Women of Uganda Network

🎉Wishing you a happy new year 2025🎉

May this new year bring new opportunities, stronger partnerships and greater opportunities towards gender equity and digital security for women and girls in Uganda.

The Women of Uganda Network team wishes you all a day filled with love, joy and cheer! May the birth of the Lord bring you more peace and delight!

Merry Christmas!🥂

The WOUGNET team wishes its members, partners and allies a festive season filled with joy, peace and cherished moments!

Thank you for your continuous support, looking forward to a more collaborative 2025!

Are you attending the AWID Forum?

Join us in shaping the narrative around technology-facilitated gender-based violence in how it affects women, LGBTQI+ persons, and our capacity to use technology.

https://apc.org/en/news/call-action-effectively-address-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence

Tech-facilitated gender-based violence is part of the continuum of offline-online gender-based violence. It is a pervasive violation of human rights and a “manifestation of historically unequal power relations."

Read more: https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-action-effectively-address-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence

With Point of View Women of Uganda Network and more members of the APC network.

🌍✨ WOUGNET at AWID 2024! ✨🌍
This week! We’re thrilled to announce that WOUGNET will be participating in , joining thousands of feminists from around the globe in Bangkok, Thailand! 🎉

💻🌱 Catch us at the Feminist Tech Gardens!
On 2nd December 2024 (2:30 PM - 4 PM), join us in the Festival Garden as we spotlight WOUGNET’s work on combating gendered disinformation under the Our Voices, Our Futures initiative. We’ll share insights alongside incredible partners like Bebaak, Point of View, SMEX, and IM-Defensoras. 🌐✨

🎥🌟 Don’t Miss the Launch of The Full Picture Campaign!
On 3rd December 2024 (6 PM - 9 PM), we’ll be part of this powerful campaign unveiling innovative ways to counter misinformation and disinformation through inclusive, community-driven strategies. Expect a vibrant Feminist Pub Quiz, Misinformation/Disinformation Bingo, and inspiring sharing from global partners—plus drinks, food, and dancing! 💃🏾🕺🏾

🌸💻 Explore feminist tech landscapes, share knowledge, and connect with communities, making feminist tech a reality!

💬 No better way to launch !

We are thrilled to announce that WOUGNET was recognized and awarded by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and UN Women for our exceptional contributions to advancing the women in the ICT agenda in Uganda.

Our ED, Sandra Aceng, proudly received this acknowledgement during the campaign's official launch under the theme: "Towards 30 Years of the Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action; UNiTE to End Violence Against Women."

📊 Did you know? 85% of women globally report experiencing online harassment. That’s why WOUGNET remains committed to creating a safer, more inclusive digital space for everyone.

We deeply appreciate Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Council of the European Union, and Embassy of Sweden in Kampala's continued support. Together, we can make a lasting impact.

🌟 Let's to promote a safe, open, and secure internet for all.

🌎Today, we join the rest of the world to commemorate the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & Girls.

As WOUGNET, we continue to reaffirm our commitment to raising awareness about , support survivors and take action to create a safer & more inclusive digital world for all.

🎺Let’s bridge the digital divide among girls & women’s access to and usage of technology!

Join our X chat this Friday as we explore the challenges to the intersection of gender & technology & draft solutions for advancing gender equality.

⏰2:00pm EAT

🌍 Exciting news! We are heading to House Zambia, from November 20th -21st🎉

Join us as we explore “ Africa’s Elections Vs Gendered : What is it for Women in Politics?”

For more info about our session👇
https://wougnet.org/occasions/wougnet-at-mozfest-house-zambia/

Follow the conversation on all WOUGNET’s social media platforms👏

🌍On this International Day Against Violence & Bullying in Schools, we commit to continue sensitizing kids about counterstrategies against cyber bullying & other forms of .

Schools can take a stand against cyberbullying and Online Gender-Based Violence by promoting digital citizenship programs and online safety training for students.

Together, we can create safe online spaces for children to learn & grow without fear.

Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2024: A reminder of our commitment to connect the unconnected The commitment towards realising Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 2 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa and Article 21 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda underscores the principle that e...

Snapshots from #waccKathmandu2024 Snapshots from the WACC Project Partner Forum 2024 held on 22–25 October in Kathmandu, Nepal.-------WACC is a global non-governmental organisation that build...

Access to relevant, productive and timely information and the ability to be heard, participate and contribute to social development remain the dominant framework in understanding Communication Rights as the foundation of all other rights.

Fr. Lagerwey called it “breaking down the sawali curtain”. Fifty-seven years hence, we are breaking down bigger and taller curtains to promote and .

On-going conversations highlight experiences across various countries.

🌟Digital Rights for Girls and Women🌟

Last week, under the project, we successfully held a series of trainings in Hoima, Kabale, Fort Portal and Kampala districts focusing on the intersection of gender and technology.

With support from Enabel, the trainings convened Civil Society Organisations, policy makers, media, gender advocates and technologists to discuss how technology can be leveraged to bridge gender gaps and create inclusive digital spaces.

The trainings created a platform for key stakeholders to explore practical solutions for bridging the digital gender gaps and raised awareness among the participants, particularly women and girls, on online gender-based violence and available services for victims.

👏Big thanks to our participants for your wonderful insights & recommendations!
We are excited to see how these conversations around will shape future policies & initiatives.👏

Together, we can create inclusive digital spaces where everyone regardless of gender can equally access and benefit from opportunities that technology provides💃

The next WACC partner forum aims to give a communication rights response to the United Nations adopted last month. We’re bringing together about 25 of our grassroots partners in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East on 22–25 October in Nepal to network, share best practices, and develop a joint plan of action for advocacy on the road to in 2025.

Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/WACCKathmandu2024-Preview

—Organized in collaboration with AMARC Asia-Pacific, with support from Brot für die Welt


WSIS Process

Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
Asia Pacific Research Network - APRN
Asmita Women's Publishing and Resource Organization
Asmita Women's Publishing House
CGFED
Common Room
Communication Foundation for Asia
Community Media Network
Computer Professionals' Union
Gender & Media Connect
Ideosync Media Combine
Indigenous Television
KICTANet
Agence de la Démocratie Locale Tunisie
MeDRA Zimbabwe
Migrante Middle East
Mission For Migrant Workers
Udruzenje "Novi put"/Association "Novi put"
Uganda Media Women's Association
Uks Research Centre
University of Dhaka
Vision Association for Culture and Arts - VACA
تنمية و إعلام المرأة/ تام Women Media and Development/ TAM
Women of Uganda Network
WACC Africa WACC América Latina WACC Caribe WACC Europe WACC North America Global Forum for Media Development ACT Alliance

In August, Women of Uganda Network and KIC APAC held a series of engagements leading up to the Sustainable Technical Community event, aimed at fostering the growth and sustainability of the novel technical community in Apac District, Northern Uganda.

The WOUGNET technical community is dedicated to promoting inclusive & comprehensive internet accessibility in Northern Uganda through WOUGNET established Rural Connectivity Broadband Network sites & digital hubs. Together, we are bridging the digital divide!


Internet Society

🌍✨ We’re excited to announce that we will be at in Dakar, Senegal from September 24-27! 🇸🇳

Join us as we dive into discussions on “Growing the Community” and work towards closing the gender digital divide. Here’s a sneak peek of what we’ll be involved in:

📚 Developing a Digital Rights Manual for girls and women.
🗣️ Engaging in a roundtable on platform governance.
🔍 Consulting on UNESCO’s Risk Assessment for journalists.
💡 Leading sessions on bridging the gender digital gap and tackling gendered disinformation.
Follow along for updates and insights here: 👉https://wougnet.org/occasions/wougnet-at-fifafrica-2024/

We are thrilled to announce that we will be participating in the 11th Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa ( ) from September 24-27 in Dakar, Senegal! 🇸🇳

This year’s theme is "Growing the Community," and we're excited to engage in vital discussions on digital democracy, internet censorship, and the gender digital divide.

Our participation includes:

1. Development of a Digital Rights Manual for girls and women by Enabel.
2. Roundtable on Platform Governance with global partners.
3. Consultation on UNESCO’s Risk Assessment for journalists’ safety online.
4. Sessions on Closing the Gender Digital Gap and countering gendered disinformation.

Stay tuned for updates and insights from the forum! For more details: 👉https://wougnet.org/occasions/wougnet-at-fifafrica-2024/ + agenda here: 👉https://internetfreedom.africa/fifafrica-agenda/