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Simon Wakwale Peter
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POLITICAL DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF MBALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
REFNo: SS76ES

1. TO EXAMINE THE EFFECT OF DEVOLUTION OF POWERS ON TIMELY ACCOUNTABILITY IN MBALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2. TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF DEVOLUTION OF POWERS ON INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MBALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 3. TO ESTABLISH THE EFFECT OF DEVOLUTION OF POWERS ON PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN MBALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 4. TO FIND OUT THE EFFECT OF DEVOLUTION OF POWERS ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN MBALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Uganda 2018-04-24 2021-04-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
CHRISTOPHER  OPIO KENNETH
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Analysis of the genetic determinism of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
REFNo: HS125ES

1) Determine the association between chosen genetic markers among patients with HCC compared with subjects from Uganda with advanced liver fibrosis (F4 or cirrhosis). 2) Explore additional genetic markers of HCC by selected sequencing (targeted sequencing and exome sequencing) of the genome of subjects with HCC compared to controls from Uganda. 3) Determine whether these markers correlate with the clinical stages of HCC and could be predictive of HCC progression. 4) To describe clinical outcomes of advanced liver fibrosis (F4 or cirrhosis) or HCC over the study follow-up period.
Uganda 2018-04-24 2021-04-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Tiffany Basciano Nicole
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No One Left Behind? A Study on the Human Rights of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Uganda
REFNo: SS140ES

A study on adult women living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The study will include an examination of how women’s rights are integrated into HIV/AIDS-related laws, policies, programs, and initiatives in Uganda. We will further examine any challenges that women may face in family life, healthcare settings, or in the workplace because of their status, as well as any distinction in the experiences of women in urban versus rural settings. We hope that this research will help support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 – good health and well-being and 5 gender equality.
 USA 2018-04-24 2021-04-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Specioza  Twinamasiko
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Oil discovery and compensation over land: Conceptualizing risks and vulnerabilities of women's household livelihoods i Albertine Graben, Uganda
REFNo: SS147ES

i- To discover the nature of oil related land contestations in the Albertine Graben. ii- To explore the risks and vulnerabilities experienced by women after oil discovery. iii- To examine land compensation processes before and after eviction. iv- To Explore the role of women in the land compensation process. v- To examine the strategies women have put in place to improve their livelihood.
Uganda 2018-04-24 2021-04-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Richard Wamimbi Wotti
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Community Systems and Practices to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Children in Uganda: Children's perceptions and lived experiences.
REFNo: SS158ES

1.Find out the perceptions and lived experiences of children most especially girls in preventing and responding to Violence Against Children in their communities. 2.Establish what the formal (education and social welfare) and non formal (family , faith based, traditional) approaches to child protection are and how they are being applied in creating safer communities in Uganda free from violence. 3.Examine how the formal and non-formal elements of community referral and reporting mechanisms are functioning to prevent and respond to Violence Against Children. 4.Explore how girls are affected by different forms of violence and how they are supported to enable them live in an environment that is free from all forms of violence throughout their life course
Uganda 2018-04-24 2021-04-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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