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WOUGNET Update Newsletter - July 2005
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This month's contents:
1. Women Organisations in Uganda
2. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
3. Links & Resources
4. Project News and Events
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Changes at WOUGNET

1) The WOUGNET secretariat has moved office. Our new contacts are:
Office: Plot 53, Kira Road
Tel: +256-41-532035
Tel/Fax: +256-41-530474

2) Zamzam Nassazi Mayanja, who was the WOUGNET Information Officer, has
left us to travel with her family to Canada. We wish her and her family the
best. For information requests or any other assistance, please contact
Berna Ngolobe at admin [at] wougnet [dot] org or telephone number as noted above or
stop by the office.

*** We apologise for non-issue of the June 2005 WOUGNET Update Newsletter ***

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WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN UGANDA
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= Mpigi Widows Entreprenuers Association (MWEA)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#MWEA
MWEA's mission is to create provision of innovative and result-driven
enhanced services for widows and to create advocacy and capacity building
on all the small, medium and big business and health programmes being
carried out in Mpigi.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/mwea.html

= Community That Cares - Uganda (COTHACU)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#COTHACU
COTHACU's mission is to enhance the ability and status of the rural women
and girls to say 'NO' to conditions which infringe on their rights, e.g.,
Female Genital Mutilation, HIV/AIDS.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/cothacu.html

= Action For Development (ACFODE)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#ACFODE
ACFODE's mission is to promote women's empowerment, gender equality and
equity in Uganda through spearheading advocacy and networking efforts to
create an enabling environmenet as well as increasing the capacities of
women in local communities to manage their own activities in addition to
standing up for their rights.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/acfode.html

= Namasuba Kikajjo Women's Development Association (NAKIWDA): NIGIINA
'Nigiina', which simply translated means rejoicing, jubilating or
celebrating, was started about three years ago by a group of women in
Kampala's Makindye Division. After all the challenges women faced with
loans from micro finance institutions to start up or supplement small
business finances and increase household incomes. Women found it difficult
in particular to cope with high interest rates and short periods within
which to repay the loans. Failure to do so, would lead to confiscation of
property thereby worsening the women's situation.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/nakiwda.html

= Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)
http://www.wougnet.org/wo_dir.html#FOWODE
FOWODE's mission is to promote gender equality in all decision-making
through advocacy, training research and publishing. FOWODE has moved
office, and the new contacts are:
Office: Plot 15 Vubya Road, Ntinda-Nakawa Road, Opposite Ntinda Market
Tel: +256-41-287521
Fax: +256-41-286029
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/fowode.html

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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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WSIS Online Forum: Paving the Way to Tunis, July 11 - 29, 2005

1. INTRODUCTION

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) invites you to participate in an online
forum on key issues for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
to share your views, experiences, knowledge and concerns. In particular,
the forum will focus on ICT policy priorities for Uganda as well as the two
outstanding issues for the WSIS - internet governance and financing
mechanisms.

1.1 THEMES AND SCHEDULE

11 - 17 July 2005: ICT Policy Priorities for Uganda
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/policypriorities.html

18 - 24 July 2005: Internet Governance - What are the issues?
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/internetgovernance.html

25 - 31 July 2005: Financing ICT4D in Uganda - What strategies?
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/financingmechanisms.html

The outcome of the discussions will be summarised thematically, and posted
on the forum webpage,
http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/ug/WSIS2005/wsis2005forum.html

1.2 HOW TO PARTICIPATE

To participate in the email discussion, please send an email to
ictpolicy [at] wougnet [dot] org indicating your interest to participate in the WSIS
online forum.

We would be grateful if you could help us disseminate this call for
participation to your network, organisations or individuals that may be
interested to engage in this issue.

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This discussion will be moderated by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET),
http://www.wougnet.org, and will be for a period of three weeks, starting
from July 11 - 29, 2005. The objective of the forum is to create awareness
of the two outstanding issues, Internet Governance and Financing, as well
as to gather input on Uganda's position and identify gender concerns. The
outcome of the online forum will be submitted to the National WSIS
Taskforce to feed into their preparations and activities towards WSIS II.

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LINKS & RESOURCES
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a) Business

= National Enterprise Development Association Limited (NEDA)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/business.html#NEDA
NEDA's mission is to increase the social-economic opportunities and incomes
for all members by providing them with financial services, market linkages,
business skills and personal development so as to gain personal empowerment
and ability to competitively supply high quality products and services,
with efficiency and effectiveness.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/neda.html

b) Development

= Mayfair Adult Literacy for Economic Empowerment Initiative (MALFEE)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/development.html#MALFEE
MALFEE's main mission is to develop healthy, self sustaining
individuals/groups and effective communities, particularly women, youth and
children through the provision of Adult Literacy Programs, promotion of
reproductive health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS Campaigns, etc.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/malfee.html

c) Health

= Youth AIDS Association (YAAC)
http://www.wougnet.org/Links/health.html#YAAC
YAAC's mission is to have a community practising positive behaviour change
from HIV/AIDS infection, Malaria and other infections through information,
communication and education empowerment.
http://www.wougnet.org/Profiles/yaac.html

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PROJECT NEWS AND EVENTS
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July 2005

Online Conference on: Telecenter Sustainability in Developing countries
1 - 30 July, 2005

The UgaBYTES Initiative is organizing an online conference between 1st and
30th July to discuss various issues of Telecenter sustainability.
Information and Communication Technologies have been accepted as key
ingredients for poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). It is within this context that telecenters [to
mean Community Technology Learning Centers (CTLCs) and Community
Multi-media Centers (CMCs)] have become very important especially for
rural access to and use of ICT.

Conference Program:

Week One (1-8 July 2005)
Theme I: Telecenter sustainability and its indicators

Week Two (8-15 July 2005)
Theme II: Contributing factors, actors and constraints to Telecenter
sustainability

Week Three (15- 22 July 2005)
Theme III: Approaches and models to Telecenter sustainability

Week Four (22- 29 July 2005)
Theme IV: The Role of Telecenter Networks in Telecenter sustainability

Conference Approach:
The conference shall take an online email-based format hosted on UgaBYTES
Initiative mailing list ugabytes [at] ugabytes [dot] org.

Conference Participation:
Participation is open to anybody with interest in ICT4D. However special
contribution is called from NGOs, CBOs, Telecenter networks, Telecenter
leaders, managers and practitioners across the world. To register for
participation, please send an e-mail to: secretariat [at] ugabytes [dot] org with a
subject "telecenter sustainability conference 2005"

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