.Box 1416 Kamwenge

Tel: 0772593710

Private Aided Mixed Partly Boarding Non USE School

Kamwenge Modern School

P.O.Box 1440 Kamwenge

Tel: 077672992

Private Aided Mixed Non USE School

Kamwenge Secondary School

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 0772591659

Governmentaided, USE School Day

Kichwamba Secondary School

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 0753947348

Governmentaided Mixed Day, USE School

Kitagwenda HIGH SCHOOL

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel:

Government Aided Mixed Day, Non USE School

Kyabenda Secondary School

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 0772904048

Government Aided Day, USE School

Mahyoro Secondary School

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 0772984375

Government Aided Mixed Day, USE School

Micindo Mistel Bach Millenium

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 0782715780

Partnership Aided Mixed Day, USE School

Nyabbani Secondary School

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 077238362

Government Aided Mixed Day, USE School

Rugalama Secondary School

P.O.Box 1307 Kamwenge

Tel: 0782255925

Private Aided Mixed Day, Non USE School

Rukunyu Secondary School

P.O.Box 1441 Kamwenge

Tel: 078853240

Private Aided Mixed Day, Non USE School

Rwamwanja Secondary School

P.O.Box Kamwenge

Tel: 0772528883

Government Aided Mixed Day, USE School

St. Thomas Aquinas College

P.O.Box 1402 Kamwenge

Tel: 0752551909

Private Aided Mixed Day, Non USE School

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Background

Kisubi Associated Writers Agency (KAWA) is an educational forum founded by teachers and authors of textbooks for Secondary schools.

The agency started in 2000 by few teachers of St. Mary’s College Kisubi. It has expanded to include most teachers from other prominent schools in Uganda. The management is made up of highly qualified and dedicated teachers.

The founders, through their research, discovered that lack of text books in most schools in Uganda has contributed to poor performance. There is uneven distribution of books as they are concentrated in urban areas. Some books are out dated, expensive or inappropriate.

Kisubi Associated Writers Agency (KAWA) has promoted the publication of high quality text books for Ugandan schools. The agency was registered as a CBO in 2006 with the main aim of publishing and supplying at an affordable cost educational books and other scholastic materials suitable for the Ugandan demand and environment. This was after realising the gap between the books published by multinational publishers for the African child and the actual needs of the local demands.

KAWA was started by Moses Wamanga, formerly senior teacher and Head of Political Education Department at SMACK together with Peter Matsanga, the Head of Geography department in the same school. Other senior team leaders are Kenneth Katonda, Odong Apalokwang, Richard Chole, Fridah Nabahwana and Ann Matsanga.

Objectives

There are two major goals for the reading culture project and specific objectives within each of the goals.

Goal # 1 – To empower schools, teachers, students and parents realize their potential to achieve their set objectives in the education system.

· To improve teachers’ skills in managing books, promoting reading and teaching methods.

· To assist parents/guardians in the community in learning how to effectively apply their educational information in helping their young children to be more dedicated to their books.

· To assist the parents in the community how to evaluate changes in the education of their young children.

· To bridge the gap in performance between the rural and Urban Schools.

· To help the experienced teachers and community members to write books and have them published.

Goal # 2 – To effectively partner with Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) as

volunteers in helping students to develop a reading culture and research capability.

· To recruit a group of under graduate students (15-20 students each semester) from Secondary Schools and the Universities to become volunteers in KAWA project.

· To provide a 4 week training program for the volunteers that will cover

§ Basic educational information for guardians and

§ Information on forming and managing a local area library/telecentre.

· To place the students in the KAWA Agency to offer tutoring services to the Community.

Technical and Commercial Colleges

Acaba Technical School Lira
Adolf Kolping Techn. Inst. Masindi
Adwoki Technical School Dokolo
African College of Commerce, Kabale
Agiermach Technical School Paidha
Ahamed Seguya Memorial Techn Inst Kayunga
Aicm Vocational Training Centre, Kabale
Aloi Tech School, Lira
Amugo Agro Technical School Lira
Apac Technical School Apac
Arua Technical Institute, Arua
Atiak Technical School, Atiak
Ave Maria Tech Training Centre Kamwenge
Bbowa Community Polytechnic, Wobulenzi
BKC Comm. Polytechnic Institute College Ngora, Kumi
Bobi Community Polytechnic, Gulu
Buganda Royal Institute, Kampala
CCP Vocational Training Institute, Mbale
Eastern Polytechnic Bugiri
Hakitengya Community Polytechnic, Bundibugyo
Ibanda College of Commerce, Ibanda
International Inst. Of Buss & Media Studies, Kampala
International Professions Academy, Kabale
Jinja Y.M.C.A.
Kabalega College Masindi
Kadogo Community Polytechnic
Kadogo Community Polytechnic, Mbarara
Kakira Community Polytechnic, Jinja
Kihiihi Community Polytechnic, Kihiihi
Koboko Technical School, Koboko
Kyotera College of Business Studies, Kyotera
Light College of Business Studies, Ibanda
Lumino Community Polytechnic, Busia
Makerere Business Institute, Kampala
Makerere Institute of Social Development, Kampala
Maracha Dom. Sc. Inst., Arua
Mbale Municipal Community Polytechnic
Mityana Business Inst. Mityana
Mubende Community Polytechnic
Mukono YMCA College, Mukono
Mulagi Vocational Training Institute - Butaleja
Nakawa Inst. Of Bus. Studies, Kampala
Namasuba College Of Commerce, Kampala
Nile Inst. Of Management Studies, Arua
Nkokonjeru Inst. Of Comm., Mukono
Nserester Voc. Sec. Sch. Masaka
Obyen Community Polytechnic, Kitgum
Olio Community Polytechnic, Soroti
Pacer Community Polytechnic, Packwach
Pioneer Technical Inst. Iganga
Rosa Mystica Inst.Of Bus.& Voc. Training Fortportal
Rubaga Pope Paul VI Mengo-Kla
Rubindi Vocational Training Inst Mbarara
Ruharo Voc.Training Schoo, Mbarara
Rukore Community Polytechnic, Kabale
Rutunku Community Polytechnic,Ssembabule
Rwenzori College Of Commerce, Kasese
Soroti Y.M.C.A
Ssanje Vocational Institute Kyotera
St. Gertrude Girls Voc. Inst. Kisoro
St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre, Kamuli
St.Monica Tailoring Centre, Gulu
U.C.C. - Aduku, Apac
U.C.C. - Kabale
U.C.C. - Pakwach
U.C.C. - Tororo
U.C.C. – Soroti
Uganda Cath.Soc. Train. Centre Rubaga
UMCAT School of Journalism
Yole Polytechnic Inst. Arua

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