On the 21st August 2009, the first Beverley Nambozo Annual Poetry Award ceremony was held and graced with the presence of the Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, as the Chief Guest. On a beautiful night out under the open skies, the true stars of the evening were the poetry gems revealed to the public.

"How can African IT-businesses make money with Free and Open Source Software?" This is one of the questions that will be discussed at the regional Training of Trainers course on "Advanced African business Models with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)". The two-week course will run from 31st August - 11th September 2009.

The protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa commonly referred to as the African protocol on women’s rights or the Maputo protocol was premised on the international and regional human rights framework and was adopted by the African Union (AU) in 2003. The protocol is different from CEDAW because it was drafted by African women and seeks to address issues that are specific to African women. Uganda is one of the countries that signed but has not yet ratified the protocol.

Advocacy for the ratification of the protocol has been spearheaded by Akina Mama wa Afrika which is part of a continental coalition - Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR). AMwA has partnered with a national taskforce made up of women/rights based organisations that has been lobbying and doing advocacy work for the ratification of the Protocol in Uganda. They include UWONET FOWODE, NAWOU, ACORD, UMWA, ICON, ECCA, CEDOVIP, FIDA, WORUDET, ACFODE, WOUGNET, UWOPA, MoGLSD, Raising Voices, Department of Women and Gender Studies among others.