Effect of COVID-19 on the Educational Sector in Uganda
Education is considered to be a powerful tool for growth throughout many sectors in Uganda. The country has even labeled education as a key component for driving for social growth, economic development, and transformation since becoming politically independent, as well as helping to achieve a more united nation and democratic reforms.
Understanding the Employment Gap for Ugandans with Down Syndrome
Understanding and Strengthening Women's Presence
The “iKnow” Concert Series first started as a small concert in 2014 hosting 4,000. Astoundingly, by 2019, it had hosted a total of 300,000 while providing additional health benefits; HIV testing, products for reproductive health, cancer screening, etc. It was a massive success, and the ability to use music to together communities is commendable.
Ramsar Convention and Ecotourism
Public Health and Music Work Group
Early Childhood Education
Plastic Recycling Opportunity
Africa Recycling Feasibility
The focus of this paper is on replicating a successful Bottle-to-Bottle recycling plant that currently exists in South Africa. We believe the best solution is to build the same plant in a central location in East Africa to serve as a regional solution to the processing of plastics collected across multiple East African countries including those collected in Uganda.
Social Media Content for Children in Uganda
Public Health & Music Recommendations
Cultural Exchange & Impact Research Paper
Capitalism has paved the road for multiple states of development in the world. In hindsight, capitalism has motivated the usage of exploitation as a tool to build capital at the dismissal of humanitarianism. The temptation of building capital has inherently concentrated wealth and created cultural immersion. Eastern Africa, however, has untapped cultural immersion activity and development.
Policy Recommendation Public Health & Policy Group
Jeopardy'ish
GLI Public Health and Policy Presentation
Entusi Model Farm Pamphlet
Kampala Social Impact Remuneration Survey for Global Livingston Institute/Staffable Africa
During the spring semester of 2019, a capstone team from the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) partnered with staff from the Global Livingston Institute (GLI) and Staffable Africa on designing a remuneration survey for organizations working in the sectors of social impact and social enterprise 1n Kampala, Uganda.
Water and Sanitation Practices Surrounding Lake Bunyonyi Uganda
In 2013 Global Livingston Institute completed work on Entusi, a resort that would serve as a community hub for community development, leadership, research, and the formation of new partnerships. The authors of this paper worked closely with Global Livingston Institute to complete the research described in this paper.
Improving Livelihoods From Agriculture in Lira, Uganda
Sustainable Farming Collaborative/Model Farm
When interviews facilitated by past Capstone teams illuminated former child soldiers’ need and want for a capacity-building initiative centered on enhancing their agricultural proficiency, GLI launched the Sustainable Farming Collaborative/Model Farm initiative in Spring 2018 with a cohort of 60 villagers.