WOUGNET Update Newsletter - January 2002

[Dorothy Okello <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOUGNET Update Newsletter -  January 2002
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Happy New Year! We wish you a peaceful and prosperous 2002.

This month we welcome you to our new website, which we hope makes it
easier for you to navigate our website. Alex Boverman and Sheri
Graham, InterConnection Virtual Volunteers and all the WOUGNET
volunteers are most gratefully acknowledged for the design and
creation of the new site.

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WHAT'S NEW
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1. DOCUMENTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN UGANDA

= Bibliography of Research on Uganda Women 1986-2001
     The Bibliography of Research on Uganda Women 1986-2001 has been
     prepared for a new book entitled 'The New Women's Movement' in
     Uganda to be launched at the Women's Worlds 2002 Congress,
     Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. The book is edited by Joy
     Kwesiga and Aili Tripp, and the bibliography is prepared by
     Sheela Jhaveri and Margaret Snyder.
     http://www.wougnet.org/documents.html#WomenBIB


2.  LINKS AND RESOURCES

a) About Women

= Women's Studies Online Resources
Women's Studies Online Resources is a guide to information-rich,
high-quality web sites focusing on women's studies or women's issues.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/aboutwomen.html#WSOR

b) Agriculture

= CD-ROM in local languages for African rural women farmers with
    access to computers
A new CD-ROM entitled "Rural Women in Africa: Ideas for Earning
Money" tries to meet the demand of providing content material to use
online once rural women have access to computers. Developed by the
International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) in partnership with a
technical team in Uganda and the International Development Research
Centre (IDRC) East and Southern Africa Office in Nairobi, it is
intended for use by women with minimal education and only local
language fluency.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/agriculture.html#IWTC_CD


c) Business

= Katungulu Ttaba Youths Forum
Katungulu Ttaba Youths Forum's mission is to eradicate poverty among
the youth in Katungulu Ttaba. In 1996, a fruit farm was started with
mangoes, jack fruit, avocados and passion fruits.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/business.html#KTYF

= PicoPeta Simputers Pvt. Ltd.
PicoPeta is a Simputer solutions company. The primary business is to
use the Simputer as a building block to provide large scale IT
solutions to International clients. The Simputer is a low cost
portable alternative to PCs. The goal of PicoPeta is to be the leader
in the rapid deployment of large number of Simputers all over the
world. The model is not that of selling Simputers as handheld
computers to individual users. Instead, it is to provide Simputer
based solutions to communities of users that share Simputers.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/business.html#PICOPETA


d) Development

= Gender on the Development Gateway
Gender on the Development Gateway. The Development Gateway is being
built to promote the exchange of knowledge on a wide range of topics
including the topic of gender. There are over 700 entries on gender
such as articles, policy documents, case studies, and useful web
sites. These resources address such topics as gender and ICT, gender
and violence, gender and HIV/AIDS, gender and poverty reduction, and
gender and food security.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#GenderDG


= Generating Opportunities: Case Studies on Energy and Women
Generating Opportunities: Case Studies on Energy and Women is a look
at selected projects that address women and energy with a view towards
extracting lessons about criteria for good project design and
successful implementation that can be used to inform energy policies
around the world. Included is a description of the Uganda Photovoltaic
Pilot Project for Rural Electrification (UPPPRE).
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#CSEW


= Uganda Debt Network
Uganda Debt Network (UDN) is an advocacy and lobbying coalition of
Uganda NGOs, institutions and individuals formed in February 1996.
UDN's mission is to advocate for reduced and sustainable debt levels,
accountability and effective use of national resources for the benefit
of all the people of Uganda.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#UDN


= Ugandaid: Gateway to information on humanitarian and development
    issues in Uganda
Ugandaid is intended as a central depository for information that is
both derived from and intended for agencies involved in humanitarian,
transitional and development activities. Ugandaid is an initiative of
the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator. The site is intended to
help, above all, the refugees, displaced, and victims of natural
disasters and poverty in Uganda.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#UGANDAID


e) Environment

= Green Nature
An interactive environment and nature news, information and
photography destination.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/environment.html#GREEN


= Strengthening Southern Involvment in the Johannesburg World Summit
   on Sustainable Development 2002
The Danish 92 Group has launched the website www.rio10.dk, which aims
to promote information sharing and coordination among the
organizations and networks involved in the civil society preparations
for the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
2002. The Danish 92 Group is a coalition of 21 NGOs who consider it
important to support the Summit preparations in 30 developing
countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/environment.html#RIO10_DK


f) ICT-related organisations

= Gender and the Digital Divide Seminar Series
The Gender and the Digital Divide Seminar Series web page of the World
Bank looks at the impact of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) on gender issues and examines innovative ways that ICTs are
being used to overcome gender inequalities and bridge the digital
divide.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#GDD_WB


g) Human Rights

= Conciliation Resources
Conciliation Resources serves as an international resource for local
organisations pursuing peace or conflict prevention initiatives. The
principal objective is to support the sustained practical activities
of those working at the community and national levels to prevent or
transform violent conflict into opportunities for social, political
and economic development based on more just relationships.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#C-R

= Women Refugees Project
The Women Refugees Project is a non governmental organization directed
by women for women refugees in Zambia. The Women Refugees Organization
is focusing on challenges of how women refugees' rights can be
respected.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#WRP

h) General

= Aid Recovery Program: Cost-sharing car purchase
The Aid Recovery Program is a cost-sharing car purchase program of the
Mobile Outreach Ministry, based in the United States. Mobile Outreach
Ministry is a non-profit organization that was founded almost 20 years
ago. Their mission is to prevent conflict in order to save lives,
eliminate suffering, and ultimately attain peace and development in
Africa. The Aid Recovery Program provides good quality second hand
Japanese vehicles to non-profits, churches, schools, and hospitals
operating in Africa at an affordable cost sharing.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/generalresources.html#ARP


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