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Survival strategies of single mothers and family welfare provision in a peri-urban situation: a case study of Lugazi Town Council, Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
This study was undertaken among single mothers in peri-urban areas that surround Lugazi Town Council in Mukono District. The main objective of the study was to explore the survival strategies adopted by single mothers in ...
Uganda’s compliance with the Millennium Development Goal of ensuring environmental sustainability: a case of Wakiso District, 2005-2009
(Makerere University, 2012)
This study was to establish Uganda’s compliance with the Millennium Development Goal of Ensuring Environmental Sustainability as one of the MDGs. This study was carried out in Wakiso District. The study was guided by the ...
Legislative promotion of socioeconomic human rights in Uganda through the budget process
(Makerere University, 2012-11)
Uganda underwent the democratization process in the 1980s with the leadership promising to provide a ‘fundamental change’ and introducing reforms in the political, economic and social arena. Despite these reforms, social ...
Solid waste management and cost recovery in Kampala City: A case study of Wabigalo Paris
(Makerere University, 2012-12)
This report is of study on Solid Waste management and Cost Recovery in Kampala City, focusing on Wabigalo Parish located in Makindye Urban Council. Solid waste is an environmental and health problem whose effects have ...
Social cultural factors and the persistence of malaria among the under five-year-old children in Kisenyi slum area
(Makerere University, 2012-03)
Malaria is a huge public health concern in most areas of Uganda. Malaria is more severe among children aged less than five years (the under five children, [U5]), which calls for immediate action to control the situation. ...
Access to information and the right to health: A case of mothers seeking antenatal care services in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2012-07)
This study investigated the association between access to information and the right to health for mothers seeking Ante-Natal (ANC) services in Mulago Hospital. This was against the background that access to health information ...
Protecting and Meeting Rights of Children during Conflict? Reflections on the Activities of Three Indigenous Social Work Agencies in Northern Uganda
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
The complex humanitarian emergency in northern Uganda was occasioned by the two
decades of conflict. As a result, several development organisations (local and international)
responded to the support needs of children and ...
Formerly Abducted Child Mothers in Northern Uganda: A Critique of Modern Structures for Child Protection and Reintegration
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2012)
The study documents and analyzes the community structures
supporting reintegration of the formerly abducted child mothers
(FACM) within postconflict northern Uganda. A qualitative
approach assesses the relevance and ...
Problems of FDI in Uganda under the Uganda Investments Authority regime, 1991-2011
(Makerere University, 2012-12)
This study delved into the factors promoting and constraining Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Uganda during the regime of the Uganda Investments Authority. Specific attention was put on the factors promoting and constraints ...
Assessment of the relationship between the level of awareness of the legislation and participation of persons with disabilities in national development: A case study of Bushenyi District
(Makerere University, 2012-10)
Until the second half of the 20th century, it was rare that society recognized that disabled people have the same abilities, needs, and interests as the rest of the population. This study investigated the extent to which ...