It was also pointed out that a needs assessment should be carried out to understand the different contexts of all women in Uganda. This will help establish online risks and how they can best be managed. It will also ensure full participation, extensive reach and inclusion of rural vulnerable and marginalized women at risk in future dialogues on regards to online safety and security.
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We are often judged and sometimes, we judge ourselves too. We breathe but for the most part we feel like we are at death’s edge. We smile but within us we’re suffocating. We are confused and afraid of what the future will bring yet amidst all this, we must stay strong for our children.
The Uganda Key Population Consortium #UKPC2020 in partnership with Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) recently held a key stakeholders’ meeting to give a clear understanding of the #UKPC2020 road map as well as to recognize the consortium’s partners’ efforts in serving key populations within the country.
I have been a victim and survivor of different forms of violence; I have faced hate, torture and discrimination from my workplace, friends and colleagues; I even harbored suicidal thoughts at some point, I have been insulted and judged, I have known pain and felt the pain of my children, I know how it feels to keep moving even when you’re left with no energy to move.
The discussions revolved around the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 and its impact on digital security to available fourth industrial technologies as well as reflection on the trends of online violence and how these can be mitigated.
Introducing a poetry series on Queer parenting by Winfred Muggie who candidly shares her thoughts and experiences.
Ice Breakers Uganda (IBU) hosted its first community Sunday of the year on 9th January 2020; the event was dubbed #SundayFun. Despite the hot afternoon, several LGBTI+ community members flocked IBU’s premises for an opportunity to kick back, let loose and relax while they caught up with their peers.
Through the discussion, participants agreed that sisterhood is a natural, selfless and deliberate bond or connection between or among women to support one another relentlessly despite their differences.
LBQ Loose Network, a collective of Ugandan lesbian, bisexual and queer women held the first ever Feminist Leadership Institute in Kampala. The two-day workshop which was supported by CREA took place on Thursday 30th January and Friday 31st January 2020
2020 has however started off on a good note as the enthusiastic team has been awarded a scholarship through The International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) to participate in the upcoming tournament in Melbourne.