GAINSNet Summary August 1-15, 2001 English Version / Issue 3 Read current and back issues online at http://www.mail-archive.com/gainsnet@un-instraw.org/ *Apologies for the late mailing of this issue of the GAINSNet Summary. The delay is due to the arrival and training of new interns at the INSTRAW/GAINS headquarters. We anticipate being back on schedule for the next issue due on August 31st, 2001. Contents: EVENTS RESOURCES 1. Website Design / Free or Low-Cost Services Provided by GainsNet Members ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Introduction to the Center for Education and Counselling of Women (CESI) in Croatia URGENT APPEALS 1. Association of Uganda Women Medical Doctors (AUWMD) seeks funding to participate in the 2001 Stockholm Challenge GAINSNET MEMBER PROJECTS 1. Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) Update Newsletter / Uganda / August 2001 INQUIRIES 1. Information on "Women's Rights and Constitutional Reform" needed by UNDP Bolivia JOB POSTINGS *** BEGIN *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RESOURCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Website Design / Free or Low-Cost Services Provided by GainsNet Members The GainsNet "Network Member Needs Assessment Survey" discovered that many network members would like to receive website design services at low or no cost. In order to meet this need, Alyssa Frohberg (Gains Network Assistant Coordinator) has contacted the following network members who can provide this service: Virtual Activism services: ICT training, website design assistance, ICT help for NGO's cost: minimal or no cost contact: Marlyn Tadros, Director of Virtual Activism email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.virtualactivism.org Networked Intelligence for Development services: website design, capacity building and support cost: US$400 per day for NGOs in North America; US$200 per day for NGOs based in developing or emerging economies; for a template only, a lower-cost fixed fee can be negotiated. contact: Nidhi Tandon email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.networkedintelligence.com The following organizations offer free online technology tutorials: Womenspace Offers tutorials in English and French on internet use, website design without using an html editor, mailing list use and management, and many others. www.womenspace.ca. Leland Initiative Web Tutorial Series A 10-lesson online tutorial in website design using HTML, with lessons on formatting, links, graphics and more. http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/leland/tutorial/. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Introduction to the Center for Education and Counselling of Women (CESI) in Croatia CESI is a women's not-for-profit, non-governmental organization established in response to problems of the violation of human rights, nationalism, militarisation, and the deterioration of economic standards in the post-war period in Croatia. It was founded by members of several women's and peace initiatives all of whom have many years of professional experience working with women war survivors. CESI's main goal is to empower women to gain control over their lives and to improve their psychological, economic, and physical well-being, and to promote gender equality. CESI is also a member of the Women's Network of Croatia, the Antiwar Campaign of Croatia and ASTRA - CEE/CIS European Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. GainsNet is pleased to welcome CESI to the Network. For more information about CESI, contact: Centar za edukaciju i savjetovanje zena Center for Education and Counselling of Women Krizaniceva 1/3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia tel.fax. +385 1 46 11 704, www.zamir.net/~cesi/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ URGENT APPEALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Association of Uganda Women Medical Doctors (AUWMD) seeks funding to participate in the 2001 Stockholm Challenge The Association of Uganda Women Medical Doctors (AUWMD) is one of the finalists in the 2001 Stockholm Challenge under the category of 'Health and Quality of Life'. AUWMD's project titled "Providing information electronically on reproductive health" aims at disseminating information on reproductive health to women NGO's connected electronically so that they can use the information in their advocacy and other related activities. AUWMD is currently seeking financial support for the travel and accommodation expenses associated with participating in the Award activities in September 2001. For more information, contact: Dr. Joy Kyazike P.O. Box 10035 Kampala, Uganda. Tel: 256-41-251333 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html#AUWMD_SC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GAINSNET MEMBER PROJECTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) Update Newsletter / Uganda / August 2001 Three new women's organizations have joined WOUGNET: The Association of Uganda Women Lawyers - FIDA, whose mission is to assist women, children and other indigent groups attain effective legal protection; Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO), which seeks to empower local communities to meet the social, moral, and economic needs of orphans in a sustainable manner; and Uganda Women's Network (UWONET), which promotes networking action for gender equality. WOUGNET also has new links to resources on ICTs, the environment, human rights, and women. For more information on WOUGNET's activities, see: http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet To subscribe to the WOUGNET Update Newsletter, send a blank email message, with the word "subscribe" in the Subject field, to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INQUIRIES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Information on "Women's Rights and Constitutional Reform" needed by UNDP Bolivia UNDP Bolivia is searching for information on Women's Rights & Constitutional Reform. Any experience, research papers, documents, lessons learned etc. to share would be appreciated. Contact: Isabella Waterschoot, Gender Specialist UNDP - Port of Spain P.O. Box 812 Trinidad & Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOB POSTINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** END *** 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
