WOUGNET Update Newsletter - July 2005

[Dorothy Okello <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOUGNET Update Newsletter - July 2005
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This month's contents:
1. Women Organisations in Uganda
2. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
3. Links & Resources
4. Project News and Events
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Changes at WOUGNET

1) The WOUGNET secretariat has moved office. Our new contacts are:
        Office: Plot 53, Kira Road
        Tel: +256-41-532035
        Tel/Fax: +256-41-530474

2) Zamzam Nassazi Mayanja, who was the WOUGNET Information Officer, has 
left us to travel with her family to Canada. We wish her and her family the 
best. For information requests or any other assistance, please contact 
Berna Ngolobe at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx or telephone number as noted above or 
stop by the office.

*** We apologise for non-issue of the June 2005 WOUGNET Update Newsletter  ***


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WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA
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= Mpigi Widows Entreprenuers Association (MWEA)
   http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#MWEA
MWEA's mission is to create provision of innovative and result-driven 
enhanced services for widows and to create advocacy and capacity building 
on all the small, medium and big business and health programmes being 
carried out in Mpigi.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/mwea.html


= Community That Cares - Uganda (COTHACU)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#COTHACU
COTHACU's mission is to enhance the ability and status of the rural women 
and girls to say 'NO' to conditions which infringe on their rights, e.g., 
Female Genital Mutilation, HIV/AIDS.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/cothacu.html


= Action For Development (ACFODE)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#ACFODE
ACFODE's mission is to promote women's empowerment, gender equality and 
equity in Uganda through spearheading advocacy and networking efforts to 
create an enabling environmenet as well as increasing the capacities of 
women in local communities to manage their own activities in addition to 
standing up for their rights.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/acfode.html


= Namasuba Kikajjo Women's Development Association (NAKIWDA): NIGIINA
'Nigiina', which simply translated means rejoicing, jubilating or 
celebrating, was started about three years ago by a group of women in 
Kampala's Makindye Division. After all the challenges women faced with 
loans from micro finance institutions to start up or supplement small 
business finances and increase household incomes. Women found it difficult 
in particular to cope with high interest rates and short periods within 
which to repay the loans. Failure to do so, would lead to confiscation of 
property thereby worsening the women's situation.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/nakiwda.html


= Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#FOWODE
FOWODE's mission is to promote gender equality in all decision-making 
through advocacy, training research and publishing. FOWODE has moved 
office, and the new contacts are:
        Office: Plot 15 Vubya Road, Ntinda-Nakawa Road, Opposite Ntinda Market
        Tel: +256-41-287521
        Fax: +256-41-286029
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/fowode.html



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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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WSIS Online Forum: Paving the Way to Tunis, July 11 - 29, 2005

1. INTRODUCTION

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) invites you to participate in an online 
forum on key issues for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 
to share your views, experiences, knowledge and concerns. In particular, 
the forum will focus on ICT policy priorities for Uganda as well as the two 
outstanding issues for the WSIS - internet governance and financing 
mechanisms.

1.1 THEMES AND SCHEDULE

11 - 17 July 2005: ICT Policy Priorities for Uganda
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/policypriorities.html

18 - 24 July 2005: Internet Governance - What are the issues?
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/internetgovernance.html

25 - 31 July 2005: Financing ICT4D in Uganda - What strategies?
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/financingmechanisms.html


The outcome of the discussions will be summarised thematically, and posted 
on the forum webpage, 
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/wsis2005forum.html

1.2 HOW TO PARTICIPATE

To participate in the email discussion, please send an email to 
ictpolicy@xxxxxxxxxxx indicating your interest to participate in the WSIS 
online forum.
We would be grateful if you could help us disseminate this call for 
participation to your network, organisations or individuals that may be 
interested to engage in this issue.

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This discussion will be moderated by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), 
http://www.wougnet.org, and will be for a period of three weeks, starting 
from July 11 - 29, 2005. The objective of the forum is to create awareness 
of the two outstanding issues, Internet Governance and Financing, as well 
as to gather input on Uganda's position and identify gender concerns. The 
outcome of the online forum will be submitted to the National WSIS 
Taskforce to feed into their preparations and activities towards WSIS II.

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LINKS & RESOURCES
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a) Business

= National Enterprise Development Association Limited (NEDA)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/business.html#NEDA
NEDA's mission is to increase the social-economic opportunities and incomes 
for all members by providing them with financial services, market linkages, 
business skills and personal development so as to gain personal empowerment 
and ability to competitively supply high quality products and services, 
with efficiency and effectiveness.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/neda.html


b) Development

= Mayfair Adult Literacy for Economic Empowerment Initiative (MALFEE)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#MALFEE
MALFEE's main mission is to develop healthy, self sustaining 
individuals/groups and effective communities, particularly women, youth and 
children through the provision of Adult Literacy Programs, promotion of 
reproductive health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS Campaigns, etc.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/malfee.html


c) Health

= Youth AIDS Association (YAAC)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/health.html#YAAC
YAAC's mission is to have a community practising positive behaviour change 
from HIV/AIDS infection, Malaria and other infections through information, 
communication and education empowerment.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/yaac.html


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PROJECT NEWS AND EVENTS
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July 2005

Online Conference on: Telecenter Sustainability in Developing countries
1 - 30 July, 2005

The UgaBYTES Initiative is organizing an online conference between 1st and 
30th July to discuss various issues of Telecenter sustainability. 
Information and Communication Technologies have been accepted as key 
ingredients for poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium 
Development Goals (MDGs). It is within this context that telecenters [to 
mean Community Technology Learning Centers (CTLCs) and Community 
Multi-media Centers  (CMCs)] have become very important especially for 
rural access to and use of ICT.
Conference Program:

Week One (1-8 July 2005)
Theme I: Telecenter sustainability and its indicators

Week Two (8-15 July 2005)
Theme II: Contributing factors, actors and constraints to Telecenter 
sustainability
Week Three (15- 22 July 2005)
Theme III: Approaches and models to Telecenter sustainability

Week Four (22- 29 July 2005)
Theme IV: The Role of Telecenter Networks in Telecenter sustainability


Conference Approach:
The conference shall take an online email-based format hosted on UgaBYTES 
Initiative mailing list ugabytes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Conference Participation:
Participation is open to anybody with interest in ICT4D. However special 
contribution is called from NGOs, CBOs, Telecenter networks, Telecenter 
leaders, managers and practitioners across the world. To register for 
participation, please send an e-mail to: secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxx with a 
subject "telecenter sustainability conference 2005"



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