Women Of Uganda Network

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.

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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

Online abuse can happen quietly through leaked images, threats, blackmail, impersonation, unwanted sharing. But no one should navigate that alone.

Protection is possible. Support is available.

👉 Visit: ogbv.wougnet.org

🚫That “just one forward” could cost someone their dignity and you your freedom!

Uganda’s Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 criminalizes sharing or forwarding intimate or offensive content.

🔐Protect others digital dignity. Protect your record!
#16DaysOfActivism

🚨Digital spaces should be safe for everyone.

💻If you or a person you know are facing online harassment, impersonation, or unwanted content, report it anonymously through our secure platform for support.

🔗: ogbv.wougnet.org

#16DaysOfActivism
#EndOnlineViolence

Behind every online attack is a real person facing harm offline. From blackmail on dating apps to hacked websites targeting women and girls. TFGBV is not virtual it’s visceral.

🔗 Learn more: [https://womensrightsonline.net]
#16Days #EndTFGBV #FeministInternet
#WRONetwork

When platforms fail, lives are at risk. In Uganda, women are blackmailed with nudes. In India, a simple photo sparks violent backlash. These are not isolated stories; they’re connected struggles all around us

Join the conversation this hashtag #16DaysOfActivism & speak out

Last week, we joined partners in a public dialogue, “UNITE! Linking Theory and Advocacy to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls” at Makerere University.

The dialogue highlighted the importance of
building movements grounded in evidence and community lived realities.

#16DaysOfActivism

🤔How can research, advocacy, and community action work together to end violence against women and girls?

WOUGNET and partners will be at the upcoming Public Dialogue to unpack exactly that.

🗓 Saturday, 29th Nov 2025
📍 Makerere University
⏰ 1:30PM EAT
#16DaysOfActivism #EndOnlineViolence

🤝We were honoured to join GIZ’s hybrid kick-off panel for the #16DaysOfActivism, contributing to a critical conversation on digital violence against women and girls.

As WOUGNET, we remain committed to raising awareness and advancing digital safety and rights for all women and girls in Uganda.

🤝 Today, we join the rest of the world in launching the #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence.

Let’s use these 16 days to take action to stop digital violence against women and girls across the globe.

🔗Report cases of OGBV: shorturl.at/fGZi2

#NoExcuseForOnlineAbuse

🔔Gender-based violence is evolving and expanding in digital spaces.

Join us on 4th December for a global conversation on tackling digital abuse and gender backlash.

⏰: 3:00pm EAT-4:30pm EAT
📍: Zoom
🔗Register: shorturl.at/soxmZ

#CounterBacklash

@ids.ac.uk @sandraaceng.bsky.social

🔔We’re proud to launch Edition 1 of the ReFrame Magazine!

This issue, “Art Meets Activism: Our Voices, Our Futures” features powerful art and activism from inspiring voices across Uganda.

Read NOW: surl.li/jfeoau

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These sessions are designed to ensure that the entire community understands the importance of gender inclusion in digital access.

🛜By creating awareness and fostering dialogue, we’re helping create more equitable & meaningful broadband opportunities in Oyam district.