WOUGNET Update Newsletter - December 2001

[Dorothy Okello <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

= Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the
Advancement of Women (EASSI)

EASSI organised a three day  Sub-regional Conference on women and
land rights in Kampala, Uganda, from 29th-31st  October, 2001. The
conference was a follow-up to a recently concluded research on women
and land in five countries of Eastern Africa. The major outcome of
the conference is the action plan, drawn at country and sub-regional
levels.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/eassi.html#Land_WS


= Isis-Women's International Cross-Cultural Exchange

On August 23rd, 2001, Isis-WICCE launched two research reports.
"Women's Experiences of Armed Conflict Situations in Uganda: The case
of Gulu District 1986-1999" and "Medical Interventional Study of War
Affected Gulu District, Uganda" are essentially two parts of the same
report. Copies are available in the Isis-WICCE resource centre at
US$5 each and are now available online.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/isis.html#WomenWar



2. WOMEN & AGRICULTURE

= Report of Training for the Forum for Kalongo Parish Women
Association (FOKAPAWA) on Project Planning,  Management/Leadership
and Finance Management skills.  September 24-28, 2001.

The TeleFood cassava project in Kalongo parish is considered as
the "green gold" in the area, reflecting the only hope in "Food
for the future" since other crops have since withered due to the
onslaught of the poor weather conditions. The challenge for FOKAPAWA
is to look for market in order to go further. The purpose of this
workshop was to train leaders of the group members of FOKAPAWA in
managerial and leadership skills and spread the message to all
others.
http://www.wougnet.org/agriculture.html#FOKAPAWAtrain



3. WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT

= Seventh Parliament of Uganda
          The 7th Parliament of Uganda has 74 women members of
          parliament (MPs): 13 County Representatives, 56 District
          Women Representatives, and 5 Special Interests
          Representatives.
          http://www.wougnet.org/parliament.html#7parliament

= East African Legislative Assembly
          On November 30, 2001, the heads of state for Kenya, Uganda
          and Tanzania launched the East African Legislative
          Assembly. In the Assembly, Uganda will be represented by
          nine members, including four women.
          http://www.wougnet.org/parliament.html#EALA



4.  LINKS AND RESOURCES

a) African &  International Women Organisations

= Bhutan Women and Children Organisation (BWCO)
Bhutan Women and Children Organisation (BWCO) as an independent,
non-profit, non-partisan, politically un-aligned and grassroots
non-governmental organisation was established on November 23, 1990 in
exile by the Bhutanese women to organise themselves for the
protection, promotion and defence of women's and child rights, and
advancement and empowerment of women in Bhutan.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/africa_int.html#BWCO

= Centre d'Espoir pour Filles et Femmes (C.E.F.F. - O.N.G.)
Based in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, CEFF's goal is to
advocate the girls' and women's rights in promoting their formal
education and vocational training as well as to help them to find
sustainable solutions through loans. The goal is to make them
self-sufficient - to be economically independent. (In French)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/africa_int.html#CEFF

= Legal Aid and Consultancy Centre (LACC) - Nepal
The Legal Aid and Consultancy Centre (LACC) as an independent
non-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental legal resource
organisation was established in 1987 by a group of lawyers for the
protection and promotion of the rights and interests of women and
children in Nepal. As a pioneer legal resource organisation, it is
dedicated for the advancement and empowerment of women, their dignity,
uplifting of their socio-legal status and protection of child rights.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/africa_int.html#LACC


b) Education Links and Resources

= Opportunities for Study and Training of African Women Students
The Institute for Education of Women in Africa and the Diaspora
(IEWAD) is pleased to offer the second edition of the 2001-2002
Opportunities for Study and Training of African Women
Students/Scholars resource guide. The guide is available in PDF
format from:
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/educlinks.html#GRANTS


c) General Links and Resources

= Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
     The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary is designed to fill a need
     in African Studies and East African education.Using the Internet,
     the project draws on the minds of speakers and scholars of
     Swahili all over the world. An important aspect of this project
     is to produce a "living" on-line dictionary that can be updated
     constantly and available instantaneously from any internet
     connection in the world. The Kamusi Project Internet Living
     Swahili Dictionary is under the auspices of the Council on
     African Studies at the Yale University Center for International
     and Area Studies.
     http://www.wougnet.org/links.html#ILSD


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EVENTS & NEWS
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May 2002

= Coady International Institute: Certificate in Managing NGO Resource
   Centres. May 13 - June 07, 2002
     The Certificate in Managing NGO Resource Centres will
     provide participants with the opportunity to gain or improve
     skills in managing information, as well as to analyse the
     dynamics of indigenous knowledge, appropriate media, information
     sharing and networking. During the program participants will
     develop an action plan for their resource centre's contribution
     to the community-based development, information and education
     strategies of their organization.
     http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#CI0102


July 2002

= Women's Worlds 2002 Congress Call for Abstracts: Gendering Pleasure
     The Women's Worlds 2002 Congress is inviting abstracts on the
     theme: Gendering Pleasure. Possible topics include:
    - The Pleasures and significance of reading poetry, novels, etc
    - The pleasure and significance of closeness/touch/the body/sex
    - The pleasure of motherhood/parenting
    - Other pleasures from a historical/sociological/anthropological,
       religious or literary perspective
    http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#WW2002_GP


= Call for Proposals: Second Know How Conference
     We call on women's media, Internet managers, information and
     advocacy organizations -as well as researchers- to submit
     proposals for the Second Know How Conference, to be held at the
     Makerere University campus, Kampala, Uganda, 21-26 July 2002.
     Your proposal should address the Conference's mission, which is:
     "To build and consolidate powerful relationships between
     participating organizations, in order to create new programs to
     make information on the position of women, and for women, highly
     accessible and visible."
     http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#CFP_KnowHow


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