Project News & Upcoming Events: 2002

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February 2002
ATCnet seeking HIV-AIDS Stories
Do you think you could help ATCnet with one of our projects - HIV-AIDS Stories. We are looking to learn about individuals, old and young, looking after orphans, doctors and nurses at little clinics, schoolchildren teaching about awareness, women taking control of the behavior change needs, companies being helpful, community initiatives, etc. ATCnet will publish a collection of these stories around February 19, 2002 in conjunction with a series of EVENTS that are being organized to highlight this humanitarian crisis in Africa ..... and we plan to start a fund raising campaign so that the people doing these amazing things can be helped much more than they are at the moment. Click here for additional information, or contact:
Contact person:
T. Peter Burgess
VP and CFO ATCnet
Coordinator ATCnet Database on the African Health and HIV-AIDS Crisis
New York, USA
Tel: 212 772 6918 Fax: 707 371 7805
website: http://www.atcnet.org
email: profitinafrica@aol.com / hivaidsstories@aol.com


Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship on "Facing Global Capital, Finding Human Security: A Gendered Critique"
The National Council for Research on Women and the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York announce a Rockefeller-funded humanities fellowship program, "Facing Global Capital, Finding Human Security: A Gendered Critique". Fellowships will be offered for 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 to selected activists, academics and policymakers. This interdisciplinary program will explore the uses of a human security framework for identifying non-discriminatory, sustainable policies for women and girls, drawing into dialogue critical theories in the humanities and social sciences, and discourses of policymakers and activists. More information (and application form) available at: http://www.ncrw.org and http://web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies/index.htm
Applications for 2002/2003 are due 25 February 2002 (extended deadline).


March 2002
Second Announcement: Women and Environment Conference in preparation of RIO+10
Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM) would like to announce the International Consultative meeting in preparation for RIO+10. The consultative meeting will take place in the first week of March 2002 in Kampala, Uganda. The target groups are African project women leaders who are implementing RIO Conventions, e.g., desertification, biodiversity, climate change and forum on the forests. We intend to examine the UN main conferences that took place after RIO, e.g., Vienna, Copenhagen, Cairo, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome for the Food Summit. In all these meetings, women's involvement at different levels in decision-making was highlighted.
The main objective of this meeting is to take stock from RIO 1992 todate and see how much women have benefited from these UN Conferences and if they haven't, we want to know why they have not benefited. This will help us to come up with a way forward for the 21st Century's women's movement.
International delegates are welcome as observers. For more information about this meeting, please contact:
Contact person:
Mrs. Ruth Mubiru
Executive Director, UWTPM
Email: zenithcafe@yahoo.com (Subject: ATTN Mrs. Ruth Mubiru)
Web: UWTPM Profile


Call for Nominations: Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life
Awarded since 1995 by the Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) - an international NGO for the empowerment of women and children - the Prize ($500 each) annually honours women and women's groups exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment in improving the quality of life in rural communities. The Prize aims to draw international attention to the laureates' contributions to sustainable development, household food security and peace, thus generating more recognition and support for their projects. While rural women are vital in providing examples of sound practice in rural communities, they still do not have to full access tools needed for development, such as education, credit, land rights and participation in decision-making. By highlighting creative development models, innovations and experiences enhancing the quality of life in rural areas, WWSF hopes to participate in addressing the eradication of extreme poverty and help arrest the drift to urban areas.
Deadline for nominations is March 2002. For additional information, including nomination forms, contact:
Contact person:
Maria Peņaloza
Prize program coordinator
The Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF)
P.O.Box 2001, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: (..41 22) 738.66.19
Fax: (..41 22) 738.82.48
Email: prize@vtxnet.ch Web: http://www.woman.ch


Second Africa Telehealth Conference, Kampala, Uganda. March 27 - 30, 2002.
Acting within the framework of the African Information Society Initiative, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Africa Telehealth Project, have been promoting the application of information and communication in various sectors including health. Information and communication technologies have proven crucial for improved health administration and connectivity within the health sector; for supporting decision for curative health; and for improved distribution and reduced cost of medical supplies. However, the health sector in Africa still lags very much behind other sectors in application of these new technologies. Basic applications such as electronic medical records, hospital information systems, local networks for sharing and distributing information among health workers, provision of remote diagnostics via Telemedicine, and community health information systems for local, regional and national services have not been developed in Africa.
The 2002 Africa Telehealth Conference aims at finding means and ways of helping Africa develop and implement self-sustaining telehealth services and increase opportunities for North American and European health service professionals and technology companies participate in this key sector.
For additional information, including registration forms, contact:
Contact person:
Oryema Johnson
President and Founder, Africa Telehealth Project
Email: onoba@hotmail.com Web: http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/peaceportal/


SCWIST Global-Connect projects
The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is sponsoring summer IT camps for girls and young women in Canada. The camps will focus on Internet skills, web page design and Flash Animation. In addition, the program will include "Global-Connect" projects that will enable young women in Canada to connect with young women in Uganda who are also learning IT skills to share progress, dreams and stories of their lives. We are looking for community centers, NGOs or schools in Uganda that would be interested in participating in this program.
The global-connect projects will be one-week summer camps. The approach will be to establish online discussion forums with topics of interest to both the participants in Canada and Uganda. The general theme for the discussions is the empowerment of girls in science and technology, gendering IT, a global look at ICTs and the importance of women in leadership across all areas of ICT policy and practice.
Ugandan schools/NGOs/community centers interested in participating should inform us by March 31, 2002. To indicate your interest or for additional information, contact:
Contact person:
Dorothy Okello
Coordinator, WOUGNET
Email: dokello@wougnet.org


Empowerment Session: "Unlocking your True Potential: Making Effective Presentations"
The Council for Economic Empowerment for Women in Africa - Uganda (CEEWA-U) is planning to conduct an empowerment session Saturday 9th March 2002 at Hotel Equatorial starting at 9.00 am. The empowerment session is on the topic: "Unlocking your True Potential: Making Effective Presentations"
This empowerment session is the first in a series that will be organized by CEEWA-U under its Empowerment programme aimed at equipping women with practical skills that will promote their understanding of the basic principles of making effective presentation. Dr. Martin O'reilly and Mr. Ambrose Kibuuka, experts in Communication and Leadership Skills from Uganda Martyrs University, will facilitate the session.
Each participant is requested to make a contribution of 15,000/= towards teas and lunch. CEEWA-U will meet the rest of the costs. Come and hear the experts talk and improve your skills. Please come with a friend.
For more information, contact:
Contact person:
Angela Nakafeero
Coordinator, CEEWA-U
Email: ceewawires@spacenetuganda.com or anakafeero@ceewawires.org
Tel: 256-41-534190/9


Global Women's Voices: An Online Dialogue-Featuring Global Women Leaders From Around the World
In recognition of International Women's Day, March 8, women leaders from Brazil, India, Uganda, and the United States, discussed the successes and challenges facing women in different parts of the world in a series of live chats from March 5-7 at: http://www.feministcampus.org/globalvoices.asp. Global Women's Voices: An Online Dialogue was a joint initiative of OneWorld U.S., Feminist Majority Foundation, PLANetWIRE.org, Women's EDGE, Global Health Council and Digital Freedom Network.
Rehema Baguma, a member of the WOUGNET Administration Board, participated in the online dialogue. Click here for a transcript of her chat.


FOWODE: seeking book writer
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) has been implementing the Women's Intergenerational Learning and Documentation (WILD) Project. Its goal is to build women's leadership skills through intergenerational learning and documenting women's contributions to the political process of Uganda from the 1940s to date. The main output of this project is a book, which records women's experience in their leadership carriers over generations.
More than 30 stories have been recorded on audiotapes and later transcribed.
FOWODE is now looking for a writer to read, analyse and put together the above stories into a book of up to 250 pages following set guidelines. The suitable applicant should have the following:
  1. Written and published at least five books in the field of women, gender and leadership.
  2. Such publications must have been published by a reputable international publishing house.
  3. Perfect written and spoken English language
  4. Knowledge of social-economic and political developments in Uganda will be added advantage
  5. Holds at least a masters degree
  6. Over 35 years of age
Please send your letter of intention and CV, evidence of the publications to the following address:
Contact person:
The Centre Director,
FOWODE Centre,
P.O. Box 7176,
Kampala, Uganda
E-mail: fowode@utlonline.co.ug



May 2002
Coady International Institute: Certificate For Women ­ Community Development Leadership.
May 13 - June 7, 2002
The Certificate For Women ­ Community Development Leadership Program is an innovative four-week designed to provide women development workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to be effective decision-makers and to advance within their organizations. The Certificate Program will enhance and clarify concepts and theories of development and critically examine various contemporary and leading-edge approaches. Participants will gain specific skills in program planning and evaluation, as well as budgeting and financial management. Completion of the program will provide an expanded understanding of organizational management and leadership.
For more information, please contact:
Contact person:
M. Toogood,
Registrar, Coady International Institute
Tel: (902) 867-3953
Fax: (902) 867-3907
E-mail: mtoogood@stfx.ca


Coady International Institute: Certificate in Managing NGO Resource Centres.
May 13 - June 07, 2002
Development organizations around the world recognize the power of information to raise awareness and mobilize action for social change. They also recognize the need to develop their own capacity to access, organize and use information effectively. They need methods that are both locally appropriate and globally connected.
The Certificate in Managing NGO Resource Centres will provide participants with the opportunity to gain or improve skills in managing information, as well as to analyse the dynamics of indigenous knowledge, appropriate media, information sharing and networking. During the program participants will develop an action plan for their resource centre's contribution to the community-based development, information and education strategies of their organization.
This unique four-week program is intended for those actively working in, or planning to establish, a resource centre. The workshop format will emphasize the active exchange of ideas among participants within a collaborative learning environment. Participants will also have access to excellent information technology facilities. Registration will be limited to 25 participants.
Deadline for application is January 15, 2002. For more information and for applications forms, please contact:
Contact person:
Mildred Toogood,
Registrar, Coady International Institute
Tel: (902) 867-3953
Fax: (902) 867-3907
E-mail: mtoogood@stfx.ca


Celebrating Mountain Women, May 28 - 31, 2002
The UN's proposed International Year of the Mountains (IYM) 2002 has presented a unique opportunity to highlight the realities of life in the mountains and put women on the mountain agenda. In this context, ICIMOD and the Mountain Forum plan to hold a global conference, Celebrating Mountain Women (CMW), to launch a long-term programme for mountain women at ICIMOD. This international conference is a chance to celebrate the drive, spirit and diversity of mountain women everywhere. At the conference, mountain women will also prepare a message for the Earth Summit to be held in South Africa in 2002.
Deadline for registration is January 31, 2002. For more information, please contact:
Contact person:
Ms. Ojaswi Josse
Coordination Unit of Celebrating Mountain Women
IYM 2002 Secretariat, ICIMOD
P.O.Box 3226
Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail: ojaswi@icimod.org.np
Fax: ++ 977 1 524509
Tel: ++977 1 525313


University of California-Berkeley African Studies Center: Call for Women Artists
The University of California-Berkeley African Studies Center is engaged in an academic exhibition of fine art opening this fall (August-December 2002) involving East African artists. The focus of the exhibition centers on the Uganda Women's Movement, and will feature original works by artists of both sexes, accompanied by information related to this topic.
Type of artwork sought: we prefer original 2-D works (paintings) on canvas, such as oils, acrylics, etc., no larger than 24x36 inches. The subject of the work should center upon Women's empowerment, including aspects of political,social, economic, or professional development, at either a personal or societal level. Each artist must also provide a short paragraph describing the work and its significance to this topic and to the Uganda women's movement, as it applies.
Click here for a description of the project. Art works are expected at the Center by end of May 2002.
Update (June 2002): Now available is a preview of selected original artworks exhibiting Fall 2002 at the African Studies Department, University of California at Berkeley. Accompanying each image, participating artists explain and interpret visual elements within their work relating to impacts, changes, and developments for women, both personal and societal, in East Africa and beyond. Over a dozen new original artworks were created specifically for this event by such artists as Lilian Nabulime (Uganda), Yvonne Muinde (Kenya), David Kibuuka (Uganda), and Stella Atai (Uganda).
To receive an invitation to the on-location exhibition opening August-December 2002 at UC-Berkeley, or to receive additional information, contact:
Contact person:
Alexander Calder, Curator
THE ART ROOM, Fine Arts Center for East Africa
San Francisco
Email: gadart@aol.com
Web: http://www.theartroom-sf.com/womenemerging.htm


The East African Meeting on Alternative Leadership, May 23 - 26, 2002
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) with support from Ford Foundation will convene a meeting of East African researchers and activists working to promote alternative and transformative leadership. The meeting of 40 participants to be held in Uganda will review the existing forms of leadership and explore alternative and transformative modes of leadership and share strategies. The perspectives and experiences of the participants will be documented and disseminated widely in the region in order to strengthen institutions working in this field.
Click here for the Aide Memoire for the meeting. For more information, please contact:
Contact person:
The Director
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)
P.O. Box 7176
Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: 256-41-540241/2
Fax: 256-41-540243
E-mail: fowode@utlonline.co.ug


African Stepping Stone trainers participate in Reproductive Well-being & Domestic Violence workshops, May 2002
Two Ugandan Stepping Stone trainers have been selected to participate in a series of Building Bridges workshops that will help them share understandings and approaches in the fields of Sexual and Reproductive Well-being and Domestic Violence. Joyce Kadowe Namulondo, an Advisor for Social and Economic Mobilisation with Uganda Aids Commission and Baron Oron, a lead training programmes facilitator for Action Aid Uganda, Kenya and ACORD of Tanzania will be joining eight other African Stepping Stones trainers to visit UK and Nicaragua during the month of May.
Ten trainers from Uganda, Gambia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are scheduled to meet together with UK and Nicaraguan practitioners involved in gender and HIV work and to look at lessons emerging from their varied experiences. These exchange visits are being facilitated by Exchange Programme, a networking and learning programme on health communication for development hosted by Healthlink Worldwide and funded by Department for International Development (DFID).
Click here for the complete report. For additional information, please contact:
Contact Person
Frank Mubiru
Networking/Information Officer, Exchange
A networking and learning programme on health communication for development,
c/o Healthlink Worldwide, 40 Adler Street, London, E1 1EE, UK
Tel:+44 (0)20 7539 1570 (general),+44 (0)20 7539 1574 (direct)
Fax: +44 (0)20 7539 1580
E-mail: mubiru.f@healthlink.org.uk
Website: http://www.healthcomms.org



June 2002
Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women and ICTs, June 3 - 7, 2002
The Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is to raise awareness on ICT amongst women in the Horn of Africa region and to explore opportunities for harnessing the technology to work as a tool for their development. The conference will provide an opportunity for participants to hear what is happening on the ground for the purposes of learning and replication. The conference is organised by the African Centre for Women, Information & Communications Technology (ACWICT), a non-governmental organisation in Kenya committed to promoting the use of ICTs amongst women in the African Region.
For more information, please contact:
Contact person:
Conference Coordinator
African Centre for Women, Information & Communications Technology
P.O. Box 20956
Nairobi, Kenya
Fax: 254-2-567112
Tel: 254-2-560486
E-mail: information@acwict.or.ke Web: http://www.acwict.or.ke


Online Conference: Information Access for Rural Women, June 3 - 21, 2002
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) invites you to participate in an online conference on "Information Access for Rural Women". Information, communication and entertainment are as critical for rural living as they are for urban living, and indeed there is increasing demand for information and communication equipment and services in rural areas. However, major challenges exist in terms of available means of information access and dissemination as well as how to operate the audio-visual systems used in rural areas.
Conference and registration information is available in English and French. For additional information, please contact:
Contact person:
Dorothy Okello
Coordinator, WOUGNET
Email: dokello@wougnet.org
Web: Conference webpage


Entrepreneurship Training Programme for Women, Uganda, June 10 - 28, 2002
With the support of Global Fund For Women (GFW), NVIWODA Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Develoment has since 1998 to-date, been able to train 377 women entrepreneurs, who are now engaged in various enterprises. 0ur 12th programme is scheduled for 10th June - 28th June and 25 participants are expected to benefit from the programme. Click here for information about the programme and about registration. For additional information, please contact:
Contact information:
Cissy Nyarwa
Programme Coordinator, NVIWODA
Email: nyarwacissy@mailcity.com
Web: NVIWODA Profile


East African Gender Budget Sub Regional Conference, June 17 - 21, 2002
Forum for Women in democracy (FOWODE) with the assistance from UNDP is organising a gender budget sub regional conference. The rationale for this conference is to share countries experiences of gender budget initiatives in the eastern sub region of Africa and further advocate for gender equity in budgets. This conference is the last activity of our grassroots women leaders project. Other activities done under this project include gender budget training workshop, gender advocacy training workshop and the gender budget advocacy campaign workshop. Click here for the Aide Memoire for the meeting. For more information, please contact:
Contact person:
Mukunda Julius Mugisha
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)
P.O. Box 7176
Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: 256-41-540241/2
Fax: 256-41-540243
E-mail: fowode@utlonline.co.ug



July 2002
Women's Worlds 2002: The 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, July 21-26, 2002 (Second announcement)
The congress is organized around the main theme "Gendered Worlds: Gains and Challenges". This theme provides an opportunity for a broad reflection on the state of women and gender issues from a gendered perspective within the context of change. It enables discussions focused on both differences and similarities and offers positive pointers for future action for gender equity and equality. The Women's Worlds 2002 special focus areas will be the African perspective, young voices, gendering women and men, celebrating multiculturality and diversity and North - South perspectives. These focus areas will be reflected in the congress program themes.
Deadline for submitting your abstracts is December 30, 2000.
Download a copy of the Second Announcement with:

Reduced hotel rates are available for participants to the Women's Worlds Congress and the Know How Conference. Click here for the list of hotels around Kampala with the reduced rates.

Contact person:
The Co-ordinator, Women's Worlds 2002
Department of Women and Gender Studies
Makerere University
P.O Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 256-41-531484
Fax: 256-41-543539
E-mail: gendermu@africaonline.co.ug Web page: http://www.makerere.ac.ug/womenstudies


Women's Worlds 2002 Congress Call for Abstracts: Gendering Pleasure
The Women's Worlds 2002 Congress is inviting abstracts on the theme: Gendering Pleasure. Possible topics include:

Feel free to make suggestions in this respect. If you are interested in the panels, please submit an abstract on any topic of your choice.
For additional information, please contact:
Contact person:
Grace Bantebya (PhD), Convener
Department of Women and Gender Studies
Makerere University
P.O Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 256-41-531484
Fax: 256-41-543539
E-mail: gendermu@africaonline.co.ug Web page: http://www.makerere.ac.ug/womenstudies


Know How Conference on the World of Women's Information
The Know How conference 2002 will be held within Women World's 2002 program from 23-27 July, 2002 in Kampala, Uganda. This will be the 5th conference of specialists in the collection and dissemination of information relevant to women. The conference is being organized by Isis-Women's International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE) assisted by the International Information Center and Archives for the Women's Movement (IIAV) in Amsterdam.
The two events complement each other in that the Women's Worlds brings together creators of knowledge (researchers) while the Know How conference brings together specialists in getting information to where it is needed--to the grassroots, researchers, policy makers and the media. By bringing the information specialists to the Women's Worlds conference and researchers to the Know How workshops, we hope to radically affect the relationships between research, activism and information flows.
All conference participants and information specialists will be welcome to the Know How Workshops and the thematic workshops of the Women's Worlds congress.
Update (June 2002): Following are pre-conference documents (WORD format) for the Kampala Know How Conference. As indicated in the conference program, a number of parallel sessions and workshops are being organised. The number of participants for each room is limited. If you have a clear preference to one of these workshops contact the conference organizers before July 15, 2002. The principal is first come, first served. The available documents are:
  1. Pre-conference document - Know How Conference: Background information on the Kampala Know How Conference; Mission of the Know How Conference; Linkage Women's World and Know How Conference; Program and Overview of the sessions; Conference Format; List of Organizers.
  2. Report of the IIAV to the Kampala Know How Conference: Background; Taking the Declaration of the Know How Conference to the UN; Knowledge Sharing Program: Projects and Partners; Future Plans; Ideas on the future of Know How; Declaration of the Amsterdam Know How Conference; Press Release, Joke Smit Prize.
  3. Translation and Interpretation: Translation and interpretation services available at the Know How conference.
Contact person:
Director, Isis-WICCE
P.O Box 4934
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 256-41-543953
Fax: 256-41-543954
E-mail: isis@starcom.co.ug Web page: http://www.isis.or.ug/knowhow/


Call for Proposals: Know How Conference on the World of Women's Information
The organizers of the Know How Conference Kampala (see announcement above) call on women's media, Internet managers, information and advocacy organizations -as well as researchers- to submit proposals for the Know How Conference on the World of Women's Information, to be held at the Makerere University campus, Kampala, Uganda, 23-27 July 2002. Your proposal should address the Conference's mission, which is: "To build and consolidate powerful relationships between participating organizations, in order to create new programs to make information on the position of women, and for women, highly accessible and visible." Click here for further information.



September 2002
Youth Employment Summit, Egypt, September 11-15, 2002
The Youth Employment Summit will be the first time diverse stakeholders convene to focus their attention on addressing youth employment. The Summit in Alexandria will be the launch pad for the Decade Campaign of Action to promote youth employment. Leading up to September 2002, the YES Secretariat is raising awareness on the issue of youth employment to develop the necessary support systems for youth to have productive and sustainable livelihoods. As part of YES2002's on-going efforts to support the Global Alliance for Youth Employment we have designed a new, easy to use web site. Not only does the YES site have a new look and a simpler navigation, it contains a whole host of additional features that includes a section dedicated to the Alexandiria Summit with details on the summit agenda, and registration. The web site will soon have an interactive Global Alliance database that allows you to upload information about your organization and find other groups working in your area of interest.
Contact person:
Fred Clark
Youth Employment Summit Secretariat
E-mail: info@youthemploymentsummit.org   Web: http://www.youthemploymentsummit.org


Announcing The APC Africa Hafkin Communications Prize in 2002
The 2002 theme for the APC Africa Hafkin Communications Prize is "People-Centred Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy in Africa". The prize is open to civil society organisations, government institutions, educational organisations, community-based groups, networks, social movements and individuals anywhere in Africa. APC Africa is looking for ICT *policy* initiatives that: The prize of USD$7,500.00 will be shared amongst up to three winning initiatives. The deadline for nominations is September 15, 2002. For more information about the prize, contact:
Contact person:
APC Africa Hafkin Prize
E-mail: hafkin-prize@apc.org   Web: http://www.apc.org/english/hafkin/2002.shtml


Online discussion: African Women and NEPAD
African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)-Africa-Women is hosting an e-mail discussion on African Women and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). The discussion will be conducted from September to December 2002. Discussion will be in French and English, and will focus on the following topics: The G8 Action Plan and the critique done so far are available via email upon request from FEMNET. The other three documents (PDF format) are available at the NEPAD website - http://www.nepad.org.
If you are interested in participating and/or for additional information, contact:
Contact person:
Mary Wandia
Programme Officer Advocacy
African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET)
P. O. Box 54562, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 2 3741301/20
Fax: +254 2 3742927
E-mail: femnet@africaonline.co.ke   Website: http://www.africaonline.co.ke/femnet



October 2002
PANOS Media Fellowships on ICTs-enabled Communication Strategies for Social Change
Panos seeks to offer a number of fellowship grants to journalists or development experts to research and write articles in national and international media on ICTs and their development impact. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are recognised as a powerful tool to facilitate social development. Panos sees the need to have an independent account by journalists and development experts who can reflect the range of perspectives among user communities, the rural poor, government officers, development workers, policy makers, and other stakeholders, as to what 'ICTs for development' means in their societies. These views need to frame the debate around ICTs-enabled development discourses. Panos plans to commission journalists and development experts from the South to visit telecentres in their regions. Click here for details on the call for fellows. Deadline for receiving proposals is Sunday October 13, 2002. (Note: deadline has been extended from October 4, 2002)
Contact person:
Murali Shanmugavelan
Panos Institute
9 White Lion Street
London N1 9PD, UK
Tel: +44 20 7278 1111
Fax: +44 20 7278 0345
Email: MuraliS@panoslondon.org.uk   Web: http://www.panos.org.uk



November 2002
16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence: Creating a Culture that Says No to Violence Against Women, November 25 - December 10, 2002
For the past eleven years, over 1, 000 individuals and organizations from over 100 countries have sponsored activities in their communities during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, November 25 - December 10, to raise awareness about all forms of violence against women. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence has become an annual event in many towns, states and regions. Activists have used this 16-day period to create a solidarity movement that raises awareness around gender-based violence as a human rights abuse. The movement works to ensure better protection for survivors of violence and calls for the elimination of all forms of violence against women.
During this year's campaign, advocates are encouraged to discuss and strategize around the link between culture and all forms of violence against women: violence that women experience in their homes, in their communities, by the state, by non-state actors, during times of war and during times of peace. Click here for suggestions on how to get involved.
Please send a description of planned activities for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence to:
Contact person:
Lisa M. Clarke
16 Days Campaign Coordinator
Center for Women's Global Leadership
160 Ryders Lane
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555, USA
Fax: (1-732) 932-1180
E-mail: lmclarke@rci.rutgers.edu   Web: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu


Africamix Collective Volunteer Pledge for Needy Children Festival, November 16-17, 2002
The Africamix Collective Volunteer Pledge for Needy Children festival in Uganda is a two day long alcohol-free outdoor celebration that focuses on fostering and encouraging utilizing of multicultural arts and music celebrations to help combat child abuse and neglect. (The two-day event was originally scheduled for September 7-8). The volunteer-organized and oriented traveling arts and music festival provides a forum for volunteer guest speakers to promote public awareness of the ongoing impact of child abuse. The Africamix festival will take place in 20 countries, strengthening and bringing people together to celebrate their diversity.
Contact person:
Hazel Twesigye
Afrikamix-Uganda Coordinator
Tel: 256-(0)77-456448
E-mail: uganda@afrikamix.com   Web: http://www.africamix.com/uganda.html


Job Postings: Open Knowledge Network (OKN) and OneWorld
The Open Knowledge Network, http://www.openknowledge.net , is an initiative of the G8 Digital Opportunity Taskforce (DOTForce) linking together existing grassroots information and knowledge-sharing initiatives to promote both the creation and the exchange of local content as widely as possible across the South, supported by a range of different information and communication technologies (ICTs). The programme is coordinated by OneWorld International and its network of southern offices.
OneWorld is a dynamic, non-profit network dedicated to promoting human rights and sustainable development through the Internet. As part of the "Catalysing Access to Technology in Africa" (CATIA) programme funded by DFID, OneWorld will be implementing a range of activities in support of African broadcasters' access and use of ICTs. Activities will include the development of online products for broadcasters, support for access points/hubs, and technical and content training for broadcasters and NGOs producing audio.

Applications are called for the following positions:

To apply: Send email to jobs@oneworld.net to request for an application pack. No CVs. Deadline for application forms: 5pm, Monday 25 November. Interviews: early December.

Contact person:
Tori Holmes
Open Knowledge Network
E-mail: tori.holmes@oneworld.net   Web: http://www.openknowledge.net



December 2002
Call for Applications: Access to Justice Initiative
The International Commission of Jurists - Kenya section is calling for applications to be considered under the Access to Justice Initiative. The Initiative aims at the promotion and empowerment of human rights in Africa and offers financial and professional support to the litigation in Court of cases defending human rights. The applications should concern the legal defence of human rights' cases in Court, before a national or international tribunal. The International Commission of Jurists will furnish professional legal support and will contribute to the case litigation costs with 3000 USD + eventual 1000 USD for a legal expert consultancy. The organizations participating to the Initiative will became part of the ICJ Access to Justice network and the cases will be published. The Initiative is open to Community Based Associations, NGOs, as well as to private law firms, willing to defend cases involving human rights in Court. The Initiative seeks to develop human rights jurisprudence in 5 specific thematic areas: (1) Labour rights; (2) Women's rights under customary law; (3) Right to health; (4) Rights of individuals with HIV/AIDS; (5) Right to fair trial. Other cases involving internationally recognized human rights might be supported ad hoc.
Click here for a WORD document with details on the participation criteria and application procedures (including an application form). The deadline to submit applications is December 10, 2002.
Contact person:
Clara Polsinelli
International Commission of Jurists (Kenya Section),
International Cooperation Program
P.O. Box 59743, Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: info@icj-kenya.org     Web: http://www.icj-kenya.org



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