Subject: [wougnet] Call for materials: Information Access for Rural Women

Hi everyone,

In preparation for the online conference on Information Access for Rural
Women,
I would like to invite you to contribute material you may have that is
relevant
to the subject of information access for rural women. This material could be
in
the form of reports or articles on your activities in the area or links to
relevant sections of your website, and can address issues such as:
- rural women sharing/disseminating their knowledge
- information needs for rural women
- means of information exchange/dissemination, eg. radio, rural information
centers
- setup and management of rural information centers
- impacts of ICTs on rural women
- engaging women in rural ICT initiatives

Material submitted will be made available online via the Conference webpage
at
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/iarw.html

I would also like to encourage everyone's participation at the conference.
If
you have not registered already, below is information about the conference
as
well as a conference registration form.

Happy to answer any further questions you may have.

Regards,

Dorothy

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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 Objective:
Facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences on information access for
rural women.

Conference Participation:
Participation in the online conference is open to everyone. The conference
will
be email-based.

Conference Language:
The primary language of the conference is English. Limited English/French
translation will be available, including translation of conference
facilitation
messages as well as translation of the weekly summaries and final report of
the
conference.

Conference Outline:

Week 1: June 3-7
Rural information centers: Description/components of centers. What channels
are
used to distribute information. Goal/objectives for the setup of the rural
information centers. Size of target audience for information center.
Experience
in setting up of information centers. What is used to power equipment -
electricity, solar power, etc.

Week 2: June 10-14
Challenges/Difficulties of setting up and maintaining rural information
centers: Access to/dissemination of relevant information. Usage of center by
target audience. How is center staffed - paid staff, volunteers, etc. How
information dissemination has helped local organisations and community
groups
achieve their goals.

Week 3: June 17-21
Lessons learnt/Best practices and recommendations.

Conference Output:
1. Weekly summaries of the conference proceedings
2. Report on the conference proceedings to be presented at the KnowHow
Conference Kampala. For more information about the KnowHow Conference, visit
http://knowhow.isis.or.ug

Contact information:
For additional information, contact [email protected] or visit:
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/iarw.html (English)
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/iarw_fr.html (French)

Thank you.

Dorothy Okello
Coordinator, WOUGNET

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

To register for the conference, complete all fields of the form below. Send
completed form to [email protected]

First Name:

Last Name:

Sex:

Email Address :

Country:

Reasons for wanting to participate in this conference:

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