Author: The Standard Editor

This is the digital news site of the Uganda Christian University community newspaper, "The Standard". The Standard newspaper was established in May 2007 under, formerly Department, but now School of Journalism, Media & Communication.

Uganda Christian University (UCU) students from the school of journalism and mass communication shoot their second movie, “MMy Background.” My Background is a continuation of the short series “My Degree,” which premiered on September 16. Being consistent and determined with what you do is what enables one to achieve a desired goal in life.

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As a child, Aiko Olwit often traveled with her father to their upcountry home in Lira district, northern Uganda. Each time she made the trip, Olwit says she would look with empathy at the kind of life most of the people there led. Some were unable to have more than one meal a day. Others lacked decent clothing; it was not unusual to see people dressed in tattered clothes. 

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People always said that to get an opportunity, you need to have connections, but I have walked through doors without knowing anyone and I have come out victorious.” “By sheer will, determination, focus, and remaining steadfast, all of us have a chance to succeed,” said Cynthia Mpanga, the Head of Corporate Affairs at Standard Chartered ” Bank, during the general assembly.

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