African
International Christian Ministry (AICM) (http://societies.anglican.org/aicm/aicmho.htm)
"AICM is [a] ... project of service, founded and directed by Ugandans." Includes
reports of the Batwa communities in Uganda and other information related to AICM
activities. Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe. AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
"Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers
in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over
95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them." Buganda.com
- Buganda Home Page (http://www.buganda.com/buganda.htm)
"A site describing the history, language and culture of the people of Buganda," located
in Uganda. Busoga Development Association (http://www.busogadev.org/)
"Busoga Development Association (BUDA) is an indigenous, independent, Christian
Non-governmental organisation (NGO)... It was established in June 1996 with a
mission to empower the poor and desperate men, women, generally families facing
welfare problems, to awaken to their needs and ability to change and put this
change into practicable use in making sustainable social economic development
achieved by local communities ... Bukanga has about 4,378 households about 40%
(1,751) households have been attacked by food and nutrition security, leaving
20% of the children under five years malnourished." Children's
Welfare Mission (http://www.cwm-uganda.org)
"The CWM is a Dutch based Evangelical Christian organization with the aim
to help the disadvantaged orphans in Uganda ... who's [sic] goal it is to assist
children in their struggle to get an education when their own parents have passed
away and their remaining relatives do not have sufficient funds to do that for
them." Derechos Cafe - A Human
Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well
as a directory of human rights organizations. East
African Co-operation (http://www.usa.twiga.com/users/eac/)
"Through regional co-operation, EAC seeks to achieve the following objectives:
strengthen and consolidate co-operation in the agreed fields with a view to bringing
about equitable development among the member states and thereby uplift the living
standards and quality of life of the people; promote sustainable utilization
of the regions natural resources and effective protection of the environment;
enhance the role of women in development; promote peace, security and good neighbourliness
in the region; and establish an internationally competitive single market and
investment area in the region" Kenya Tanzania and Uganda form this group. Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics. Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and
read in it. Foundation for
Human Rights Initiative (Kampala) (http://www.hri.ca/partners/fhri/)
"Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), an independent, non-profit
organisation committed to the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy
in Uganda. Since its inception in December 1991, FHRI has developed and implemented
innovative human rights advocacy strategies and programmes; pressed for meaningful
law reform and respect for due process of law; promoted practical human rights
education; conducted paralegal training and community empowerment workshops;
and fostered collaboration among human rights workers throughout Uganda."
Global
IDP Project (http://www.db.idpproject.org)
"Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict." Human
Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country. INCORE:
Conflict Data Service: Regional Internet Guides (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers
a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular
countries involved in conflict. "Each guide lists sources which have unique,
relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict
in the country/region concerned." International
Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country. International
Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an "organization of 183 member countries, established to promote
international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange;
to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary
financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment." A
search by country will yield reports on the IMF's initiatives and programs
in it. Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country. Makerere Institute
of Social Research (http://www.uganda.co.ug/misr/index.htm)
"Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), previously known as the
East African Institute of Social Research, was established in 1948 and was mandated
to carry out anthropological and other forms of social research. It participated
in the formation of local and international academic pillars. MISR is now an
autonomous institute of Makerere University. It conducts and coordinates basic
and applied research; provides consultancy services to private, public and NGO
sectors; undertakes networking with related institutions globally; develops and
maintains a regional data bank and disseminates information." Makerere
University. Department of Women and Gender Studies (http://www.genderuganda.go.ug/)
"The Department, which was established in 1991 is the academic wing of
the women's movement in Uganda. It is part of the faculty of Social Sciences
and is a multi-disciplinary academic and community oriented unit at the forefront
of initiatives to address gender and development issues from an African perspective." Minorities
at Risk Project (http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/)
"Minorities at Risk is an independent, university-based research project
that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal
groups in countries with a population of at least 500,000. The project is designed
to provide information in standardized form that will contribute to the understanding
and peaceful accommodation of conflicts involving communal groups. Selected project
materials on 275 groups are available through this site for the information of
researchers, students, public officials, journalists, activists, and other interested
individuals." The Mountain
People Revisited (http://home1.gte.net/hoffmanr/)
Offers a wealth of information about the Ik people of northeastern Uganda. Open
Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations
on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which
contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran. People
With Disability - Uganda (PWDU) (http://www.pwdu.org/home.asp)
"People With Disabilities Uganda (PWDU) is a national, nonprofit, peace
and disability rights organization based in Kampala, Uganda. Our mission is peace
and accessible living for all." Rubaga
Youth Development Association (http://www.blackdouglas.com.au/ryda/)
"RYDA was founded to promote the position of the poor disadvantaged people
through assisting them to increase their socio-economic independence. The organisation
pays special attention to the youth, women and disadvantaged rural-urban children.
RYDA's principal mission is to empower people by equipping them with information
skills, and providing them with the opportunities that enhance and strengthen
their potential to influence their own development." UNRISD
On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system. Uganda
Bureau of Statistics (Entebbe) (http://www.ubos.org)
"The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is the central statistical office
of Uganda. It conducts Censuses and Surveys which yield a wide range of economic,
social and demographic statistics." Uganda
Children's Charity Foundation (http://uccf.org/)
"There is an orphan crisis in Uganda. Currently the country is home to
nearly one million children under 15 who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
UCCF was established in 1995 to care for orphans in Uganda with the goal of helping
them become healthy and productive members of society. The foundation operates
two orphanages and supports children living with HIV-positive widowed mothers,
with a total of 850 children under its care. UCCF also sponsors the education
of Ugandan children abroad with its U.S. Scholarship Program. In addition UCCF
produces an award-winning dance troupe called "Children of Uganda," featuring
children from UCCF programs who tour internationally to raise funds and increase
awareness of AIDS and its impact on children." Uganda
Human Rights Education and Documentation Centre (http://www.imul.com/muk/uhedoc/)
"The Uganda Human Rights Education and Documentation Centre (UHEDOC) was
formed to respond to some of the problems already outlined above. It was formed
by a core of founder members who had worked mainly with the Uganda Commission
of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights 1987 -1994. ...UHEDOC was registered
as an NGO in 1995 and started set-up operations in September of the same year.
UHEDOC works in partnership with the Danish Centre for Human Rights (DCHR) which
is a Danish Government fund." Uganda
and Africa Forum (http://fp.sistema.f9.co.uk/africa/ugforum.html)
"This web site is developed for "the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation
of Ugandan Asian and African expatriates in Britain and world-wide. In 1972 approximately
70,000 of us with our parents and grandparents were forced into a refugee status
and told to leave Uganda within 90 days." United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
"Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection,
guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports
and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries. United
Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
"ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information needs of the humanitarian
relief community" Offers news updates to crisis situations around the world
and includes information about refugee camps and other relief efforts. United
States Committee for Refugees (USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world. United
States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse
(DEC) (http://www.dec.org)
"The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects,
activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available
to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions,
developing countries, and the public worldwide." United
States. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) (http://www.wougnet.org/)
"Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) is a non-governmental organisation initiated
in May 2000 by several women's organisations in Uganda to develop the use of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) among women as tools to share
information and address issues collectively." |