WOUGNET Update Newsletter - July 2001

["Dorothy Okello" <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOUGNET Update Newsletter -  July 2001
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WHAT'S NEW
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1. WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA

= Slum Aid Project (SAP)
   To address problems of women and children in the slum areas. SAP 
   addresses issues of domestic violence, reproductive health, and 
   human rights.
   (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/wo_dir.html#SAP) 


2. DOCUMENTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN UGANDA

= Women & Politics in Uganda
     (Aili Mari Tripp, 2000) 
     Women & Politics in Uganda, which won a 2001 Choice Outstanding
     Academic Title Award, explains why the women's movement in Uganda
     has made its presence felt so forcefully and quickly in this
     country since 1986. Unlike women's movements in other African
     countries, the Ugandan women's movement has distinguished itself
     by establishing greater autonomy from the state, suggesting that
     societal autonomy is critical to its efficacy, although other key
     factors are also discussed.
     (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/documents.html#WPG)


3. AFRICAN/INTERNATIONAL WOMEN ORGANISATIONS

= African Women's Development Fund
     The newly established African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is
     a fundraising and grant-making fund which aims to support the
     work of the African women's movement. The beneficiaries of the
     fund will be local, national and regional African women's
     organisations. 
    (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/africa_int.html#AWDF)


4.  LINKS AND RESOURCES

a) Business Links and Resources

= Continue a/s
     Continue is based on experience and competence gathered through
     more than 25 years of management positions in international
     business. Among its services, Continue a/s advises companies,
     organisations, and associations on Internet support for their
     business strategies. 
    (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#CAS)


b) Development Links and Resources

= The Communication Initiative
     The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development
     organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness
     and scale of communication interventions for positive
     international development. The C.I. strategy includes provision
     of real-time information on communication and development
     experiences and thinking, facilitating horizontal linkages
     between people engaged in communication action, peer commentary
     on programmes and strategies and taking opportunities to promote
     strategic thinking on communication and development issues and
     problems. 
    (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/devlinks.html#C.I.)


= InterAfrica Group (IAG)
     Founded in 1989 and based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, IAG's mission
     focuses on advancing peace, justice and respect for humanitarian
     law in the `Greater Horn' of Africa. Gender-focused      
     organizations and activities are a growing part of the NGO 
     sector, development discourse and civil society at large in the 
     Horn. IAG's NGO Networking Service (NNS) aims to highlight the 
     actors and actions engaged in raising awareness on gender 
     issues. 
    (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/devlinks.html#IAG)


c) General Links and Resources

= Makerere University
     Makerere University is Uganda's premier institution of higher
     learning. Makerere University is in the process of formulating 
     an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy and 
     Master Plan . The primary goal of the plan is the integration of 
     ICT in the pedagogic and administrative functions of the 
     University. The university intends to provide a highly 
     visible and open strategic planning process. 
    (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#MUK)


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EVENTS & NEWS
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March 2001
= Workshop Report on 'Women, Population Pressure and the Environment'
    March 26-28, 2001, Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM) 
    organized a 3-day workshop on 'Women, Population Pressure and the 
    Environment' in preparation for RIO+10, the 3rd UN Meeting on 
    Environment and Development to be held in South Africa in June 
    2002. The workshop was sponsered by the UN Population Fund 
    (UNFPA) and a detailed report is available at:   
    http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Profiles/uwtpm.html#March26_28


June 2001
= UWONET Press Statement on the Parliamentary Elections, 
   June 14-26, 2001
   Uganda Womens' Network (UWONET) is proud to announce that 71 
   women have been successfully elected to parliament. 53 women are 
   going to Parliament through the affirmative action seat, 13 
   through the directly elected seat, 2 female youth, 2 women for 
   People with disabilities and one woman representing workers. 
   UWONET and Action for Development (ACFODE) participated in the 
   monitoring of the recently concluded parliamentary elections (for 
   the District Woman Representatives and the directly elected 
   Members of Parliament) covering the nominations, campaigns, update 
   and display of the voters' registers and the polling day. Full 
   text of the Press Statement is available at:
http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Documents/UWONET/parliament_press.html


July 2001
= Isis-WICCE's 2001 Exchange Programme Institute
     Isis-WICCE's Exchange Programme Institute offers women activists,
     working in the area of armed conflict and peace issues, an
     opportunity to spend time working on the themes, and to develop
     skills in using the human rights framework while working on these
     issues. The theme for Isis-WICCE's 2001 Institute is "Documenting
     Women's Experiences of Armed Conflict: A Tool for Advocacy,
     Social Justice and Women's Empowerment to Ensure respect for
     Human Rights and Sustainable Peace". Deadline for 
     application is July 15, 2001. Obtain more information as      
     well as an application form from:     
     http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html#IW_invite


March 2002
= Second Announcement: Women and Environment Conference in 
    preparation of RIO+10    
   Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM) would like to announce 
   the International Consultative meeting in preparation for RIO+10. 
   The consultative meeting will take place in the first week of 
   March 2002 in Kampala, Uganda. The target groups are African 
   project women leaders who are implementing RIO Conventions, e.g.,  
   desertification, biodiversity, climate change and forum on the 
   forests. International delegates are welcome as observers. 
  (http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html#WEC2002)



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