WOUGNET Update Newsletter - May 2007

[Dorothy Okello <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOUGNET Update Newsletter - May 2007
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This month's contents:
1. Women Organisations in Uganda
2. ICT Policy
3. Links & Resources
4. Project News and Events
5. TechTip
6. WOUGNET News
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WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA
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= FOWODE: Third National Women's Forum
   http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/fowode.html
On 8th May 2007, Forum for Women in Democracy 
(FOWODE) will be hosting the Third National 
Women's Forum which will take place at Hotel 
Africana starting at 8:00am. For further 
information, send email to fowode@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#FOWODE


= Isis-WICCE: Women?s Internet Café and ICT Training Center Opens
   http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/isis.html
As an initiative of the processes of the United 
Nations, World Summit on the Information Society 
and Commonwealth Action Programme on the Gender 
Digital Divide in Africa, Isis-WICCE has set up a 
Women's Internet Café and Information 
Communication Technology (ICT) learning Centre. 
The centre has received new and state of the art 
computers and is open to the public. It is a 
space where women and girls can access the 
Internet at subsidized rates, can acquire 
training in the use of the computer and the 
Internet, and can network and build their 
knowledge base on various aspects of their 
interests as well as research. Men as well are 
encouraged to utilise this space.
Isis-WICCE has continued to initiate different 
relevant communicative mechanisms for women at 
different levels to empower them with skills in 
information technology so that they gain equal 
access to these technologies and leverage them 
for their empowerment. This center also aims to 
provide hands-on training for women and to enable 
them utilise modern information and communication 
technologies for acquiring information, 
participate in decisions affecting them, lobbying and advocacy.
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#ISIS


= EASSI: Internship Programme for Young Women, 2007
   http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/eassi.html
EASSI?s annual Internship Programme commenced 
from 1st April 2007. Four young women aged 20 - 
30 years were selected from Burundi, Ethiopia, 
Rwanda and Uganda to join the Internship 
Programme. Last year, the interns were drawn from 
Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. The 
programme provides opportunities for learning, 
interacting and travelling. Its objective is to 
develop and enhance young women?s skills in 
leadership, lobbying and advocacy, programme 
management, report writing and analysis, research 
and documentation, information management, 
developing resourceful data bases, website 
maintenance and resource centre management.
The interns are provided with the opportunity to 
gain hands on experiences in working within a 
women's organisation. They have the opportunity 
to bring their own perspectives into the work of 
EASSI and to shape the internship programme. The 
programme will also shape their approach to 
feminism and issues at regional and global level 
that impact on women. At the end of the 
internship programme, each intern is expected to 
produce a research report on an area of their 
choice but related to the work that EASSI does, 
based on their experience at EASSI.
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#FOWODE


= Commonwealth Women?s Network (CWN)
   http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/cwnuganda.html

Early 2006, the Commonwealth Women's Network 
(CWN) secretariat was moved to Uganda from 
Trinidad and Tobago. The CWN is a network 
bringing together women's and gender-focused 
civil society organisations from around the 53 
Countries of the Commonwealth. It is commonly 
hosted in the same country where the Commonwealth 
Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM) are held every three years.
In Uganda the CWN is currently hosted by the 
Eastern African sub Regional Support Initiative 
for Advancement of Women (EASSI) based in Kampala 
. EASSI was selected by the women NGOs in Uganda 
because of its regional focus (It covers eight 
countries in the Eastern African sub region, 
three of which are Commonwealth countries), as 
well as its focus on policy monitoring, analysis 
and advocacy on implementation by governments on gender specific policies.
The role of the CWN is to organize civil society 
participation in the Partners Forum that is held 
in the wings of the Women's Affairs Ministers 
Meeting (WAMM). This year, the Partners Forum 
will take place at the Speke Resort Munyonyo from 
8th to 10th June just three days prior to the 
8WAMM which will be held from 11th to 14th June 2007 at the same venue.
CWN upgraded its website on March 15th 2007. The 
website is a highly interactive and has a 
discussion forum where participants can comment 
on issues affecting as well as news feeds on all 
activities leading to the 8WAMM.


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ICT POLICY
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= State of ICTs in Uganda

ICTs in local governance in Uganda have been 
identified as a major tool for achieving 
socio-economic development. In order for 
government to implement the long term national 
development programmes like the Poverty 
Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), the Plan for 
Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA), and others, 
timely and relevant information must be available 
at all levels of implementation. The National ICT 
Policy Framework (2002) is intended to stimulate 
more participation in the socioeconomic-political 
and other developmental activities, so as to lead 
to improved standards of living for the majority 
of Ugandans and enhance sustainable national development.
Read the report on the State of ICT in Uganda 
written by Dr. Venansius Baryamureeba at:
http://community.telecentre.org/en-tc/node/31186



= Gender and ICT: A 2007 publication by UNDP-APDIP
   http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#GICT_07

Gender and ICT is a publication released by APDIP 
in 2007, including a foreword by Executive 
Director of UNIFEM, Noeleen Heyzer. It looks at 
information and communications technology (ICT) 
for development through a gender lens and 
discusses ICT within a gender equality framework. 
Recognizing the importance of integrating a 
gender perspective as a cross-cutting area in ICT 
and development, this e-Primer provides a gender 
perspective on issues of ICT policies, access and 
control, education, training and skill development, and content development.
Furthermore, the e-Primer introduces a framework 
to integrate gender in ICT for development and to 
empower women. This e-Primer also contains policy 
recommendations for creating inclusive 
development strategies and how to integrate a 
gender perspective into national ICT policies.
The publication is jointly produced by UNDP 
Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme 
(APDIP) and the Association for Progressive 
Communications Women?s Networking Support Program (APC WNSP).


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LINKS & RESOURCES
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a) Development

= New developments at Foundation for Development of Needy Communities, Mbale
   http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#FDNC

Based in Mbale, Foundation for Development of 
Needy Communities (FDNC)'s mission is to uplift 
the underserved individuals and communities of 
Eastern Uganda and beyond. After having 
volunteered as a consultant for FDNC since August 
of 2006, Justin V. Silbaugh has been appointed 
Executive Director. In addition, FDNC has adopted 
a new operational philosophy: Impact, 
Transformation, Sustainability. The organization 
programs must make an impact at the grassroots 
level in rural Ugandan communities. These 
programs should also bring about transformation 
in the lives of project beneficiaries. 
Sustainability must be at the forefront of all 
program planning and implementation. FDNC 
believes that commitment to this philosophy will 
propel it forward on the path to becoming a model 
organization throughout the East African Community.

b) ICT-related resources

= Manual for Launching and Sustaining an Online Community
   http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#LSOC
Creating and maintaining a community requires 
dedication and direction. The manual for 
Launching and Sustaining an Online Community 
assists in this process. Designed to be an easy 
'how to' manual for those launching and 
sustaining a community, the guide examines the 
various necessary steps in the process from beginning to end.
Though aimed at USAID partners, it is fully 
applicable to other individuals and groups. Steps 
covered in the guide include: planning a 
community and getting started; management and 
governance, including leadership issues; the role 
of the community members; maintaining and 
sustaining a community; closing a community; 
change management; and communications and outreach.



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PROJECT NEWS AND EVENTS
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April 2007

= BROSDI/CELAC Farmers Knowledge Fair:  The Role 
of Mobile Telephony to Grass Root Farmers in Rural Uganda
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#BC-FKF


Busoga Rural Open Source Development Initiative 
(BROSDI) in close collaboration with the 
Collecting and Exchange of Local Agricultural 
Content (CELAC) Luwero District Agricultural 
Network organized a Farmers Knowledge Fair in 
Luwero district on 27th April 2007, at New Edens 
Primary School ­ Wobulenzi. This year?s theme 
was: The Role of Mobile Telephony to Grass Root 
Farmers in Rural Uganda. The objectives of the 
Fair were to enable farmers to explore new market 
opportunities for their products; to expose the 
farmers to alternative ICT methods used by the 
CELAC project; to enable the farmers have face to 
face discussions with fellow farmers from other 
districts - this would encourage them to relate 
even after the event; and to encourage the 
farmers have a sense of competition so as they 
can realize better quality and more produce.
Parallel events were run that consisted of an 
exhibition where there was extensive face to face 
interaction, learning sessions and discussions 
with the farmers, buyers and guests. The Fair 
brought together farmers from Luwero, Kasese, 
Bushenyi, Masaka, Kabale, Mbarara, Kabarole, 
Kayunga, Lira, Pallisa, Mayuge, Mbale, Sironko, 
Apac and Tororo districts involved in farming 
Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes, Goats, Millet, 
Pigs, Bananas, Irish Potatoes, Cows, Bees, 
Pineapples, Cassava, Guinea Fowls, Chicken, 
Turkeys, Maize, Onions, Beans, Tomatoes, Sesame, Ducks, Ground nuts & Sheep.
Other Fair activities included debates, a mock 
radio program and knowledge sharing forum. 
Management and participation was by the farmers 
though, some of the events called for audience 
participation in terms of views on issues being discussed.


= Community-Based Programme to Support Women in 
Peacebuilding and Prevention of Sexual Violence
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#CBPPPSV

In an inception workshop held from 16 to 20 April 
2007, in Lira, Uganda, the United Nations 
Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) embarked on a 
two-year initiative to support women in their 
communities in building peace and preventing 
sexual violence during and after conflicts. The 
programme will focus on ensuring that national 
commitments in changing attitudes towards women's 
rights are achieved, offering increased security, 
and promoting a greater inclusion of women in 
peace processes free from sexual and gender-based 
violence after conflict. For more information, 
please visit: http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=574


May 2007

= AITEC UGANDA Exhibition, 30 May ­ 1 June 2007, 
Hotel Africana, Kampala, Uganda
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#AITEC
The 10th year anniversary AITEC Uganda: ICT 
Conference & Exhibition is to be held at the 
Hotel Africana in Kampala from 30 May - 1 June 
2007. Uganda is one of the continent?s most 
progressive and fastest growing ICT markets. The 
government?s commitment to promoting the rapid 
adoption of ICT solutions in education, business 
and government is reflected in the decision to 
create a separate ministry to administer the ICT sector this year.
Computing and telecommunications resellers, 
service providers and training institutions have 
multiplied over the past five years in response 
to the increased demand for ICT skills, equipment 
and services. The exhibition will provide a 
platform for the country?s growing population of 
ICT users in government and the private sector to 
assess latest technologies and the services 
offered by vendors and service providers.


= East African Telecentre Leaders Forum (EA-TLF): 
Promoting ICT for Rural Development - Meeting the Movement Challenges
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#EATLF-Ke

Once again the EA-TLF is around the corner. The 
forum, the third of its kind, will be co-hosted 
in Kenya by UgaBYTES and Kenya Network of 
Telecentres - KenTel in the Kenya Board district 
- Busia. The event is planned to run in two 
phases; the online and face-to face sessions. The 
online sessions will be guided by subject matter 
specialists. Each of the session is important in 
fostering learning and sharing within the sub 
region and beyond about key telecentre issues.
The EA-TLF is an East African telecentre event 
that occurs twice a year and with rotating venues 
within the sub region and focusing on different 
themes. It is part of the global framework of 
telecentre.org and partners' gatherings that are 
focused at facilitating learning and sharing of 
ideas and solutions among telecentre 
practitioners. As such the EA-TLF uses open space 
facilitation methods - in which every participant 
is a learner and facilitator.
Participants who can facilitate themselves to the 
face-to-face event are encouraged to contact the 
respective national representatives. The 
face-to-face session will run from 4 - 6 June 
including a telecentre visit. This session will 
be preceded by an online session hosted on the 
UgaBYTES mailing list that will run from 14 - 25 May 2007.
Telecentre practitioners in the sub region are 
encouraged to contact the following National 
network leaders who are charged with selecting 
national participants to the event, who will be 
facilitated by the organizers. The network 
leaders will also provide further information about the event:
        Burundi - Pamela Ogwal, UgaBYTES at opamela@xxxxxxxxxxxx
        Kenya - Ken Chelimo at chelimoken@xxxxxxxxx
        Rwanda - Paul Barera at pbarera@xxxxxxxx
        Tanzania - Joseph Sekiku at sekiku@xxxxxxxxxxxx
        Uganda - Sulah Ndaula, UgaBYTES at ndaulasula@xxxxxxxxxxxx
The deadline for expression of interest is 11th May 2007.




June 2007

= Cairo Conference on Knowledge Management as an 
Enabler of Change and Innovation in Africa, June 11th- 13th, 2007.
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#CKM_GDN

The Conference on Knowledge Management as an 
Enabler of Change and Innovation in Africa will 
be held on June 11-13, 2007, at The Conrad Hotel 
in Cairo, Egypt. The conference will bring 
together about 100 senior leaders and decision-makers from various
African institutions to discuss key KM issues in 
the region. It is expected to provide the 
opportunity for participants to network with 
peers and colleagues, explore the practical 
aspects of knowledge management, share lessons 
about experiences to a larger audience, and 
examine more systematically the impact of KM 
within organizations, its role in broader 
changes, and how it had been used innovatively in specific sectoral areas.
The conference is hosted by Global Development 
Network with support from DFID, DGIS, ACBF and 
WBI. It is designed to build on the learning from 
previous GDN-sponsored knowledge Management 
events, share lessons with a larger audience, and 
examine more thoroughly the impact of KM on organizations across Africa.



August 2007

= 2007 Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#MIDP07
Submissions are welcome for the Global 
Development Network?s annual competition for the 
Most Innovative Development Project, which 
carries prizes in cash and travel of over US 
$50,000! The finalists will present their 
proposals at GDN?s Annual Global Development 
Conference in Brisbane, Australia in January 
2008. Submissions are accepted for an ongoing 
development project implemented in a developing 
or transition country. Criteria include the 
degree of innovation and the potential for broad 
application of the project in other countries.
Deadline for submission: August 20, 2007



September 2007

= Web2ForDev International Conference - 
Participatory Web for Development, Rome, Italy, 25-27 September 2007
   Revised deadline for submission of proposals - 14 May 2007
   http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#Web2Dev

Web2ForDev 2007 is the first conference devoted 
to exploring the ways in which international 
development stakeholders can take advantage of 
the technical and organizational opportunities 
provided by Web 2.0 methods, approaches and 
applications. It is a joint venture by CTA, FAO, 
IICD, GTZ, ACP Secretariat, Université Cheikh 
Anta DIOP, University of British Columbia 
Okanagan, Euforic, DGroups, CGIAR and IFAD.
The Web2ForDev conference will promote the 
adoption and dissemination of appropriate, 
low-cost and replicable Internet-based 
applications by actors in agriculture, rural 
development, and natural resource management. It 
aims to inspire participants to use and develop 
their own information management and 
communication systems based on these 
applications. The conference targets agriculture, 
rural development, and natural resource 
management stakeholders, particularly those from 
developing countries, experienced with or 
interested in the potential of Web 2.0, including 
technology intermediaries, policy makers, 
information and communication specialists, 
software developers, application and system 
providers and information service providers. 
Participants are expected to have experience and 
understanding of information and communication 
technologies (ICTs) and to be in a position to 
understand, adopt and disseminate the showcased applications and approaches.
A call for proposals has also been announced with 
a submission deadline of 14 May 2007 (revised 
deadline). Accepted presenters or panelists from 
developing countries may apply for sponsorship to attend the Conference.



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TechTip
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= Wet Computer Keyboard

The following TechTip is based on a recent 
interaction with WOUGNET's Technical Support Team.

WOUGNET Member:
I have a burning problem which needs immediate 
support! I was cleaning my laptop and I sprayed 
Foam clean directly on it. Some keys like the 
backspace, f, g, and h are now no longer working. What can I do?
TechSupport:
While the keys on a keyboard are made of plastic, 
which is waterproof, underneath them is an array 
of electrical circuits that are not waterproof. 
Therefore, you should only use a dry cloth or a 
blower to clean the keyboard or any other part of 
your laptop. Where it is very dirty, you can use 
a damp cloth after you have squeezed out all the 
water. Never apply liquid or foam directly onto 
any electrical device like a Computer, TV, Radio, 
Phone, Hair Drier, etc, even if the device is 
switched off/disconnected from power.
Otherwise, you have a few solutions available to 
you. The easiest is to leave the laptop switched 
off until it completely dries. Be patient, 
because once the liquid/foam gets into the small 
spaces in the computer, it may even take more 
that a week to dry properly. Usually, when the 
machine dries, it may start working properly 
again. However, if this doesn't happen, you have 3 other options:
1. Take you computer to a trained technician that 
will open it up, clean and dry it properly and repair any damage.
2. If the damage cannot be repaired, you can 
replace your laptop keyboard. A replacement 
keyboard can be bought in the computer shops in 
Kampala or if you don't find the right one for 
your type/model of laptop, you can buy one from abroad.
3. You can use an external keyboard, such as the 
one for a desktop computer. You can connect one 
either through the USB or Serial port of your laptop.
Hope this helps.


This Tech Tip was compiled by the WOUGNET 
Technical Support Team. It was adapted from a 
technical support request from a WOUGNET member.
For more information or for assistance in 
managing your computer, contact techsupport@xxxxxxxxxxx


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WOUGNET News
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= The 2007  World Summit Award: Call for nominations from Uganda
    http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/wsa2007.html

The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global 
initiative for selecting and promoting the best 
in e-Content and creativity. The first awards 
were announced at the World Summit on the 
Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva, 
Switzerland, in December 2003 and the second 
awards at the WSIS in Tunis, Tunisia, in November 
2005. This is a call for nominations of Ugandan 
projects/products that should be considered 
during the third round of awards ­ WSA 2007. Self-nominations are welcome.
Technology does not inspire, content does. The 
information society will remain an empty concept 
if one talks solely about technology, networks 
and access issues. Digital libraries, new ways of 
storytelling and flash information have come to 
the living room. But what about people who are 
offline or do not speak English? Who don?t even 
know what Web or Internet mean? No, the problem 
is not that they don?t have a computer. The 
problem is that they don?t have access to 
high-quality contents that could change their 
lives. The WSA place their emphasis on cultural 
diversity and identity, the creation of varied 
information content and the digitalization of 
educational, scientific and cultural heritage. 
These issues belong to the core of a quality 
Information Society in which people will be happy to live.
The goal of the WSA is to break the awareness 
barrier and the marketing deadlock where big 
promotional budgets or markets dominance decide 
what is available and known in e-content. Health, 
politics, business, science, education, culture, 
but also entertainment ­ these are the most 
crucial social issues of every-day life for 
everybody. To further improve their knowledge in 
these fields, people from everywhere ­ rich or 
poor - must have access to quality e-contents and applications.
For the 2007 awards, WOUGNET is on the panel 
responsible for nominating candidates from Uganda 
in each of the 8 categories: e-Government, 
e-Health, e-Learning, e-Entertainment, e-Culture, 
e-Science, E-Business, and e-Inclusion. If you 
wish to bring your innovative products, 
applications and ideas to the world stage, this 
is the opportunity you have been looking for. 
Descriptions of each of the eight categories, 
information on how to apply as well as the WSA rules are available online at:
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/wsa2007.html

For further information, you can also contact:
Milton Aineruhanga
Program Officer - Technical Support
Women of Uganda Network - WOUGNET
Plot 53 Kira Road, Kampala
P.O. Box 4411 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 41 4532035
Fax: +256 41 4530474
Email: wsa2007@xxxxxxxxxxx


= New partner for the Dimitra Project in the East 
Africa sub region: DONET, Tanzania
   http://www.wougnet.org/Projects/dimitra.html

The Dimitra Project is an information and 
communication project implemented by the Gender 
and Population Division of Food and Agriculture 
Organisation with the aim of empowering rural 
populations by building capacities and 
facilitating access to Information. The project 
works with local partners in Africa and the near 
East and is a tool to enable rural women through 
their associations and grassroots organisations 
to make their voices heard at the national and 
international level. Dimitra's main goal is to 
empower rural women and to improve their living 
conditions and status by highlighting the extent 
and value of their contributions. Modern and 
traditional information and communication 
technologies are used to encourage networking and share information.
As the regional focal point in the sub region, 
WOUGNET coordinates Dimitra activities, 
establishes local partnerships and collects, 
encodes and disseminates information on NGOs, 
research institutes and information activities 
pertaining to rural women or rural development 
with a gender approach. In line with the 
project?s main vision of consolidating and 
extending its network in Africa, promoting 
information exchange by strengthening information 
and communication skills and updating and 
disseminating information on gender and rural 
development issues, WOUGNET has established 
National Dimitra partnerships in Ethiopia, Kenya 
and with Dodoma Environmental Network (DONET) in 
Tanzania. DONET's mission is to sensitize, 
educate and involved any individuals and 
community based organizations in environment 
conservation so as to ensure and promote optimum 
and sustainable use of natural resources in Dodoma and Tanzania as a whole.
WOUGNET is also putting out a call to 
organisations interested in becoming a Dimitra 
focal point in Somalia to send an email to 
info@xxxxxxxxxxx, with 'Dimitra Focal Point' in 
the subject line. The interested organisation 
should have an involvement in Rural development 
with a gender bias, and have an information, research component in their work.
For further information about the Dimitra Project 
in the Eastern Africa region, please contact Ms. 
Janet Cox Achora, WOUGNET Programme Officer - 
Rural Access at info@xxxxxxxxxxx or the following WOUGNET contacts:
Office: Plot 53 Kira Road
Tel: +256-41-4532035
Fax: +256-41-4530474
Post: P.O. Box 4411, Kampala, Uganda



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