Digital Empowerment and Computer Skills Training: Enhancing Response to COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence by WOUGNET Members in Uganda
We as Warm Hearts were very privileged to host Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) staff at our office. We are glad that we got an […]
Why ending Body-Shaming should be at the Top of Every Women’s right online activist’s Agenda
Background In 2013, Lindsey Kukunda the Founder of Her Empire (Not Your Body), a feminist organization in Uganda called out a popular […]
Women Rights Online Matters: Why it is important to close the Gender Digital Gap in Uganda
Introduction The global digital gender divide is keeping hundreds of millions of women and girls from fully participating and contributing online with almost half […]
Tackling Gender-Based Violence in the Cyber Space #StopOnlineGBVUG
Do you know about Online Gender-Based Violence? Well, for some this is hard to even imagine, for others, it awakens trauma that […]
Online Gender-Based Violence: How can we tackle the harm on victims/survivors in Uganda?
The line between online and offline Gender-Based Violence is so thin to the extent that the negative impact is most likely to cause […]
#AskforConsent Campaign: The Understanding of “Revenge Porn”
In early 2020, Women of Uganda Network joined other digital human rights defenders from different parts of Uganda through the Ttaala program by Defend Defenders. […]
Not ‘revenge porn’: Non-consensual intimate imagery in Uganda.
Non-consensual intimate images (NCII), more commonly known by the misnomer “revenge porn” refers to sexually explicit images and videos that are captured, […]
Holistic security strategies and measures to address non-consensual intimate images (NCII)
Non-consensual intimate images (NCII), commonly known by the misnomer “revenge porn” is on the rise in Uganda and Sub-Saharan African countries like […]
The Implication of COVID-19 on Women’s Internet Use in Uganda
The spread of COVID-19 has impacted the global economy and transformed the way we communicate, connect, and share information. As of 13th May […]
Flattening the COVID-19 Pandemic Curve calls for a fight against Misinformation and Disinformation
The quest to flatten the contagion curve through social distancing and lockdowns is a measure that every country has done or planning […]
Online Violence Against Women & Girls is Still an Ignored Human Rights Violation in Uganda.
When one mentions online violence against women and girls, not so many eyebrows would be raised despite being on the rise and […]
Recognize, Appreciate, and Celebrate Every Woman #EachforEqual
On women’s day, we celebrate Women who have broken the glass ceiling, women who have made remarkable achievements in various sectors, Women […]