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GODFREY MAKOHA
ID: UNCST-2025-R017345
Exploring home-brewed alcohol production among South Sudanese refugees and surrounding host communities in Bidibidi: A livelihoods perspective
REFNo: SS3723ES

To explore the socioeconomic and public health implications of home-brewed alcohol production among refugees and the surrounding host communities in the Bidibidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda.
To document the experiences of home-brewed alcohol production among South Sudanese refugees and host communities living in the Bidibidi refugee settlement.

To explore mechanisms of addressing home-brewed alcohol production and its associated impact among refugee communities in Bidibidi while protecting producers' livelihood needs.

Uganda 2025-05-16 10:26:09 2028-05-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sarah Ivory Jean
ID: UNCST-2025-R017174
Evaluating tree planting strategies for effective community erosion control in R. Nyamwamba catchment near Mt Rwenzori, Uganda
REFNo: NS937ES

In this project, we seek to evaluate different community tree planting strategies for success with respect to their social and physical benefits. To do this, we will make biological and physical observations of current and prior tree planting sites.
USA 2025-05-16 10:23:53 2028-05-16 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
James Byarugaba
ID: UNCST-2024-R004225
Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Virally Non-Suppressed HIV Positive Adolescents in Uganda
REFNo: SS3778ES

The purpose of this qualitative basic study is to explore how HIV positive family caregivers describe supporting HIV-positive, virally nonsuppressed adolescents in the Lango and Acholi subregion in Uganda
Uganda 2025-05-16 10:22:27 2028-05-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Damasco OKETTAYOT
ID: UNCST-2024-R002113
School-based Curriculum Practice and Implementation of Integrated Environmental Education in Secondary Schools in Gulu City
REFNo: SS3679ES

1. To assess the level of EE knowledge of secondary school teachers in Gulu City.
2. To assess teachers’ perceptions of the integration of EE into the secondary education curriculum.
3. To establish curriculum practice adopted in teaching EE in secondary schools.
4. To determine the association between curriculum practice and teachers’ EE knowledge.

Uganda 2025-05-16 10:00:38 2028-05-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Caroline Berry
ID: UNCST-2025-R017515
The role of emotional feedback in the acquisition of culture and the transmission of knowledge in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
REFNo: NS965ES

Overall goal - Tackle the impact of affective processes, particularly emotions, in the acquisition of cultural knowledge in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Ultimately, as part of a joint research, decipher the evolutionary roots of how human cultures developed to such a different extent compared to our closest relatives.

Objectives:
- Investigate longitudinally how young chimpanzees acquire knowledge in their first years of life about the environment or their social group through the emotional reactions of their closest kin (their mother).
- Investigate the material side of cultural knowledge transmission: experimentally assess the possibility of measuring the influence of emotional reactions in the mother on the exploration of novel stimuli in young chimpanzees and how this impacts their knowledge acquisition.

France 2025-05-14 9:57:19 2028-05-14 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Graff Tilman
ID: UNCST-2025-R016859
The Use and Repair of Capital by Small Enterprises and Economic Growth: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS3846ES

The study aims to generate more knowledge on the economic forces behind repair provision for machines and their effects in Uganda as a whole. Specifically, it intends to: (i) Quantify market frictions shaping the availability of repair services for capital used by small enterprises in the milling, coffee bean hulling and commuter motorcycle industries. a. Analyse the apparent dichotomy between the thriving capital repair market in Kampala and the dearth of timely repair in more remote areas in the country using Luwero as a case study. b. Understand the business considerations of mechanics in planning where to locate, which machinery to specialise in, and how to acquire customers. (ii) Examine the impact of the availability of capital repair services on economic growth at the micro and macro levels a. At a micro level, the study examines the impact of the availability of capital repair services on the growth of small enterprises in the milling, coffee bean hulling and commuter motorcycle industries. b. At a macro level, using findings on business growth through a simulation, the study examines the impact of the availability of capital repair services on Uganda’s economic growth. (iii) Make policy simulations and recommendations. a. Simulate the impact of different policies aimed at overcoming the identified frictions, such as subsidies and benefits to repair personnel, impacting in the price of spare parts, achieved through tariff changes, transportation infrastructure improvements, or quality improvement, and expanded training programs for mechanics. b. Using the above simulations, formulate policy recommendations for the Ugandan government. As an example, the price of spare parts is a crucial variable measured in our survey. One way the government can lower the price of spare parts is through lowering tariffs. Our simulations will make predictions about the economic value of such a tariff policy, allowing us to make a recommendation as to whether such a policy should be pursued.
Germany 2025-05-14 9:55:08 2028-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kasyeba  sowedi
ID: UNCST-2024-R015275
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPTAKE OF LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG POST CAESAREAN DELIVERY MOTHERS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5882ES

1.To determine the prevalence of uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives among post caesarean delivery mothers at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
2.To determine the factors associated with the uptake of long acting reversible contraceptives among post caesarean delivery mothers at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
Uganda 2025-05-14 9:51:46 2028-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Megan Schmidt-Sane Mila
ID: UNCST-2019-R001043
Tackling inequities in HIV/AIDS treatment ‘failure’ and mortality in Kampala, Uganda through participatory research with young men on the social determinants of health
REFNo: SS3813ES

1. Use ethnographic methods to understand and evidence how key intersecting social determinants (e.g., gender, generation) shape young men’s HIV treatment failure and AIDS-related mortality, with a focus on health as persistently relational and embedded in social conditions.
2. Use a systemic participatory action research approach with community members, HIV service providers and policymakers to identify and map leverage points in the wider system, with a focus on deeper structural transformation.
USA 2025-05-14 9:43:23 2028-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Douglas Bulafu
ID: UNCST-2021-R011774
Assessment of the Mpox Response in Uganda: Documenting Challenges, Lessons and Innovations to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacities
REFNo: HS6025ES

To assess and curate the response to the Mpox outbreak in Uganda including the policies, response interventions, strategies and challenges in order to generate lessons to inform the ongoing response and recovery as well as health system resilience to future public health emergencies. ,
Uganda 2025-05-14 9:39:35 2028-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gumisiriza  Asaph Blair
ID: UNCST-2023-R006384
Examining Institutional Support on Skills development for Youth Self-employment in Mbarara City: A study of Influences and Outcomes.
REFNo: SS3771ES

The study will be guided by the following objectives:
To investigate the relationship between institutional support and skills development initiatives for self-employment among youth in Mbarara City, Uganda, and to analyze the influences of this support on their self-employment ventures and the outcomes achieved.
1.5. Specific Objectives
i. To identify the types of institutional support mechanisms available to youth in Mbarara City as well as their effectiveness in promoting self-employment,
ii. To examine the perceptions and experiences of youth beneficiaries regarding institutional support for their self-employment endeavors in Mbarara City,
iii. To investigate the barriers and challenges encountered by youth in accessing self-employment even after training in Mbarara City,
iv. To propose actionable recommendations and strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of institutional support systems in Mbarara City to better foster youth self-employment

Uganda 2025-05-14 9:37:17 2028-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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