WOUGNET is in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire this week from 14th to 16th April, 2026 contributing to conversations on digital rights and inclusion at the #DRIF26
🔗Find out sessions @wougnet
will be hosting & participating in here: drif.paradigmhq.org/agenda/
#DRIF26
🔔OUT OF OFFICE!
The WOUGNET team is currently out of office on a staff retreat focusing on team building, strategic planning & mental wellness.
We look forward to returning refreshed & even more committed to create inclusive digital spaces for women & girls in Uganda!
Happy Easter!
We wish all our partners, members and allies a joyful Easter holiday as we continue to advocate for women’s digital rights 🎉
May this Good Friday bring peace, love, and forgiveness into your Life. May the blessings of Christ fill your heart with hope and joy.
Last week, we joined stakeholders at the National Forum on to validate the PAR findings under the “Strengthening Feminist Spaces for Action! Women’s Rights Organisations Networking in the Great Lakes Region” by Uganda Women’s Network. It was a space for reflection, dialogue, and collective analysis
How are the trends in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) shaping digital rights, governance and control in Africa?
Join us next week on Thursday at this webinar hosted by African Internet Rights Alliance & Pollicy as we assess the current trends in DPI.
📆Tuesday, 31st March 2026
⏰ 4:00PM EAT
We recently participated in the Applied Machine Intelligence in East Africa Master Class at COCIS, Makerere University.
The masterclass provided served as a forum for dialogue & knowledge exchange among higher education institutions & other relevant stakeholders.
Eid Mubarak to our Muslim partners, members, friends and allies✨🌙
May Allah accept your prayers, fasting and all the good deeds performed during this sacred period. May He reward your devotion with peace, guidance, and abundant blessings.
Join us on March 17th at 2:30pm EDT for Feminist Approaches to Justice, a #CSW70 side event featuring global experts on women’s access to justice in conflict settings, Africa, Indigenous communities, the EU & more.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2sjvwh5s
#AccessToJustice
🗞️Journalism relies on connection to sources, editors, audiences, and the truth. When digital access disappears, the flow of information that communities depend on is disrupted.
🔗Explore more findings on the impact of internet shutdowns on journalists here:
wougnet.org/download/no-...
☑️Understanding the impact of internet shutdowns helps us recognize why protecting digital access matters for communities, economies, and democratic participation.
🔗 Explore more on how internet shutdowns affect communities: shorturl.at/dIPkI
#KeepItOn #DigitalRightsUg #AccessToInformation
Happy International Women’s Day 2026!
👏Today, we celebrate the women who have demonstrated courage in leadership and commitment to shaping the future of women and girls.
Let’s continue to advocate for systems that prevent and respond to gender-based violence.💪
#IWD26
WOUGNET is at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from 16th–20th February! 🇮🇳
We’re excited to join global leaders, policymakers, technologists, and civil society actors to explore Generative, Predictive, and Agentic AI safety through a gender lens.
Your heart isn’t the only thing that needs protection. Your personal data, chats, and images do too!
Encourage your friends to think before they click and report suspicious activity. Let’s make love, kindness, and safety go hand‑in‑hand this #SaferInternetDay.
🔐At Women of Uganda Network, we believe everyone deserves control over their data and digital dignity.
📱Report data misuse and online abuse through our OGBV portal: ogbv.wougnet.org
#TakeControlOfYourData
#MyDataMyRight
Data Privacy Week is here!
From online safety to responsible data use, this week we empower communities to understand their rights & take practical steps to safeguard their digital lives.
#TakeControlOfYourData
#MyDataMyRight
#PersonalDataIsPrivate
We’re honored! 🎉
ECOSOC granted Women of Uganda Network Development Special Consultative Status with the UN.
Reach out to info@wougnet.org to register for CSW70, taking place in March 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
📢More info: unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-p...
⏰Deadline: January 23, 2026
No internet shutdowns, no silencing young voices.
Elections must be open, inclusive, and connected.
Access to the internet is access to participation, information, and democracy.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
Internet shutdowns hit some people harder than others:
women, youth, persons with disabilities, rural communities, and small businesses.
Digital exclusion during elections deepens inequality.
That shouldn’t be our legacy.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
When the internet is shut down, it’s not just politics that suffers.
Journalists can’t report.
Businesses can’t trade.
Families can’t communicate.
Voters can’t verify.
We all lose.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
Security matters.
But blanket internet shutdowns silence everyone, including peaceful voters, observers, and the media.
That’s why we’re calling for restraint, transparency, and respect for rights.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
This campaign is about prevention, not reaction.
We’re raising our voices before polling day so Uganda doesn’t repeat the same mistakes.
Connected elections are credible elections.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
With elections underway in Uganda this January, we call for an open and accessible internet for all. Democracy thrives on free connection, and free elections need a free internet.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
🚨OUT OF OFFICE!
The WOUGNET offices have been temporarily closed from 18th December, 2025 and will re-open on 19th January, 2026 to enable our team rest and reset.
🤝Thank you to our partners, members, friends and allies for an impactful 2025.
Happy holidays🎄
🚨As part of our continued commitment to strengthening the safety and well-being of Women Human Rights Defenders, we recently held a Training of Trainers capacity-building workshop on the use and facilitation of the co-created Holistic Security Toolkit.
@apc.org
Last week, with support from Crossroads International, we successfully organised an awareness raising seminar at Iganda School of Nurisng &Midwifery and equipped students with digital safety skills and deeper understanding of #GBV and #TFGBV.
#DigitalSecurity #EndOnlineViolence
🚫No one should feel threatened or silenced on the internet!
📱Report incidents of #OGBV through our portal for legal, digital & psycho-social support!
🔗 ogbv.wougnet.org
#16DaysOfActivism
🚨HAPPENING TODAY
Join our Executive Director, @sandraaceng in this timely conversation as we reflect on digital safety during the #16DaysOfActivism.
🔗Set your reminders: x.com/i/spaces/1eaKb…
⏰ 5PM EAT
📍NBS TV X account
#ACTtoEndViolence
🚨OPPORTUNITY
As our 2021-2025 strategic plan wraps up, we are seeking a consultant to lead the development of our next 5-year strategic plan.
Applications are OPEN!
🔗For more info: shorturl.at/EQpkR
Imagine a world where survivor consent is non-negotiable, healing justice is integrated into every digital space, and burnout is treated as seriously as tech threats. That’s the future we’re building.
#EndTFGBV #FeministFuture #HealingJustice