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Innocent Mwaka
ID: UNCST-2026-R023653
Impact Evaluation of Climate-Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services in Schools in Karamoja, Uganda
REFNo: SS6011ES

• Measure the causal impact of climate-resilient school WASH services on children's health outcomes, school attendance and educational achievement.
• Assess whether improved menstrual health infrastructure and social and behaviour change (SBC) programming increase attendance, reduce dropout, and strengthen empowerment and self-efficacy among adolescent girls.
• Determine whether effects on health and education outcomes are sustained during periods of climatic stress, such as prolonged dry seasons.
• Assess the fidelity of programme implementation and the factors that facilitate or constrain delivery at school, community, district and national level.

Uganda 2026-09-09 17:03:37 2029-09-09 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Provia Ainembabazi
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Evaluating changes in Village Health Team Performance following implementation of CareConnect Project in Amuru District, Uganda
REFNo: HS8578ES

To assess changes in the financial knowledge following implementation of the financial literacy training of the CareConnect Amuru intervention package. ,To explore the perceptions and experiences of VHTs, family members, community members, health care workers, and district health officials regarding implementation of the CareConnect Amuru intervention package, including its acceptability, perceived benefits, implementation challenges, unintended consequences, and influence on community health service delivery. ,To assess changes in VHTs performance following implementation of the CareConnect Amuru intervention package by evaluating trends in routine service delivery indicators, including household visit frequency and coverage, referral rates, and referral turnaround time. ,To evaluate the changes in VHT performance following implementation of CareConnect Amuru intervention package (i.e. Mobility [bicycle provision], sustainability of mobility solution [bicycle maintenance and repair], and community development for long term mobility sustainability [financial training]) in Amuru district, Uganda.,
Uganda 2026-09-04 15:52:03 2029-09-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kamya Moses
ID: UNCST-2020-R014203
Pilot evaluation of the Comprehensive Larviciding Evaluation and Assessment Framework (CLEAR) in Uganda
REFNo: HS8566ES

This study aims to evaluate the added benefit of CLEAR-guided larviciding evaluation over routine guided program-led larviciding evaluation in Uganda, assessing operational performance, impact, and cost-effectiveness.,
Uganda 2026-09-04 15:49:35 2029-09-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kiconco Catherine
ID: UNCST-2021-R012494
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED FOR MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: NS1400ES

(i) To document the medicinal plants used in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children under five in southwestern Uganda.
(ii) To determine in vitro antibacterial effects of the selected medicinal plants in the treatment of URTIs among children.
(iii) To isolate and identify bioactive components from the selected medicinal plants.


Uganda 2026-09-04 15:47:11 2029-09-04 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BABALANDA STANLEY
ID: UNCST-2025-R021770
LOCAL POWER DYNAMICS AND VIOLENCE IN RWENZORI SUB-REGION OF UGANDA: A CASE STUDY OF KASESE AND BUNDIBUGYO DISTRICTS, 1962–2025
REFNo: SS5805ES

1.To assess the nature of Local Power Dynamics in the Rwenzori Sub-Region of Uganda.
2.To analyse the role played by key actors involved in perpetuating or resisting violence in the Rwenzori Sub-Region of Uganda.
3.To examine the ways through which local power dynamics lead to reproduction or resistance of violence in the Rwenzori Sub-Region of Uganda.
Uganda 2026-09-04 15:45:53 2029-09-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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