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Assessing scale reliability in citizen science motivational research: lessons learned from two case studies in Uganda
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2024)Citizen science (CS) is gaining global recognition for its potential to democratize and boost scientific research. As such, understanding why people contribute their time, energy, and skills to CS and why they (dis)continue ... -
Strengthening Women’s Potentials and Capabilities: A Perceived Strategy to Narrow the Gender-Gap in Land Rights in South-Western Uganda
(Advances in Social Sciences and Management, 2023)The gender gap in land rights operates within the broader context of the bigger gender gap in society which is rooted deeply in informal/normative and formal/statutory structures. Security of tenure is a major determinant ... -
Interrogating the Impact of Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics in Mbarara City in Southwestern Uganda
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2023)The urbanization in Mbarara City Southwestern Uganda has increased the number of built-up and small-scale agricultural areas thus escalating pressure on the grassland and woodlot areas hence influencing land fragmentation ... -
Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?
(AIDS and Behavior, 2023)Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework ... -
Does the farmer’s social information network matter? Explaining adoption behavior for disaster risk reduction measures using the theory of planned behavior
(International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023)Smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate-related disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, partly due to land-use changes and poor adoption behavior for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures. Such behavior can ... -
Response to Gender Based Violence During Pandemics; A Lesson from Covid-19 Outbreak in Mbarara City South Constituency, Uganda
(Advances in Social Sciences and Management, 2023)At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender-based violence (GBV) was reported to have increased worldwide. An escalation in intimate partner violence was experienced more during the Covid-19 than in other pandemics. ... -
Does the farmer’s social information network matter? Explaining adoption behavior for disaster risk reduction measures using the theory of planned behavior
(International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023)Smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate-related disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, partly due to land-use changes and poor adoption behavior for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures. Such behavior can ... -
Can Recognition and Respect of Forest Resource Rights save Echuya Central Forest Reserve? A Precursor for Appropriate Collaborative Forest Management
(Journal of Biodiversity Management & Forestry, 2022)Recognition and respect for tenure and forest resource rights has for long been considered essential for policy makers to promote forest conservation. Several initiatives have indeed been undertaken to promote recognition ... -
Alternative Approaches to Integrated Conservation and Development-equitable Governance at Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
(Parks, 2022)Equity and governance are vital in facilitating sustainable biodiversity conservation as alternative approaches to integrated conservation and development. However, they have not always been prioritized by protected area ... -
Pan African Feminist Perspectives Promoting Matriarchy. Women’s Pre-Colonial Linguistic Power Perspectives, Power Loss and the Contemporary State of Affairs in Ankole Sub-Region
(Open Access Library Journal, 2021)This paper studies the linguistic approach used to describe wise, healer and powerful women in the Ankole Sub-region during the pre-colonial times. Discussed in the study are the names, words and proverbs that describe a ... -
Relationships on campus are situationships’: A grounded theory study of sexual relationships at a Ugandan university
(PloS one, 2022)Understanding the complexities of sexual relationships is essential to understand the risky sexual behaviours among young people in Ugandan universities. Nine focus group discussions conducted with 31 males and 33 female ... -
Spatial patterns of urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Uganda
(Development Southern Africa, 2021)Sub-Saharan Africa is rapidly urbanising. This urbanisation may contribute to socio-economic development as more people participate in the urban economy. Nevertheless, rapid urbanisation is not always sustainable. Primary ... -
Transforming matters: sustaining gold lifeways in artisanal and small-scale mining
(Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2021)Growth strategies in mining regions promote gold extraction based on industrial mining, associating Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) with persistent informality. Against this background, we consider how to ... -
Utilisation of biodegradable solid waste to boost crop production among farmers in Mbarara city, south western Uganda
(American Journal of Agriculture, 2022)Purpose: Determining the utilisation of biodegradable solid waste in boosting crop productivity among farmers in Mbarara City. Methodology: Mixed methods were used with simple random sampling and purposive sampling to ... -
Women‘s employment and the changing family pattern in Ankole Sub-region- Uganda
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021)Abstract: This study employed a case study design using phenomenological stances of qualitative research to collect data from three districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi and Kiruhura and the objective of the study was to find out ... -
Lessons learnt from 20 years of revenue sharing at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
(2017)Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the prime protected areas in Uganda, famous for its mountain gorilla families that have been habituated to allow gorilla tracking safaris. A revenue sharing (RS) scheme was ... -
Want to Feel and Look Beautiful” Voices of Young Adult Banyankole Girls from the Ankole Region of Uganda
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2021)Young people who struggle with self-esteem, are much more susceptible to harmful societal messages and struggle with body dissatisfaction. Therefore, body image and self-esteem are integral issues in child development. ... -
Facilitating social enterprise development through collective marketing: insights from Bukonzo Joint Co-operative Union, Western Uganda
(Journal of Fair Trade, 1(1), 13-26., 2019)Collective marketing is an avenue through which farmers could receive higher returns from their produce. Bukonzo Joint Co-operative Union exemplifies this: it has obtained both Fairtrade and organic certifications and, by ... -
Does the farmer’s social information network matter? Explaining adoption behavior for disaster risk reduction measures using the theory of planned behavior
(2022)Smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate-related disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, partly due to land-use changes and limited information about the adoption of farm-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) ...