School of Social Sciences (SSS) Collections: Recent submissions
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Development interventions and post conflict reconstruction in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)This study examined the effects of development interventions and the post conflict reconstruction of Northern Uganda. It was undertaken in the districts of Gulu and Pader. This region has received a lot of development ... -
Effect of cash compensation on livelihood restoration among project affected persons: a case of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway
(Makerere University, 2022-12-28)Globally, development induced displacement and resettlement have potentially run the risk of impoverishing local populations, threatening people’s livelihoods and truncating their chances for sustainable development. To ... -
Dynamics of juvenile delinquency in cosmopolitan Rubaga Division of Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The Government of Uganda has made verifiable strides towards protection of the rights of children as well as ensuring that they grow up to become responsible members of society. However, like the rest of the world, ... -
SACCOs’ response to Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) new rules and regulations in Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) have become a popular strategy for poverty eradication and promotion of financial inclusion in low- and middle-income countries. In Uganda, the government is committed to establishing ... -
Land tenure systems and land conflicts in Isingiro district, Southwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01-04)Land is the source and basis of all forms of life for all living things. All living things derive their material for existence from the land. These include food, water, air and the firm ground to exist on. It is also the ... -
Contribution of Hope4Kids International to the development of Tororo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01-04)The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of H4KI to the development of Tororo District, Uganda. The objectives of the study were to analyse the activities of H4KI towards development in Tororo District, ... -
Food security and the East African Community
(Makerere University, 2022-12-23)Despite the institutional pursuits to ensure food security in the region, the EAC is still engulfed in a pool of food security problems. The study examined the capacity of the existing institutional framework to ensure ... -
Alternative Employment and HIV Infection Risk Reduction among Female Sex Workers in Kawempe, Division, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-01)ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate the potential for alternative employment and HIV infection risk reduction among female sex workers (FSW) in Kawempe Division, Kampala. The study was guided by three objective ... -
The influence of climate variability effects on adaptation strategies for small scale inland fisheries in Mayuge district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01-05)Majority of research conducted on climate variability and adaptation is largely skewed towards crop and livestock production with less attention given to the fisheries sector in Uganda. This has resulted into the sector ... -
Border porousness and cross-border mobility management at Mpondwe, along Uganda-DRC border
(Makerere University, 2022-12-19)In this generation fostered by interconnectivity of cross border mobility amidst the threat of border porousness, line agencies in the management of cross-border mobility are expected to adopt a number of strategies that ... -
Understanding illicit financial flows in and out of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-22)Africa has encountered illicit financial flows of about $84billion that have already been lost annually. By 2022, Uganda had lost about UGX 2 trillion (US$558,685,400) annually, a figure expected to worsen once commercial ... -
Parental involvement in children’s homework : a comparative study of rural and urban school settings in Mityana District
(Makerere University, 2023)Parental involvement in home assignments of primary school children has continued to gain notable popularity. Homework is a significant part of pupils’ learning and consequently, parental involvement in homework has been ... -
Cross-border mobility and development in East African Community: a Case study of Kyotera District (Uganda) and Missenyi District (Tanzania)
(Makerere University, 2023-01-04)Guided by the Neoliberalism theory of International Relations, the study mainly aimed at examining how mobility across the Tanzania-Uganda border was influencing the development in the East African Community. It also ... -
The implications of streaming on academic performance of secondary school students in Busia District
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The purpose of the study was to investigate how streaming of secondary school students in Busia District influences their academic performance. The researcher was inspired to carry out this study because there was poor ... -
Makerere University mentorship and the performance of academic staff, 2010-2020
(Makerere University, 2023-01)This study sought to investigate the existing mentorship among academic staff at Makerere University and how it can systematically be enforced as a mechanism to enhance academic staff performance. It also examined how ... -
Development of political integration: the case of the proposed political federation of the East African Community (2000-2020)
(Makerere University, 2023-01-02)The revival of the East African Community (EAC) in 1999 and the subsequent ratification of the EAC Treaty on 7th July, 2000 by Presidents Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Daniel Torotoich Moi and Benjamin William Mkapa of Uganda, ... -
Local governments' management of decentralized human resource for employee performance improvement: the case of Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2022-12-20)Decentralization policy is a long-time practice in Africa. It became more definite in the 1980s and 1990s, aimed at solving the economic, social, and political defects that had been common within the bureaucratic governments ... -
Resilience among teenage mothers in Rubaare Subcounty, Ntungamo districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-23)General objective of the study: To examine the experiences of teenage mothers of first pregnancy in Rubaare sub-county, Ntungamo, District, Uganda in order to contribute to social policy formulation and implementation. ... -
Local integration as a durable solution to refugees in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)With Uganda having more refugees staying longer than anticipated, the researcher set to explore whether locally integrating them into the community can be a lasting solution. This study focused on the form of integration ... -
Domestic water scarcity and children’s wellbeing in rural Rakai District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Water is very important to human life, and scarcity of water for domestic use impacts household wellbeing, with children being the most affected. This study examined the relationship between domestic water scarcity and ...