How social media platforms can create awareness of proper sanitation and hygiene
More people are getting involved with social media platforms with Facebook having the biggest percentage. Uganda’s social media stats for 2019 indicate the number of people using social media platforms, Facebook at 57.4%, Pinterest at 25.09%, Twitter at 11.74%, youtube at 4.01%, and Instagram at 1.13%. With this number of users, social media can be used to […]
Enhancing Farmer’s Capacity to Produce Own Seed: WOUGNET Farmer Field Day Story.
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) in collaboration with consortium member organizations are tirelessly working to enhance the capacity of farmers to start producing rice and green gram (locally known as choroko) seeds in a bid to increase income and secure food nutrition and security through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools. At the initial […]
Impact of the WOUGNET ICT Training on the rural communities
For information and communication technologies and skills to be more effective in rural areas, ICT training must be conducted to equip the rural population with knowledge on how to fully utilize the different available ICTs accessible to them. Training in ICTs, to a greater extent, narrows the digital gap between rural and urban communities. The […]
Shifting Attitudes and Norms to end child marriage
In a greater part of the world, the foundations of various aspects of life in society have been built on patriarchal norms. The belief is that man is above all and that all who are not him must submit to or be subdued by him. Yet still and in fact, it would be easy to […]
The Question of Women’s Economic Empowerment
Agency which implies “the ability to act” is key in women’s empowerment. Women cannot claim to be empowered if they lack the ability to act and cannot take a bigger step. Uganda’s strategy for wealth creation aims at creating economic empowerment for both genders, but how is it going to benefit women if they are […]
KNOB Attack (The Bluetooth loophole)
A research team has publicized a vulnerability in Bluetooth that may affect nearly every device that supports the wireless communication protocol. Chipmakers were made aware of the so-called Key Negotiation of Bluetooth (KNOB) Attack in November. BlackBerry and Google have announced patches for Android devices. Many of us use Bluetooth technology for its convenience and sharing capabilities. […]
Highlighting the importance of digital skilling rural youth for development.
TOPIC: Youth, Women, ICT. Internet, RCDF The 12th of August was selected as the commemoration day for youth by the United Nations through a resolution passed in 1999. Commemorated annually since the year 2000, it is a day that has been set aside to highlight various issues that affect the youth globally. Since its first commemoration […]
Translating Access into Empowerment: WOUGNET Tweet Chat #WROUganda
As a way to prepare for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) which is an annual commemoration, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) conducted a twitter chat on 24th November 2017 under the theme “Translating Access into Empowerment”. This was to reflect on the organization’s work in phase II of the Women’s Rights […]
Women’s venture in Business: Paving Sustainability for their families
On arrival to Apac town last year in July 2018, majority of the people had closed their businesses by 9:30 pm in order to have enough rest and for safety reasons given most attacks take place in the night. Apac district is located in the Northern region of Uganda with a population of 368,626. The major economic […]
Social Media Dos and Don’ts for Civic-Engagement: Relevant Tips for Social Media Activism
On 25th June 2019, WOUGNET participated at the 5th annual social media conference at Xanadu Collection hotel organized Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Uganda. The theme of this year’s conference was Social Media and the Prospects for Digital Politics in Africa. The conference was attended by journalists, activists, media experts, bloggers, and social media influencers, representatives from government, […]