Uganda (M) 

Department of Women and Gender Studies
Makerere University
Contact: Joy Kwesiga
Head Dean of Faculty
P.O Box 7062
Kampala
Uganda

Tel: 256-41-531484
Fax: 256-41-543539

E-mail: gendermu@swiftuganda.com
Web page: http://www.wgs.or.ug

The Department of Women and Gender studies, Makerere University, 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.
The Department's goal is to contribute to development in Uganda through ensuring that the gender component is an integral part of the development process. The main focus of the Department is on teaching, research and community outreach. In addition the Department runs a gender resource centre, holds public lectures and seminars and is initiating publications and broadcasts within the various types of local electronic mass media.

The Department of Women and Gender studies is the organizer of the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Women (IICW) 2002.

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