WOUGNET Update Newsletter - April 2001
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WHAT'S NEW
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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 Développement (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#JENDA)

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EVENTS & NEWS
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= 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]

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TechTips
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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. Contributions
can be submitted online from the TechTips page or via email to
[email protected].

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