WOUGNET Update Newsletter - December 2007

[Dorothy Okello <dokello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOUGNET Update Newsletter - December 2007
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This month's contents:
1. Women Organisations in Uganda
2. ICT Policy
3. Links and Resources
4. Project News and Events
5. TechTip
6. WOUGNET News

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We take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday season, a 
merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2008. Kindly note that the 
WOUGNET office will be closed from December 21, 2007 and reopen on 
January 7, 2008.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our members 
and partners for the active year that 2007 has been. In 2007, 
WOUGNET's activities continued along the lines of the three year 
program (2005-2007) with the following program areas:
a) Information sharing and networking -- This program aims at 
providing relevant information to women and sharing of experiences 
for purposes of improving quality of lives.
b) Technical support -- This program aims at supporting women 
organisations to access, utilise and apply ICTs in addressing their 
development problems.
c) Gender and ICT Policy Advocacy --  This program aims at building 
capacity of network members to effectively influence the formulation 
and implementation of gender sensitive ICT policies and programs.
d) Rural access -- This program aims at improving rural women's 
access to ICTs, and strengthening and building their capacity in ICT 
use and application.
We say thank you to the many individuals and partners that 
collaborated with WOUGNET in support of this program including Apac 
Local Government and District Agricultural Office, Association for 
Progressive Communications (APC), Bellanet Africa, Dimitra 
Project/FAO, Hivos, GRACE project/IDRC, I-Network, Kabissa, Ministry 
of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Radio Apac, 
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP EU (CTA), 
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), and all WOUGNET members.

The next issue of the WOUGNET Update Newsletter will be in February 2008.

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WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA
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= EASSI's blog
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/eassi.html

The Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the 
Advancement of Women (EASSI) has setup a blog at 
http://www.eassi.wordpress.com. Recently EASSI held a worshop in 
Nairobi on Small Arms and Light Weapons and engendering the process. 
Read and find out more. Leave a mark as well and make your thoughts 
known to all by leaving a comment.

= Northern Uganda Women Communicators Organization (NUWCO)
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/nuwco.html
Based in Gulu, NUWCO's mission is to increase awareness of the impact 
of the conflict in northern Uganda on children, women and households, 
and advocate for responsive public policies and action for 
transformation and sustainable development. NUWCO's objectives are to 
provide access of information through research and documentation, to 
influence policy at district and national levels through awareness 
creation, to uplift the standard of journalism in members through 
capacity building and training, to carry out advocacy in Peace 
building and conflict management, and to promote use of ICT for development
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#NUWCO



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ICT POLICY
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= Second Annual African E-Government Forum 2008, Kampala, Uganda

The Second Annual African E-Government Forum is scheduled to take 
place from 4 - 6 March 2008 in Kampala, Uganda.  Hosted by the 
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the 
meeting will feature the leading decision makers and thought leaders 
from the global ICT Community.  Distinguished speakers at the event 
will include:
-  Dr. Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Minister of Information and Communication 
Technology, The Republic of Uganda
-  Mr. Patrick F. Masambu, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission

-  Dr .Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth 
Telecommunications Organisation
-  Mr. Jacques Bouchard, Senior Policy Advisor, e-Policy Resource 
Centre, Canada School of Public Service
-  Mr. Godfrey W. Kyama, eGovernance Expert (Change Manager), 
Ministry of Education and Training, Lesotho
-  Mr. Issah Yahaya, Director, Policy Planning, Monitoring and 
Evaluation, Ministry of Communications, Ghana
-  Dr. Abubakr Hamad, Director, E-Government Programme, NTC, Sudan

-  Mr. Vikas Nath, Founder, DigitalGovernance.org Initiative

As an official supporting organisation for the event, WOUGNET will be 
co-organising a session that specifically deals with issues of 
e-Governance from a gender perspective with a focus on women and 
e-Governance. The session, which will include presentations and a 
panel discussion, will address a range of issues from an overview of 
women, ICT and e-governance to discussion that addresses examples, 
applications, best practices and benchmarks. For more information 
about the annual event and/or the women and e-Governance session, 
please write to info@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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LINKS AND RESOURCES
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a) Development

= Gifts that Give from FDNC Uganda
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/fdncug.html
Celebrating its 11th anniversary this December, Foundation for 
Development of Needy Communities (FDNC) has grown significantly over 
the years as we constantly strive to fulfill our mission of 
empowering the many people in need in the Mbale area. FDNC's work in 
Uganda is carried out through five major programming areas: Education 
and Training, Community-Based Health and Development, Human Rights, 
Music and Dance and Institution Building. As we seek to improve and 
expand these programs and uplift people who are struggling for their 
most basic needs, we are reaching out to you for your support.
FDNC are excited to tell you about Gifts that Give, a new way to give 
holiday gifts and honor loved ones while helping your friends in 
Uganda through Hope for Ugandan Students (HUGS), a 501(c)(3) 
non-profit founded by former FDNC volunteers.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#FDNC



b) Human Rights

= HuriSearch
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#HURI
Developed by Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, 
International (HURIDOCS), HuriSearch is the first and only 
comprehensive search engine specialized in human rights.  It provides 
direct full text search of over 4000 human rights websites. Currently 
over 3'100'000 pages are indexed. HURIDOCS is a global network of 
human rights organisations, founded in 1982. At the core of its work 
lies the development of tools which facilitate human rights 
information and documentation. HURIDOCS provides training and advice 
on information management and documentation.


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PROJECT NEWS AND EVENTS
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January 2008

= EASSI: 2008 Young Women Leadership Programme (Nine-month internship 
programme)
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews08.html#EASSIintern08
EASSI is an eleven year old sub-regional support initiative for women 
that boasts of having a hand in the implementation of Government 
commitments to women and girls' advancement. This program targets 
women from the ages of 18 to 35 from any of the eight countries of 
the sub-region, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, 
Tanzania and Uganda. Every year we target four women. In 2008, we 
specifically seek women from Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania.
The young women's internship programme provides opportunities for 
learning, interacting and traveling. 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.


February 2008

= Call for Nomination: 2008-2009 King Baudouin International Development Prize
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews08.html#KBIDP08
The King Baudouin Foundation has the pleasure of inviting nominations 
of candidates for the 2008-2009 King Baudouin International 
Development Prize. The King Baudouin Prize rewards the work of 
persons or organizations which have made a substantial contribution 
to the development of countries in the southern hemisphere. Beyond 
its actual financial value the Prize sensitizes decision-makers and 
public opinion and provides its winners with international visibility 
and promotion.
The 2008-2009 Prize, worth 150,000 Euros, will be awarded in the 
spring of 2009 at the Royal Palace in Brussels.
The selection, entrusted to an independent jury, emphasizes the 
multiplier effect of the initiatives and the opportunities they give 
to the people they serve to take control of their own development. 
Previous Prize winners cover a broad spectrum of fields, from 
literacy to the education of rural communities, technology transfer, 
new forms of credit, fair trade, the decentralization of public 
administration and good governance.


March 2008

= The 22nd Prix Ars Electronica - International Competition for 
CyberArts is open for entries
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews08.html#PAE08
From its very inception in 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has been 
conceived as an open platform for various disciplines at the 
intersection of art, technology, science and society. More than 3,300 
submissions in 2007 have further enhanced the Prix Ars Electronica's 
reputation as an internationally representative competition honoring 
outstanding works in the cyberarts. The categories Digital Musics, 
Digital Communities and Hybrid Art are great indicators for this trend.
The aim of the competition is to continually keep the Prix Ars 
Electronica updated in line with leading-edge developments in the 
dynamic field of cyberarts. This year, six Golden Nicas, twelve 
Awards of Distinction and approximately 70 Honorary Mentions as well 
as a Media.Art.Research Award are presented to participants. The 2008 
winners will receive a total of 115,000 euros in prize money.


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TechTip
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= Adding a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word 2003

This tip is addressed to users of Microsoft Word and provides a 
step-by-step guide to add a table of contents (TOC) to your document. 
The Table of Contents makes it easier for readers to move through 
your documents. Before you begin, first create a backup copy of your 
document in case you get 'stuck' along the way. Once you are 
satisfied with the addition of your Table of Contents to your working 
document, you can then delete the backup copy. To create a backup 
copy, use the command 'Save As' to save a copy of your file under a 
new filename - e.g., filename_backup.doc
If you have not already written your Microsoft Word 2003 document in 
outline mode, then you need to signify what text should be mentioned 
in the table of contents. Highlight the document text that you want 
to show up as table of contents major sections. Then, hold down 
CONTROL, ALT, and the 1 key. This will change that text's style to 
what is called Heading 1. This text stands out from the rest of the 
text and is good for signifying major sections of the document.
Depending on your document, you may have sub-headers and 
sub-sub-headers. Highlight text and press CONTROL-ALT-2 to make it a 
sub-header, and highlight text and press CONTROL-ALT-3 for Microsoft 
Word 2003 to make it a sub-sub-header.
Alternatively instead of the CONTROL-ALT-*, you can highlight the 
various section headings, choose the 'Styles and Formatting' menu, 
and then select Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., as applicable.
Once you have your document headers ready (or if you wrote your 
document in outline mode), it is time to add a table of contents. 
Scroll to the top of your document and select "Insert", "Reference", 
"Indexes and Tables".
When the "Indexes and Tables" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select 
the "Table of Contents" tab. Press "OK", and your table of contents is ready!
When you change your Microsoft Word 2003 document, you need to update 
your table of contents to reflect new headings and/or page numbers. 
Just right-click on it and choose "Update Fields". An "Update Table 
of Contents" dialog box may appear. If it does, select "Update entire 
table" and press "OK".

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Adapted by the WOUGNET TechSupport team from:
MalekTips  - Microsoft Word 2003 - Adding a Table of Contents
http://malektips.com/word_2003_0002.html

For more information or for assistance in managing your computer and 
in using the Internet, contact techsupport@xxxxxxxxxxx


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WOUGNET News
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= SMS Campaign: Speak out! Stand out! Commit to preventing Violence 
against Women
Over the period from 25 November to 10 December, WOUGNET in 
collaboration with Womensnet, South Africa and APC-Africa-Women 
conducted an SMS-based campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against 
Gender Violence.. The idea was to send out an SMS on each of the 16 
Days of Activism that will allow individuals and organisations to 
Speak Out, Stand Out, and Commit to preventing Violence against Women.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international 
campaign that has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals 
and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms 
of violence against women. For 2007, the global theme for the 16 Days 
of Activism was "Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End 
Violence Against Women". Consequences of Violence Against Women 
affect every member of society and yet Violence Against Women 
continues with impunity globally, in general and in Africa, in 
particular despite the coming into force of the African protocol on 
Rights of Women, which was adopted by the African heads of State and 
Government on July 11th 2003. The regional theme for 2007 was "I 
commit to preventing violence against women! What about You? Speak 
out, reach out, stand out!" Organisations held marches, conferences, 
rallies, dramas, talk shows, community outreaches, video shows, 
median events and other activities to encourage every individual to 
add their voice and efforts and commit to preventing Violence Against 
Women in their personal relationships, extended families, communities 
and nations as a whole.
The WOUGNET 16 Days SMS campaign to commit to preventing violence 
against women drew over 170 participants from 13 countries on 5 
continents (Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South 
Africa, Sweden, The Netherlands, Uganda, United Kingdom, United 
States, Zimbabwe). There was strong support from the participants 
with more SMS provided than we could actually send out without 
overloading participants' mobile phone in-box. Messages received, 
including those not sent out as SMS, have been posted on the internet 
on a blog set up for this purpose. Please visit 
http://www.takebackthetech.net/blogathon/wougnet to read all the 
messages and add any further comments you would like to make.
WOUGNET in collaboration with Womensnet & APC-Africa-Women thank all 
who participated in the SMS campaign and who posted to the campaign 
blog.  Special thanks to Hivos (http://www.hivos.nl) for their 
generous support that made this SMS campaign possible using the 
BulkSMS tool hosted by KPN. We would also like to apologise to MTN 
subscribers in Uganda. Due to a configuration problem between 
MTN-Uganda and the Dutch Telecom KPN, SMSs were not delivered to MTN 
subscribers, however Celtel and Uganda Telecom worked fine. For more 
information about the campaign, please write to info@xxxxxxxxxxx or 
visit http://www.wougnet.org/Alerts/speakoutgenderviolence.html


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