Venue: W113A
Date: Thursday 15th March
Present:
Abdulla Ali, H00234740, Chairman
Hamoud Jassim, H00216667, Secretary
Ahmed Hasan, H00213896, Participant
Abdulla Abdo, H00213884, Participant
Abdulla Ali opened the meeting in an appropriate manner & introduced the items on the agenda clearly. He directed the meeting successfully from one item to the next.The problem under discussion was child slavery (Kony 2012).
The first item to be discussed was society awareness. Abdulla Ali: the idea of letting people around the world to know about the problem is really important to solve it. Ahmed Hasan gave a couple of ideas how to do it and they were really helpful.
Another main point that was discussed is collecting donations; the chairman gave them ideas about how it is going to happen and what people will get back for their donations so that they won't feel the money they spent went to waste.Hedley: I would like to see one of those kit boxes whenever it's available.
One of the main concerns we faced was how to get the people know that we are there to help them not to take over their country.Hedley: the idea of having a stranger who lives among them and he says that he wants to help them might be a bit difficult for them to understand.The chairman replies to that: we will try to get the help of the Ugandan army and they will be leading the force we send with the force sent from other countries in the Congo; adding to that we are telling them what to do in case they faced Kony's army; hopefully all that will help ending this dilemma.
In the end of the meeting the recommendations that we reached are:
1-We are going the spread the word around and try to let everyone know about it.
2-The box kit will be given to every donor whether it was big or small.
3-The Ugandan army leader is an essential way to get the Ugandans' trust
4-Telling the people what to do when they face the problem is an effective way and it will help them and their families.
