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Felix Wamono
ID: UNCST-2024-R003397
strengthening medical waste management system in Kampala City,Uganda
REFNo: HS6100ES

General objectives
to establish an efficient on-line automated medical waste management system that shall allow participation of the community and the regulator through the provision of the real time tracking of medical waste from point of generation, collection and disposal hence improving health and environment.
specific objectives
1. to examine the existing medical waste management processes for KCCA health facilities and private clinics within Kampala City
2.to develop an on-line and automated medical waste management system to track and monitor the medical waste management disposal process in KCCA public health facilities and private clinics in all the five divisions of Kampala city
3.to establish medical waste management focal persons in health care facilities.
Uganda 2025-07-14 15:54:30 2028-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Seku Michael .
ID: UNCST-2024-R016404
An Examination of Child Protection Mechanisms for School Going Children in Conflict-Affected Areas of Kasese District, Uganda
REFNo: SS3967ES

Main objective/ purpose
• To examine the child protection mechanisms for school going children in conflict areas of Kasese district.
Specific Objectives
1. To describe the experiences and perceptions of Community Development Officers regarding tools and techniques used to protect school going children during conflicts.
2. To understand how stakeholders perceive the responsiveness of the Child Protection Helpline in responding to incidents of alarm from school going children during conflicts.
3. To assess how Child Rights Clubs empower school going children to participate in their own protection before, during, and after conflicts.
4. To gather insights from stakeholders on the perceived impact of government programs in protecting school going children from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect during conflicts.

Uganda 2025-07-14 15:51:51 2028-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SSEBAGALA  CYPRIAN
ID: UNCST-2024-R002071
TALENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER IN SELECTED HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3742ES

(i) To examine the effect of Competency Mapping on Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(ii) To assess how Succession management affects Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(iii) To evaluate the effect of Career management on Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(iv) To examine the contributing role of talent management practices on employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(v) To evaluate how Workplace Environment moderates the effect of Talent Management Practices on Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda

Uganda 2025-07-14 15:50:47 2028-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Brian Kibirige
ID: UNCST-2023-R007728
The Impact of School-Based Agriculture Education programs on Positive Youth Development in Uganda: A Comparative study.
REFNo: SS3954ES

To develop a comprehensive model that integrates key aspects of positive youth development within Ugandan SBAE programs for secondary school students. ,To measure students’ perceptions of the impact of PYD training within school-based agricultural education (SBAE) programs. ,To compare the Positive Youth Outcomes of Ugandan secondary school students in SBAE programs with YoFFA and those without YoFFA. ,To determine the extent of PYD training integration within school-based agricultural education (SBAE) programs.  ,To investigate specific activities of positive youth development within Ugandan school-based agricultural education (SBAE) programs.  ,To explore how school-based agriculture education programs in Uganda foster positive youth development among secondary school students.,
Uganda 2025-07-14 12:47:20 2028-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Geoffrey Tabo Olok
ID: UNCST-2023-R005911
Leveraging ICT affordances to control online abuse of children at home in Gulu City, Northern Uganda
REFNo: SIR509ES

General Objective The main objective is to develop a dedicated application that offers a multifaceted control of harmful/inappropriate contents at home or outside school environment to minimize children vulnerability during online learning, drawing on insights from psychology (child development), computer science (management of information flow) for education. Specific Objectives i. To determine the prevalence of uncontrolled inappropriate and harmful information to learners ii. To assess knowledge, attitude and practices of parents and teachers towards children protection during online learning iii. To develop an application to filter inappropriate and harmful information during online learning iv. To test and validate the effectiveness of the developed application by deploying it on selected devices against which we can verify the filtering capability.
Uganda 2025-07-14 12:43:25 2028-07-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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