WOUGNET Update Newsletter - April 2001 **************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT'S NEW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a list of what's new at the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) website - http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/. For comments or queries, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/wo_dir.html * Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association (UWEAL) Mission: "Promote Women Business Owners, to Create Wealth" Build a cohesive organization of sensitized businesswomen that work to bring about economic change in Uganda. UWEAL will continue to build up capacity and train women to run sustainable enterprises in different parts of Uganda. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/wo_dir.html#UWEAL) 2. DOCUMENTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN UGANDA http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/documents.html Now available online is the full report 'Gender and Decentralisation: Promoting women's participation in local councils' by Ms. Maude Mugisha at: http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6090E/X6090E00.HTM. 3. AFRICAN/INTERNATIONAL WOMEN ORGANISATIONS http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/africa_int.html * Carrefour Emploi Developpement (CED-TOGO) Based in Togo, West Africa, CED-Togo's mission is eradication of poverty and creation of jobs. The issues addressed include literacy, women's education, human rights, agriculture and women's economic empowerment. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/africa_int.html#CED) * RAINBO RAINBO is an international not-for-profit organization working on issues within the intersection between health and human rights of women. Starting with the issue of female circumcision/female genital mutilation, we explore means of preventing this and other forms of gender based violence. Our ultimate goal is to promote and protect women's reproductive and sexual health and rights. We provide technical assistance to international and donor agencies and work in partnership with local organizations to develop and advance effective policies and programs to deal with these crucial issues. Our work is focused on programs in Africa and in African immigrant and refugee communities. Our board of trustees and staff are multi-cultural with a rich diversity of professional experiences and personal backgrounds and a strong African leadership. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/africa_int.html#RAINBO) 4. LINKS AND RESOURCES a) Information and Communication Technology related organisations * infoDev The Information for Development Program (infoDev) which began in September 1995 is a global grant program managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for economic and social development, with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#INFODEV) b) Agriculture Links and Resources * Web-Agri: The Smart Farming Site The first real Farming search engine. Find that needle in a haystack!! (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#WEBAGRI) c) Health Links and Resources * EngenderHealth EngenderHealth is a nonprofit organization working internationally and in the United States to support and strengthen health care services, particularly those needed by women -- the largest group of health care consumers worldwide. EngenderHealth has core programs in family planning. In addition, EngenderHealth works to improve the quality of maternity services delivered at health facilities and to integrate awareness of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS, as well as diagnosis and, where possible, treatment of these infections into existing services. In Uganda, EngenderHealth has been working with experts from different regions of the country representing public and private institutions in reproductive health, human rights, youth issues, journalism, law, and research. This diverse alliance established CHOICE: the Coalition in Health on Informed Choice Enhancement. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/healthlinks.html#ENGENDER) * Exchange Exchange is a networking and learning programme on health communications for development. Exchange's goal is to improve the health and quality of life of people in developing countries. Exchange works in partnership with local organisations to encourage collaboration, strategic action, sharing of good practice and better impact. The Exchange programme is hosted by Healthlink Worldwide and supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/healthlinks.html#EXCHANGE) d) Resources About Women * JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies is an ejournal devoted to the promotion of the research and scholarship of African women to the global African community and friends of Africa. JENdA documents and responds to debates on women's history and studies in African social, cultural, political, and economic systems. It creates a forum for African women scholars, analysts and activists to participate on an equal footing with their contemporaries worldwide in debates, exchanges of ideas, and the creation and documentation of knowledge. JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies is published by Africa Resource Center, Inc, an organization that dedicates resources and staff to the provision of information on and about Africa. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#JENDA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVENTS & NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Women and ICTs Project: Economic Empowerment of Women through ICTs The Council for Economic Empowerment of Women of Africa, Uganda chapter (CEEWA-U) with support from International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is implementing an Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) Project to promote Community Economic Empowerment. The main objective of the project is to enable women entrepreneurs and women organisations that promote enterprise development to explore ways and means of exploiting ICTs for community economic empowerment. Through ICTs, women will be able to access and utilise information that is relevant to the development of their existing enterprises. In the process, women will be empowered leading to entire community being economically better off. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Documents/CEEWAU/ceewa_ict.html) * May 2001: infoDev: E-readiness call for proposals The Information for Development (infoDev) Program has issued a Call for Proposals for grants to fund assessments of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure and E-readiness in developing and transition countries. This initiative will build upon earlier efforts by infoDev (such as the Y2K initiative) to help developing countries evaluate their information infrastructures. The deadline for submitting proposals is May 2001. (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html) To list your event/news on the WOUGNET website, send details about the event/news including contact information to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TechTips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/techtips.html * Featured Tip: "What is Data Backup" Backup is the act of copying files to a second medium (a diskette, zip drive or tape) as a precaution in case the first medium fails. Many of our jobs today rely on information. If we were to get to work one day and find our offices empty, what would we do about getting work done without any information? TechTips is a program to answer computer or IT-related queries of concern to WOUGNET members and our guests. We welcome contributions of tips and websites that have helped your organisation. 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