Gender Advisory Board Africa Region Secretariat

Postal Address P.O Box 4125, Kampala, Uganda
Street Address Clement Hill Road, Plot 34, Nakasero
Tel 256-41-341666 / 259904
Fax 256-41-259904
E-mail gabafrica@utlonline.co.ug / gabafrica@kabissa.org
Web Address http://www.gabafrica.kabissa.org
Year Established 2000
Contacts Irene Nafuna Muloni, Senior Fellow
Susan Azuba Mubbala, Project Manager
Mission Collaborate with governments and all stakeholders including international agents, national, local government organisations and the society on matters of Gender, science and technology for Sustainable Human Development in Africa Region.
Geographical area of operations Currently Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania
Issues area of operations Promotion of women's participation in Science and Technology for human sustainable development.
Activities
  • Communicate with and collaborate with relevant international, regional NGOs and networks.
  • Participate in the planning and design of regional work plans and meetings.
  • Identify National Focal Points.
  • Establish communication with National Committees, and disseminate relevant information.
  • Liaise with and input into relevant regional policy processes.
  • Regular communication with the Head and other Regional Secretariats.
  • Prepare funding proposals for specific activities such as regional meetings.
  • Data collection and publication in regionally important areas of G, S & T.
  • Prepare resource materials, relevant publications, and establish a regional database.

Activities achieved so far:

  • Set up a regional secretariat
  • Corresponding channels with national Governments and regional organs involved in Gender, Science and Technology (G, S & T) issues are established in four countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda)
  • There are four established National Focal Points with their respective National Committees that are reviewing their national situations and will formulate action plans regarding G, S & T for sustainable human development.
  • Established channels of communication with stakeholders, Identified national focal points and facilitated the establishment of national committees, in four countries in the East Africa Sub region (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda)
Affiliation(s) Gender and Science and Technology (GASAT) Association; International Congress of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES); Pan African Women Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (PAWETS); The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET); Female Education in Mathematics and Science (FEMSA) Uganda Chapter; Forum for African Women Educationists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter; National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda (NAWOU); Uganda Women's Network (UWONET); Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA); East African Sub regional Support Initiative (EASSI).

GAB Africa is hosted by the Association of Women Engineers, Technicians and Scientists in Uganda (WETSU).
Dissemination Reports on activities carried out, members' experiences and lessons learnt in Scientific and techological related areas. GAB brochures in english and french. Download an English-version of the GAB brochure (WORD format).
Target Audience Stakeholders involved in Gender, Science and Technology (international agents, nations governments, non-government organisations and local government institutions and institutions of higher learning).
Additional Information
  • The UNCSTD Gender Working Group's recommendations are not well known by most of the stakeholders in the region;
  • GAB Africa region secretariat is not yet fully aware of the existing national policies, frameworks, programme and action plans in G, S & T in the region;
  • The knowledge, application and utilization of ICTs in the region are extremely low;
  • The situation of women at diverse levels of S & T activities in the region is still very poor




Last update: March-25, 2002