Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute: Graduation Report

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1 Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute: Graduation Report Date: September 22, 2016 Venue: Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute (PVTI) Agenda: National Anthem Prayer PVTI Guild President s Speech PVTI Principal s Speech RWCIII Representative s Speech RMF Project Coordinator s Speech UNHCR Representative s Speech Settlement Commandant s Speech Award of Certificates Closing Ceremony Lunch Graduation Proceedings! National Anthem Singing of the national anthem was led by Mr. Muyindo Geoffrey.! Prayer The prayer was led by Bishop Paul Mugenyi, who thanked almighty God for love and prayed for the success of the graduation celebration as it began. He also welcomed everyone who took time off to attend the function and praised PVTI s graduating students for their hard work, exhibited in terms of enduring all circumstances to complete their 3-month training.! PVTI Guild President s Speech PVTI s guild president was full of praise for Real Medicine Foundation and their commitment to Friends helping Friends helping Friends, which has enabled many young men and women to study at Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute (PVTI). With the skills students acquire through PVTI s skills training program, they are able to earn a living. In the same way, he thanked PVTI teachers for their commitment to take time and share their skills with students, and pointed out that some students are already applying these skills to establish themselves in the community. He extended his thanks on behalf of the students by praying that PVTI would continue to support vulnerable youth in the community so that 1

2 they can become self-sustaining. He also strongly emphasized that the startup kit initiative should be brought back so that students are given basic materials/tools to start their professional lives.! PVTI Principal s Speech PVTI Principal Ms. Teddy Nakyagaba welcomed the invited guests and thanked them for taking time to attend the graduation ceremony. She thanked PVTI s graduating students for their commitment in finishing the courses they had applied for, so that they can become better people in the communities where they live. She was also full of praise when it came to PVTI teachers and staff, who have shown great devotion in making sure that the students acquire the skills that they will need to become selfreliant and improve their lives through skills training. She thanked Real Medicine Foundation for the love and devotion shown in past years and for RMF s continued support, which ensures that students and the neighboring communities benefit through PVTI s skills training program.! RWCIII Representative s Speech RWCIII Chairman Mr. Joseph was very grateful for the contributions that Real Medicine Foundation has made in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, not only through education, but also primary health care, whereby many residents have been saved from malaria, infections, and other diseases. Mr. Joseph also praised RMF for their attention to mothers, and the ways in which maternal health has been improved. He praised PVTI for its contributions towards bridging the unemployment gap so that people are able to work and live productive lives.! RMF Project Coordinator s Speech RMF Project Coordinator Daniel Wakibi stated that throughout Real Medicine Foundation s work in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement and in PVTI in particular, many people have come to appreciate that we are empowering people to improve their lives. Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute (PVTI) has seen over 600 students acquire skills and able to do something for themselves. Many have set up business, and women have been empowered to earn a living on their own. On this day, September 22, 2016, 74 students graduated from PVTI, having completed their training in one of our four departments: Tailoring and Garment Cutting, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Carpentry and Joinery, and Bricklaying and Concrete Practice. Tailoring and Garment Cutting (TGC) 1 AGAWI, PASKAL 9/19/2002 Ugandan 2 AKELLO, MONICA 7/4/1994 South Sudanese 3 AKETO, BARBRA 10/29/1990 South Sudanese 4 ALEX, MAKU RAPHAEL 8/22/1995 Ugandan 5 ALUENGE, DENG MAWUT 12/21/1988 South Sudanese 2

3 6 ANGEE, DORCUS 2/2/1998 South Sudanese 7 ASIIMWE, JANET 10/5/1992 South Sudanese 8 ATIM, MERCY 8/17/1996 Ugandan 9 AUMA, NANCY 7/2/1994 South Sudanese 10 CHANDIA, JACKLINE 10/6/1999 Ugandan 11 DAZARO, ANGELO MICHAEL 7/27/1995 Ugandan 12 ELIZABETH, ANGELO MICHAEL 11/11/1990 South Sudanese 13 ELIZABETH, ATHIENG KELEI 4/4/1992 Ugandan 14 FADHIL, ISMAIL ODOCH 1/1/1973 South Sudanese 15 HAWA, GRACIOUS 8/10/1985 Ugandan 16 LAMARO, NANCY 12/13/1992 South Sudanese 17 LAMARO, SUSAN 10/9/1984 Ugandan 18 NAM, WENDY 5/2/1997 Ugandan 19 NIGHT, ELIZABETH SAMSON 12/9/1982 Ugandan 20 NTEKEREITWE, JUDITH 12/2/1992 Ugandan 21 NYAWUOR, DENG CHAWAI 6/25/1997 Ugandan 22 OYELLA, WINNIE 1/1/1989 South Sudanese 23 OYET, GEOFFREY 12/28/1984 South Sudanese 24 MARTHA, AKUOT CHAW 1/1/1997 South Sudanese Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy (HBT) 1 ABIRIA, SALIMA 6/24/1996 Ugandan 2 ACHAN, AGNES 9/29/1995 South Sudanese 3 ACHAN, JACKLINE PETER 7/21/1990 Ugandan 4 ACIROKOP, BEATRICE 8/11/1999 Ugandan 5 ADONG, SCOVIA 6/10/1995 South Sudanese 6 AKELLO, VICKY AMOOTI 4/3/1996 Ugandan 7 AMONY, HILDER 12/10/1987 Ugandan 8 AMUNA, AISHA 5/17/1998 Ugandan 9 APOKO, JENNIFER 9/29/1996 Ugandan 10 APWOYORWOT, CONCY 2/12/1992 South Sudanese 11 ARACH, IRENE 10/14/1994 Ugandan 12 ATIMANGO, MERCY 11/13/1994 Ugandan 13 AWEKO, SOFIA 6/4/2001 Ugandan 14 AYAA, CLAIRE 4/4/2000 Congolese 15 BARINGARANA, JORJETH 8/12/1999 South Sudanese 16 KIDEN, EUNICE 1/1/1988 Congolese 17 LALAM, DORCUS 12/27/1993 South Sudanese 18 LANYERO, SHARON 5/5/1991 Ugandan 19 NABWIRE, LEONID 7/21/2000 Ugandan 3

4 20 NAHBI, NIGHT 7/12/1992 Ugandan 21 NAIGAGA, NULU 1/6/1999 South Sudanese 22 NAMUJJU, STELLA 10/10/1998 South Sudanese 23 OPAR, HALIMA 8/28/1995 Ugandan Carpentry and Joinery (CJ) 1 OBALOKER, JAMES PETER 1/1/1985 South Sudanese 2 LUBANGAKENE, SAMUEL 12/16/1995 Ugandan 3 MOBUTU, POPE PAUL 6/12/1984 South Sudanese 4 JAMES, AUGUSTINE 6/5/1996 South Sudanese 5 OBWOLA, DENIS 8/3/1999 Ugandan 6 BASILIANO, LOUIS 6/1/1994 South Sudanese 7 JAMUGOWA, RONALD 8/25/1996 Ugandan 8 PHILIP, WUOR NYOK 2/22/1969 South Sudanese 9 MORON, RAYMON OCIRA 6/2/1994 Ugandan 10 OMIRAMBE, STEPHEN 5/5/1998 Ugandan 11 IMOO, ALEX 9/25/1997 Ugandan 12 ONGURA, IVAN 7/10/1996 Ugandan 13 OCAYA, STEPHEN 10/11/1995 Ugandan Bricklaying and Concrete Practice (BCP) 1 ACAN, SHARON 8/25/1999 Ugandan 2 ANENA, JANET 6/5/2000 South Sudanese 3 MUMBERE, JOACKIM 5/25/1991 Ugandan 4 TABAN, GODFREY 1/1/1989 South Sudanese 5 OYEE, SAVERI 3/14/2000 Ugandan 6 MABIRI, JOHN 2/2/1994 South Sudanese 7 JOHNSON, KALANY LONY 1/1/1986 South Sudanese 8 NENRACH, PATRICK 5/14/1996 Ugandan 9 AYIGA, SIMON SIKA 11/22/1990 South Sudanese 10 VUCIRI, SIMON PETER 12/28/1986 South Sudanese 11 ODONGO, PAUL IVAN 6/6/1981 Ugandan 12 ANZETI, VINCENT 3/4/1999 Ugandan 13 OCHENG, CHARLES BUKE 5/9/1989 South Sudanese 14 OKOT, CHRISTOPHER 7/2/1997 Ugandan As seen above, 74 students graduated from the Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute (PVTI) on September 22,

5 ! UNHCR Representative s Speech The UNHCR representative expressed amazement at the work Real Medicine Foundation has accomplished in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement by improving people s livelihoods through equipping them with essential skills in tailoring and garment cutting, hairdressing and beauty therapy, bricklaying and concrete practice, and carpentry and joinery. He stressed the need for introducing new courses that would further benefit the community, such as automotive mechanics, so that more of the youth are engaged.! Settlement Commandant s Speech The Settlement Commandant was extremely impressed by the work of a young person who had graduated from PVTI within a period of three months and could now create products that would sell on a competitive market. Given the circumstances, the Settlement Commandant pointed out the importance of their handiwork to graduates in the market who cannot find a job because they lack the essential skills needed in a given field. He thanked RMF s team in Kiryandongo for their committed efforts to ensure that peoples livelihoods are improved and thanked the organization as a whole for their commitment to bringing services to Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement.! Award of Certificates Certificates were awarded to PVTI s graduating students by the Settlement Commandant and PVTI Principal Ms. Teddy Nakyagaba. Settlement Commandant (2 nd from left) with 2 young women who completed the course in Bricklaying and Concrete Practice 5

6 Students take a group photo with parents and the Settlement Commandant Carpentry products exhibited during the graduation ceremony 6

7 Settlement Commandant, PVTI staff, and parents examine carpentry students products Conclusion The graduation day at Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute (PVTI) was a great success, as the jubilant graduates celebrated while listening to music and words of wisdom from speakers including the Settlement Commandant, who was the honored guest of the day. 7