Team PlastiX Recommendations
Educate and sensitize the waste generators about the impacts of their waste on the environment and its livability as well as what they can do or change to achieve the sustainable development goal of their community.
A Case Study With Batwa Participants in Southwest Uganda
This thesis explores the inadvertent consequences of conservation-induced displacement utilizing a case study of Batwa, who were forcefully displaced from their ancestral forest lands…
Improving the Education and Living Situation of Children Born in Captivity
What measures can school and society take in response to the social stigma and unfair treatment that children born in captivity have suffered?
Three Year Sustainability Plan
In this sustainability plan, I first detail pertinent macroeconomic trends, as it mostly relates to agriculture and the implications of COVID-19. Then, I highlight development challenges and solutions in Uganda in two industries that largely impact Uganda's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate: agriculture and energy.
Plastic Bottle Recycling in Uganda
Industry in Uganda consumes up to 600 metric tons of plastic waste a day and only about 6% of that waste is collected (Planet Buyback, 2021).
Colorado School of Mines Hand Pump Final Design
Farmers around Lake Bunyonyi rely on rainfall to water their crops. When the rainfall is not sufficient or it is dry season, the farmers must hand-deliver water from Lake Bunyonyi to their crops.
Entusi Model Farm Irrigation Initiative
Lake Bunyonyi, located in Southwestern Uganda, is situated below a vast expanse of hilly terrain. Climate change has made rainfall patterns in the area incredibly unpredictable and thus unreliable for farmers whose livelihood depends on their crops.
A Call for a More Efficient Platform for Funding and Advocacy in International Development
Ultimately, this thought essay calls for something that we should all seek in international development which is a more efficient and collaborative approach to the work that we do that ultimately would drive better outcomes for the communities and people we serve.
Improving Access to HIV Services
Empowering people living with HIV to serve as ambassadors to advocate for the enlightenment of the masses can also be strategized to increase accessibility and acceptability of community-based HIV testing services thereby reducing stigma levels in the society.
Agricultural Cooperatives: From Subsistence to Commercial Farming
Without a doubt, agriculture - farming, forestry, fisheries, and livestock - remains essential to the economic development of the world, generating USD 3.4 trillion in 2018.
Children of Peace Uganda
Dedicate to the well-being and empowerment of former child soldiers, children born in captivity, and children orphaned by the two decades of armed conflict in northern Uganda.
Examining the Effects of COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Uganda
During COVID-19, distance learning has become synonymous with technological learning, but the disparities in access will greatly contribute to economic and educational inequalities.
Process Evaluation Plan for GLI’s iKnow Concert Series
This document is to serve as a Process Evaluation Plan for the Global Livingston Institute (GLI) iKnow Concert series in Uganda and Rwanda. Despite previous impact studies, this will be the first time GLI plans to evaluate the concert program using this approach.
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
To educate students & community leaders on innovative approaches to international development and empower awareness, collaboration, conversations, and personal growth.
Down Syndrome in Uganda
Developing countries such as Uganda often struggle to create realistic action plans to ameliorate inequalities that impact people with disabilities. Inequalities may take many forms and may cross many areas of life, including medical care, education, and social inclusion, and may further vary based on disability and geography.
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
Lake Bunyonyi covers nearly 175 square km of southwestern Uganda near the Rwandan border at an altitude of 1,962 m, home to 29 islands, and surrounded by mountains on all sides.
Child Abuse Rapid Assessment
A rapid assessment of the gaps in the reporting system and public's knowledge and awareness of the service.
Public Health and Music Work Group
What are the cultural and societal factors that prevent a stronger women's presence at the concert? How does the empowerment of the genders increase the effectiveness of destigmatizing HIV/AIDS?