-----Original Message----- From: Dorothy Okello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:19 AM To: Update Newsletter : Subject: WOUGNET Update Newsletter - June 2002 WOUGNET Update Newsletter - June 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT'S NEW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA = ALFA Women's Groups The ALFA Women's Groups are a result of the Rural Women's Empowerment program of Abundant Life For All (ALFA) Ministries. The mission is to empower women through micro-enterprises and through building their own businesses for self-sustenance and economic independence. (Profile includes photos). http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#ALFAWG = Disabled Women in Development (DIWODE) Currently operating within Kampala district, DIWODE aims at creating creating a positive change towards her members sociallly, economically and development through self-help initiatives such as establishment of simple income generating activities (SIGA). http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#DIWODE = Nakaseke Women Development Association (NAWODA) NAWODA is aiming at empowering women by training and integrating ICT skills into their daily income-generating activities for development. This will reverse the current trend of unequal gender access to new technologies. Nakaseke women were the pioneer users of the CD-ROM 'Rural Women in Africa: Ideas for Earning Money' developed by the IWTC and the IDRC/Nairobi office. This CD-ROM is a new information tool that offers direct access to poor women with little or no reading ability. NAWODA is searching for partners and donor organizations that can donate computers to NAWODA, invest in new projects and boost fundraising for sustainability of NAWODA. http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#NAWODA = Report on WorldSpace Radio training held at Isis WICCE In May 2002, ALIN Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA) invited WOUGNET members to participate in a demonstration on the use of WorldSpace radio to access development information. Two WOUGNET members participated: Abundant Life For All Ministries (ALFA Ministries) and Lungujja Women's Association (LWA). This report is compiled from their reports to WOUGNET about the demonstration which was conducted at Isis-WICCE, Kampala, and was facilitated by Noah Lusaka, Project Officer, ALIN-EA. There were 12 participants (8 women and 4 men) who came from the following districts: Luweero, Iganga, Ssese, Kampala and Mpigi. http://www.wougnet.org/Reports/WSPACE/worldspacerep.html 2. LINKS AND RESOURCES a) Development = Kenya Disabled Development Society (KDDS) Kenya Disabled Development Society (KDDS) was formed in January 1992. The Society is exclusively manned by disabled persons. Its main objective is to develop the disabled persons educationally, socially and economically, to hence fit in the mainstream of the society. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#KDDS b) Environment = AfroGreenVision This site is dedicated in helping Africans embrace sustainable development. The site contains a section dedicated to African women's resources on sustainable development. AfroGreenVision focuses on three areas: Organic farming, solar energy and environmental protection. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/environment.html#AVG c) Health = Uganda Ministry of Health In an ongoing effort to raise awareness and access to health information, the Uganda Ministry of Health has launched a web resource for health professionals, managers, and the general public in Uganda and the rest of the world. The website is a way of promoting the policies and activities of the Ministry of Health to the outside world. The site will communicate the national health mission, policies and strategies, share information, statistics and resources, provide updates on programs and activities, advocate with policy-makers, opinion leaders and donors about health issues in Uganda. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/health.html#MOH = Population and Reproductive Health (POP/RH) Portal The Development Gateway's Population and Reproductive Health (POP/RH) Portal is an Internet initiative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Development Gateway Foundation. The Portal is a community-built Internet database of shared population information, including data, research, publications, projects, ideas and dialogue about population and reproductive health issues. The Portal also seeks to promote innovative knowledge-sharing arrangements about POP/RH. Visitors to the website area able to sign up for free membership, which entitles them to receive regular updates on new resources that are added. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/health.html#DG_PRH d) ICT-related organisations = UgaBYTES Initiative UgaBYTES Initiative aims at championing the introduction and application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Uganda's development process with particular emphasis to participation of strategic sectors of the economy as well as disadvantaged groups and members of the community. UgaBYTES has launched a local ICT information sharing and empowerment program with the following activities: networking among local ICT practitioners, human resource development for local ICT practitioners, Quick Info access point on community access initiatives, and research and monitoring of community ICT access issues. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#UgaBYTES = Digital Opportunity Channel Digital Opportunity Channel is a new online community focusing on the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) for sustainable development. Officially launched on World Telecommunications Day 2002 from the OneWorld centre in India, the web site will place a special emphasis on promoting digital opportunity in developing countries. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#DOC e) Rights = Inter-African Network for Human Rights and Development (AFRONET) Based in Lusaka, Zambia, the Inter-African Network for Human Rights and Development (AFRONET) is an organisation that seeks to achieve adherence to universally accepted human rights standards and good governance by all people in Africa through research and monitoring human rights developments, information sharing, education, networking with other civil society organisations and providing support for emerging human rights bodies. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#AFRONET f) General resources = Parliament of Uganda The Parliament of Uganda is the legislative arm of the Uganda government, and has 306 MPs with about 30% of them women. There are gender sensitive men too. The Parliament of Uganda has a policy to pursue legislation that is gender sensitive - treats men, women, children, labour, persons with disability equally before the law. The Parliament of Uganda also has a committee of volunteers that promotes the use of ICT in development. The committee is led by Hon. Dr. Johnson Nkuuhe. http://www.wougnet.org/Links/generalresources.html#POUG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVENTS & NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 2002 = African Stepping Stone trainers participate in Reproductive Well-being & Domestic Violence workshops Two Ugandan Stepping Stone trainers were part of a team participating in a series of Building Bridges workshops that would help them share understandings and approaches in the fields of Sexual and Reproductive Well-being and Domestic Violence. Ten trainers from Uganda, Gambia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe were scheduled to meet together with UK and Nicaraguan practitioners involved in gender and HIV work and to look at lessons emerging from their varied experiences. The exchange visits were facilitated by Exchange Programme, a networking and learning programme on health communication for development hosted by Healthlink Worldwide and funded by Department for International Development (DFID). http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#SSTONES = The East African Meeting on Alternative Leadership, May 23 - 26, 2002 Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) with support from Ford Foundation will convene a meeting of East African researchers and activists working to promote alternative and transformative leadership. The meeting of 40 participants to be held in Uganda will review the existing forms of leadership and explore alternative and transformative modes of leadership and share strategies. The perspectives and experiences of the participants will be documented and disseminated widely in the region in order to strengthen institutions working in this field. http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#EAMAL June 2002 = REMINDER: Online Conference: Information Access for Rural Women, June 3 - 21, 2002 Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) invites you to participate in an online conference on "Information Access for Rural Women". Information, communication and entertainment are as critical for rural living as they are for urban living, and indeed there is increasing demand for information and communication equipment and services in rural areas. However, major challenges exist in terms of available means of information access and dissemination as well as how to operate the audio-visual systems used in rural areas. Conference details and registration are available in: English - http://www.wougnet.org/Events/iarw.html French - http://www.wougnet.org/Events/iarw_fr.html February 2003 = African Women's Health Conference 2003 February 4-7, 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa African health rights activists and researchers from all sub-regions of the continent will meet to discuss issues with policy makers and health service providers -- bringing a forum for debate on some of the most critical issues of Gender and Health in Africa. Panel Presentations and Round Table Discussions will be held by some of the most prominent International names in the fields of Health and Rights in Africa. There will also be Workshops on best practices, Skills Exchange opportunities, and Seminal Lectures by Africans thinkers, writers and scholars. http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews03.html#AWHC 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. To reply to the GainsNet group, click on "reply all" To reply to an individual, click on "reply" To unsubscribe from GainsNet, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line
