Member Spotlight: Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

This month, Sokari Ekine interviews Dorothy Okello, the founder and director of WOUGNET. WOUGNET (Kabissa profile, website hosted on Kabissa) has been a Kabissa member since 2001.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are widely recognised as key tools in addressing a variety of challenges including governance, poverty, health, market access, and access to information. However, is this more of a promise than it is reality? How can ICTs be used to increase wealth and to reduce poverty? What is not being done to use ICTs for poverty reduction and why is it not being done?

Contents

1. Dear Mimi: Internet Advice Column
2. Under the Baobab Tree: Announcements from Kabissa Members
3. Kabissa Matters
4. Technology News and Resources
5. Opportunities Pot
6. Member Spotlight: Women of Uganda Network