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/

Ms. Anita Kutta and Pr. Judith Babirye Lead UCRF Artists Against Cancer!

UGANDA CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (UCRF)

Meeting of

CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTIST FOR UCRF

                                                 HELD ON 4^TH MARCH 2012   

              AGENDA

·        Prayer

·        Communication

·        Introduction

·        Recruitment (membership)

·        Workshop

·        Way forward

THE ATTENDANCE LIST

NAME:                                                              OCCUPATION.

1.      Miss. Anita Sseruwagi                                     General Secretary

2.      Miss. Judith Babirye                                         Pro Organizer

3.      Mr. Kaye Wisdom                                            Chair Person UNAGAA

4.      Mr. Wasswa Kiyingi                                          Artist

5.      Mrs. Julie Mutessasira                                     Artist                                         

6.      Mrs. Resty                                                        Artist

7.      Miss. Namuddu Majorine                                 Artist

8.      Mr. Isaas Morgan                                             Artist

9.      Mrs. Jacque Ssenyonjo                                    Artist

10.   Mrs. Betty Nakibuuka Senyonjo                       Artist

11.   Mr. Dangelo Busulwa                                       Artist

12.   Miss. Evelyn Muzira                                         Artist

13.   Miss Victoria Mukyala                                      Artist

14.   Mrs. Simon Mirembe                                         

 

 

MINUTES

The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Anita

 Pr. Judith Babirye acted as the secretary

 

·        The chair person talked about the background of the leadership in UCRF, She gave update how to become members.

·        She emphasized that we are doing voluntary work, we have trustees in different places but all the information about UCRF Promoter in the U.S. called Dr. Sam. He is always responding to our questions and encouraging us. He is the right person to contact for all our plans.

·        We need to reform the leadership in different Districts.

·        How we can do it, by having a strong National leadership, i.e.  We shall appoint those people from National Leaders to branch leaders.

Members asked the chairperson the challenges we are going to face?

·        Pr. Judith said some of the major challenges are to have a permanent office, rent payments, and a regular person manning the office.

 

·        Then Madam Anita said that the only way to facilitate the office our selves by looking for sponsors and our main task is to create awareness in public that cancer is real not only in old people but also in young generation .

 

Way forward to create awareness to the public and to educate them?

·        It’s by through Television shows, workshops skits, displaying Banners in public places like schools theaters, Hospitals Video hells Churches ,radios and mouth to mouth than writing full movies educating people about cancer.

·        It will be shown countrywide by using a projector, we built platform were by our members whenever they are to perform they have to talk about cancer first.

·        Ms. Judith suggested that before we approach the public we have to first educate the national committee having interne workshops than we go to public.

·        Madam Anita ended the meeting by saying, that if we can get a sponsor or get one million there we can start shooting our skits and TVs program than she thanked the member and asked them to keep the togetherness in UCRF. Be Blessed

  

ARTISTS MEETING HELD AT CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER ON   FRIDAY 24^TH MARCH 2012

        

                       AT 10:00 AM WITH THE MUSICANS

 

It was a consultative, educational and recruitment meeting which gave an over view

Of the UCRF and its past achievements, activities and desirable goals since the beginning of UCRF in the Artists.

 

 

   AGENDA.

·        Opening prayer was made by Madam Judith Babirye, the director General Secretary of Uganda National Gospel Artist Association.

·        She later chaired the meeting and invited Mr. Kaye Wisdom the chairman of Gospel

 Artists to listen and join the cancer fight.               

 

·        Mrs. Anita the General Secretary was later invited to the floor to give a lecture on cancer

·        She explained that cancer is a deadly unseen monster.

·        Many artists were keen to know more. One Miss. Evelyn Muzira openly confessed that she thought cancer was an old women’s disease.

 

·        Mrs. Anita Sseruwagi went ahead to display a few photos of both children and adults suffering from cancer and by the end of the day several Artists had fully given support and ability to do away with cancer.

                    

      QUESTIONS ASKED                                      

 

·        Mr. Kaye Wisdom chairperson UNAGAA asked what cancer is.

o   Does it affect men also? Asked by Ms Betty Namaganda

o   How do you detect cancer? Asked Mukyala Victoria  

o   Is there any remedy for cancer?

o   Where can one seek help in case they have cancer?

 

·        Anita encouraged members to visit the cancer patients especially in mulago Hospital so as to get a feel of gravity of the need for every one of us to join the cancer fight.  All these questions were addressed by Ms. Anita Sseruwagi and Madam Judith Babirye at the end of the day everyone was stirred to join the fight.

·        Also in the meeting there was a big challenge of the office because although we are on active force now many artists were uncomfortable with the office location due to the city parking and congestion, However by the end of the day, we resolved that those who would dare coming to the office are very welcome, but we have also realized that there was no one to help them once Mrs. Anita Sseruwagi and Ms. Judith Babirye are in the field.

·        Mrs. Anita kutta together with Ms. Judith Babirye urged some members who had some secretarial and computer knowledge to volunteer.

o   Ms. Victoria Mukyala and Ms. Evelyn Muzira to offer free services so that in case any member went to the office they would at least find someone for assistance,

o   Ms. Evelyn Muzira is the Office Administrator

o   Ms. Mukyala Victoria Volunteered to handle all the necessary Secretarial work.

 

·        We also agreed to raise some money to create a UCRF Table and furniture to serve our members effectively, On this matter Mrs. Anita Sseruwagi and Ms. Judith Babirye agreed to agreed to meet this cost and also promised that by the end of the next week, between Monday and Friday they would have secured two office tables a filing cabinet to keep the UCRF files and documents and a bench for the visitors

 

o   Mr. Dangelo Busulwa urged members to get one day and they all go to visit the cancer patients in Mulago as a driving force to put into practice the strong urge to fight cancer

 

  ARTIST CO-ORDINATOR

o   Mrs. Anita together with Judith Babirye urged members to bring their photos and profiles to UCRF offices as soon as possible, on which matter, Mr. Kaye Wisdom was unanimously elected and accepted as the coordinator in respect to this activity.

  

         NEXT MEETING

o   The next meeting will be held at the end of April, well knowing that many artists will be busy and even be out of the country. The venue and the specific date will be communicated on phone or by messages after making some consultations.

 

o   Mrs. Justine Kabuuka made closing prayer and the gathering was peacefully and successfully ended.