| WHO: Engendering the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Health |
| In September 2000, 189 nations ratified the United Nations Millennium Declaration, an ambitious document affirming the right of every human being to development and laying out a path toward freedom from want for every woman, man, and child. This site presents a publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) focusing on health issues that women in the developing world face today: poverty and hunger, child and maternal mortality, HIV/AIDS, low access to drinking water and pharmaceuticals. The site includes links to other documents related to women's health. |
| Why ICTs and Why for Women? Gloria Katusiime. May 15, 2003 |
| Why ICTs and Why for women was the underlying concept behind a workshop for Women communicators from five countries in Africa that met for a week in Kampala to study the use of information and communication technologies for the reporting of HIV/AIDS.
UNESCO and SciDev.Net with an objective of equipping women journalists produce timely and accurate reports; news stories and features about HIV/AIDS research organised the workshop. |
| WINK: Ideas on working with girls - free CD available |
| Women, Ink., a project of the International Women’s Tribune Centre (IWTC), has compiled a resource collection of games, training manuals, workshop guides etc. for teachers, trainers and development workers who are working for and with girls. Released at the 51st Commission on the Status of Women, the collection includes some 31 resources on various subjects including empowerment, HIV/AIDS, sexuality and reproductive health, violence against women, racism, self-esteem and leadership development.
The full resource collection is available on the IWTC website or on a CD. The CD is free and there will be no postage charge for organizations and individuals who request a copy from the Global South. North-based groups or individuals will be charged a $10 shipping and handling fee. Write to
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| Wireless Africa Group |
| In the recent years, there have been numerous efforts using low cost and "unlicensed" wireless technologies aimed at building a sustainable data infrastructure in Africa. Several groups have successfully worked in activities related to training, dissemination and advocacy, research and development of wireless networking across the continent.
It is understood and agreed that a large and scalable effort is needed. This working group is open to enthusiasts in community wireless networking to design and plan a common and large integrated initiative in Africa. The group is intended for people interested in the application of low-cost wireless technologies to social and economic development issues in Africa. It is a community for techies, activists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders. |
| Women Connect! |
| Women Connect! is a participatory development project working to strengthen the communication, technology, and advocacy skills of women's rights organizations around the world. The current focus is on women's health issues in Africa.
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| Women Connect! project in Uganda |
| The Women Connect! project is an initiative based at the Pacific Institute for Women's Health in Los Angeles. The project mission is to bring about greater empowerment of women through the effective use of communication strategies in media and technology to improve women's health and well-being. Women Connect! provides technical assistance to women's NGOs in developing countries in using media campaign and IT strategies for outreach and advocacy.
Update: The in-country activities for the Women Connect! project have now concluded. In February 2002, evaluation dissemination workshops were held in Uganda and Zimbabwe. A copy of the project evaluation is available by contacting Muadi Mukenge, Program Officer for Africa at
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The project was administered by the Pacific Institute for Women's Health, an international NGO based in Los Angeles.
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| Women in Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT) |
| Women in Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT) supports global networking on critical issues in science and technology for development. This includes women's formal and nonformal science and technology practices around the world, for policy advocacy and action which promotes their science & technology contributions to sustainable development.
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| Women Refugees Project |
| The Women Refugees Project is a non governmental organization directed by women for women refugees in Zambia. The Women Refugees Organization is focusing on challenges of how women refugees' rights can be respected.
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| Women Significant victims in HIV/AIDS Epidemic! Gloria Katusiime. October 8, 2003 |
| A new HIV/AIDS Epidemiological surveillance update for the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa is confirming that there are many more women infected with HIV/AIDS than men and that this gender difference is even larger among young people. The report was released at the XIII International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa that was held in Nairobi from 21-26th September.
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| Women Waging Peace |
| Women Waging Peace, a multiyear collaborative venture of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, connects women addressing conflicts worldwide. The initiative breaks new ground by recognizing the essential role and contribution of women in preventing violent conflict, stopping war, and sustaining peace in fragile areas around the world. Waging brings together women from diverse areas of conflict around the world to share peace building strategies, sharpen skills, and shape public policy.
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| Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children |
| The Women's Commission is an expert resource and advocacy organization that monitors the care and protection of refugee women and children. It speaks out on issues of concern to refugee and displaced women, children and adolescents, who have a critical perspective in bringing about change but often do not have access to governments and policy makers. It also provides opportunities for refugee women and youth to speak for themselves through briefings, testimony, participation in field assessments and international conferences. The Women's Commission was founded in 1989 under the auspices of the International Rescue Committee - a non-profit, non-sectarian, voluntary agency providing assistance to refugees around the world.
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| Women's Funding Network (WFN) |
| Founded in 1985 and located in the United States, the Women's Funding Network is an international partnership of more than 90 women and girls' funds and philanthropic organizations. Committed to changing society by improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally, and internationally, Women's Funding Network works to strengthen and empower member funds.
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| Women's History Virtual Library |
| The main purpose of the Women's History Virtual Library is to list women's history institutions and organizations, locate archival and library collections, and provide links to Internet resources on women's history. In addition, also included are a list of women's studies journals and a few comprehensive link collections useful as a starting point for searching the Internet for women's studies in general. The Women's History Virtual Library is maintained by the International Institute of Social History.
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| Women's Human Rights NET (whrNET) |
| whrNET is a collaborative Information & Communication Technology (ICT) project developed by an international coalition of women's organizations. whrNET aims to strengthen advocacy for women's human rights through the effective utilization of information and communication technologies. The sponsoring organizations are part of a global movement for women's human rights that has grown steadily since the World Conference of Human Rights (Vienna, 1993) and the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995).
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| Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) |
| The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt research, education, and publishing organization. The organization was founded in 1972 by Dr. Donna Allen to increase communication among women and reach the public with women's experience, perspectives, and opinions. Women's contributions to society must be heard and be taken into account if democracy is to function and the world's political decisions are to be viable. WIFP publishes the International Directory of Women's Media, available at no cost on their website, and a booklet series on media democracy, as well as an Associates Newsletter, Voices for Media Democracy.
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Women's Intercultural Network - California Women's Agenda  |
| The Women's Intercultural Network (WIN) is organized around the principle of crossing and connecting cultures, "linking women and girls across cultures, globally and in U.S. communities." WIN creates settings and opportunities for women and girls to come together to exchange ideas and skills in political, economic and professional leadership. This is done to ensure that the voices of all women and girls are heard and to provide venues for the voices of our sisters who have not been able to speak for themselves - such as CALLING THE CIRCLE. We laughingly say that we organize "on the interstate and on the internet."
CAWA, the California Women's Agenda - is a project of WIN that was born out of the Beijing Conference in 1995. WIN uses the Beijing Plan of Action as a framework for the issues, revised for California, as women everywhere are familiar with it. For example, it was through CAWA that WIN was first connected to Ugandan women organizations, and, "Calling the Circle: Women from Uganda and the US" was created.
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| Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) |
| The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) has a long commitment, dating back to its establishment in 1915, to the achievement of peace and justice, and the full enjoyment of human rights. WILPF brings together women from all over the world who are opposed to war, violence, exploitation and all forms of discrimination and oppression, who wish to unite in establishing peace by non-violent means based on political, economic and social justice for all. WILPF is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with National Sections in more than 40 countries, covering all continents, and with an International Secretariat based in Geneva and a United Nations office in New York.
WILPF works on issues of peace, human rights and disarmament at the local, national and international levels, participates in the ongoing international debates on peace and security, conflict prevention and resolution, on the elimination of all forms of discrimination, and works for the promotion and protection of human rights. It contributes to the analysis of these issues, and through its many activities, educates, informs and mobilises women for action. WILPF's PeaceWomen.org seeks to nurture communication among a diversity of women's organisations by providing an accessible and accurate information exchange between peace women around the world and the UN system.
WILPF has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and has special relations with the International Labour Office (ILO), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and others.
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| Women's International Net (WIN) Magazine |
| The WIN Magazine is a free international online magazine for women, publishing articles by new as well as experienced writers from all over the world on the lives of women in different countries. |
| Women's Issues in Third World Countries at About.com |
| Women's Issues in Third World Countries speciality area of About.com features a huge library of Women's Issues oriented Web links, divided into a couple of dozen categories (statistics, terms, issues, women's culture, information by country and more) and updated weekly. Plus there's a new feature article every two weeks on issues related to the advancement of women in society, along with a 24-hour chat room and bulletin board.
The Women's Issues section is overseen by Cecil Marie Cancel whose area of expertise is Women's Issues and Socio-political Issues around the world. Since 1996, Ms. Cancel has had a site on the About.com network solely devoted to Women's Issues in Third World Countries.
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| Women's Learning Partnership |
| Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP) is an international, non-governmental organization (NGO) registered as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization in the United States. WLP works to empower women and girls in the Global South to re-imagine and re-structure their roles in their families, communities, and societies. WLP seeks to achieve this goal through leadership training, capacity building, and helping women generate as well as receive information and knowledge.
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| Women's Studies Online Resources |
| Women's Studies Online Resources is a guide to information-rich, high-quality web sites focusing on women's studies or women's issues; women- or gender-related e-mail lists; women's studies files from the WMST-L File Collection (an international electronic forum for people involved in Women's Studies as teachers, researchers, librarians, and/or program administrators); links to women's studies programs around the world and to the Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT); financial aid for women; updates to Internet Resources on Women; and more. The guide is maintained by UMBC Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT). |
| Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) |
| WWSF is an international, non profit, non-confessional NGO and empowerment agency (with UN ECOSOC consultative status), based in Geneva, Switzerland. WWSF works for the implementation of women's and children's rights and annually convenes the "Prize for women's creativity in rural life", the World Rural Women's Day 15 October, the World Fund for the Dignity of Children, and the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November.
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| Women'sNet |
| Women'sNet is a vibrant and innovative networking support program designed to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social activism.
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| Women, HIV & AIDS and Abject Poverty: Extra-Ordinary Measures Called for to Harness the HIV & AIDS Catastrophe in Africa. Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, Regional Program Director, UNIFEM East and Horn of Africa. July 11, 2004 |
| It was not an easy feat for Mrs. Nane Annan and all of us to negotiate our way in Kiambiu slums of Kenya while visiting an outreach initiative of women living with HIV & AIDS supported by Kenya Network of Women Living with AIDS (KENWA). We had to almost walk in almost single file as there was no road, and now and again jumped over running dirty water flowing easily between the muddy huts. We were visiting a family infected and affected by HIV & AIDS.
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| Women, Ink. |
| Women, Ink. has just released its latest catalogue of books and training resources on women and development. Featuring over 70 new books from women's organizations and mainstream university and small presses worldwide, this catalogue is a "must have" for academics, activists and development practitioners who want to keep current on new thinking in the field of women, gender and development.
In keeping with its strong commitment to locate and promote books by groups and small presses in the Global South, this catalogue presents the work of several South-based organizations including Asia-Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (Thailand), International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia-Pacific (Malaysia), Women Unlimited (India), Genderlinks (South Africa) and the Institute for Global Dialogue (South Africa). Besides its newest acquisitions, the Women, Ink. collection includes some 150 other cutting-edge books in categories like Conflict & Peace Processes, Training, Economics & Globalization, Education, Culture & Religion, Gender & Development, Human Rights, Law & Violence Against Women, Empowerment and Movement Building. Information about all our publications are available online at www.womenink.org
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| WomenAction |
| WomenAction is a global information, communication and media network that enables NGOs to actively engage in the Beijing+5 review process with the long term goal of women's empowerment, with a special focus on women and media.
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| World Education |
| Founded in 1951 to meet the needs of the educationally disadvantaged, World Education provides training and technical assistance in non-formal education across a wide array of sectors. In Uganda, under the USAID and CDC-funded the AIDS Integrated Model District Program (AIM), implemented in partnership with John Snow, Inc., World Education works to scale up and replicate successful HIV/AIDS interventions by strengthening selected districts to plan, implement, and monitor a range of essential HIV/AIDS services. While these services span the entire spectrum of HIV/AIDS support, ranging from education campaigns, clinical treatment, and home-based care to voluntary counseling and testing, the goal remains consistent: to strengthen Uganda's capacity to effectively respond to the next generation of HIV/AIDS needs.
John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is also leading the new USAID-funded UPHOLD Project in Uganda. UPHOLD is designed to help the public and private sectors in Uganda strengthen their response to social development programs. Working in twenty districts around the country, JSI, with Ugandan partners, is expanding access to and utilization of quality health and education services. The project will identify strategies for addressing health and education issues locally, with solutions that can be applied nationally.
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| Worldview International Foundation |
| Worldview International Foundation (WIF), founded in 1979, is a unique development organization with hands-on experience, knowledge and the capacity to cover the entire gamut of communication and media activities for development. WIF undertakes activities ranging from participatory grassroots projects to the production and dissemination of the latest virtual reality products. WIF works together with governments and civil society in developing regions. |
| Youth AIDS Association (YAAC) |
| Based in Kwania county, Apac District, YAAC's mission is to have a community practicing positive behaviour change free from HIV/AIDS/STDs infection through community sensitization and empowerment.
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| Youth for Technology Foundation |
| Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) is an international non-profit organization. The mission of YTF is to bridge the digital canyon in Nigeria, West Africa. Our programs are structured to provide access to technology, training and resources for underserved youth (with focus on the girl-child) in grassroots communities in Nigeria. The goal of YTF is to reduce poverty, empower youth and create self-sustaining communities.
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| Youth Network on ICTs and Digital Opportunities |
| Young people can and are harnessing the power of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to assure opportunity, empowerment, and inclusion for all. The "Youth, ICTs and Digital Opportunities" portal was launched on 1 February 2002 to enable young people from around the world to share their experiences on how ICTs can further development. The site features news, people, events, organizations and online discussions about closing the digital divide. Through these interactive features, it aims to foster a global network of young social entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of applying old and new communication technologies to confront the challenges of sustainable development. |
| Youthful Initiatives for Economic, Environmental, Educational & Large - scale Development (YIELD) |
| The Youthful Initiatives for Economic, Environmental, Educational & Large - scale Development (YIELD) is a non - profit development, non - governmental organisation (NGO) which prioritizes sustainable development process and incorporates multi - disciplinary dimensions into the development. Of recent, YIELD has been involved in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) i.e Internet, Radio, TV, computer software & hardware, satellite communications to improve lives, reduce poverty and empower people. This it does by (1) understanding the role of knowledge and information in economic and social development, and the profound changes in the development process wrought by new technologies; (2) sharing strategies, tools, and experiences in harnessing knowledge for development; (3) building new partnerships that empower the poor with information and knowledge, foster international dialogue on development, and strengthen the knowledge and information resources of developing countries. Hence YIELD can be called a knowledge broker and serves sectors as health, human rights, gender, agriculture, rural development, sustainable development, population, governance, economics, education, environment and others.
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| Zondag Point Services Association (ZPSA) |
| Operating in Kampala District, Zondag Point Services Association (ZPSA)'s mission is to facilitate and enhance the work capacity of disadvantaged groups of society, resource mobilization and effective utilization to eradicate poverty.
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