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UCRF Artists Volunteers AE BUSY.

Like all creative artists, UCRF Artists are busy, behind the scenes, creating art works that will surely change the way we learn about cancer. 2013 has been declared the Year for Change about cancer in Uganda.  You will see concerted action against caner this year.

Here are few photograph showing artists in ACTION.

First UCRF Artists Workshop on Cancer in Luweero: Dec 1, 2012

UCRF MEETING HELD ON 21/11/2012 AT NATIONAL THEATER

The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Anita Sseruwagi Kutta 

Members discussed and approved a plan to hold a workshop on cancer in Luweero

This will be the first UCRF Workshop organized jointly by the UCRF Artists and UCRF Luweero Volunteers

The Workshop objective is to review achievements for this year and plan  for 2013.

The venue of the workshop will be  Bukenya Motel

Workshop Agenda in Brief

a. Half day workshop from 9:30 to 12:30noon.

b. Interviews for members from 1:30 to 3:00pm both Kampala and Luweero.

c. Interviews for Patients from 3:00 to 4:00pm that if we happen to have them in the  workshop. 

d. A.O.B     from 4:45pm

Workshop Budget for Luweero Workshop Which will take place on 1^st /12/2012

ast Bukenya Motel

1. Video camera                                 150,000/-

2. Still camera                                      70,000/-

3. Fuel                                                150,000/-

4. Tapes                                                 40,000/-

5. Welfare                                          140,000/-

           

       Total                                            550,000/=

Pledges

     Little Package for our Patient, thank God some members pledged 

     Katumba Sarah 2bars of soap

     Muzaale Joseph 1kg of Sugar

     Isaac Matovu 1kg of Sugar  

     Kanakulya George 1 Bread

 

UCRF Artists Meetings in October - Small Steps; Big HOPES

CANCER MEETING HELD ON THE 23^RD OCTOBER 2012

AGENDA

Opening Prayer

Introduction of members

Reviewing of the last time minutes

Discussion by Madam Anita

Open Discussion

Way forward

Closing Prayer

MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING

1. Madam Anita Kutta Sseruwagi
2. Sarah Katumba
3. Kawooya Frank
4. Evelyn Muzira K
5. Victoria Mukyala
6. Muyingo Robert
7. Joseph Muzaale
8. George Kalema
9. Kawooya Frank
10. Mutebi Anthony
11. Andrew Kaweesi
12. Buumba Fred
13. Israel Junior
14. Kawuuya Chris
15. Ssaka Brain Livingstone
16. Lusambya Micheal

 

 The Meeting was chaired by Madam Anita Kutta Sseruwagi. She started by welcoming the members who had come.

The Meeting was chaired by Madam Anita Kutta Sseruwagi. She started by welcoming the members who had come.

 

She told the members about opening of an account (in future) but then she said that before we open it we first of all need a copy of a UCRF Constitution.

Madam Anita also told the members that we need a firm awareness Committee in order to move forward with the cancer program. The members who were elected are: - Joseph Muzaale as the team leader and Kalema George as the Coordinator on coming up with music about cancer awareness and Isaac Matovu as the team leader in the film project and Kanakulya George as the coordinator in that area.

Joseph Muzaale a gospel Musician urged the members   in the meeting to have a strong voice   that the cancer project should move forward.

Some members were asking what are the qualifications some one should have in order to be a full member of UCRF. Madam Anita answered and told them that no qualifications regarding Education, but what is need is total commitment.

Madam Anita emphasized to the members that as per now all the work in cancer awareness project is still voluntarily.

Members in the meeting also agreed upon the issue of collecting 2,000 shillings whenever we are to meet, this money will be helping us in some of the work on the project awareness.

 In the meeting we elected group leaders who are going to coordinate the audiovisual works and compiling all the information concerning all activities involved in cancer awareness.

We also need T-shirts, brochures and Identity cards with the Signature and the Logo from the top NEC member of UCRF (If we are to make our own Identity cards.)

The Members in the meeting also agreed to at least have a UCRF meeting twice a month that is we should have a meeting when the month is starting and when it is ending

WAY FORWARD

We need letters of authorization so we can reach our goal of educating the society about cancer.

We also need a strong backup from the top leaders and the doctors involved so that we are not interrupted in our projects of cancer.

 

The meeting was ended by agreeing on the next date when to sit again and that date was

6^th of November 2012

The closing prayer was made by Joseph Muzaale

UCRF Artists Continue to Meet and Plan to Attack Cancer

Uganda Cancer Research Foundation (UCRF) Luweero Integrated Program

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING 3rd/05/2012

  

HIGHLIGHTS - WAY FORWARD

1.     We need Agents who will help to conduct our internal workshops.

2.     We need some brochures

3.     Interviewing patients

4.     Shooting TV skits about cancer

5.     To start internal workshops

AGENDA

PRAYER, by Mr.Yasin Keeya

Introductions

Way forward for the UCRF

 UCRF- Uganda Cancer Research Foundation

·        The meeting was chaired by the Madam Anita

·        She welcomed the members to the meeting. She reminded them about the mission of the Uganda Cancer research foundation (UCRF) and how to prevent Cancer in Uganda         

·        She encouraged members not to miss monthly meetings. Meetings are useful for sharing new ideas, creating awareness about cancer, and plans for skits, films, adverts, documentary, staged drama forum theater, audio songs, poems, TV drama, workshops, can be discussed. The plan is to make this information available in all local languages.

Partnership

·        This helps the Uganda Cancer Research Foundation (UCRF) members to pattern with different organization to fight against cancer. Working together, it also helps the UCRF members to create jobs among themselves.

·        Madam Anita requested the members to always to keep records because it is necessary for us when the time of workshops come we use that literature to sensitize people in the fields.

Challenges

1.     We are lacking machines like video camera, still camera for using in the field, again but paying the rent is the problem.

 Attendance list

1.     Anita kutta Sseruwagi

2.     Judith Babirye
Ssebale Gordon

3.     Hanson Baliruno

4.     Victoria Mukyala

5.     Evelyn Muzira

6.     Bogere John

7.     Mulika Twaha

8.     Nakubulwa Prosy

9.     Kakulya George

10. Nakabonge Edith

11. Kiginyi Abel

12. Namudu Zaina

13. Kaggwa Matovu

14. Nakubulwa George

15. Ntambi Brian

16. Bosa Sserunkuma

17. Wantimba Akim

18. Katumba Sarah

19. Nasali Aisha

20. Nagayi Madina

21. Mubiru Musa

22. Lutaaya S.

23. Kalema George

24. Lubowa Yasin

UCRF Artist Volunteers to Link UP with SMSOne

 
UCRF Artists have cultivated a relationship with one of the leading mobile content proveders in Uganda called "SMSone" SMSOne have agreed to partner with UCRF Artists to run a mobile phone cancer awareness campaign. A meeting will be held on Friday 20th at the SMSone head offices in Kololo with company directors Mr. David and Mrs. Elizabeth Mushabe to introduce the UCRF Team to the SMSone team and hold a Planning Meeting.
 
Secondly, UCRF Artists have come together with other Women Executive Committees to organise an Exhibition about cancer on 24th April at the National Theatre. On this exihibition, the UCRF Team has been granted 30minutes to run a brief Cancer Awareness Campaign. A banner for this cause. Our only limitation is that we lack printed materials for distribution, however we'll do our best to make the campaign a success. We expect many VIPs and a number of high ranking and middle class members of the society to be with us on this great day.

Please Plan to Attend if you can
 

UCRF to forge Closer Links with Uganda Musicians Union

Besides the artisans of Katwe, the Ugandan musicians are the largest, most durable, self-sustaining group of creative individuals. Because of this, UCRF is proud to be associated with its membership and happy to forge closer links. This is effort is being spearheaded, among others, by Mr. Joe Tabula, Ms. Anita Sseruwagi Kutta, and Pr. Judith Babirye. The trio are providing a ciritical glue for the UCRF message to find traction in this increadibly creative group. We are confident that the link will being dividents to the patient with cancer in Uganda and also being Pride to the Pearl of Africa - as one of the first countries in Africa to have creative artists provide leadership in this area. We say one of the first, because Yassour Ndour of Senegal, as indeed have other celebrated musicians in West Africa, has been leading in this areas. Time for ours, too, to step forward. Thanks Guys and Ladies.

Check their website: http://ugandamusiciansunion.org/