Towongo Angelo Alfred
was born on the 28th of February 1987 in the Southern part of Sudan which
is presently the South Sudan; during the civil war which took two decades. He relocated
to Uganda at the age of 12 and was raised in Adjumani District ,later in Arua in
Uganda West Nile; and then in Kampala.
When
he was young, he had a keen desire to become a Journalist because he loved
listening to the BBC in particular he loved tuning in to listen to Alfred Taban
who used to report for the BBC from Khartoum. That is where he believes he came
to develop the interest of becoming a Journalist.
But
after joining the Ordinary Level and
then later to the Advance level in 2001-2005 respectively, Alfred decided to
pursue a similar cause somewhat to his dream Career at the University and settled on
a Bachelors in Library and Information Science
at the Uganda Christian University Mukono. He is looking forward to do his Masters in
Management Information Systems or in Information Technology.
because
of the Love and spirit of his new Country, The newest state in the World,that
came out of war and a lot trauma ,he came to realize that a lot is needed to be done for this country by both the
young and old alike and even the wounded heros and People now living with
disabilities ,who all need to be part
and parcel of the reconstruction of the state. This is ultimately why he would
like to use the knowledge he will obtained from the University and disseminate and sow the information seed of
Reconciliation and peace building so as to realize peaceful co-existence and help
others forget the past and focus on the future.
He would also like to design a project which
gives the youth and other stake holders an opportunity to gain knowledge,
skills, and confidence and love for the new country. One of his ambition as a
United Religion Initiative Ambassador for South Sudan is to encourage the youth to take up leadership roles and help encourage them to take ownership of their
civic duty to their country. He would also like to push for the youth to
realize that it is critical for them to
help nurture the leadership in their country for themselves and ultimately for
the next generation of leaders to come. This, he believes will help secure a
future of sustainable peace, security and democracy in South Sudan.
During
the referendum while he was a student at the Uganda Christian University he visited
home (South Sudan),and was shocked that
the citizens were not aware of the referendum.
Being an inborn leader, Albert quickly helped form a task force called ‘South
Sudan Referendum Students’ Task Force (SSRSTF) of which he was the persons
concern with Mobilizations . The task Force mandate was to educate, disseminate and make people aware
of how and why to vote during the referendum.
Alfred
is also currently the spokes person of the Central Equatoria Inter University
Council. (CEIUCO).This is an association that brings in the Students of Yei
County, Laniya County, Morobo County, Juba County, Kajokeji County, and
Terekeka County, of Central Equatoria States together to share development ideas.
He
is also the editor and contributor of
the LIGHT OF THE NATION magazine which
is published twice annually by the Uganda Christian University South Sudanese
Students’ Association (UCUSSSA) .He also runs a blog “Have South Sudanese Forgotten the Importance
of Prayers” which focuses on the importance of prayer. The blog was
inspired by the realization that after realizing peace, many of his people no
longer remember pray yet they were the same
people who prayed for so many days and
nights during the war.
Alfred
likes meeting new friends and seeing new places. He would like the opportunity
to meet inspirational leaders such as Kofi Anan, Thabo Mbeki, Good luck Jonathan,Dr. Jimmy Wongo, and Alfred
Lado Gore.
He
loves reading and watching Soccer; he is a huge Manchester United Fan.
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