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 […]
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 […]
As part of the Women’s Day celebration in 2021, we have chosen to showcase how Sweden’s support to Makerere University helped to facilitate the creation of the School of Gender at the institution. We spoke to Consolata Kabonesa, the Principle Investigator of the Gender Mainstreaming Projectat the School of Gender, to learn how this support […]
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 […]
