WOUGNET Update Newsletter - September 2001 ****************************************** Here is a list of what's new at the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) website - http://www.wougnet.org For comments or queries, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe/unsubscribe to the WOUGNET Update Newsletter, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following command in the subject or body of your message: subscribe/unsubscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT'S NEW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA = Lungujja Women's Association (L.W.A) Mission: To empower women through soliciting funds from members or other sources and building our businesses for self-sustenance and independence. Lungujja Women's Association is a KITE grant receipient and are getting a computer to enable them manage their accounts electronically, research business strategies online, facilitate their networking with other women organisations, and enable them to provide training in the use of computer technology. (http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#L.W.A) = The Mifumi Project Mission:The Mifumi Project is a registered NGO whose objectives are to support the community through development projects including education, healthcare promotion and income generating schemes in Mifumi, in Eastern Uganda. Our goal is to help the people of Mifumi to help themselves. (http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#Mifumi) 2. WOMEN & AGRICULTURE = Gender Disaggregated Data Capacity Building Workshop In March 2001, a capacity building, training workshop was implemented by Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Forestry (MAAIF) Planning Department funded by FAO under the programme of Integrated Support to Sustainable Development and Food Security (IP). This historic workshop generated much consciousness on gender disaggregated data (GDD) by transforming the quality of information gathering and processing. The dynamics of gender in relation to statistical information, the institution of the family in terms of division of labour, resource allocation among men and women, boys and girls, has gained particular significance. (http://www.wougnet.org/agriculture.html#GDD_CBW) 3. LINKS AND RESOURCES a) ICT-related Organisations = Network Startup Resource Center The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for many years with the design and deployment of networking technology in various projects throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Oceania. (http://www.wougnet.org/links.html#NSRC) b) Development Links and Resources = Learning and Development Kenya Learning and Development Kenya (LDK) is a national non-governmental, non-profit, non-sectarian development organization founded in June 1998. It implements its programmes together with other NGOs and Government ministries concerned with alleviation of extreme poverty, gender equality and technology integration. (http://www.wougnet.org/Links/devlinks.html#LDK) c) Health Links and Resources = ISIS Foundation ISIS Foundation works with NGOs in Uganda and Nepal to assist mothers and children, largely in primary health care and education. In Uganda, the initial proposal is to fund a portion of the Kiwoko Hospital community based health care ("CBHC") programme, Luwero District. (http://www.wougnet.org/Links/healthlinks.html#ISIS) d) Human Rights Links and Resources = Raising Voices Based in Kampala, Uganda, Raising Voices is a non-profit, international organization that works in partnership with local organizations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to prevent violence against women and children. Their website includes information on programmatic tools developed by Raising Voices to strengthen violence prevention efforts at the grassroots and current efforts underway within the Region. (http://www.wougnet.org/links.html#RVOICES) e) General Resources = Africa Expo We are a non-profit corporation devoted to funding several charities in Africa and in the United States so that ALL of the profits will go to these charities. Some are medical while others are educational. Africa-Expo was created for the purpose of providing a showplace for the arts, culture, handicrafts, products and technology of the fifty-five nations of Africa in order to bring wider communication, education, trade and understanding between our two continents while raising funds for our African and African-American charities. The dates for the Africa Expo are December 17-23, 2002. (http://www.wougnet.org/links.html#AEXPO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVENTS & NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 2001 = Lungujja Women's Association (L.W.A) hosts two Norwegian students In June 2001, Hege Elisabeth Sotberg and Ingrid Spjeldnęs posted a message on WOUGNET seeking to participate in a development project directed towards women in Kampala. This posting was followed by an invitation from the Lungujja Women's Association to participate in their projects, and in July 2001, the two students arrived in Kampala for a 10-week visit. (http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#LWA_Norway) August 2001 = On August 23rd, 2001, Isis-WICCE launched two research reports on Women and War. "Women's Experiences of Armed Conflict Situations in Uganda: The case of Gulu District 1986-1999" and "Medical Interventional Study of War Affected Gulu District, Uganda" are essentially two parts of the same report. The reports are available from Isis WICCE for US$5 each, and will be online by September 2001. Abstracts of the two reports are available from: http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#WomenWar November 2001 = Visiting Scholarships at the Centre for African Studies The Harry Oppenheimer Institute for African Studies funds an annual scholarship for Scholars who are working from within the African Continent beyond South Africa's boarders in the broad area of African Studies. Obtain conditions of the award and application guidelines from: http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#CAS_guide To list your event/news on the WOUGNET website, send details about the event/news including contact information to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************** The Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) website and mailing lists are hosted by Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa ******************************************************** This is GainsNet, the mailing list of the UN-INSTRAW-GAINS Network Members. 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