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Project: A Community Tourism Project in Omiito, Uganda
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Elsa Lama
Projectroom
Mon, 2008/03/03 - 17:35

Use this space for general discussion about the project

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Stella A.O.
Romina Please delete this project
Thu, 2009/02/05 - 16:20

Dear Romina,
Please kindly delete this project from the nabuur site. Thank You !

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In December 2008, I was again sent to the field to collect data, Raul clearly stated that neighbors should submit all questions requiring field information so that the required data is availed, not even two weeks, after submission of the data from the field, more information is sought something I think should have been submitted before my travel to the field. One issue to be made known is that every time a field visit is made; cash is got from my private pocket which I do not regret though. • Internet. Uganda, is not like the western world. Internet is unstable and power cuts are frequent. Therefore, given this inconsistency, we are frustrating many neighbors. Like I earlier stated, it takes over 15km from Omiito to access internet. When I applied to join Nabuur, I indicated how often internet could be accessed thus the successful application. For instance, JB went on-line sometime back but just couldn’t post a message given the unstable net. Sometimes I also log on but can not even post a message and sometimes messages seem repeated because of the stable internet. • Two jobs. I am the vision bearer; and sincerely write this message painfully and with frustration. I am sure like most of the neighbors, while volunteering most have salary jobs. I think it is important to appreciate that fact thus the need to be patient with each other otherwise the local representatives and the communities supported will have to go without basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, education in the name of volunteering-just for your information, volunteering here is many times with no form of any pay unlike in other places whether the salary could amount to a salary. As human beings we need a livelihood and decent welfare. That is why, when any of the neighbors take long to respond, I never push because I know each of the neighbors has other obligations to meet. • The omiito nabuur on-line project seems to be circulated with an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion. It is clear that I and team don’t seem to be trusted by some especially when it comes to how the returns from the project may be handled. Sometimes, I think and wonder and honestly, the last thing I want to do is handle funds brought about with support of some individuals who do not trust me/us. • I do not want to cause further frustrations like some neighbors have already expressed. I believe this project should instantly end to avoid further frustrations on both sides. I shall continue pursuing this project outside nabuur and I am very optimistic I/we shall make it. • When I had a chat with Mary (Facilitator & Nabuur) who later reported that the communication gap was discovered, just to specifically state, I also said that It was important to ask specific questions in order to derive specific answers. I then suggested that probably a standard format could help a lot as parties involved invest time, energy and funds towards development • If you also asked for my opinion, I think one of the reasons most neighbors feel frustrated and having wasted their time is the inability by the neighbors to understand the other side of the villages/local representatives they are supporting. • Dear neighbors; also to the persons I have been exchanging emails; please understand, sometimes in life we have to take hard and painful decisions. To those I have been exchanging email, I know some day I shall update you on the new level we have reached. • To Romina & team please allow me first down load the information at hand because I wouldn’t want to let this go to waste. • Last but not least, kind of sensitive issue but needs to be put on table. There seems to be some form of discrimination in this project. For instance, at the time Vishal Sharma was appointed facilitator, not even a welcome from the neighbors-I thought this strange, was it because he was Asian? • Mary, you have been the best facilitator I have ever met. I know this message comes to you with disappointment and frustration. But I need you to know that like every other neighbor, I appreciate every effort you have invested in this project. I am not taking these ideas to waste, I am going to work (individually, with my team/community towards making them a reality) Didn’t ever think would end this way! Sincerely, Stella [teaser] => Dear Neighbors, First and fore most, thank you for every time, effort, resource invested in this project. 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Stella A.O.
Sincere & Honest Regrets
Thu, 2009/02/05 - 17:37

Dear Neighbors,

First and fore most, thank you for every time, effort, resource invested in this project.

It has taken me some thought to write this and I think I am now ready to make this communication; a few pressing issues to put across:-
• There is a lot of idea sharing and discussions without anything practical amounting. I believe that ideas are a resource when put into reality. For instance, in June 2008 I was sent to the field to collect data as a community assessment towards defining the project-to date, the information is lying there stored with no form follow-up nor discussion on it.
• Need to appreciate the fact that we all work within the limited resources such as time, funds. In December 2008, I was again sent to the field to collect data, Raul clearly stated that neighbors should submit all questions requiring field information so that the required data is availed, not even two weeks, after submission of the data from the field, more information is sought something I think should have been submitted before my travel to the field. One issue to be made known is that every time a field visit is made; cash is got from my private pocket which I do not regret though.
• Internet. Uganda, is not like the western world. Internet is unstable and power cuts are frequent. Therefore, given this inconsistency, we are frustrating many neighbors. Like I earlier stated, it takes over 15km from Omiito to access internet. When I applied to join Nabuur, I indicated how often internet could be accessed thus the successful application. For instance, JB went on-line sometime back but just couldn’t post a message given the unstable net. Sometimes I also log on but can not even post a message and sometimes messages seem repeated because of the stable internet.
• Two jobs. I am the vision bearer; and sincerely write this message painfully and with frustration. I am sure like most of the neighbors, while volunteering most have salary jobs. I think it is important to appreciate that fact thus the need to be patient with each other otherwise the local representatives and the communities supported will have to go without basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, education in the name of volunteering-just for your information, volunteering here is many times with no form of any pay unlike in other places whether the salary could amount to a salary. As human beings we need a livelihood and decent welfare. That is why, when any of the neighbors take long to respond, I never push because I know each of the neighbors has other obligations to meet.
• The omiito nabuur on-line project seems to be circulated with an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion. It is clear that I and team don’t seem to be trusted by some especially when it comes to how the returns from the project may be handled. Sometimes, I think and wonder and honestly, the last thing I want to do is handle funds brought about with support of some individuals who do not trust me/us.
• I do not want to cause further frustrations like some neighbors have already expressed. I believe this project should instantly end to avoid further frustrations on both sides. I shall continue pursuing this project outside nabuur and I am very optimistic I/we shall make it.
• When I had a chat with Mary (Facilitator & Nabuur) who later reported that the communication gap was discovered, just to specifically state, I also said that It was important to ask specific questions in order to derive specific answers. I then suggested that probably a standard format could help a lot as parties involved invest time, energy and funds towards development
• If you also asked for my opinion, I think one of the reasons most neighbors feel frustrated and having wasted their time is the inability by the neighbors to understand the other side of the villages/local representatives they are supporting.
• Dear neighbors; also to the persons I have been exchanging emails; please understand, sometimes in life we have to take hard and painful decisions. To those I have been exchanging email, I know some day I shall update you on the new level we have reached.
• To Romina & team please allow me first down load the information at hand because I wouldn’t want to let this go to waste.
• Last but not least, kind of sensitive issue but needs to be put on table. There seems to be some form of discrimination in this project. For instance, at the time Vishal Sharma was appointed facilitator, not even a welcome from the neighbors-I thought this strange, was it because he was Asian?
• Mary, you have been the best facilitator I have ever met. I know this message comes to you with disappointment and frustration. But I need you to know that like every other neighbor, I appreciate every effort you have invested in this project. I am not taking these ideas to waste, I am going to work (individually, with my team/community towards making them a reality)

Didn’t ever think would end this way!

Sincerely,

Stella

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Stella A.O.
May be it is true!
Thu, 2009/02/05 - 17:46

I didnot want to respond to the reactions of the neighbors. However, My other honest comment is; May be what I wrote is true. May be some evaluation and reflection need to be done; and after an objective assessment-pass a verdict on whether what I wrote is true or false? Very few will be frank enough to pass on facts. I am sure some local representatives are just silent. There is a Local Representives meeting in Uganda-try having a free dialogue on the issues I have raised then see what the findings shall be. I have asked Romina to help close this project from the nabuur site for the common good.

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Elsa Lama
Chat with Stella
Mon, 2008/03/03 - 19:14

Dear all,

Stella and I have been chattingabout the project and the actions needed. I will try to summarize the points wetalked about:

We agreed that the project shouldstart small so that the investment needed is not very high.

One of the first things needed wouldbe a place where the tourists could stay. The group has a piece of land that theywould like to use for this purpose by building some traditional village huts. Thesolution to this first step would be to have an international work camp wherevolunteers from all over the world could come for a few weeks and help.

A parallel action that can bestarted is the collection of information. This information (including pictures)would be used on a later step to create leaflets, a web page, documentationabout the area, etc.

Those would be the two first stepsStella would like to start with. Later on, when the campsite is done, theywould like to start contacting tour operators, creating a web site, do thenecessary steps to use the campsite not only for tourists but also to teach thelocal youth about ICT (Information and Communication Technology), AIDS sensitization,etc.

I have opened the new steps so thatwe can all start collaborating.

Greetings,

Elsa

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Givemore Tafirenyika
Re: Chat with Stella
Mon, 2008/12/15 - 05:18

HIE STELLA ID LIKE TO ASSIST IN YOUR PROJECT CHECK OUT MY PROFILE FOR DETAILS IM A QUALIFIED TRAVEL AGENT HOW CAN BE OF HELP

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Kofi Thompson
Re: Chat with Stella
Wed, 2008/03/26 - 08:02

Hello Stella and Elsa,

Gosh, you have done so much, already - bravo! Stella, thank you very much indeed, for the invitation - this is one of the most interesting www.nabuur.com village projects, I have come across, thus far.

And as I am firmly on the side of women, in the "war" of the sexes, its a real delight, to have the opportunity, to work with an all-female team, consisting, of such obviously capable individuals!

Well, I'll keep this short - as its only an introductory posting, so to speak. I am sure I will find this a most rewarding experience - and look forward to working closely with you two, ladies (and the rest of "Team Omiito" too, naturally!), to make this most worthy of grassroots poverty alleviation projects, successful. Stay blessed, "Team Omiito!"

Best wishes,

Kofi.

http://www.nabuur.com
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Kofi Thompson
Re: Chat with Stella
Fri, 2008/03/28 - 09:50

Hello Stella and Elsa,

May I humbly suggest, that each CBE destination you intend to become part of the project, forms a local "Tourism Management Team" (TMT)?

They will serve as a kind of community working group, which will be responsible for coordinating local CBE activities.

It might also be worth your while, to talk to some of the conservation organisations in Uganda: and suggest that they partner Omiito, to use CBE as a tool for conservation in Uganda - and offer your project as a pilot to attract funding for!

If you email me, I'll send you information about a similar initiative here, funded, by amongst others, USAID - and you will be simply amazed at how it has transformed previously impoverished communities in rural Ghana, into incredibly prosperous entitites!

And for an environmental activist like Kofi Thompson, the most remarkable feature of this initiative, is that it has engendered a more responsible attitude in the villagers, towards their natural environment - resulting in previously degraded forests around those communites, being regenerated!

You can google NCRC; the Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS); Boabeng Fiema and Wichau, to see examples for yourselves!

On the question of accommodation for tourists, yes, its a good idea to build a hut, owned by the community - to rent out to tourists, etc. etc. (the income from it, going into a pool to dispense micro-credit to micro-entrepreneurs in the communities, perhaps?).

But you'd be amazed at just how many "volun-tourists" looking for authentic interactive African experiences, would be delighted at the opportunity of living with a local family, in a "home-stay" programme!

Why don't you select a few families in each village - and help them apply for micro-credit, to do up one room in their homes? All that will be needed will be simple things like mosquito netting for the windows and insecticide-treated nets; a bed and desk/table and chair!

In Ghana, volunteers and interns on "home-stay" programmes, pay families 120-150US$ a month, for accommodation (which might include some meals!). Please google the leading NGO, which pioneered volunteer and internship placement in Ghana, SYTO - to see what is being done elsewhere, in Africa.

That would be far better for the community, in the long-term, than being in the unfortunate situation of having to be constantly begging for donations; child sponsorship; books; etc. etc. all the time, would it not?

Africa needs opportunities to participate in global trade - to enable us trade our way out of poverty, and create wealth: and not have to suffer the indignity, of constantly being dependant, on the endless charity, of well-meaning outsiders (till the very end of time, probably - if those with vested interests, in the global "begging-bowl industry" - both within, and outside Africa - had their way!). Stay blessed, "Team Omiito"!

Warmest regards,

Kofi.

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Stella A.O.
Re: Chat with Stella
Sun, 2008/03/30 - 12:16

Thank you Kofi for the friendly and kind partnership gesture. As I await the articles you shall be sending me, allow me to have a more indepth reading on this.

Just in case-Omiito Facilitator (Elsa) is away for a while thus may not communicate/respond as expected.But she will be with us shortly.

I sent you an email today.

With kind regards,

Stella

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Jean-Claude Kamwenubusa
Uganda-Burundi Tourism: Oiito and Buterere Community
Thu, 2009/01/29 - 15:08

Dear all.

I would like to support the Kofi's suggestions.
It would more than happy if Oiito community would join local conselvation NGO.
In Buterere communityy have tried that and a scope was saved.welcome group was developed and with other...

I am orrienting to this community to see if we can plan together for Uganda and Burundi better tourism.
What do you think?

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Elsa Lama
Re: Chat with Stella
Wed, 2008/04/02 - 20:59

Hello, I am back from holidays (great holidays!)

Thank you for your posts, Kofi, they are very helpful. I haven't received the information you sent to Stella yet but if you or Stella could send it to me, I am very interested in reading it.

About the option of the tourists staying with local families, I must admit I would prefer that if I were a tourists. Stella, you know more than anybody else, whether that is a possibily in Omiito. Are there families that could accomodate one or more tourists in their place?

Looking forward for more comments and ideas from all the neighbours!

Greetings,

Elsa.

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Stella A.O.
Re: Chat with Stella
Thu, 2008/04/03 - 18:23

Hullo Elsa, welcome back.
I have actually identified a community based family that has expressed a willingness/interest in hosting. Thank you, Stella

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stdClass Object ( [nid] => 117213 [vid] => 117226 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1207355125 [changed] => 1217254455 [comment] => 2 [promote] => 0 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1217254455 [title] => Re: Chat with Stella [body] => [quote] Elsa Lama wrote: Dear all, Stella and I have been chattingabout the project and the actions needed. I will try to summarize the points wetalked about: We agreed that the project shouldstart small so that the investment needed is not very high. One of the first things needed wouldbe a place where the tourists could stay. The group has a piece of land that theywould like to use for this purpose by building some traditional village huts. Thesolution to this first step would be to have an international work camp wherevolunteers from all over the world could come for a few weeks and help. A parallel action that can bestarted is the collection of information. This information (including pictures)would be used on a later step to create leaflets, a web page, documentationabout the area, etc. Those would be the two first stepsStella would like to start with. Later on, when the campsite is done, theywould like to start contacting tour operators, creating a web site, do thenecessary steps to use the campsite not only for tourists but also to teach thelocal youth about ICT (Information and Communication Technology), AIDS sensitization,etc. I have opened the new steps so thatwe can all start collaborating. Greetings, Elsa[/quote] Hello Team Omiito, I think you will find, Stella and Elsa, that the many young people you eventually attract to the area, will be one of your best sources of ideas, about what to offer responsible travellers, wishing to visit Omiito. For example, you can get them to write personal blogs, about their experiences whiles there. They will turn out to be treasure troves of ideas, for the TMT's in the various villages. And from some of those ideas, it might very well be possible, that the various village TMT's, will be able, amongst many other things (from this free source of market intelligence!), to design the most suitable tour itineraries - as well as make suggestions for those choosing to "self-tailor-make" tours themselves - to help market Omiito's CBE destinations, internationally. The blogs will of course also be incorporated in any Omiito CBE website, as well - which must have video and audio "files" (is that the right word? Not tech-savvy, I am afraid, ladies!): so that the sights and the sounds of Omiito, are made available online, to potential responsible travellers, there, from around the globe. And finally, now that I have been accepted as part of "Team Omiito", please always bear in mind, that whenever Kofi Thompson makes a suggestion, he does so with the greatest of humility, and on the basis, that he understands, that it is only one of many ideas, from "Team Omiito" neighbours - which they may decide to run with, or decide not to accept to run with: because it is not suitable for the project. Kofi Thompson is a man completely without an ego - so please always be forthright with him: as he will be at all times, too (politely, of course!), with Team Omiito, whenever the need arises. Be blessed, Team Omiito! Warmest regards, Kofi. [teaser] => [log] => [format] => 5 [uid] => 13142 [name] => [picture] => [data] => a:0:{} [path] => village/omiito/project/task/discussion/re-chat-with-stella-4 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 82990 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [82990] => Omiito ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 117213 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => 82.95.104.93 [thread] => 08/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 117053 [depth] => 0 )
Kofi Thompson
Re: Chat with Stella
Sat, 2008/04/05 - 02:25

[quote]
Elsa Lama wrote:
Dear all,

Stella and I have been chattingabout the project and the actions needed. I will try to summarize the points wetalked about:

We agreed that the project shouldstart small so that the investment needed is not very high.

One of the first things needed wouldbe a place where the tourists could stay. The group has a piece of land that theywould like to use for this purpose by building some traditional village huts. Thesolution to this first step would be to have an international work camp wherevolunteers from all over the world could come for a few weeks and help.

A parallel action that can bestarted is the collection of information. This information (including pictures)would be used on a later step to create leaflets, a web page, documentationabout the area, etc.

Those would be the two first stepsStella would like to start with. Later on, when the campsite is done, theywould like to start contacting tour operators, creating a web site, do thenecessary steps to use the campsite not only for tourists but also to teach thelocal youth about ICT (Information and Communication Technology), AIDS sensitization,etc.

I have opened the new steps so thatwe can all start collaborating.

Greetings,

Elsa[/quote]

Hello Team Omiito,

I think you will find, Stella and Elsa, that the many young people you eventually attract to the area, will be one of your best sources of ideas, about what to offer responsible travellers, wishing to visit Omiito.

For example, you can get them to write personal blogs, about their experiences whiles there. They will turn out to be treasure troves of ideas, for the TMT's in the various villages.

And from some of those ideas, it might very well be possible, that the various village TMT's, will be able, amongst many other things (from this free source of market intelligence!), to design the most suitable tour itineraries - as well as make suggestions for those choosing to "self-tailor-make" tours themselves - to help market Omiito's CBE destinations, internationally.

The blogs will of course also be incorporated in any Omiito CBE website, as well - which must have video and audio "files" (is that the right word? Not tech-savvy, I am afraid, ladies!): so that the sights and the sounds of Omiito, are made available online, to potential responsible travellers, there, from around the globe.

And finally, now that I have been accepted as part of "Team Omiito", please always bear in mind, that whenever Kofi Thompson makes a suggestion, he does so with the greatest of humility, and on the basis, that he understands, that it is only one of many ideas, from "Team Omiito" neighbours - which they may decide to run with, or decide not to accept to run with: because it is not suitable for the project.

Kofi Thompson is a man completely without an ego - so please always be forthright with him: as he will be at all times, too (politely, of course!), with Team Omiito, whenever the need arises. Be blessed, Team Omiito!

Warmest regards,
Kofi.

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Kofi Thompson
Re: Chat with Stella
Sat, 2008/04/05 - 08:45

[quote]
Kofi Thompson wrote:
[quote]
Elsa Lama wrote:
Dear all,

Stella and I have been chattingabout the project and the actions needed. I will try to summarize the points wetalked about:

We agreed that the project shouldstart small so that the investment needed is not very high.

One of the first things needed wouldbe a place where the tourists could stay. The group has a piece of land that theywould like to use for this purpose by building some traditional village huts. Thesolution to this first step would be to have an international work camp wherevolunteers from all over the world could come for a few weeks and help.

A parallel action that can bestarted is the collection of information. This information (including pictures)would be used on a later step to create leaflets, a web page, documentationabout the area, etc.

Those would be the two first stepsStella would like to start with. Later on, when the campsite is done, theywould like to start contacting tour operators, creating a web site, do thenecessary steps to use the campsite not only for tourists but also to teach thelocal youth about ICT (Information and Communication Technology), AIDS sensitization,etc.

I have opened the new steps so thatwe can all start collaborating.

Greetings,

Elsa[/quote]

Hello Team Omiito,

I think you will find, Stella and Elsa, that the many young people you eventually attract to the area, will be one of your best sources of ideas, about what to offer responsible travellers, wishing to visit Omiito.

For example, you can get them to write personal blogs, about their experiences whiles there. They will turn out to be treasure troves of ideas, for the TMT's in the various villages.

And from some of those ideas, it might very well be possible, that the various village TMT's, will be able, amongst many other things (from this free source of market intelligence!), to design the most suitable tour itineraries - as well as make suggestions for those choosing to "self-tailor-make" tours themselves - to help market Omiito's CBE destinations, internationally.

The blogs will of course also be incorporated in any Omiito CBE website, as well - which must have video and audio "files" (is that the right word? Not tech-savvy, I am afraid, ladies!): so that the sights and the sounds of Omiito, are made available online, to potential responsible travellers, there, from around the globe.

And finally, now that I have been accepted as part of "Team Omiito", please always bear in mind, that whenever Kofi Thompson makes a suggestion, he does so with the greatest of humility, and on the basis, that he understands, that it is only one of many ideas, from "Team Omiito" neighbours - which they may decide to run with, or decide not to accept to run with: because it is not suitable for the project.

Kofi Thompson is a man completely without an ego - so please always be forthright with him: as he will be at all times, too (politely, of course!), with Team Omiito, whenever the need arises. Be blessed, Team Omiito!

Warmest regards,
Kofi.[/quote]

Hello Stella and Elsa,

You must forgive me - for, I am afraid I wasn't very clear in my previous posting. As usual, the silly old Kofi Thompson, was incoherent, in a posting - and not for the first time either, if I may add! :-D

The phrase, in first sentence, of the first paragraph, in the posting quoted above :"...that the many young people you eventually attract to the area," was referring to the many young "volun-tourists" from Europe; North America; Australia; etc. etc., whom Omiito hopes to attract, to its CBE destinations, in the not too distant future, to do voluntary work!

Hmmm, you must both really try not to grow old, if you can help it - it can lead to some very muddled thinking, sometimes, believe me. :-D

Well, be blessed, "Team Omiito!"

Warmest regards,

Kofi.

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Falko Jahn
Re: Chat with Stella
Sun, 2008/04/06 - 22:17

Hi Stella!

I'm new in nabuur, but I think thats a great project! Let me first introduce myself. I'm Falko Jahn from Germany..working as a electronic engineer and also in a local NGO (multi cultural center) I also think its a good idea that the tourists staying with local families.. later you still build other things. But I guess Tourist would like learn more about local life/culture, so this would be the best way. Please let me know how far you are with the project and if i/we can help. You can contact me at f.jahn@ecs-online.org too.
greetings
Falko Jahn

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