Gabula Atudde Women Grip

Postal Address	P.O. Box 324, Mukono, Uganda
Street Address	Lower Kawuga LCI, Mukono Town Council, Mukono District
Tel	+256-41-372751 (Office) +256-78-2306423
Fax	+256-41-290211
E-mail	gabulaa@gmail.com
Web Address	-
Year Established	1994
Contacts	Mrs. Kiwazi Esta Nnassanga, Knowledge Worker/Project coordinator for GWG/OKN AP Mr. Ayub Kalema Goloba,OKN/SchoolNet Project Officer
Mission	Working towards formation of a data base & knowledge centre through Information Collecting, Recording and sharing using ICTs for sustainable development of the low income communities.
Geographical area of operations	Mukono District plus OKN access points & Hubs
Issues area of operations	Information collection, documentation & dissemination using ICT Agriculture related plus HIV/AIDS issues Promoting positive Indigenous knowledge, skills & attitudes
Activities	Mobilizing women with no formal employment towards income generating activities within the community Invoking people living with HIV/AIDS mainly widows into profitable projects Collecting,documenting & disseminating information with the help of ICTs and support of like minded partner organizations
Affiliation(s)	Open Knowledge Network (OKN) SchoolNet (U) NAADS & NARO –Mukono District CHAI project, Mukono WOUGNET FAO (TeleFood Special Fund - Household farming) Local Council (LCI, LCIII & LCV Mukono)
Dissemination	Sustainable agriculture farming practice on crop and Livestock practices Crafts making for cottage industry Adding value to food by simple processing to gain household income and to improve diets
Target Audience	Women with no formal employment regardless of education level, tribe or religious belief People living with HIV/AIDS specifically widows and their orphaned children
Additional Information	Gabula Atudde Women Grip is registered CBO since 1994 wit three elderly women by then as a Group which later 2003 changed to Grip with 45 members (grip meaning women firm and consistent hold on issues of development). Our log emphasizes the three women natural abilities:- Daring Caring Sharing In 1998 GWG was the women organization that was ranked best by Heifer Project International (HPI) and met with President and Mrs. Clinton,USA. GWG is the core community based OKN/School NET Access Point (AP) in Uganda in addition to the other three Schools based APs and WOUGNET. Most of GWG articles are written in Luganda.

Last update: June-8, 2006