Sunday 11 September 2016

Earth was moving when training ended

The training ended well yesterday with final research and writing assignments, handing of out certificates, and final speeches by Sister Harriet and Dr Anne Gongwe, dean of the faculty of social sciences and communication.

The afternoon was also dramatic as we could feel the building trembling and see the windows shaking due to an earthquake, which had its epicentre in Bukoba, on the western shores of Lake Victoria. Here in Mwanza, when the earth started moving, some of the participants just ran out of the building, four floors down, fearing that the whole building might collapse. Last night’s news tell that in Bukoba thirteen lives were lost and 200 people got injured.

Before that, at our internet training, the participants managed to publish some very good stories about their last assignment topics. For the decline of the Nile perch in Lake Victoria, see at least the stories by Pascal Shao, Abishagi Bhoke Christopher, Getrude John and Neema Rugemalira. Links should also be found to their original sources. For the press freedom in Tanzania, see the stories by Leopold Katubayemwo, Catherine Kemikimba and Harrison Kibaka.

Some of the participants have also posted some nice feedback from the training and on what they have gained for their own careers and for their students. Here are links to the final feedbacks of Abishagi, Neema, Pascal, Aneth, Nuru, Joanita and Leopold.

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