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| Welcome To Femrite |
FEMRITE - Uganda Women Writers' Association was founded by Hon. Mary Karoro Okurut in 1995 and it was officially launched on 3rd May 1996. FEMRITE is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organisation that promotes women writing in Uganda. Since inception, FEMRITE has nurtured award winning authors and poets.
While Africa boasts of a rich literary tradition, there has been a general absence of women writers and this has resulted into an omission of women's experiences from the literary and cultural heritage that shape society. In Uganda for example, before FEMRITE came into being, the literary landscape was dominated by male writers.
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| Mary Karooro Okurut - Founder of FEMRITE |
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FEMRITE's main strategy in bringing together women writers from across the continent is to create a sense of belonging for African Women writers' groups - a sense of belonging that will inspire women to write and to support one another.
Our Vision
A community of empowered women writers
Our Mission
Building a platform for women to contribute to national development through creative writing
Strategic Goal
To create an enabling atmosphere for women to write, tell and publish their stories
Our Values
- Sisterhood
- Commitment to writing
- Love of books
- Voluntarism
- Integrity
- Professionalism |
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 April 09, 2013 |
| Uganda hosts 2013 Caine Prize workshop |
| Uganda hosts 2013 Caine Prize workshop
For the first time in the history of the Caine Prize its annual workshop will take place in Uganda this month and will see the launch of the Prize’s 2012 anthology, published by the Uganda Women Writers' Association, FEMRITE, one of eight co-publishers of th ... read more |
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| January 09, 2013 |
| 4th FEMRITE Residency Partners |
| The 4th FEMRITE residency for African women writers is supported by
STICHTING DOEN,
Art Moves Africa,
Ethiopian Airlines,
U.S. Embassy in Kampala,
Rwenzori Water,
Goethe-Zentrum Kampala.
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