Rwenzori Information Centres Network has set off to document the changes in poverty reduction accruing from the information shared by CSOs, and development partners. The action is a three months project that is supported by Development Initiatives (DI) a UK based NGO and Development Research and training (DRT) A Ugandan based NGO. The partnership was sealed with a memorandum of understanding on October 25th where RIC-NET will document the changes in poverty reduction and DRT and DI provide the required technical and financial support for the action. To formalize the project RIC-NET, held an inception meeting for the information & ICT officers from the Districts of kabarole, kyenjojo, kasese, Bundibugyo, Ntoroko, kamwenge and kyegegwa on 11th Monday 2013 in kabarole District . In total sixteen (16) participants attended with (9) nine Male and (7) seven Female. The two hours meeting was held with the following objectives
· To orient the partners on the guidelines for the Documentation project
· To identify and agree on the methodology to use in the field during the documentation
While briefing the participants, Mr. John Silco the Executive Director RIC-NET, remarked that RIC-NET as an information and knowledge brokering organization had identified four (4) categories of respondents including farmers, CBOs, political leaders and beneficiaries of Electronic/ information Centers of which the documentation team would work together to produce the changes in the poverty levels in relation to the information shared. By the end of the meeting
· Participants agreed to go back in their Districts and with immediate effect identify respondents , documenting short stories which would be submit ted to RIC-NET head office by 25thNovember 2013
· RIC-NET documentation team to visit the Districts and cover the different Experiences by 1st week of December 2013
· Information officers to include general and crucial information from the respondents as Name, Location, Gender, and how the respondent accessed the information that contributed to their poverty reduction. Having no other business the chairperson closed the meeting at 12:30pm.