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The 3rd European Forum on Rural Development took place in Palencia (Spain) from the 29th March to 1 April 2011. This Forum was a follow up to the previous forums held in Montpellier in 2002 and Berlin in 2007, respectively. Organized by various European stakeholders, the 3rd Forum was convened by the European Commission, the Government of Spain and the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. Convened under the theme “Future agriculture and rural development to fight against hunger”. The forum consisted of Plenary sessions, breakout and Special sessions, Practitioners from Africa, Asia and Latin America gave in-depth talks, real-life examples and scientific research. A special session on ICTs and rural development was also organized by Technical centre for Agriculture and Rural development - CTA
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Gender and ICT Policy Advocacy -
Engendering ICT policy
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ICT presents unique and timely opportunities for young girls. It
promises better future economic prospects, fuller political participation,
communication with the outside world, easy access to information, and an
enhanced ability to acquire education and skills and to transcend
social restrictions. ICT is especially important because
it can provide increased access to resources.
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Access4Dev Projects
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 In the remote village of “Labongogali” in Amuru District, Northern Uganda. It was difficult to imagine that this lady walking purposefully to the meeting was going to have anything to do with technology and accessing markets. Not only that, but the National Electricity power grid does not even pass this village... the question going on in my mind was that ..” Will these people ever get out of this remoteness? Where are the shops? Where is the market? All I could see at the trading centre were happy faces threshing their groundnuts! It was harvest time!
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A statement on the recent elections by the women of Uganda
We, the women of Uganda, congratulate fellow citizens for having actively participated in the 2nd multiparty elections since Uganda returned to multiparty system of democracy in 2005. We further congratulate those elected to the different leadership positions, particularly the women who had to overcome significant cultural and systemic barriers to get into these positions. As we start a new period of nation building, we take time to reflect on some of the successes and shortcomings of the election so that we can build on the successes and identify mechanisms to mitigate the shortcomings for a better future. Read in full and participate on statement by women of Uganda - Women speak out! |
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The theme for the Iinternational Women’s Day 2011 is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women”. As WOUGNET joins the rest of the world to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2011, we continue to affirm our Mission - to promote and support the use of ICTs by women and women organisations in Uganda, so that they can take advantage of the opportunities presented by ICTs in order to effectively address national and local problems of sustainable development.
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