Join us in celebrating Zoota Initiative for taking 3rd place at the National Legal Hackathon 2025! Our trans-border innovation “Voices from the Borderlands Podcast” will break down barriers to freedom of expression for women in rural & cross-border communities #herrighttoknow #innovateinspireinclude
🚨Across Uganda, women still struggle to access information & freely express themselves due to various factors including restrictive laws.
📢 Join our X chat this Friday as we unpack these challenges & their impacts to women’s participation in digital spaces.
⏰2:00pm EAT
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🚨There are overarching concerns that go beyond laws that affect women’s rights to Freedom of Expression & Access to Information.
Jordan Tumwesigye highlights that internet shutdowns & content restrictions are one of the concerns that violate human rights.
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📚Read. Reflect. Recharge
📶 Internet shutdowns during democratic processes is not just censorship, it’s a violation of fundamental rights to freedom of expression & access to information.
Read more: shorturl.at/qLufV
#HerRightToKnow #KeepItOn
The right to speak, be heard or access information is the foundation of democracy!
🤝Let us ensure that these rights are protected at all times and that women & marginalized groups are included in policy making processes & access to information is open to ALL!
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🚨The digital space is evolving and so are the cyber threats against women & marginalized groups.
🤝Let us continue to advocate for stronger legal frameworks & inclusive policy making processes.
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Earlier today, we convened policy makers, women-led CSOs & media to challenge discriminatory laws affecting women’s freedom of expression & access to information.
We discussed gaps in national & international legal frameworks & strategies for inclusive policy making processes.
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📚Read. Reflect. Recharge.
In Uganda, only 44% of women are online compared to 62% of men due to various factors including retrogressive laws & policies and increased #OGBV.
How do we address this staggering statistics?
Learn more: shorturl.at/aOf1V
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🚨Oyam and neighboring districts, we shall be on your radio waves tonight!
📻Tune in to our radio talk show as we raise awareness among policy makers, CSOs & the general public about the specific challenges women face in expressing their Rights to FOE & A2I.
#HerRightToKnow
🚨Have you missed out listening to this powerful message? Worry no more!
Below are the schedules for our #HerRightToKnow radio awareness messages.
🎧Listen in anywhere- in your garden, car, house, office or even on your phone!
🤔 Are you looking for your next watch?
Episode 2 of #HerRightToKnow talkshow in Rutooro is here! In this episode, we unpack the impact of #OGBV on women’s #FOE & A2I in rural communities!
🎬 Watch, Share & hit that Subscribe button.
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🤔What does women’s rights to Freedom of Expression & Access to Information mean in Uganda?
🎙️Catch the full conversations from our #HerRightToKnow talk show in Kampala- where rights, advocacy & resilience met the mic!
🎬 Watch on YouTube: shorturl.at/0X3X6
Stream live via:
Life Fm- zeno.fm/radio/93-8-lif…
NBS Fm- streema.com/radios/NBS_NBS���
Stay tuned to our social media platforms for more updates!
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🚨Are you in Fort Portal, Jinja & the neighboring areas?
📻Tune in to our radio talk shows today as we raise awareness among policy makers, CSOs & the general public about the specific challenges women face in expressing their Rights to FOE & A2I.
#HerRightToKnow
💭How can digital & political spaces be leveraged to promote women’s freedom of expression?
📻Tune in to our radio talkshow today on Radio One Fm as we unpack some of the laws on freedom of expression & highlight the importance of women involvement in decision making processes.
#HerRightToKnow
#Throwback to the creativity at the 2024 WOUGNET National Legal Empowerment Hackathon!
💻Last year, innovative minds came together to build solutions that advance women’s freedom of expression & access to information.
Join this year’s hackathon via rb.gy/nih5uw
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📻Listen.Learn.Advocate.
This April-May, @wougnet.bsky.social with support from the Commonwealth Foundation is carrying out a nationwide radio campaign to raise awareness about laws & policies that impede women from enjoying their freedom of expression & access to information.
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