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WOUGNET Update Newsletter - September 2004
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This month's contents:
1. Women Organisations in Uganda
2. Links & Resources
3. Project News and Events
4. WOUGNET News

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WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA
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= NVIWODA launches Luganda version of website
Ntulume Village Women's Development Association (NVIWODA) launches the
Luganda version of its website at .
The website was developed with the support of an online volunteer from
InterConnection.org
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/nviwoda.html

= EASSI: Report of Sub-regional Decade Review Meeting on the Implementation
of the Beijing Platform for Action in Eastern Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 2-4
June 2004
The Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts took place in Kigali, Rwanda from
2-4 June 2004 to review the implementation of the Dakar and Beijing
Platforms 10 years after their adoption. The meeting was preceded by a
Forum of NGOs and Civil Society organizations which was held at the same
venue from 31 May to 1 June 2004. The Meeting received a comprehensive
report from the NGO Forum and listened to presentations by UN Agencies
including UNIFEM and Habitat. The Meeting endorsed most of the conclusions
and proposals emanating from the NGO and Civil Society group and further
decided to adopt the document as one of the basis of their assessment of
the Beijing process. The meeting subsequently undertook an extensive
review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform taking stock of the
progress achieved, constraints and challenges, and reflecting on the way
forward. In doing so, participants looked at policy issues, legislative
achievements, conventions as well as the overall environment surrounding
the circumstances under which member countries exerted efforts for the
attainment of objectives and targets in the Beijing PlatformÂ's twelve (12)
areas of concentration.
Copies of the conference report, final communiqué, and list of participants
are available for download (WORD format).
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/eassi.html#DBreport04

= Masanafu Women in Development Agency (MWODEA)
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/mwodea.html
Operating in Kampala (Lubya Parish), MWODEA's mission is to enhance gender
equality and social justice through advocacy, networking and capacity building.
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#MWODEA

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LINKS & RESOURCES
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a) Development

= Development Alternatives Consult (DAC)
Based in Uganda, DAC's mission is to provide quality services for the
satisfication of the clients' needs and interests in the area of gender and
development.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#DAC

= Hope Case Foundation
Operating in the districts of Busia, Mayuge and Iganga, Hope Case
Foundation's mission is to enhance the quality of life of the girlchild by
helping her to be aware of her rights and responsibilities through advocacy
and empowerment programs.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#HCF

= Presbytarian Church in Uganda - Nauyo Development Association (PCU-NDA)
Based in Mbale district, PCU-NDA's mission is a networking association with
one voice, empowering each member, providing demand-driven services to the
communities.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#PCU-NDA

= Associates for Change (AFC)
Based in Kampala, AFC addresses issues of Women's human rights, Gender and
Development, Legal literacy, Conflict resolution, and Information and
Communication Technology
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#AFC

b) Education

= Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation Higher Education
(Nuffic)
The Nuffic website provides information and news about the NPT and NFP
educational programmes offered in the Netherlands. The overall aim is to
help alleviate qualitative and quantitative shortages of skilled manpower
within framework of sustainable capacity-building in developing countries.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/education.html#Nuffic

c) Human Rights

= GBV Prevention Network website
The GBV Prevention Network website is a virtual community for the 100+
member organizations in the Horn, East and Southern Africa working to
prevent gender-based violence (GBV). It is the first of it's kind in the
region and a resource for activists and practitioners in Africa and beyond.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/rights.html#GBVPN

d) ICT-related organisations and resources

= Uganda Software Services Association (USSA)
Uganda Software Services Association (USSA) is a membership based
organisation whose main objectives include maintaining close interaction
with the Government of Uganda in formulating IT policies related to
software and to represent members' interests and improving education and
training of software services in Uganda by having strong links with
educational institutions. The birth of USSA was a result of a forum for
software development in Uganda that was initiated by the Uganda Investment
Authority.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/ictresources.html#USSA

e) General Resources

= SmallArmsNet
SmallArmsNet is an information portal for groups and individuals working to
contain the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Africa. An
initiative of the Arms Management Programme (AMP) of the Institute for
Security Studies (ISS), South Africa, it is an information hub for small
arms and arms related issues affecting the continent.
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/generalresources.html#SAN

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Project News and Events
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August 2004

= Twaja-Twaja Gift-Awarding Ceremony, August 21, 2004, Mengo
Mengo Youth Development Link (MYDEL) hosted a gift-awarding ceremony on
21st August 2004. The function started at 4:00pm with a luncheon and ended
at 8:00pm in Mengo.
During the gift awarding ceremony, beneficiaries called Â"AbagoleÂ" received
gifts from fellow group members. The Abagole were members of Â"Twaja-Twaja
WomenÂ's GroupÂ" - We Strive for Development. Twaja-Twaja WomenÂ's Group is an
affiliate of Mengo Youth Development Link (MYDEL). It is one of the
organisations that MYDEL empowers through capacity building programmes,
gives minimal financial support and general advice, for sustainability.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/mydel.html#TTGAC

NVIWODA: Seminar on women and health: Access to HIV/AIDS antiretroviral
Ntulume Village Women's Development Association (NVIWODA) in partnership
with Development of Antiretroviral Therapy (DART) in Africa Project of
Joint Clinical Research Centre, on 26th August 2004 conducted a half-day
seminar on women and health, in regard to availing information and access
to HIV/AIDS antiretroviral.
Thirty (30) members of NVIWODA, drawn from the project area of Kampala
District, participated in the seminar. English and Luganda languages were
used as a mode of communication.
Participants actively participated in the seminar due to a friendly
environment. The frequently asked question, Â"Is there hope to eliminate
HIV/AIDS in Africa and who, would remain uninfected?Â" was asked by the women.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/nviwoda.html#SWH

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WOUGNET News
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= WOUGNET invited for AITEC Uganda Annual Exhibition, September 15-17, 2004
AITEC Uganda has provided WOUGNET a complementary exhibition stand in the
ICT for Development pavilion. The AITEC Annual Exhibition will be held on
September 15-17, 2004 at the Nile Hotel Kampala. The exhibition will focus
on telecommunications, Internet and computing solutions for UgandaÂ's
increasingly sophisticated corporate and government user needs.

In response to this invitation, WOUGNET proposes to showcase activities of
WOUGNET and WOUGNET members with regards to ICT for Development. We thus
call upon members that are interested in participating at the WOUGNET stand
and displaying their materials to contact Milton Aineruhanga, WOUGNET
Program Officer by September 10, 2004. For more information, contact Milton
at info [at] wougnet [dot] org or by phone at (041) 256832 or (077) 411556 or stop by
the WOUGNET office - Room 13, Plot 59 Nkrumah Road (NDA Building).

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