The eligibility criteria under the economic recovery interventions excluded women-led businesses: evidence from female entrepreneurs who worked in markets during the COVID-19 period

I n January 2022, Uganda fully reopened its economy, ending the two-year COVID-19 control measures that saw the closure of schools and the operation of other sectors constrained. According to…...

Reduce the Burden of Unpaid
Care Work for Improved Women
Economic Empowerment

As the world builds back after the COVID19-inspired lockdowns, the gains made in empowering women before the pandemic must be protected. Reducing the burden of Unpaid Care Work (UCW) is…...

GrOW East Africa Project: Supporting parenting care/childcare facilities in markets to reduce unpaid care work.

Supporting parenting care/childcare facilities in markets to reduce unpaid care work for vulnerable businesswomen in Uganda COVID-19 has heightened the need for childcare centers, as the pandemic has...

COVID-19: AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A ROBUST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN UGANDA

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which started in China at the end of 2019, has continuedto spread across the world at an increasing rate. The disease gained recognition in the restof the…...

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: Engendering Innovation in Uganda’s Education System for Equitable Education in a Crisis

Globally, countries are grappling with adapting to new frontiers of innovation and how education can keep pace with a changing world in the fields of economy and technology1. Breakthrough...

The Macroeconomic implications of COVID-19

This paper examines the likely implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Uganda’s macroeconomic performance, and proposes the required interventions to hedge the economyagainst the likely negative...