----- Original Message ----- From: "GainsNetModerator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: Fw: [GainsNet] WOUGNET Update Newsletter - January 2002
> Approved: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dorothy Okello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Update Newsletter :> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:50 AM > Subject: [GainsNet] WOUGNET Update Newsletter - January 2002 > > > > WOUGNET Update Newsletter - January 2002 > > ****************************************** > > 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 > > > > > > ==******************************== > > ==******************************== > > > > Happy New Year! We wish you a peaceful and prosperous 2002. > > > > This month we welcome you to our new website, which we hope makes it > > easier for you to navigate our website. Alex Boverman and Sheri > > Graham, InterConnection Virtual Volunteers and all the WOUGNET > > volunteers are most gratefully acknowledged for the design and > > creation of the new site. > > > > ==******************************== > > ==******************************== > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > WHAT'S NEW > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > 1. DOCUMENTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN UGANDA > > > > = Bibliography of Research on Uganda Women 1986-2001 > > The Bibliography of Research on Uganda Women 1986-2001 has been > > prepared for a new book entitled 'The New Women's Movement' in > > Uganda to be launched at the Women's Worlds 2002 Congress, > > Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. The book is edited by Joy > > Kwesiga and Aili Tripp, and the bibliography is prepared by > > Sheela Jhaveri and Margaret Snyder. > > http://www.wougnet.org/documents.html#WomenBIB > > > > > > 2. LINKS AND RESOURCES > > > > a) About Women > > > > = Women's Studies Online Resources > > Women's Studies Online Resources is a guide to information-rich, > > high-quality web sites focusing on women's studies or women's issues. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/aboutwomen.html#WSOR > > > > b) Agriculture > > > > = CD-ROM in local languages for African rural women farmers with > > access to computers > > A new CD-ROM entitled "Rural Women in Africa: Ideas for Earning > > Money" tries to meet the demand of providing content material to use > > online once rural women have access to computers. Developed by the > > International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) in partnership with a > > technical team in Uganda and the International Development Research > > Centre (IDRC) East and Southern Africa Office in Nairobi, it is > > intended for use by women with minimal education and only local > > language fluency. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/agriculture.html#IWTC_CD > > > > > > c) Business > > > > = Katungulu Ttaba Youths Forum > > Katungulu Ttaba Youths Forum's mission is to eradicate poverty among > > the youth in Katungulu Ttaba. In 1996, a fruit farm was started with > > mangoes, jack fruit, avocados and passion fruits. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/business.html#KTYF > > > > = PicoPeta Simputers Pvt. Ltd. > > PicoPeta is a Simputer solutions company. The primary business is to > > use the Simputer as a building block to provide large scale IT > > solutions to International clients. The Simputer is a low cost > > portable alternative to PCs. The goal of PicoPeta is to be the leader > > in the rapid deployment of large number of Simputers all over the > > world. The model is not that of selling Simputers as handheld > > computers to individual users. Instead, it is to provide Simputer > > based solutions to communities of users that share Simputers. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/business.html#PICOPETA > > > > > > d) Development > > > > = Gender on the Development Gateway > > Gender on the Development Gateway. The Development Gateway is being > > built to promote the exchange of knowledge on a wide range of topics > > including the topic of gender. There are over 700 entries on gender > > such as articles, policy documents, case studies, and useful web > > sites. These resources address such topics as gender and ICT, gender > > and violence, gender and HIV/AIDS, gender and poverty reduction, and > > gender and food security. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#GenderDG > > > > > > = Generating Opportunities: Case Studies on Energy and Women > > Generating Opportunities: Case Studies on Energy and Women is a look > > at selected projects that address women and energy with a view towards > > extracting lessons about criteria for good project design and > > successful implementation that can be used to inform energy policies > > around the world. Included is a description of the Uganda Photovoltaic > > Pilot Project for Rural Electrification (UPPPRE). > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#CSEW > > > > > > = Uganda Debt Network > > Uganda Debt Network (UDN) is an advocacy and lobbying coalition of > > Uganda NGOs, institutions and individuals formed in February 1996. > > UDN's mission is to advocate for reduced and sustainable debt levels, > > accountability and effective use of national resources for the benefit > > of all the people of Uganda. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#UDN > > > > > > = Ugandaid: Gateway to information on humanitarian and development > > issues in Uganda > > Ugandaid is intended as a central depository for information that is > > both derived from and intended for agencies involved in humanitarian, > > transitional and development activities. Ugandaid is an initiative of > > the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator. The site is intended to > > help, above all, the refugees, displaced, and victims of natural > > disasters and poverty in Uganda. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#UGANDAID > > > > > > e) Environment > > > > = Green Nature > > An interactive environment and nature news, information and > > photography destination. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/environment.html#GREEN > > > > > > = Strengthening Southern Involvment in the Johannesburg World Summit > > on Sustainable Development 2002 > > The Danish 92 Group has launched the website www.rio10.dk, which aims > > to promote information sharing and coordination among the > > organizations and networks involved in the civil society preparations > > for the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) > > 2002. The Danish 92 Group is a coalition of 21 NGOs who consider it > > important to support the Summit preparations in 30 developing > > countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/environment.html#RIO10_DK > > > > > > f) ICT-related organisations > > > > = Gender and the Digital Divide Seminar Series > > The Gender and the Digital Divide Seminar Series web page of the World > > Bank looks at the impact of Information and Communication Technologies > > (ICTs) on gender issues and examines innovative ways that ICTs are > > being used to overcome gender inequalities and bridge the digital > > divide. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#GDD_WB > > > > > > g) Human Rights > > > > = Conciliation Resources > > Conciliation Resources serves as an international resource for local > > organisations pursuing peace or conflict prevention initiatives. The > > principal objective is to support the sustained practical activities > > of those working at the community and national levels to prevent or > > transform violent conflict into opportunities for social, political > > and economic development based on more just relationships. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#C-R > > > > = Women Refugees Project > > The Women Refugees Project is a non governmental organization directed > > by women for women refugees in Zambia. The Women Refugees Organization > > is focusing on challenges of how women refugees' rights can be > > respected. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#WRP > > > > h) General > > > > = Aid Recovery Program: Cost-sharing car purchase > > The Aid Recovery Program is a cost-sharing car purchase program of the > > Mobile Outreach Ministry, based in the United States. Mobile Outreach > > Ministry is a non-profit organization that was founded almost 20 years > > ago. Their mission is to prevent conflict in order to save lives, > > eliminate suffering, and ultimately attain peace and development in > > Africa. The Aid Recovery Program provides good quality second hand > > Japanese vehicles to non-profits, churches, schools, and hospitals > > operating in Africa at an affordable cost sharing. > > http://www.wougnet.org/Links/generalresources.html#ARP > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > EVENTS & NEWS > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html > > > > 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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