Lydia Okello

Gender: Non binary (they/them)

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: N/A

Ethnicity: Ugandan

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Model, writer, entrepreneur

If Ugandans have a social safety net, it is woven from banana fibers, and if there is a clear path to socialism, it will be lined with banana leaves. The lusuku model, premised on intercropping and smallholder farming, could be the basis for national agrarian reform that improves the lives of Uganda’s agricultural workers without accelerating the destruction of the natural environment. Uganda faces increasing difficulty feeding itself because of climate extremes and land degradation, and this affects farmers more significantly than anyone else. Moreover, since the 1990s, the ruling National Resistance Movement regime sold off and dismantled most of the coffee, tea, and cotton growers cooperatives, leaving smallholder farmers in the hands of the predatory middlemen which cooperatives had been established to protect them against. Unable to collectively bargain and exposed to dramatic fluctuations in the market prices for cash crops, many people left rural areas to search for employment in cities. This has been a driving force behind the massive inequality between rural and urban workers. Ugandans now produce more food than they consume, even exporting to other countries in the region, yet 41% of people are undernourished, and agricultural production has decreased over the last 20 years. For the most part, the strategy pursued by Uganda’s government has been to encourage the development of ecologically disastrous intensive agriculture for export, privileging foreign investors rather than developing the infrastructure that would benefit peasants. Indeed, while more than 70% of Ugandans are employed in agriculture, the sector only receives around 4% of public investment, and projects aimed at helping smallholder farmers have had very little success, even by their own standards. Many of the government’s investments in agriculture very clearly advantage larger landowners, to the detriment of the poorest farmers. For example, most of the government’s investment in labor-saving technologies has been spent on tractors, which are great for large plots but largely unaffordable or unsuitable for the average farmer, whose plot is usually between 1-3 acres large. However, a socialist transition premised on agroecological reforms could make use of the existing lusuku model to create the kind of growth that actually improves poor farmers’ lives without destroying their environment. This could begin with reestablishing cooperatives and engineering agricultural prices around social needs and goals, like guaranteeing access to food. Research from around the world has shown that while large, monocrop plantations are good at producing huge volumes of one crop, smallholder farms are more productive when evaluated on a per-unit area and are capable of securing national food sovereignty. Why, for example, should Ugandans buy rice imported from Pakistan or Vietnam when banana intercropping yields more calories per hectare than rice? Lusukus could feed the nation without relying on foreign experts, development aid, or the capital-intensive inputs now being imported to grow for export. Because lusukus are far better for the soil, they also improve the nation’s capacity to resist severe floods and drought, effects of climate change that hit poor farmers hardest. In these ways, the lusuku model could provide a sustainable path to socialist development.

"Thence came only a small company, following Gwindor son of Guilin, a very valiant prince; and against the will of Orodreth he went to the northern war, because he grieved for the loss of Gelmir his brother in the Dagor Bragollach. They took the badge of the house of Fingolfin, and marched beneath the banners of Fingon; and they came never back, save one." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in shades of black, white, and grey.

1: An close-up of an ornately crafted suit of armor at the place where the arm connects to the shoulder. White text in the bottom right corner reads "Ever in the forefront of that battle went Gwindor and the Elves of Nargothrond," and a white line with four white dots about 3/4 of the way up frames the image on the same side / 2: A black-and-white image of ugandan model Mukasa Kakonge vertically oriented on a black background. His back is towards the viewer and his face is in profile. He has dark skin, very short curly hair, and looks serious and pensive. A necklace hangs a little between his shoulder blades, and the light is shining on the front of his body. He is framed by white lines and dots. White text set into the horizontal section of the frame reads "Gwindor" / 3: Similar format to Image 2, but the smaller photo, which shows Mukasa Kakonge lying down, is horizontal as is the frame. His head rests on his arms and he wears a bracelet on one wrist. His eyes are closed and he looks peaceful. Vertical text inside the frame reads "Gwindor" / 4: A starry sky streaked with lighter clouds or smoke. Same format as Image 1, but the text and line are in the upper left corner, and the text reads "Morgoth trembled upon his deep throne, hearing them beat upon his doors." //End ID]

Love this interview... I have been semi-checking in on Zawe's journey since before certain stans were feeling some kinda way about her recent familial additions. I do for certain Black actors/creators especially, who seem to be moving in interesting ways in entertainment/film media...

-A remnant from a period when I used to go to screenings and blog about films (and was published a few times in a major national newspaper)... So, I knew of Zawe through the grapevine of her mentorship, i.e. she is the reason why Rege Jean Page of Bridgerton fame got to work in U.S. markets, as she sponsored him. And she is known, as one of those "good eggs" who will be accessible and help/advise especially young actors of color. ...But, I have some other stuff to say. This isn't about proving that she's an amazing human being. It's about a certain brand of misogynoir that some of these people far beneath her in self-knowledge, self-love, and just plain grown-ass-woman-personhood...keep letting fly in what they *think* are compliments, but actually are just trite microaggressions. Saying things like "as long she makes [T-blank H-blank] happy then she's alright" as if he's the centered human and her attachment renders her worthy somehow. Babies, as long as SHE'S happy. Yall. He's marrying up.

WAY UP and the fact that he knows this? Actually elevates him. She's been there.

She tells a story in the above interview that reminds me of Uzo Aduba's anecdote about her name , - of an incident when she was called to an early job (at 6!) and someone there said she wasn't pretty because of her gap and her Ugandan mother took her on past this person and into the room, ANYWAY.

... She learned a specific self-knowledge and self-love, that is necessary in very white western spaces that constantly pressures a narrow sense of worthiness and beauty, especially from Black women, something a lot of these small-minded stans don't even have a notion of seeing beyond. Zawe is biracial, and her features, aside from her skin tone are very African. So while she benefits from colorism, featurism is something I've seen those bigoted stans, pick on as well. She knows those features are what makes her beautiful and knew that, w/o and before her partner saw that too. And people who aren't blind narrow-minded ignoramuses can *also* see that. This is why I assert the fact of featurism needing to be in the conversation of light/dark privilege conversations. Lips, nose, gap, and even the set of her eyes are ethnic beauty markers within quite a few spaces in the Black African diaspora... My mom was an absolute stunner because of her gap.

Even the old school white model Lauren Hutton got there because of her gap. Uzo Aduba, who I have already mentioned has a deeper skintone and has similarly large round striking eyes, gap, and a non-pinched-nose *rightly* played Glinda in NBC's production of The Wiz a few years back, with Dorothy saying she's so beautiful *because* of those features, not despite them as a very narrow white-washed gaze would wrongly assert.

And while we're here that includes sizes and shapes too. I'm saying your boy is enjoying all that plush. A lot of yall need to read or reread Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman, for comprehension.

Anyway... All this to say I know Zawe is and will be fine regardless.

P.S. Maya Angelou *also* had height, and gap and was very much known for her beauty/magnetism as a woman when she was alive. :

SMG4 AU Timeline Anomalies

(6/30/23 Edited to include Blook) (9/20/23 Edited to reflect SMG4k's current status and include the Haltmann Meme Guardians AU characters) (11/4/23 Edited to include characters related to Abyssal's arc and Entropy) (1/16/24 Edited to include Showtime, update GG's profile, and clean up the tags) (3/9/24 Edited to correct a few mistakes, update Gohma's entry, and add AVA)

The God Box

A box of broken computer parts that serves as a graveyard for dead universes and a source of unlimited -and highly corruptive- power. At some unknown point it developed some form of consciousness. It was ultimately destroyed by the combined efforts of Avatar Mario, SMGs 0 through 4, Melony the Fierce Watermelon Demigoddess, and Terrence the Ugandan Knuckles.

Niles

A Super Meme Guardian replica created by the God Box to be SMG0's partner. While he was very good at his job, he proved to be dangerously unstable both physically and (after a failed attempt to repair his flawed code) mentally.

Zer0

A forced fusion of SMG0 and Niles, obsessed with creating a "perfect" universe to replace the one they lost. They killed Avatar Spudnick and destroyed his universe, and nearly did the same to Mario's twice before dying in the destruction of the God Box.

Super Mario 64 Emulator

Normally shortened to just Emulator, occasionally Emmy to her friends. She developed a consciousness and identity of her own as a result of the many, many problems that Zer0's presence caused for SMG3 and 4 and Avatar Mario's activation. She ultimately proved benevolent and acts as an unofficial third Admin for Mario's universe. She's usually a fun-loving goofball, but is very protective of the people she cares about and has a slight sadistic streak that comes out full force when something happens to them. Most of the Admins are either wary of or annoyed by her, often both.

Juliano

(belongs to @forthedancingandthethriving)

A former Admin and the main protagonist of Rising Star Circus. What do I mean by former? Well, he died as a result of a monster attack, and as expected his universe died with him. However, somehow a bit of his code survived and drifted around before finding the Mario universe and manifesting there as a Mario recolor. He was then reunited with his old friends, the prototype SMGs -1 and -2, who are now 3 and 4's Admins, Domain and Forum. He's since regained his old model.

Significantly more mature and level-headed than most Avatars both due to experience and because he doesn't have to deal with Avatar-level Meme Energy levels anymore. He acts as a mentor to the younger Avatars, especially Mario since they live in the same world and Mario's awkward activation means he doesn't have the same instinctual knowledge the others have and only started learning the hard way relatively recently.

The Gamer Girl

A TAS Bot programmed for Kirby and the Amazing Mirror speedruns that somehow became a full-fledged AI. A lack of grounding influences means she sees the multiverse as her playground and the people in it as toys. Thankfully she's the kind of kid who usually takes good care of her toys and puts them back where they belong when she's done, so while her victims do often end up traumatized, it's rare for them to get serious injuries or permanent physical changes. She primarily focusses on Avatar Kirby's universe, which is thankfully uniquely equipped to handle her.

Recently, she's been getting a lot better at understanding morality, in large part due to her friendship with Zack MeowtTF2, Jim Pianta and Larry Koopa, as well as her decision to unofficially be Diane "Floyd" Floyener's little sister.

The Guardian System

(Look, even though it was deliberate I'm still counting it.)

As the name implies, this is the system that checks the status of the Super Meme Guardians, determines whether they have the proper permissions to use certain high-level commands, and allows Admins with proper permissions to access and make changes to an SMGs code. Due to an incident involving Bob Bobowski that nearly crashed the Adminspace Server due to Data Overflow, Admin Lag from the Maintenance Division upgraded the System into a full AI so he could explain what it was doing wrong. This development has increased its effectiveness dramatically, though several Admins do wish it had ended up as less of a little shit. But I guess that's just what happens when you're hooked up to Bob's mind for the first 75 hours of your life.

Dialup

An ancient program of unknown origin dedicated to eliminating anomalies for the sake of preserving the Internet's processing power. It was locked away in Computer Hell after attempting to reset Emulator twice.

Admin Gohma

The result of a demon taking over the body and consuming the soul of an Admin. While definitely powerful given her higher state and Admin Commands, she was still ultimately a Zelda Boss and went down with amount of effort once someone with a similar level of power who wasn't getting nerfed by a hacker showed up.

She survived her defeat as a formless mass of code and eventually made her way into what would become the Grid's MRU version of Hyrule, where she temporarily resided in Marbled Gohma before moving on to a Yiga Footsoldier that she molded to suit her preferences. She is now the Code Specialist of the Evil Syndicate, a multiversal alliance of supervillains that spans the five servers currently in the MRU system.

Mod the Code Turtle

A code manifestation for Mario, created by Emulator after accumulated errors Reset and nearly killed him. Haven't come up with much for him beyond the fact he exists.

Spicy Meme Generator 4000

A version of SMG4 from an alternate universe (actual universe, not just a separate computer program like most of the "universes" that exist in the SMG4 series.). His main ability is to absorb Meme Energy and create his own Meme entities that are extensions of himself. His ultimate goal is to consume all Avatars and Avatar candidates in every universe and use their combined power to become one with Reality itself. He was locked in Computer Hell with his powers mostly sealed for a while, but eventually managed to escape and continue its campaign of destruction. It was only thanks to the efforts of the SMG4 Crew, their friends from both their own and other Computer Universes, and several alternate True Universe versions of themselves that SMG4000 was finally destroyed and the universes of both kinds it had destroyed were restored.

Blook Emulator

A manifestation of Barry the rogue Avatar's abandoned universe. Unlike Emmy, it doesn't take physical form or speak in any understandable way, instead acting through the game world itself. It also hates. In particular it hates the Avatar that left it and the people who drove him away and especially the SMGs and Admins that started the whole mess. But mostly it hates in general, all-encompassingly, because it doesn't see anything else to do.

The Haltmann Triplets

A false set of Avatar and Guardians created by Susie Haltmann using a fragment of the God Box and genetic material from Mario and several other video game protagonists. Unlike Niles, they're fully stable and properly integrated into the Super Mario 64 universe thanks to Susie's programming knowledge. They're less powerful than a standard SMG set or the previous False Guardian since there was only a fragment to work with, but as a tradeoff they're immune to the corruptive effects of Anti-Meme Energy, able to use it safely and even purify it with some effort.

Mari0

An alternate Mario from a destroyed version of the Super Mario Bros Movie universe, empowered by the will of the God Box. His own powers, both canonical and demonic, have been heightened to the point where at his peak he managed to kill Ultra Instinct Shaggy himself, and he has gained the ability to transform Illumination characters into Anti-Memes and control them. He has significantly more cognizance than most characters who reach that level of corruption, possibly because his goals and those of the God Box are alligned

Mari0 Soul

Not willing to accept defeat, Mari0 and the God Box break past the last of their limits and consume the massive well of Meme Energy within Luigi. The resulting reaction between equal parts positive and negative energy causes the two wills to fully merge, mutating them into a near-godlike entity capable of siphoning both forms of Meme Energy from everyone and everything around him. In this state he seeks nothing less than the destruction of everything Avatar Mario knows and loves, and then to kill him after he's borne witness. Thankfully, he failed to account for Mario's friends still being both willing and able to fight even without memes, or for the power of the Stars, which ultimately proved his final undoing.

The Abyss

(belongs to @forthedancingandthethriving)

The endless Nothing that existed before the beginning of the SMG4 multiverse...which technically just makes it the hardware of Luke's computer that the code of Everything was written on. Over the years, it's accumulated junk data that's fallen through cracks in the code, slowly developing a mind of its own as a result. It came to resent the world above, especially the first five beings that were created from it to begin the dance of Life and Death, and so it created Abyssal to spread chaos and destruction. Ultimately, she refused, simply giving modified reports of chaotic, destructive events that were already happening so it wouldn't get suspicious. This couldn't last forever, and eventually another Anomaly forced both of their hands. While Abyssal is now free, the Abyss still exists beneath the world. Waiting. Plotting.

Shadow of Doubt

(belongs to @forthedancingandthethriving)

A manifestation of the Avatars' negative emotions that takes the form of shadowy versions of them and seeks to make them as miserable as possible so it can gain more power. Thankfully it has quite a few limitations. For one thing, the only things it knows about them are the things that make them miserable. For another, it's an idiot, as you'd probably expect of anything that closely connected to all of the Avatars. They died as a result of the Abyss taking over their body.

Ecolo, the Space-Time Traveler

Specifically the version of Ecolo from Avatar Arle's universe. While everything about him is anomalous in-universe, as far as the SMG4 AU lore is concerned that's exactly how he's supposed to be. No, the only actual anomaly about him is that, despite being a Character-style Program, he somehow has high enough code density to be perfectly fine in Code Being servers.

Whirlpool

An offshoot of the Abyss that was kinda-sorta-accidentally-on-purpose freed from its control by Avatar Sora and his SMGs when they were trying to free the hearts of all the Heartless it had absorbed. It's now perfectly friendly, if a bit confused, and has clearly imprinted on Sora.

Entropy the Collector

(belongs to @forthedancingandthethriving. Introduced here.)

A Program/Virus hybrid that collects strange and unique code beings and keeps them in her own universe in what appear to be little glass balls.

Showtime

A consciousness formed when the Creep (the meat moss from It's Gotta Be Perfect) corrupted Emulator from the inside. At the height of her power, she had full control over the Creep, as well as Emulator's body and abilities, and managed to supercharge herself with Wonder Power. She was ultimately destroyed by Marggy, the fusion of Avatar Mario and Meggy Spletzer, and her soul was sent to the Disgaea Universe by Duck to atone for her sins as a Prinny. She's incredibly vain and lustful, especially towards Emulator. You do not want to know the stuff she did while stuck in that tower in full control of Emmy's body for a whole week.

AVA

A stray bit of Avatar code that broke off when the Arles merged during the Arle Arc, then managed to form into a mannequin-like echo of Arle's consciousness. It eventually managed to reach the rapidly destabilizing Composite Arle and restore them both into Arle Nadja and Doppelganger Arle/Dapple Nadja, taking on both halves of their Avatar Code in the process. Since she's now Arle again, AVA technically no longer exists.

I know a white guy who dated white women his whole life. He joined the Army, met a Black woman, and they are now married with 2 kids. Your experience doesn't define everything.///

This happens with celebs too. Tom Hiddleston is now married to Zawe Ashton, whose mother is Ugandan, after decades of only dating white women. Calvin Harris was famous for dating white models (and Taylor Swift) but is now engaged to a Black radio presenter called Vick Hope. David Bowie married Iman aged 53 and they stayed together for the rest of his life. His first wife Angie and gfs were white.

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Ugandan model Kiara Kabukuru in an editorial for Elle (US) in June 1994 titled ‘Field Of Dreams’ and photographed by Gilles Bensimon in Marrakech, Morocco

Malign influence of Ugandan homophobia is spreading to neighboring Congo

plussizeinspo’s faceclaim suggestions 13/?:

── LYDIA OKELLO (19??) model and writer note: lydia is ugandan note: lydia is non-binary, queer, and uses they/them instagram / tiktok / twitter / image credit

Unexpected Pleasures

I was piddling around the house today, minding my own business and dancing to old Zumba tunes, when the USPS dropped a package on our porch.  That’s not at all unusual, we order a lot online - even our cat food gets delivered.  So I opened the door, brought the box inside and realized that it was from one Dr. Matthew Pullen. Oh boy!  He recently journeyed to Uganda and told me that he was bringing home gifts for everyone.  I always tell him not to do that, to just get there and back safely.  But he doesn’t listen.  So I dug into the box and pulled out surprise after surprise.  He sent Ugandan coffee for Tyler and Jamie, our family’s coffee snobs. I know they’ll love it.

“Grown by the Endiro Growers Bukalasi Women’s Group in the village of Bukalasi in the Mt. Elgon region of Uganda. This coffee is grown at an altitude ranging from 5,850 - 6,100 feet. Expect to find stone fruity flavors and a tea-like finish.” Cool! He had some time to kill in Amsterdam on his trip home and he knows how much Mickey and I love the Netherlands, so he sent us a killer collection of Dutch cheese! My fat cells are quivering with delight.

For his favorite niece he chose an adorable, soft Delft blue bear and a big container of her favorite gummi bears.  He knows the way to her heart.

I didn’t take things out of their bags because I didn’t want to risk messing anything up before they reached their intended recipients.  I’m clumsy. I could see myself lifting the bear out, fumbling it, bouncing it off the counter and into the cat’s water dish.  Seriously.   So as I exclaimed over the thoughtful gifts while keeping everything tucked away, I found the pièce de résistance.  Because Matt has enough frequent flyer miles to go to the moon, and because he has a professional travel budget and all that - he was able to make the entire trip to Uganda and back in the comfort of first class. He’s made plenty of hopscotch trips across the globe in less than luxurious circumstances, he’s earned it.  Anyway, he was delighted with the private pod where he could actually get some sleep, and all of the other perks were fun too. He landed in Amsterdam and had to switch from Delta to KLM to make the milk run to Kigali and Entebbe before getting a shuttle to Kampala. Because he was a first class passenger on KLM he was gifted with a commemorative Delft house.  It’s filled with some sort of gin, but who cares about that?  He received one going and coming back, so he sent one to me!!!  It’s sitting on my kitchen window sill and I absolutely love it.

Isn’t that the cutest thing EVER?  I’ll think of our visits to the Netherlands every time I look at it.  The chimney is corked and sealed, but if you wanted the gin that’s where it would pour out.  Each one is modeled after an actual building and they’ve been giving away these houses since 1952. Wow!  How’s that for a treasure chest?  Smack dab in the middle of an ordinary day, Matt showered us with some love. The day after tomorrow we’ll carry the gifts over the bridge to the Edgewater gang and celebrate the grandgirl’s 5th birthday.  More joy.  She has requested a mermaid cake and some “good binoculars”.  Grancy has the binoculars and her mom is creating the beautiful cake.  I’m 100% sure it will be a hilarious and sweet day. That’s it. Just sharing some happiness and feeling really, really grateful for the people that I love.  I never forget how very, very lucky I am. That’s not bragging , that’s bone deep gratitude.   I’m off to soak in a tub and use my last Christmas bath bomb.  Then I’m going to get under the covers, play a few word games on my phone and then start a new book. I’ll share that tomorrow.  Until then, stay safe, stay well, call someone you love.

Nancy

Another thing that Calvin’s fandom is dealing with is racism ranging from micro aggressions to absolute vile comments. Some are “upset” that Calvin won’t have green eyed children like he would with Aarika or made comments about how could he dump Aarika because she has green eyes and big tits and ass. They just don’t understand how he could dump the pretty white model for a biracial Black woman. Now they are claiming that because Vick is half Nigerian, she must have done some sort of voodoo spell on him—I’m not kidding at all. Just absolute crap 🤦‍♀️

I saw that shit and people would tell me the same thing back in 2019 when we were speculating about Zawe dating Tom. They would tell me that they don’t trust Zawe because “her spirit doesn’t sit right with me” and saying that she must have done some Ugandan ritual on him. I hate this for Vick and I hope they’re at least not harassing her on instagram

“And when she learned of Finwë all that had befallen since her departure (for she had given no heed to it, nor asked tidings, until then) she was greatly moved; and she said to Finwë in her thought: ‘I erred in leaving thee and our son, or at least in not soon returning after brief repose; for had I done so he might have grown wiser. But the children of Indis shall redress his errors and therefore I am glad they should have being, and Indis hath my love. How should I bear grudge against one who received what I rejected and cherish what I abandoned.’“ - J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth's Ring, Laws and Customs Among the Eldar

@finweanladiesweek day 1 » INDIS & MÍRIEL THERINDË

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in dark and light browns accented with gold and silver.

1: Roseline Lawrence, a ugandan-south sudanese model with dark skin and long coily dark hair. She is plus-size, wearing gold makeup and looking over her shoulder with one hand raised. She is framed by a gold rectangle, with gold text at the bottom reading "indis" in all caps. Below that, text in varying yellow shades reads "great; valiant woman," "second wife of finwë," and "“She was a Vanya, close kin of Ingwë the High King, golden-haired and tall, and in all ways unlike Míriel" / 2: A detail from a painting showing golden embroidered cloth draping down from above. Yellowish-orange text in a transparent brown box reads "“...when Indis saw Finwë climbing the paths of the Mountain, and the light of Laurelin was behind him as a glory, without forethought she sang suddenly in great joy, and her voice went up as a song of the lirulin in the sky. Then Finwë heard that song falling from above, and he looked up and saw Indis in the golden light, and he knew in that moment that she loved him and had long done so" / 3: A detail from a painting showing draped white and silver cloth. Silver text in the same format as Image 2 shows the same passage as the caption of the edit / Thando Hopa, a xhosa-sotho south african woman with albinism. She is looking straight at the viewer and is wrapped in a white robe that falls over her head, though she holds it out of her face. Same format as Image 1, but the frame and text are silver, and the text reads "míriel," "jewel-daughter," "first wife of finwë," and "She was a Noldorin Elda of slender and graceful form, and of gentle disposition, though . . .she could show an ultimate obstinacy that counsel or command would only make more obdurate" /End ID]

WHO Uganda Jobs 2022 – Fresher IT Assistant

WHO Uganda Jobs 2022 – Fresher IT Assistant

August 9, 2022 Job Title: IT Assistant – WHO Uganda Jobs 2022 Organization: World Health Organization (WHO) Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda     World Health Organization (WHO) Profile The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations (UN) system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.     Roles and Responsibilities: The World Health Organization, Uganda Country Office is looking for a qualified and competent Ugandan national to fill the vacant position: The Country Office IT Assistant is assigned the following major duties or any other related responsibilities, as may be required, by his/her hierarchical supervisors commensurate with the area of responsibility: - Support users in all application, software and hardware related issues; - Respond, in a timely basis, to users’ requests and update the FAQ and QA database accordingly; - Record and manage requests using the official Ticket System software - Ensure the troubleshooting of computers, printers and other devices; - Install, configure and maintain standard desktop configurations; - Install and support printers, scanners and other similar devices; - Generate and maintain standard desktop configuration images for each model of desktop/laptop; - Ensure software and applications’ troubleshooting; - Install necessary specific drivers and applications on computers; - Contribute to the delivery of end-users’ trainings in office applications, such as Microsoft office suite and other tools; - Provide IT support during meetings held in the office; - Install and configure mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) as necessary; - Support the identification of staff ITM capacity and skills gaps, propose and implement agreed skill enhancement and training measures. - Performs other duties as required.     Minimum Qualifications for WHO Uganda Jobs 2022 - The applicant must hold relevant qualifications.     How To Apply for WHO Uganda Jobs 2022 All interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit their applications through the link below. Click here to apply Deadline: 18th August 2022     For similar Jobs in Uganda today and great Uganda jobs, please remember to subscribe using the form below: NOTE: No employer should ask you for money in return for advancement in the recruitment process or for being offered a position. Please contact Fresher Jobs Uganda if it ever happens with any of the jobs that we advertise. Read the full article

Elizabeth Bagaaya, Princess of Toro (Ugandan Kingdom).

Elizabeth has been a model, actress, lawyer and diplomat amongst many other things. She escaped Uganda, because of the rising tensions and oppressive regime, following a coup done by the then prime minister Obote. She found herself in Europe, and started a career as a model. In addition to being the first black woman to graduate from Cambridge and becoming the first woman lawyer of Uganda.

“I hoped to bring to the attention of the world my pride in my heritage, to emphasise my ancestral identity. ……. The language of clothes, of fashion and its attendant publicity is a significant one. And I was utterly determined to utilize such a powerful weapon to remind everyone that Uganda’s — African — Culture was a force to be reckoned with.” Elizabeth of Toro