Twitter Chat: Creating ICT-related Impact on grassroots communities as a Result of the SMILE Project
Introduction The SMILE Project, which stands for “Strengthening Women’s Livelihoods and Magnifying Resilience to COVID-19 Emergency by Promoting Effective Use of Digital Technologies in Uganda’’ funded by APC aims to create ICT-related impact on grassroots communities by providing them with access to affordable and innovative technology solutions and skills. The project seeks to bridge the […]
How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Digital Transformation for Women-led Organisations?
Caption: WOUGNET’s visit to one of its Member Organisation Integrating digital technology into all areas, especially for women-led organisations has fundamentally changed how they operate and deliver value to communities. With the growing trends, digital technologies are widely perceived as a promising means to promote access to information for organisations. On the other hand, the […]
How the Proposed Digital Service Tax Threatens Women’s Right of Access to Information
For any economy and its people to thrive, a fair and just taxation system must be in existence. On November 14th, 2020, the Nile Post, a popular news tabloid reported that the government of the Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development intends to levy a new digital service tax on […]
Girls in ICT Day 2020 Celebration: What does it mean for Girls in Tech
The International Girls in ICT day was celebrated on April 23, 2020, with the theme “Inspiring the Next Generations.” One would ask, what is being done to inspire the next generations of young women and girls to embrace Tech? Information and Communications Technology [ICT] is still a critical need for girls and women. As you […]
What do you know about typosquatting?
What is typosquatting? Typosquatting, also called URL hijacking, a sting site, or a fake URL, is a form of cybersquatting, and possibly brandjacking which relies on mistakes such as typos made by Internet users when inputting a website address into a web browser. Should a user accidentally enter an incorrect website address, they may be led […]
My Experience with Cherie Blair Foundation
Cherie Blair Foundation (CBF) is a mentorship programme for women in business where young women entrepreneurs in Uganda and other countries are matched with mentors from different parts of the world under CBF aimed at enabling women in business gain more knowledge and skills on how best they can improve on their businesses based on […]
Cultural Norms, Beliefs and Values: The Reconstruction of Stereotypes on Women
The saying goes, “behind every successful man, there is a woman” however many men are still blind about women’s values. Over the past decade, women have been restricted from a lot of opportunities. This has been constructed on cultural values, norms, beliefs plus the prevailing stereotypes on women. For instance, globally women are believed to […]
Youth Urged to Provide Evidence to Influence Public Policy
On the 21st march 2019, during the youth 4 polciy public dialogue and the launch of the second cohort fellowship that was held at Sheraton hotel in Kampala by KAS Uganda in partnership with Centre for Development Alternatives (CDA) and Public Policy Institute (IPP), offered a platform for 8 youth4policy fellows to present and discuss their […]
The centrality of internet rights in the contemporary digital landscape in Africa
The proliferation of Information and Communications Technologies in the global South and theopportunities that these tools have presented in transforming the world particularly in Africa is onethat can be described as phenomenal. The euphoria that has been encapsulated within the term‘Africa Rising’ according to researchers is attributed to Africa’s expanding middle class and thedevelopment of […]
How farmers can benefit from Agricultural Financing
According to the World Bank, demand for food is estimated to increase by 70% by 2050 and at least USD$80 Billion will be needed in annual investments to meet this demand. A huge chunk of these billions is expected to come from the private sector and in particular the banking sector. Some governments and farmers […]