Posted on the 27 - July - 2010 at 02:29:31
by Ronald Kasendwa
Its been a while since my story was published in Daily Monitor[a]s SQOOP Magazine under the DIMES/HUSTLE section. This section showcases youths who have made a difference in their world, and/or those who have achieved comparably a lot more than their peers.One evening, as I was in a taxi on my way back home, I received an SMS asking me whether it was fine with me sharing my success stories with the nation. I must say, this all seemed like a punk though with the many surprises I now get in my lif...
Posted on the 25 - April - 2010 at 11:11:55
by Ronald Kasendwa
My participation as a player and facilitator in the World Bank’s online game, EVOKE is one of those things that have happened to me that will stay legendary. The weekly IMAGINE mission objectives required the players to take a visit to the year 2020 and report on what they saw this world like then.
I know you must be wondering how possible it is for someone to visit 2020 that is actually 10years from now. Don’t worry, that also happened to me the first time I was asked to get there.
In our...
Posted on the 22 - April - 2010 at 13:21:15
by Ronald Kasendwa
Last year, I gladly took on the risk to lead a group of Gayaza High School students through the Global Virtual Classroom contest. In the contest, three schools form a team and compete against other teams by designing a single website about an issue of their choice. In our team, we had Gayaza High School (Uganda), Athens District High School (Canada), and Mt. Pleasant High School (California).
Being the team leader, I had to ensure that the students in my school worked collaboratively with...
Posted on the 13 - February - 2010 at 04:43:36
by Ronald Kasendwa
The World Bank Institute is launching a new online game called EVOKE on March 3rd, 2010. This game is not really a game in the sense of driving cars like Need for Speed, but rather a crash course in changing the world.
Evoke is designed to empower young people all over the world, and especially in Africa, to start solving urgent social problems like hunger, poverty, disease, conflict, climate change, sustainable energy, health care, education, and human rights.
"An evoke is an urgent c...
I met Ronald some time when we went out to shoot a video concerning rubbish disposal and street kids. I was greatly impressed with his efficiency as he handled that camcorder. He looked too young to be doing this. That was my inspiration to cross into the computer and media world.
