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Building Social Capital in Uganda: The Role of NGOs in Mitigating HIV/AIDS Challenges
(ISTR (International Society for third Sector Rearch), 2004-07-11)Social Capital is an important explanatory variable for performance of different nation states as well as improved livelihoods of people in different countries. The paper explores the process by which social capital is ... -
Paint on their lips Paint-sniffers, good citizens and public space in Brisbane
(The Australian Sociological Association, 2006)This article describes structured responses to young Indigenous people whose paint-sniffing in Brisbane attracts public attention. It gives an emic account of the sniffers’ responses to these processes and argues that ... -
The AIDS Pandemic in Uganda: Social Capital and the Role of NGOs in Alleviating the Impact of HIV/AIDS
(2006-12)AIDS has a devastating impact on individuals and society. It is defined as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and it is a condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This condition occurs when people who ... -
Decentralisation in Uganda:
(Codesria., 2008)Since the 1980s, many Sub-Saharan African countries have been undergoing structural reforms with a view to promoting efficient service delivery. Decentralisation, defined as the transfer of authority from central to local ... -
Decentralisation in Uganda: Prospects for Improved Service Delivery
(Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2008)Abstract Since the 1980s, many Sub-Saharan African countries have been undergoing structural reforms with a view to promoting efficient service delivery. Decentralisation, defined as the transfer of authority from central ... -
Not by money alone: The health poverty trap in rural Uganda
(2008)Le présent article analyse le « piège de la pauvreté santé » des ménages ruraux en Ouganda. Cette approche va au-delà des aspects strictement financiers et médicaux. La notion est abordée dans le cadre des besoins minimaux ... -
Decentralization in Uganda: Prospects for Improved Service Delivery
(Africa Development, 2008)Since the 1980s, many Sub-Saharan African countries have been undergoing structural reforms with a view to promoting efficient service delivery. Decentralisation, defined as the transfer of authority from central to local ... -
Policy Analysis Report: Mapping Migration in Uganda
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The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in SouthWestern Uganda
(Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2010)The change from natural forest cover to tea and Eucalyptus is rampant in protected areas of western Uganda. The objectives were; to examine the trend in land-use /cover change and determine the effect of these changes on ... -
Financial reforms and governance and the crisis in research in public universities in Africa: A case of Uganda
(Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2010-09-21)Since the 1980s, African countries including Uganda, have been implementing financial reforms with particular emphasis on spending on priority sectors. Higher education sector was not given priority. In this regard, there ... -
Social capital and sexual behavior among Ugandan university students
(Global Health Action, 2010-10-27)Background: Uganda has reduced its prevalence of HIV/AIDS from 18 to 6.5% within a decade. An important factor behind this might have been the response from faith-based voluntary organizations, which developed social capital ... -
Social Capital: A Panacea for HIV/AIDS Challenges in Uganda,
(Journal of Development Issues, 2010-12-02)Social capital is one of the most widely discussed and contested concepts in the social sciences. It has received wide attention from development practitioners, policy makers, and academia. Despite its growing importance ... -
Contextualizing Privatization and Conservation in the History of Resource Management in Southwestern Uganda: Ethnicity, Political Privilege, and Resource Access over Time
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Addressing HIV/AIDS challenges in Uganda: does social capital generation by NGOs matter?
(Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 2011)HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda’s success story is attributed to ... -
Children’s Wellbeing in an Orphanage In Kole District, Uganda
(Geoforum, 2011-01)This study explored the views of orphaned children about how they perceived and described their wellbeing in an orphanage which is located in the rural area of Kole District in Northern Uganda, East Africa. Recent reports ... -
The Root Causes of the Conflict in Ivory Coast.
(AFRICAPORTAL a project of the africa initiative, 2011-04)The conflict in Ivory Coast is a by-product of deep-seated cleavages revolving around ethnicity, nationality and religion. Politicians tapped into these differences to consolidate their monopoly on power, and in the process, ... -
The Role of NGOs in Addressing Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Routledge (Tailer and Fransis), 2011-11-09)The recognition of HIV/AIDS as an epidemic made it one of the human security threats in the 21st century. Gender-based resource imbalance and power relations contribute not only to the understanding of HIV/AIDS as a ...
