THE UGANDA FEMINIST FORUM

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UGANDA FEMINIST FORUM 

Theme: “A New Definition of Power and Leadership” 

Date: 8th -11th November 2011




Uganda women activists will hold the 4th Uganda Feminist Forum (UFF), on 8th -11th November 2011. This is an annual forum that brings together African feminist activists in Uganda to deliberate on key concerns of the women’s movement, reflect and develop collective strategies for strengthening feminist engagement, as well as mobilization and constituency building. This year, Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) is the hosting secretariat of the Ugandan Feminist Forum.

The Uganda Feminist Forum is part of the framework of the continental African Feminist Forum and an outcome of the 2005 Women Leaders and Activists meeting which identified a number of challenges obstructing progress within the Women’s movement in Uganda; and resolved to set into motion feminist organizing as a key strategy for revitalizing the Women’s Movement and for the advancement of women’s rights in Uganda. 

As a result, 7 women organizations in Uganda including Akina Mama Wa Afrika (AMWA), Action AID International (AAI), Council for Economic Empowerment of Uganda in Africa, Uganda Chapter (CEEWA-U), The Disabled Women’s Network and Resource Organization (DWNRO), The Forum for Women In Democracy (FOWODE), Isis Women International Cross Cultural Exchange (Isis WICCE) and the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) organized the first ever Feminist Forum in Uganda with the theme “Releasing the Feminist Brakes”

By Namagembe Carol

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  1. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    how does FOWODE work related to the feminists??? Susan Amari

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  2. FOWODE UgandaNovember 8, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Dear Susan, FOWODE is a a member of the Women's Movement and through the Feminist Forum, FOWODE with other w omen's organizations deliberate on key concerns of the women’s movement, reflect and develop collective strategies for strengthening feminist engagement, as well as mobilization and constituency building.

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