The Grace

Oh! Lord and the giver of all good We pray for the oppressed, The hungry ,those suffering from illness And those in need of a job May we always be mindful of the needs of the others. Amen

The four way test

Of the things we think, say or do

First
Is it the truth?

Second
Is it fair to all concerned?

Third
Will it build good will and better friend ships?

Forth
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Be true to your own goals.

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I am part of the first generation to grow up in Japan after a terrible war. I think it is natural that my countrymen now place a great priority on peace. We saw where militarism brought our country, and we also saw the great economic growth that came when our nation made the choice to embrace peace. This was the decision that allowed Japan to grow and thrive. It allowed generations of children to grow up in safety, to become educated, to improve their lives. It fundamentally changed the Japanese attitude toward other countries and cultures. It caused us to open our minds, to become more tolerant, to seek greater understanding. And it allowed us to redirect our energies toward positive goals. In Japan, it is traditional to prioritize the needs of the society over the needs of the individual. This has always been part of our culture. In the weeks and months following the great earthquake and disaster of March 2011, this was what helped us to survive and rebuild. This is a lesson that I think the whole world can learn from, in a positive way. When we see the needs of others as more important than our own needs when we focus on a shared goal that is for the good of all this changes everything. It changes how we relate to the world. It changes our priorities. And it changes how we understand the idea of peace. In the 2012-13 Rotary year, peace will be our focus and our goal, and I will ask all Rotarians to actively work for Peace Through Service. A belief in the power of service lies at the very heart of Rotary. By making service our priority, we put the needs of others above our own. We empathize more deeply with the difficulties of other people; we become more generous with our time and resources, and more open to new ways of thinking. Instead of trying to change others, we recognize that everyone and everything has something to teach us. Through service, we become more tolerant of our differences and more grateful for the people in our lives. Our sense of gratitude drives us to understand others better and to see the good in everyone. Through better understanding, we learn to respect others. With mutual respect, we live with others in peace. And so I ask you all to put Peace Through Service at the forefront of your Rotary work this year, and to commit to a Rotary goal of a more peaceful world.

Dear member, I hope that you are well. I would like to start by thanking you for being a part of the great Super Katusha family over the past 11 months or so. This journey, for me, started close to three years ago, when i was nominated as PP Emma Njuki's Vice President. That appointment set a ball in motion and i've have been part of the game ever since. We set goals and targets for the year and we worked to see them through. In somethings we excelled, and in others we could have done better, but in each we took a step. I'd like to specifically thank the team that i have been able to plan, prepare, impelment and serve with over the past months. PP Herbert, VP Michael, PE Wejuli, Secretary Jone, Treasurer Higiro, Dir Club Service - Esther Musoke, Dir Community Service - Daniel, Dir Vocational Service - Catherine and Dir International Service Innocent. We were greatly supported by Winnie Nansubuga, Sanyu Naluwooza, Sam Gimanga, Peter Rubarema, Julius Kabenge and Bob Kabango in various capacities and times through out the year.

PROFILE:
Name: Bob Reyman Kabango Birthday : 2nd April Club Name: Rotaract Club of Kampala City Position: Public Relations Director Place of Work: National Water and Sewerage Corporation Title: Commercial Officer Date joined/ Inducted into the club: 15th Nov 2011 Positions of responsibility held; Project Manager of the Kampiringisa Rain Water Harvesting Project 2012 Club Public Relations Director (Current 2012-13) Benefits after Joining Rotaract: It has given me an opportunity to give back to the community by supporting the less advantaged, empowered me more both professionally and intellectually, enabled me extend my social networks through meeting many new valuable people, an opportunity to tap into and improve my leadership skills hence making me a better leader and the list goes on and on..!!!! Hobbies: Making friends, Travelling and adventure, Watching movies, Debating, Listening to Gospel Music, Other Roles: Childrens Church Facilitator- Watoto Church Central.
From pg 1 Thank you for attending Garuga, for the wonderful Literacy Fair in September (and Channel for the hospitality thereafter), for winning the bowling challenge - FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, spear heading the Global Handwashing with soap campaign, heading off to Mombasa with our twins in October, crossing the country to my home in Kanungu with Rotaract Ntinda (11 members). I remember the ladies practicing for the dancing competition - i thought we looked amazing on that stage! the Prison Visit with Kla South in December, wonderful representation at RYLA in January - Priscilla Kisakye circulated a beautiful report. The Bvlgari hospitality in Jan was a nice way to start the year... Thanks for making it to the final rounds of the Beach Volley Ball, the close to 100% attendance at the March 8th anniversary celebrations, those who never tired of going to Nairobi - DCA and wow! I am not yet out of breath - the board retreat a few weeks ago and here we are, with only 3 days to our big event - a three day

Did you know that the Green Ice Project was started by Alumni more than 10 years ago? This year, we will have our Installation along the Project. Through Mubende , to Fort Portal and Kasese, we shall share memories of the year that has been and the years that will be, through Bushenyi to Mbarara, where we shall have a one of a kind Installation on Saturday 2 June at Acacia hotel. My prayer is that each one of you Katushas will stand up and be counted as we celebrate a year of service, great fun and friendship. A year - of Reaching within, to embrace humanity! Looking foward to seeing you at the bus on Friday morning or at Acacia Hotel on Saturday evening. Thank you , for awakening the giant within you! In-Service President 2011/2012 Winfred Karungi

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. MAYA .A

Destiny is not a matter of chance , it is a matter of choice : it is not a thing to be waited for, it is to be achieved. WINSTON CHURCHHILL.

RAIN WATER HARVESTING PROJECT AT KAMPIRINGISA REHABILITATION CENTER ON 30TH JUNE 2012 FUNDED BY/ POWERED BY THE ROTARACT CLUB OF KAMPALA CITY. Reaching With-in to Embrace Humanity It started as a project idea and developed into a dream, a dream that came true on the 30th of June 2012 at the Kampiringisa Juvenile/ Rehabilitation centre in Mpigi district as the Rotaract Club of Kampala City officially launched the Kampiringisa Rain Water Harvesting Project that involved the construction of a 10,000 Liter Ferro Cement Tank at the institution. The climb was too high, the road too rough and the journey too long but thanks to the generous support and contributions from the club members, Rotaractors, Rotarians and many well-wishers at the Club Anniversary Dinner in March under the theme Our Community, Our Concerns. Under the Rotary year 2011-2012 theme, Reaching with-in to embrace Humanity, the Rotaract Club of Kampala City under the Community Service Directorate identified the Rehabilitation Centre through the needs analysis process and noted that the existing plastic tank at the centre had been destroyed by the children in a period of not less than a year and hence rendered the centre water-stressed as it required both the juveniles as well as the staff to move kilometers away from the centre to fetch water from a borehole. To note was the fact that the previous plastic tank had been rendered useless after the children pierced it and created holes in it which made it impossible for it to store/ harvest clean rain water for the centers usage. As an initiative, the Club (Rotaract Club of Kampala City) identified a need to offer a clean water solution that would enhance the WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) campaign at the centre and hence the Kampiringisa Rainwater Harvesting Project that officially got launched on the 30th June 2012. It involved the construction of a 10,000 Liter Ferro Cement tank at the Juvenile centre, an initiative that would not only offer a solution for harvesting and storing clean safe water for the centre but also one that would offer a lasting solution that would not be vulnerable to any kind of vandalism to reduce its life span like the previous tank hence the Ferro Cement tank.

The idea of the Ferro Cement tank was pioneered by our partners in the project, Uganda Rain Water Association (URWA) as they were able to highlight the many advantages of the Ferro Cement tank which made it the best alternative given its lifespan (Over 50 years), capacity, stoutness visa vie the environment it was going to be installed in. The project was a three phase project and so far the First and Second Phases have been accomplished. The first phase involved the establishment of the tank foundation and construction of the concrete base on which the tank would be constructed.This phase was effected on the 23rd of June 2012. It also involved onsite planning and preparation of the official launch that was stipulated for the 30th of June 2012. The first phase was limited to only club members and over 25 club members participated in this phase at the Juvenile centre on the 23rd June 2012. This phase cost the club Ugx 1,470,000 to procure the construction materials as well as meet the labor costs of the Engineer and his support staff. The Second phase involved the official launch of the project and the main kick off the construction of the 10,000 Ltr Ferro Cement tank. This saw a massive participation of over 45 Rotaractors and Rotarians from different clubs around and beyond Kampala. It involved the construction of the tank and this specific activity unearthed the construction talent that lies among many Rotaractors and also enhanced team work on that day as many got the opportunity to participate in the construction of the tank. Alongside the construction activities, the Club also organized a counseling session for the Juveniles at the center where one of the members delivered a talk. It also involved sharing of life lessons with the youths, an initiative that was geared towards impacting the youths/ juveniles at the centre with good moral skills, intellectual empowerment, and social etiquette among many. Important to note was the mouth watering meal which the club ladies supported by some gentlemen prepared on that day for the children and the guests. This saw the involvement of a number of children at the centre, guests and staff, hence an activity that did not only enhance bonding and team work but also a fun filled activity of the day. Games and Sports were another highlight of the day.

Green Ice Report

First off Id like to remind you to ensure that you keep the dates of 31st May to 3rd June 2013, those are the next GREEN ICE dates. This year the Rotaract Club of Kampala City prepared for another edition of GREEN ICE designed to be bigger than the ones that have been held before. On the morning of Friday 2nd June our Kenyan twins who had endured a long overnight bus-ride from Nairobi to Kampala arrived just in time to board the bus to Mityana-Mubende-Kyenjojo-Fort Portal-Kasese-Bushenyi-Mbarara-Masaka and then Kampala, thats over 800 kilometers, the friends from Kenya were very exhausted after enduring so many kilometres to join us. We were also joined by Rotaractors from the clubs of Kampala the CORE, Kasangati, Multi-Tech and the ever present as they like to say the challenged but never equaled Nateete. With two buses we then started our very long journey and our friends from across the border took off time to sleep. Our first stop was at Kyaninga, a beautiful crater lake, we didnt get the chance to look at the lodge in the same area. We arrived in Fort Portal town a few minutes later to a hearty meal prepared by the wonderful people of the Rotaract Club of Kabarole, it was at this point that I was surprised to learn that many of our twins from Kenya had never seen g.nut sauce, we then stormed the golf club not to play golf but to eat a certain kind of white meat, pork. The activities that followed thereafter I will not reveal. On the morning of Saturday 3rd June after breakfast we went to Kyebambe Girls School for a tree planting event with the Interact Club of Kyebambe Girls School, we then headed for the Karuzika, the official residence of the Toro King, after a lot of photo snapping we set off for Kasese, the district in the rift valley. We planted more trees in Kasese, distributed mosquito nets to the health centre and had lunch at the over grown Mayors Gardens in Kasese. We then set off for Mbarara, driving through the beautiful Queen Elizabeth National Park, we had a chance to see some elegant elephants. The most beautiful sight that I have beheld to date with the exception of a certain beautiful lady is in Bunyaruguru, when you have come out of the rift valley, looking at the valley from Bunyaruguru is a sight to behold. We arrived in Mbarara a little after 7 oclock, hurriedly prepared for the joint installation, Kampala City and the Rotaract Club of Kasese were about to have a joint installation. We made it in time to start off the ceremony at the Acacia Hotel, later in the night we stormed the Mbarara night life till late. We set off for Kampala but first we stopped at Igongo Cultural Museum, this place is dedicated to preserving and showing the culture of Ankole and Kigezi, I am from this part of the country but barely knew a thing about the culture and history, this museum taught me a thing or two. Onto Kampala we set off again but not before another stop over at a crocodile farm in Buwama. We arrived in Kampala at about 5p.m, our friends from Kenyan then boarded the bus back to Nairobi an hour later. They enjoyed every bit of the Green Ice project and it will forever be in their memories, so come be part of this next year, 31st to 3rd June 2013.

Water tank building at Kampiringisa

This attracted the participation of many Rotaractors who competed against the hosts (Youths at the rehabilitation center) in a number of games and sports that were, but not limited to Football, Volleyball, Dodge ball, Duru among others. They were fun-filled and also boosted bonding and team work among the various participants. This phase cost the club Ugx 1,380,000, excluding the transport, food costs, Guttering system and Fast-flush system. This phase was successful and also well attended by over 45 Rotaractors and Rotarians from different clubs and completion of the tank is still ongoing and will be concluded with the installation of the Guttering system and the setting up of the Fast Flush System to clean the water before it goes to the tank. The project will be wrapped up by the third and final phase stipulated for Mid July 2012 to a total cost of around 3.8 Million Ugx. The third phase will be effected after the completion of the tank and installation of all the support systems like the Gutter system and Fast-flush system. This will involve the Official Hand-over of the Rain Water Harvesting Project to the Kampiringisa Rehabilitation Center management. The date will soon be communicated but tentatively before end July 2012. Thanks for all the invaluable support. God Bless you. Bob Reyman Kabango Project Coordinator

People with goals succeed because they know where they are going : EARL NIGHTGALE.

Peter Andrew-Slim Mugarura