Dear Sister,

Warm greetings from Forum from Women in Democracy (FOWODE). As you may all recall, we agreed at the Uganda Feminist Forum in Jinja that one of the ways in which we could contribute to the revitalization of the women’s movement was through the holding of regular dialogues “Ekimeeza” to discuss issues that are critical to women. It was agreed that these dialogues would provide an opportunity to enhance the knowledge base of women on a range of issues and were a potentially powerful medium of mobilizing support for women’s issues.

PRESS RELEASE

July 22^nd 2008

First Lango Forum on e-Agriculture:

Integrating innovative ICTs and Information Communication Management techniques in Agricultural and Rural Development

Women of Uganda Network and Kubere Information Centre (KIC),  with support of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP – EU (CTA) and Hivos, will hold the first Lango Forum on e-Agriculture in Apac district on 31^st July 2008.  The forum will take place in Omodi Hostel located in Apac town. The purpose of the forum is to sensitize rural women and the community at large on the role of ICTs in rural and agricultural development. Forum participants will share knowledge on how ICTs have been or could be applied in agriculture and rural development within the region, highlighting both the benefits and the challenges. Participants will include farmers, district leaders, civil society organisations from Apac, Gulu, Lira, and Oyam districts, and stakeholders from other areas of Uganda.