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Gender and Digitalisation (GENDIG) project at Makerere University: Experience sharing by the exchange students #1

Andama Fred. Pursuing Masters of Arts in Gender Studies has made me look at life in a more accommodative, compassionate and empathetic lens. I joined the masters class in Makerere University School of Women and Gender studies in 2022 afterbeing admitted in the 2021/2022 academic year. The hungerand desire to learn from the richness that the School provided in terms of dedicated and experienced lecturers, Library resource and open minded course mates helped me shape […]

The Guest researchers’ scholarship programme at Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) September –December 2022

i.            Sacrifice today for others tomorrow: Your current enjoyment was someone’s sweat yesterday link:       ii.            Would rather die than live in a woman’s house: Resisting fractured masculinities in Western Uganda.Link: https://nai.uu.se/news-and-events/news/2022-12-12-rather-die-than-live-in-a-womens-house——-fractured-masculinities-in-western-uganda.html

Policy Brief – Countering Sexual Harassment among Domestic Workers in Uganda

Written by Victoria Flavia Namuggala (Makerere University) & Prosperous Nankindu (Kyambogo University) Executive statement This policy brief focuses on the plight of young women working as live-in domestic workers in Kampala’s informal settlements. We discuss the nature of sexual harassment they endure, factors explaining their vulnerability to sexual harassment, factors influencing their voice and agency, […]

Associate Prof. Josephine Ahikire Named Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Associate

Associate Prof. Josephine Ahikire has been selected as an Associate under the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Associates Program. Based at Uppsala, Sweden, the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) provides resources that further the understanding of contemporary Africa, and collaborates with a wide range of organizations on research, development cooperation, communication, and knowledge dissemination to further their […]

Over 50 Agricultural Researchers Across sub-Saharan Africa Equipped with Gender Responsive Knowledge at the GREAT Theme 5 Course

As the world celebrated International Women’s Day 2021, which focused on “choosing to end all forms of gender inequalities against women”, the Gender-responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) project launched a two-week course aimed at closing the gender gap in crop breeding programs for equitable agricultural development. The course offers gender-responsive research skills tailored to help […]