Post-war economic opportunities in northern Uganda: Implications for Women's Empowerment and Political Participation

This document presents a women-focused study which looks at peace dividends and their nature, as well as the direction they are taking. The overall objective is to map out economic opportunities for women in post-war northern Uganda and the implications for their broader political participation and empowerment

Improving Learning in Rural Lower Primary School through Provision of Informal ECD: Lessons from an NGO Model in Uganda

Despite the importance of early childhood education in improving academic achievements in subsequent years and also in social development, it remains out of reach for majority of children in developing countries. This leaves informal education as the main preparation children in rural areas receive before entry into primary schools. This paper focuses on contributions of informal early childhood education to pupils learning in lower primary schools. Data was drawn from a three-year longitudinal study of children who had benefitted from the informal early childhood education provided by a nongovernmental organization (LABE), in Uganda. Findings show that attendance of informal home based learning improves pupils’ performance in literacy and numeracy by primary three. Children who attend the informal early childhood education performed better than those who start school direct from home. Informal early childhood education also increases children readiness for schools and helps them cope better with school. The paper recommends adaptation of the LABE model in rural areas with inadequate formal ECCE provisions. In addition, for improved supervision, linking HLC and primary schools is critical

Uganda Health Information Network, phase-IV, November 2007 - April 2010

Six hundred women health workers at health centres in Uganda were equipped with mobile technology. They reported they could more easily access information regarding disease outbreaks, treatments, drugs and prescriptions, which also reduced unnecessary referrals. As PDAs lowered costs of personal and official communication, incomes of health workers grew. The project promotes increased accessibility through increased supply of equipment, more training of users, strengthening of monitoring and feedback so as to remedy emerging issues in a timely manner, and equipping critical project actors with gender skills so they are able to incorporate gender issues into the project sustainably