David Wakhata
| Organization type | University |
|---|---|
| Country | Uganda |
This member participated in the following Forums
Forum Communication for Development, community media and ICTs for family farming and rural development
Question 5 (opens 2 October)
Submitted by David Wakhata on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 17:13
1.participatory approaches-community involvement
2. capacity building
3. ICT training
3. Facility allocation and its availability
4. Right channels for information dissemination
Forum e-Agriculture: looking back and moving forward
Question 1 (opens 25 Nov.) What are the main achievements in the area of ICT for agriculture and rural development...
Submitted by David Wakhata on Thu, 11/28/2013 - 18:25
Thanks Geradsylverester for that report
But most of the farmers are not reached maingly in Uganda and since most of the agriculture is done in rural araes, few farmers recieve right information ant the right time.
But most of the farmers are not reached maingly in Uganda and since most of the agriculture is done in rural araes, few farmers recieve right information ant the right time.
Question 2 (opens 27 Nov.) What critical challenges persist in our field, and what is needed to overcome these challenges...
Submitted by David Wakhata on Thu, 11/28/2013 - 17:40
The following is based on my experience in the field(Mbale District-Uganda)
Challenges of integrating gender 1. Cultural prejudice that continue to be used by men to control women
2. Insecurity of some men when their wives’ voices are frequently aired on the radio (either as star or radio farmers) and when given phones to use.
3. Lack of capacity by the actors to identify and integrate gender in all stages of work
4. African women seem to fear their husbands rather than respecting them so it was not easy conduct interviews to get their perspectives,or train them on the use of technology in presences of their husbands.
5. Sometimes, male representatives and or service providers on the radio or other technology in dessemination of information get excited (sometimes use ‘inappropriate’ words) when females call in and this seems to annoy and discourage their husbands from allowing their wives to call in.
Recommendations for better integration of gender
Challenges of integrating gender 1. Cultural prejudice that continue to be used by men to control women
2. Insecurity of some men when their wives’ voices are frequently aired on the radio (either as star or radio farmers) and when given phones to use.
3. Lack of capacity by the actors to identify and integrate gender in all stages of work
4. African women seem to fear their husbands rather than respecting them so it was not easy conduct interviews to get their perspectives,or train them on the use of technology in presences of their husbands.
5. Sometimes, male representatives and or service providers on the radio or other technology in dessemination of information get excited (sometimes use ‘inappropriate’ words) when females call in and this seems to annoy and discourage their husbands from allowing their wives to call in.
Recommendations for better integration of gender
- Tease out gender issues at planning stages
- Identify strategies to address gender issues e.g. the gender proposals for under beans
- Affirmative action in favor of women for example in selecting beneficiaries, interviewees, enterprises and technologies
- Provide instant incentives tagged to women’s participation. For example the presenter can promise to give a few kilograms of seed/T-shirt/cap for every woman who will call during the radio program. This incentive mechanism can be facilitated by partnering with seed/input companies/schools/banks/microfinance other institutions.
- Listener clubs for different categories of people (Youth, men, women, PWDs and mixed ones)
- Sensitize radio producers and presenters on gender
- Capturing testimonies from women and airing them. Better if these testimonies from women who have succeeded in collaborating with her husband e.g. her husband allows her more access to funds