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South Africa: Privacy and domestic violence online and off

3. September 2010

JOHANNESBURG (Esther Nasikye and Sally-Jean Shackleton for GenderIT.org) While women’s rights activists have been at the forefront of making the private crimes that occur at home – domestic violence, marital rape – public, new technologies are making the private public in ways that disenfranchise, alienate and violate women. ChangeWaves’Esther Nasikye and Sally-Jean Shackleton (WomensNet) explore how ICTs, privacy and domestic [...]

A freaky welcome to South Africa

17. August 2010

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First was a loud cry. Then a gun shot that was followed by desperate screams that seemed from a woman begging for mercy but in a language I don’t understand. Time check, 4:10 am. The voices of the men then grew louder and louder also speaking a language I don’t understand. Just then, I remembered, [...]

If I were a boy

13. August 2010

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August is Women’s Month in South Africa, my new home at the moment. While watching some of the women celebrate their achievements over the years and demand for what needs to be done, I remembered this piece that I read on Women’s Day back home in Uganda. Interesting piece! Beyonce has a popular song – If [...]

World Cup African Style

15. June 2010

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In about two hours time, all eyes around the world will turn to Africa as we witness the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. We celebrate this outstanding leadership action demonstrated by South Africa’s successful bid to host the World Cup in Africa for the very first time. This is a momentous day [...]

Funding Opportunity for Prevention of Gender-based violence

9. June 2010

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Funding opportunity for Prevention of Gender-based violence projects Deadline: 1 July 2010 Global The US State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) is requesting proposals from organizations to implement projects on prevention of gender-based violence…[more] Freedom to Create Prize Deadline: 15 August 2010 All Countries Individuals from any part of the world or nationality can apply for the Freedom to [...]

Conquering our fears

9. June 2010

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One of my greatest fears is traveling on water. I always tell people close to my heart that I travel “over water and not on water.” Many times I have foregone promises of wonderful weekends with girlfriends on certain islands because of this fear. Never mind I know how to swim. But June 4th 2010, will forever [...]

Researching Internet: Where to Start & New Ideas

29. March 2010

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This is an informative piece that I thought I could share with people interested in ICT4D and telecentres for that matter. It is a piece posted by Sienna Miller to the Youthink blog on the World Bank website. Sienna has been doing research on traditional telecenter sustainability. She makes some interesting observations. I have spent the [...]

ICTs linking local women to the global agenda

12. March 2010

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“Patriarchy defines leadership from the perspective of public office but not a woman running 25 support groups in the village,” explained Nyaradzayi Gumbodzvanda in session she presented about patriarchy during day one of the Global NGO Forum in New York. I have met many women in Uganda who are doing amazing work [...]

The invention of lying

12. March 2010

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It is February 26. I am on a seven hour flight from London to New York and I have been reading for the past couple of hours. I decide to catch up on the news. In the headlines: “Mother and step father starve 8 year old to death: Wayne Bridge opts out of England World [...]

Intimate partner violence and ICTs

2. February 2010

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A woman is at more risk in places where she is supposed to feel safe and with people she is supposed to trust the most. he story of a 26 year old Brenda Karamuzi, who was allegedly murdered by her lover and thrown in a septic tank is still fresh in many a Ugandan’s mind. As [...]