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State craft in the natural resources management structure of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019)My thesis investigates how the process to centralize the structures of natural resource management in Uganda evolved out of and was shaped by the politics of social governance disguised as conservation. Making a conceptual ... -
Beyond ethnic patriotism: A comparative study of Toro and Kigezi Districts in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-09)To explain the ‘puzzle of tribe’ in East Africa, the historians of Africa claimed that it was African leaders they called ‘ethnic patriots’ whose intellectual and political work constituted their people into tribes. The ... -
Transgressing Buyira: An historical inquiry into violence astride a Congo-Uganda border
(Makerere University, 2020-07)In the forenoon of 27 November 2016 Uganda’s Rwenzori region climaxed in mass bloodshed. The Buhikira Royal Palace of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu (OBR) came under a fierce attack by the Uganda joint security forces. Both ... -
Family-education: A strategy toward imparting natural family planning in Kaproron Parish - Tororo Archdiocese in the light of humanae vitae
(Makerere University, 2015-05)Family Education: A strategy toward imparting Natural Family Planning in Kaproron Parish, Tororo Archdiocese, was the central topic of our project. Natural family planning refers to methods for achieving or postponing ... -
An ethical evaluation of trade controls policy in Uganda: Case of East African Community Customs Union
(Makerere University, 2015-10)The study was an Evaluation of Trade Policies in Uganda: Case of East African Community Customs Union. An attempt was made to examine the extent to which exchange of resources in Uganda would be affected by the EAC Customs ... -
Challenges to the realisation of the right to adequate food in post-war Uganda: A case study of Otuke District
(Makerere University, 2014-12)The study assessed the challenges to realisation of the right to adequate food in post-LRA war affected areas in Northern Uganda. The study objectives were to; a) To identify and describe the human rights instruments in ... -
New religious movements: a pastoral challenge to evangelization in Kampala archdiocese. A case study of Jinja Kaloli parish
(Makerere University, 2015-05)study was conducted on the topic- New Religious Movements: A Pastoral Challenge to Evangelization in Kampala Archdiocese: A case study of Jinja Kaloli Parish. NRMs are a real pastoral challenge to the work of evangelization ... -
Challenges to the realisation of the right to adequate food in post-war Uganda: A case study of Otuke District
(Makerere University, 2014-12)The study assessed the challenges to realisation of the right to adequate food in post-LRA war affected areas in Northern Uganda. The study objectives were to; a) To identify and describe the human rights instruments in ... -
Climate change perceptions, adaptation and mitigation strategies of livestock farmers in the Teso region Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-09)Agriculture on which the majority of the population in Teso depends as a livelihood source is prone to negative effects of climate change. This study is about a determination of local farmers understanding of climate change ... -
Promotion of justice: A strategy towards integral human development among the Christians of Kamuge-Olinga Parish, Tororo Arch Diocese
(Makerere University, 2013-05)The research was limited to the thematic scope of Catholic Social Teaching branch of theology. The general objective was to contribute to development in theory and practice by establishing the thesis that promotion of ... -
Human resource policy and lecturer performance in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2017-01)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between human resource policy and lecturer performance in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University. The study was guided by three objectives ... -
An investigation into the impact of Catholic education on families in Mugalike Parish in relation to Vatican II Gravissimum educationis
(Makerere University, 2015-05)According to the status quo, that is; simultaneous eruptions of poorly founded families, the constant domestic violence, the many “Christian families” whose life is modeled not after Christ, the rampant divorces, the neglect ... -
Self-efficacy, motivation and job performance among secondary school teachers in Mityana District
(Makerere University, 2015-05)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between self efficacy, motivation and job performance among secondary school teachers in Mityana District. The study was guided by four objectives that is, to ... -
Settler colonialism: Then and now
(University of Chicago Press, 2015)For students of settler colonialism in the modern era, Africa and America represent two polar opposites. Africa is the continent where settler colonialism has been defeated; America is where settler colonialism triumphed. ... -
Beyond Nuremberg: The historical significance of the post-apartheid transition in South Africa.
(Sage, 2015)The contemporary human rights movement holds up Nuremberg as a template with which to define responsibility for mass violence. I argue that the negotiations that ended apartheid—the Convention for a Democratic South ... -
Women's attitudes to condoms and female-controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-Western Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 1999)The consistent and correct use of the male condom makes it highly effective in both disease prevention and as a contraceptive method. However, it is also well recognized that its use is under men's control. Because of this ... -
Men's attitudes to condoms and female controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-western Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2000)There is widespread demand for the development of female controlled methods of protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV. The success of such methods will not only depend on their acceptability to ... -
Socializing influences and the value of sex: The experience of adolescent school girls in rural Masaka, Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)In order to explore the socializing influences which have shaped rural adolescent schoolgirls' views and values about sex in a high HIV prevalence area of Uganda, detailed qualitative data was obtained over a one year ... -
Female control of sexuality: illusion or reality? Use of vaginal products in South west Uganda.
(Elsevier Science Ltd., 2001)This paper reports on a trial of vaginal products that were distributed and used by 131 women and 21 men in south west Uganda. It focuses specifically upon the issue of female control in heterosexual relationships and ... -
Breastfeeding practices and attitudes relevant to the vertical transmission of HIV in rural South-west Uganda.
(Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2001)Breastfeeding has been associated with a doubling of the risk of HIV transmission. In developed countries, it is recommended that HIV-positive women do not breastfeed, but this is not a feasible option in most of Africa. ...
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