Are women safe from genetic modification as proposed in the National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012 ?
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) convened yet another meeting for the Uganda Women’s Think Tank on Friday, 13th December 2013 at Metropole Hotel, Kampala. The Think Tank was formed by FOWODE in November 2013 to deliberate on broad national political social and economic issues as guided by the Equal by Right -Uganda Women’s Agenda.. The goal of the Think Tank is to provide thought leadership on critical women’s issues thus contributing to increased accountability towards women centered economic and political processes in Uganda. The think Tank is premised on the background that that many a times there is a near or total absence of women’s voices on critical policy discussions in the development and governance arenas and yet the outcomes of these discussions have great effects on women. This can partly be attributed to the lack of an independent resourced group or unit that can be consulted by policy makers on women’s rights and gender perspectives that can inform policies