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, […]
Makerere University Researchers in collaboration with Family Life Network (FNL) have launched a club to address moral decadence amongst the youth. The club codenamed, “Becoming a New Generation (BANG) will among other things nurture and transform University students into morally upright people ready to steer the socio-economic transformation of the country. The initiative follows a […]
Makerere University has launched an online system to address sexual harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda. The system codenamed “Kicking Sexual Harassment out of Higher Education Institutions (KISH) was launched by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe on 7th October 2020. It was developed by members of staff from the School of Women and Gender Studies in […]
On 22nd May 2020, 5 alumni from Makerere University received a Post graduate Diploma in International Gender Studies under the auspices of UNESCO. The fellows include 3 Master of Arts in Gender Studies alumni from the School of Women and Gender Studies, Apeta Brenda, Asiimwe Allen and Namitala Esther. In addition, is Nampijja Shamim and the Makerere University 80th Guild President Bwowe Ivan. The graduation […]
