Social media especially Facebook is not that bad. Obviously it depends on what you use it for. It can speak to the king in you or the looser in you. Loser can be the character that wastes mbs on downloading nudes or watching sextapes. People can learn a lot by networking both socially and professionally online.
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Do you get excited when you are added to a Facebook group or do you always just like any Facebook pages due to peer pressure? Facebook defines a Facebook group as “a close circle of people that share and keep in touch on Facebook page is liked to be able to receive notifications or information.
People join Facebook groups and like pages for different reasons. If used well, they can change your life forever. You may need to be selective as to which ones you belong to.
This article looks at Ugandan based Facebook pages and groups that are changing lives with their content.
Barefoot lawyers-Uganda
This is a Facebook page offering free legal advice and consultations online. It has over 26,727 likes. It creates awareness on legal issues through its frequent posts and offers free online legal consultancy to anyone. Barefoot Law is the first online Legal Service Provider in East Africa providing free legal advice and consultations online. It is fully registered in Uganda and managed by Lawyers trained in various fields of law.
Barefoot Law is a Non-Profit, Social enterprise dedicated towards using Information Technology towards improving access to justice and the Law. The objective of this initiative is to provide Free Legal consultations and services, develop information technology and social media solutions to help in breaking current bottlenecks currently faced in the Justice, Law and Order Sector.
This is a service which connects prospective individuals or small organizations that cannot afford legal representation with reputable Lawyers or Law Firms offering probono services. This goes a long way in promoting Justice to the millions of individuals that cannot afford legal services. It is a page to like and follow. If you have any legal related question inbox them or write on their wall.
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Kampala Food Network
This is a Facebook group that brings together all food lovers, chefs, food critics and those doing food related businesses. Members share photos of food, post recipes, ask questions, and discuss places with great food in Kampala and beyond. Members organise outings. Join the group and interact with over 7048 members.
Content on this Facebook group can challenge you to the limit on how to prepare all types of food. The group members call themselves KFNers.It also a market place to sell your food sector related products
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Farming Uganda
A Ugandan Facebook group that bring together farmers or would be farmers to together. Members exchange ideas and knowledge about farming in general. Posts can challenge you to the limit in agriculture. For example there is someone who shared how to grow onions in containers on the roof of a house for those without enough land. It is a forum to exchange ideas and knowledge about farming strictly. There are posts on planting, harvesting and marketing of plants.
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A Fascinating Wife $ A Husband Of Intergrity (NGO)
This is a Ugandan based Facebook group that focuses on supporting wives, husbands, couples, and singles to have thriving relationships. It’s a platform that empowers, encourages, supports, coaches, trains, and counsels both men and women.
It is a group to help with successful marriages and relationships). Fascinating Wives We Can Be (FWWCB) and A Husband of Integrity (AHOI) NGO envisions a Uganda with thriving families having mutually supportive spouses who create an enabling environment for nurturing children, running successful businesses in Uganda.
It has over 8047 members.
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Trade links Africa.
It is Uganda’s online market place with anything. You can be spoilt for choice. It is surely Uganda’s number one Commerce community. It has over 60,164 members. It is Facebook group to advertise anything in a post for free.
It can attract thousands of people to your business. It shares minute by minute information to buyers and sellers. You have thinking of buying anything, and then your search starts there. It is interactive, and engaging. Trade links Africa is great for business networking. It great for sharing with others, finding new clients, getting ideas and providing advice.
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Ugandan Bloggers & Blog Lovers
This is a Ugandan based forum for blog matters. It brings together readers, poets, and writer s. Members share blog related blog posts. It is a great initiative with a country struggling with the poor reading culture. The group is dedicated to finding more bloggers and blog lovers out there who are writing about Uganda. It has over 566 members.
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PRAU Uganda
PRAU stands for Public Relations Association Of Uganda. It runs a page and a group and brings together PR parctitioners,PR Agencies,Communicators,students and anyone interested in PR. The Public Relations Association Of Uganda (PRAU) is the Umbrella public relations body of Uganda.
It is affiliated with other regional and global public relations bodies such as Eastern Public Relations Association(EAPRA), the Federation of Africa Public Relations Associations(FAPRA) and the International Public Realtions Association.(IPRA)
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40 Days… over 40 smiles
This is group brings together a team of youthful volunteers that are rebuilding societies. Originally it started during Lent to collect clothes, shoes, toys and other necessities for orphans. The group has since grown both in number and in deeds.Currently they support under privileged children through taking care of their education, feeding and health needs. They hold fundraising events.It has over 2446 members.
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Hope the Dietician
It is a Page by a Ugandan dietician Hope Ayebale who Celebrates Ugandan food and offers healthy eating tips. The page highlights the state of urban Ugandan diets. Pages encourages debates on healthy eating for the common Ugandan, promoting
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10. MOVIE – SERIE FREAKS and Movie and Series fanns…….yeaaaaaa
This entry has two groups because they fall in the same category. These are groups for movie, TV programmes and series lovers. Members discuss what they are watching, critic and recommend movies and series.
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Have you joined any Facebook group or liked Facebook pages recently. Have they added value to your life? You can brainstorm great ideas and find solutions for any problem through these online communities.
The Facebook online communities works well for Mentorship at no cost if you regularly engage. Remember you can only get out what you put in. Read more about Facebook groups and pages.