WOUGNET Update Newsletter - March 2002

[Dorothy Okello <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOUGNET Update Newsletter - March 2002
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WHAT'S NEW
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1. WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA

The Ugandan Coalition for Political Accountability to Women (COPAW)
and the Dutch development Organisation SNV have signed a three-year
cooperation agreement in which SNV pledges to support COPAW strengthen
her institutional capacity. This is in light of the fact that "COPAW
is a young Organisation driven by ambitious but noble aspirations" to
make politics gender responsive through increasing women's
participation. Other aspects of the cooperation include using existing
SNV local governance experiences to enhance the networking and
linkages amongst civil society organizations, contributing to the
development of a joint agenda between the women in leadership and the
civil society organizations and strategic fund raising for long-term
activities.
http://www.wougnet.org/Documents/EASSI/copaw.html#SNV


2. LINKS AND RESOURCES

a) Women & Gender

= Human Strategies for Human Rights
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR) is a United States based non
profit organization that provides grassroots NGOs with on-site
organizational capacity building, personnel empowerment training and
strategic guidance in the promotion and protection of human rights.
Most of HSHR's work is targeted towards NGOs that work on women's
political and economic empowerment and legal literacy.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/aboutwomen.html#HSHR

= Organisation for Women in Water, Electricity & Gas in Africa
(OWWEGA)
Throughout history, women have taken charge of the collection,
distribution and purification of energy and water resources to
sustain their communities and families (sadly a difficult challenge
still facing many rural women today). It is however positive to see
that the number and profile of women in the African Electricity,
Water and Gas industries are growing - as is evident as more and
more women hold top positions in both the public and private utility
sectors. OWWEGA was founded to  celebrate the role of women in both
industrialised and rural societies.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/aboutwomen.html#OWWEGA

= Women Waging Peace
Women Waging Peace, a multiyear collaborative venture of Harvard
University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, connects women
addressing conflicts worldwide. The initiative breaks new ground by
recognizing the essential role and contribution of women in
preventing violent conflict, stopping war, and sustaining peace in
fragile areas around the world. Waging brings together women from
diverse areas of conflict around the world to share peace building
strategies, sharpen skills, and shape public policy.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/aboutwomen.html#WWP


b) Development

= IDEA: Gender and Political Participation
The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)'s objective is to
promote and advance sustainable democracy and to improve and consolidate
electoral processes world-wide. In this regard, IDEA is committed to
contributing to the debate to advance gender and democracy issues in general,
and to promote women's participation and representation in political
life.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#IDEAG


c) ICT-related organisations

= Youth Network on ICTs and Digital Opportunities
Young people can and are harnessing the power of information and
communications technologies (ICTs) to assure opportunity,
empowerment, and inclusion for all. The "Youth, ICTs and Digital
Opportunities" portal was launched on 1 February 2002 to enable
young people from around the world to share their experiences on how
ICTs can further development. The site features news, people, events,
organizations and online discussions about closing the digital
divide.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#YIDO

= Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF)
Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) is an international non-profit
organization. The mission of YTF is to bridge the digital canyon in
Nigeria, West Africa. Our programs are structured to provide access
to technology, training and resources for underserved youth (with
focus on the girl-child) in grassroots communities in Nigeria. The
goal of YTF is to reduce poverty, empower youth and create
self-sustaining communities.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#YTF


d) Health

= Uganda Delivery of Improved Services for Health (DISH) Project
The DISH Project works to make good quality reproductive, maternal
and child health services more widely available and to improve the
public health attitudes, knowledge and practices in 12 districts of
Uganda. The DISH Project provides technical assistance to the
districts, health subdistricts, Ministry of Health and
non-governmental organizations through a network of professionals
working from 5 offices in Uganda with backup from the home offices of
the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), the
University of North Carolina Program in International Training and
Health (INTRAH), Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and the Johns
Hopkins Program for International Education in Reproductive Health
(JHPIEGO).
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/health.html#UDISH



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EVENTS & NEWS
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March 2002

= Empowerment Session: "Unlocking your True Potential:
     Making Effective Presentations"
The Council for Economic Empowerment for Women in Africa - Uganda
(CEEWA-U) is planning to conduct an empowerment session Saturday 9th
March 2002 at Hotel Equatorial starting at 9.00 am. The empowerment
session is on the topic: "Unlocking your True Potential: Making
Effective Presentations".  This empowerment session is the first in a
series that will be organized by CEEWA-U under its Empowerment
programme aimed at equipping women with practical skills that will
promote their understanding of the basic principles of making
effective presentation.
http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#CEEWAES1


= SCWIST Global-Connect projects
The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is
sponsoring summer IT camps for girls and young women in Canada. The
camps will focus on Internet skills, web page design and Flash
Animation. In addition, the program will include "Global-Connect"
projects that will enable young women in Canada to connect with young
women in Uganda who are also learning IT skills to share progress,
dreams and stories of their lives. We are looking for community
centers, NGOs or schools in Uganda that would be interested in
participating in this program.
http://www.wougnet.org/projectnews.html#SCWISTGC



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