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WOUGNET Update Newsletter - July 2001
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WHAT'S NEW
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1. WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA

= Slum Aid Project (SAP)
To address problems of women and children in the slum areas. SAP
addresses issues of domestic violence, reproductive health, and
human rights.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/wo_dir.html#SAP)

2. DOCUMENTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN UGANDA

= Women & Politics in Uganda
(Aili Mari Tripp, 2000)
Women & Politics in Uganda, which won a 2001 Choice Outstanding
Academic Title Award, explains why the women's movement in Uganda
has made its presence felt so forcefully and quickly in this
country since 1986. Unlike women's movements in other African
countries, the Ugandan women's movement has distinguished itself
by establishing greater autonomy from the state, suggesting that
societal autonomy is critical to its efficacy, although other key
factors are also discussed.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/documents.html#WPG)

3. AFRICAN/INTERNATIONAL WOMEN ORGANISATIONS

= African Women's Development Fund
The newly established African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is
a fundraising and grant-making fund which aims to support the
work of the African women's movement. The beneficiaries of the
fund will be local, national and regional African women's
organisations.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/africa_int.html#AWDF)

4. LINKS AND RESOURCES

a) Business Links and Resources

= Continue a/s
Continue is based on experience and competence gathered through
more than 25 years of management positions in international
business. Among its services, Continue a/s advises companies,
organisations, and associations on Internet support for their
business strategies.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#CAS)

b) Development Links and Resources

= The Communication Initiative
The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development
organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness
and scale of communication interventions for positive
international development. The C.I. strategy includes provision
of real-time information on communication and development
experiences and thinking, facilitating horizontal linkages
between people engaged in communication action, peer commentary
on programmes and strategies and taking opportunities to promote
strategic thinking on communication and development issues and
problems.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/devlinks.html#C.I.)

= InterAfrica Group (IAG)
Founded in 1989 and based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, IAG's mission
focuses on advancing peace, justice and respect for humanitarian
law in the `Greater Horn' of Africa. Gender-focused
organizations and activities are a growing part of the NGO
sector, development discourse and civil society at large in the
Horn. IAG's NGO Networking Service (NNS) aims to highlight the
actors and actions engaged in raising awareness on gender
issues.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Links/devlinks.html#IAG)

c) General Links and Resources

= Makerere University
Makerere University is Uganda's premier institution of higher
learning. Makerere University is in the process of formulating
an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy and
Master Plan . The primary goal of the plan is the integration of
ICT in the pedagogic and administrative functions of the
University. The university intends to provide a highly
visible and open strategic planning process.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/links.html#MUK)

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EVENTS & NEWS
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March 2001
= Workshop Report on 'Women, Population Pressure and the Environment'
March 26-28, 2001, Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM)
organized a 3-day workshop on 'Women, Population Pressure and the
Environment' in preparation for RIO+10, the 3rd UN Meeting on
Environment and Development to be held in South Africa in June
2002. The workshop was sponsered by the UN Population Fund
(UNFPA) and a detailed report is available at:
http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Profiles/uwtpm.html#March26_28

June 2001
= UWONET Press Statement on the Parliamentary Elections,
June 14-26, 2001
Uganda Womens' Network (UWONET) is proud to announce that 71
women have been successfully elected to parliament. 53 women are
going to Parliament through the affirmative action seat, 13
through the directly elected seat, 2 female youth, 2 women for
People with disabilities and one woman representing workers.
UWONET and Action for Development (ACFODE) participated in the
monitoring of the recently concluded parliamentary elections (for
the District Woman Representatives and the directly elected
Members of Parliament) covering the nominations, campaigns, update
and display of the voters' registers and the polling day. Full
text of the Press Statement is available at:
http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/Documents/UWONET/parliament_press.html

July 2001
= Isis-WICCE's 2001 Exchange Programme Institute
Isis-WICCE's Exchange Programme Institute offers women activists,
working in the area of armed conflict and peace issues, an
opportunity to spend time working on the themes, and to develop
skills in using the human rights framework while working on these
issues. The theme for Isis-WICCE's 2001 Institute is "Documenting
Women's Experiences of Armed Conflict: A Tool for Advocacy,
Social Justice and Women's Empowerment to Ensure respect for
Human Rights and Sustainable Peace". Deadline for
application is July 15, 2001. Obtain more information as
well as an application form from:
http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html#IW_invite

March 2002
= Second Announcement: Women and Environment Conference in
preparation of RIO+10
Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM) would like to announce
the International Consultative meeting in preparation for RIO+10.
The consultative meeting will take place in the first week of
March 2002 in Kampala, Uganda. The target groups are African
project women leaders who are implementing RIO Conventions, e.g.,
desertification, biodiversity, climate change and forum on the
forests. International delegates are welcome as observers.
(http://www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html#WEC2002)

To list your event/news on the WOUGNET website, send details about
the event/news including contact information to:
wougnet-news [at] kabissa [dot] org

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