Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies: Recent submissions
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Who wants what? Assessing the supply and demand for locally-produced tourism services around Bwindi Forest, Uganda
(2017-02)Tourism in Uganda is critical for generating revenue for conservation of mountain gorillas and other species and habitats. At Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) tourist numbers have increased from 1,300 per annum in ... -
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 ... -
" I 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) ... -
Beauty Is Skin Deep; The Self-Perception of Adolescents and Young Women in Construction of Body Image within the Ankole Society
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)Abstract: Introduction: Adolescents and young women become increasingly aware of their bodies through images presented to them through social structures during their developmental stage. These images may drive them toward ... -
Effects Of Operating Parameters On Maize Cob Briquette Quality
(Biomass and bioenergy, 2018)Briquetting is considered as one of the pre-treatment methods available for producing uniform sized and moisture content feedstock which is easy to handle, transport and store. The quality of briquettes in terms of density ... -
Tree gap dynamics and their influence on chimpanzee food tree regeneration in Kalinzu Forest Reserve, south-western Uganda
(Makerere University Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2020)The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) community in Kalinzu Forest Reserve, South Western Uganda is relatively stable and ranks third in the country with a total population density of 1.55 Km-2 compared to Kibale ... -
Dramatic effects of COVID-19 public health measures and mass reverse migration on youth sexual and reproductive health in rural Uganda
(Paediatrics & Child Health, 2022)Introduction: Youth (aged 10 to 24 years) comprise nearly one-third of Uganda’s population and often face challenges accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, with a disproportionately high incidence of ... -
Gendered Experiences of Parent–Child Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues: A Qualitative Study Employing Community-Based Participatory Methods among Primary Caregivers and Community Stakeholders in Rural South-Western Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022-04-21)Open and positive parent–child communication about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is known to reduce negative SRH outcomes for young people. However, socio-cultural influences can inhibit meaningful SRH communication. ... -
Projected land use change in an oil-rich landscape in Uganda
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-03-13)The discovery of oil in the North Albertine Rift Landscape of Uganda has increased pressure on land and heightened the potential for resource use conflict. In this article, we focus on changing land use dynamics as oil ... -
Public-Private Partnership in Health Care and its Impact on Health Outcomes: Evidence from Ruharo Mission Hospital in South Western Uganda
(Int'l J. Soc. Sci. Stud., 2018)Background: Uganda’s government embraced private provision of social services including health care. The involvement of private providers is an indicator that the public facilities are not sufficient enough to meet the ... -
The Refugee Dilemma: Refugee Rights versus State Security in Uganda
(Research Journal of Social Science and Management, 2013)Refugees, who were traditionally conceived and presented as humanitarian issues, are now increasingly being viewed as security threats. The language of threat now dominates refugee discourse and policy making as well as ... -
Community Participation, Management and Sustainability of Public Projects: A Case of Water and Sanitation Project in Kabwohe Itendero Town Council, South Western Uganda
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Uganda and the refugee problem: challenges and opportunities
(African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 2019)Uganda is one of the top refugee hosting countries in Africa and the world. It has been praised as a generous country with progressive refugee policies and laws that reflect the country’s national, regional and international ... -
The Self Reliance Strategy and Refugee Livelihoods: Evidence from Oruchinga Refugee Settlement, South Western Uganda
(International Journal of Research In Social Sciences, 2014)The self-reliance strategy in Uganda has very good aims of empowering refugees become self -reliant and reduce on their dependence on humanitarian agencies among other reasons. By focusing on Oruchinga refugee settlement, ... -
Exploratory study on the adoption of knowledge management practices in small medium enterprises in resource constrained areas
(International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, 2018)The aim of this paper is to shed light on Knowledge Management (KM) practices in Small Medium enterprises (SMEs) in resource constrained areas. The Paper presents the results of an exploratory study investigating the ... -
The effect of land conflicts on the livelihoods of refugees
(International journal, 2013)The study that was carried out in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, South Western Uganda sought to establish the causes of land conflicts, assess the effect of land conflicts on the livelihoods of refugees and the implications ... -
Three decades of forest cover change in Uganda’s Northern Albertine Rift Landscape
(Land Use Policy, 2015)Deforestation within and outside protected areas is widespread in Western Uganda, but quantification of such forest changes is rare. In this study, spatio- temporal forest cover patterns in the Northern Albertine Rift ...
