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WOUGNET Update Newsletter - May 2010
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This issue's contents:
1. Editorial
2. News and Events
3. Tech Support
4. Citizen Journalism
5. Gender and ICT Policy
6. WOUGNET News

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EDITORIAL

Dear Readers,

Women of Uganda Network welcomes you to the May
2010 issue of the WOUGNET Update e-Newsletter.

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) is celebrating
her 10th anniversary this May 2010 as it
continues to promote and support the use of ICTs
by women and women organisations in Uganda.

WOUGNET is also privileged to be part of 2010
WSIS activities in partnership with Uganda
Communications Commission and Common Wealth PeopleÂ's Forum in Uganda.

We would like to thank you for your continuous
support and involvement with WOUGNET.

Wish you all happy reading.

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News and Events

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= ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disability (PWDs)
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
in partnership with Uganda Communication
Commission (UCC) organized a workshop for persons
with disability called Â"ICT AccessibilityÂ". The
workshop which took place on 6th May 2010 at the
Commonwealth Hotel Speke, Munyonyo in Kampala,
Uganda was intended to mainly discuss the
challenges faced by PWDs globally in accessing
ICTs and share knowledge of how a number of ICTs
used for electronic Accesssibility
(e-accessibility) have and can still bridge the
gap between the disabled persons and the non-disabled ones.

= Internet Vs. Mobile Phones, Rural Farmers to Judge
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/content/view/507/1/

Talking about social media and ICT. Today I am
helping my friend Cissy to create a Facebook page
for her organization - Ntulume Village WomenÂ's
Development Association (NVIWODA). In June 1987 a
group of women residing in Ntulume Village
founded, Ntulume Village Women Development
Association. NVIWODA operates in ten districts of
Uganda, the organization equips women with
skills, networks and shares knowledge and
information with twenty seven women community based groups.

= CEWIGO launches In-country monitoring of United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Uganda
http://kic.wougnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemi...

Center for Women in Governance (CEWIGO) is a
womenÂ's organisation in Uganda aimed at
increasing womenÂ's participation in politics as
well as leadership to influence Policies and
development. CEWIGO shares the vision of
governance that affirms to gender
equality,intergrity,accountability, sustainable
development and peace.CEWIGO supports three
crucial instruments that set an international
standard for defining equality between women and
men, advocating for equal treatment in political
and public life: The convention of all forms of
discrimination against women (CEDAW); the UN
Beijing platform for Action and the UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

Also available from the KIC website are news articles in Luo.

= Kubere Information Centre Q and A
http://kic.wougnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=7&I...

A sampling of some of the questions asked by farmers, including:
1. My Sheep and Goats have developed a sudden
fever which has persisted for almost a week with discharge.
2. I planted my Avocado but after flowering and
fruit formation, the young fruits started to develop aÂ…
3. I want to know why most agricultural experts
always recommend that farmers should weed their Soya...
4. Why is it advisable to plant your Soya bean in
rows or in lines with recommended spacing?
5. I want to know if there is any specific
herbicide for controlling weeds in field at the time whenÂ…
6. Which variety of groundnut is good for high
harvest or commercial production?
7. What is the recommended line spacing good for
effective orange/citrus trees planting?
8. What are the criteria for selecting a good
site for proper crop germination and high harvest?
9. What are the other factors that may cause crop
damage from the field apart from pests and diseases?

For more information about the Kubere Information
Centre (KIC) and/or to serve as a volunteer
expert for KIC's Q and A, send a message to kicinfo [at] wougnet [dot] org

*** UPCOMING EVENTS ***

= The Fourth African Conference on FOSS and the Digital Commons (IDLELO 4)
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/...

The Fourth African Conference on FOSS and the
Digital Commons (IDLELO 4) to be held from 17th -
21st May, 2010, in Accra at the Ghana-India Kofi
Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE).
This knowledge-building and sharing event under
the theme: Â"Development with OwnershipÂ" is a
forum for African experts and their global
partners to share experience in order to expand
awareness of the 'open' philosophy and the
creation and use of open technologies for the
benefit of our people. The emphasis on concrete
examples of best practice presented by leaders in
the field will further build capacity increasing
the momentum of achievements from the previous
editions of Idlelo held in South Africa, Kenya and Senegal.

= ICCO Meeting in Netherlands
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/...

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) has been
invited by ICCO in the Netherlands to partner and
collaborate on ICCO projects like the ComPart
project. WOUGNET is being called upon becasue of
her expertise in Gender and ICTs. Ms. Janet C.
Achora, Senior Program Officer, Information
Sharing and Networking will represent Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET).

= International Conferance: Treffpunkt Afrika
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/...

Treffpunkt Afrika is organised by the cultural
organisation kulturvereinigung F6/
STADTWERKSTATT. From 20th until 22nd of May 2010,
two weeks prior to the beginning of the Football
World Cup in South Africa, the cultural
organization STADTWERKSTATT arranges together
with partners from development cooperations, art
and science the international festival TREFFPUNKT
AFRIKA which will partly be held on a ship on the
bank of the danube. The focus of the festival
lies on a two-day symposium with topics on
"African Networks" and "Hightech, New Energy and Environment Technologies".

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Tech Support

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= May 2010: Force Windows 7 to Recognize Firefox as the Default Web Browser
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/content/view/518/77/

Although Firefox enjoys the largest market share
in the web browser industry, Internet Explorer is
still a very popular browser for many users.
Unfortunately, it can be difficult to make
Windows 7 understand that you want Firefox to be
the default browser on your PC.
Whether the cause us a plug-in, a glitch, or some
unknown reason, some people experience a problem
with setting Firefox as a computerÂ's default
browser. Each time they restart Windows 7,
Internet Explorer becomes the default browser no
matter how many times these people set Firefox as
the default. Learn how to force Windows 7 to
permanently accept Firefox as the default web browser.

For more information or for assistance in using
Windows 7 and Firefox web browser, contact techsupport [at] wougnet [dot] org

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Citizen Journalism

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= WOUGNET conducts regional training on citizen journalism

WOUGNET is conducting regional trainings on
citizen journalism. Some pictures from the
training conducted at Entebbe Women Association,
are available on our Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=3965033&id=133443013569

News items compiled during the training workshop are available online at:
- THE UGANDA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY DIRECTOR SPEAKS ON THE BUDUDA LAND SLIDES.
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_mamblog/Itemid,83/task,s...

- BUDUDA LANDSLIDES
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_mamblog/Itemid,83/

- FIRE OUT BREAK AT LAKE SIDE COLLEGE LUZIRA
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_mamblog/Itemid,83/task,s...

= CJA blogs on Uganda available via WOUGNET website

Follow the blogs on the Citizen Journalism in
Africa (CJA) website that are focused on Uganda.
The section 'What's New at the CJA
Portal: Uganda' on the WOUGNET website highlights the most recent blogs at:
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/content/blogcategory/66/105/

Blogs highlighted include:
- Burning, the cause of drought in Northern Uganda
- Road accidents a very big problem
- Workers strike over low pay

More blogs can be read at
http://www.citizenjournalismafrica.org/news/Uganda

The Citizen Journalism in Africa project (CJA)
was a three-year initiative funded by both Hivos
and the EU. Hivos was working with SANGONet
(South Africa) on this project. The aim of the
project was to increase civil society
organisations' use of and interaction with
various forms of media. This would help them
maximise their communication strategies and
reach. It was hoped that this will strengthen the
organisations' use of media and increase quality
information dissemination capacity using multiple platforms.
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_mamblog/Itemid,83/task,s...

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Gender and ICT Policy

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= The G(irls) 20 summit needs your ideas now to empower girls & women
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/content/view/506/29/

Women carry out two-thirds of the world's work
hours, they receive one-tenth of the income and
own less than a hundreth of its property. It has
been shown that for every dollar a woman earns
she invests 80 cents in her family (compared to
30 cents by men). With 3.3 billion girls and
women, it is easy to understand how vital girls
and women are to the well being of their
families, their communities, and their countries.

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WOUGNET News

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= Global Pulse: A strong Foundation for future enganement
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/content/view/509/29/

The recently concluded global conversation was
the first of its nature in the entire globe. It
attracted over 6,000 participants from over 155
countries who posted over 9,000 ideas, reactions,
opinions, and perspectives. Over the span of 3
days 27th to 31st March 2010, thousands of great
conversations formed around a range of topics
from Women and Girls empowerment to expanding
democracy then the connection between religion
and women's rights, to the role of microfinance
in expanding opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) was privileged
to be part of Global Pulse 2010 and Maureen
Agena, WOUGNET information Officer was a VIP
subject matter expert for the Global Pulse 2010
online event. Her focus was on the global
challenge of empowering women and girls.

= Follow WOUGNET-L discussions via WOUGNET website
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/index.php

Registered users on the WOUGNET website can now
follow the recent discussions on the WOUGNET-L
mailing list. Follow links on the right hand menu
to see the whole posting. Register at:
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,registers/

= Follow WOUGNET on Facebook and Twitter via WOUGNET website
http://www.wougnet.org/cms/index.php

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Become a Fan - Direct access to WOUGNET@Facebook is at:
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