Uganda

Imagining Gender Futures in Uganda - IMAGENU

IMAGENU will provide new perspectives on gender and futures in Uganda by placing marriage and its decline in focus, showing how this fundamental gender relation implicates livelihoods, health,…
Uganda
education
gender relations
livelihoods
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark
Department of Anthropology (AU)
Gulu University, Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, Uganda
University of Copenhagen, Department of Anthropology, Denmark
Total grant
9,997,626

Political Settlements and Revenue Bargains in Africa

Over the last decade, a number of countries in Africa have become less dependent on traditional aid as other sources of income have grown. At the same time, the policy priorities of these countries’…
Tanzania
Uganda
institutional change
policy
political power
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark
Faculty of Social Sciences (AU)
Department of Political Science (AU)
Makarere University, School of Law, Uganda
REPOA, Policy Research for Development, Tanzania
Danish Institute of International Studies, Denmark
Total grant
7,284,756

Agricultural Investors as Development Actors? (AIDA)

Like agricultural investors from other non-African countries, Danish farmers and institutional investors are increasingly attracted by the invitations extended by African governments to invest in…
Tanzania
Uganda
employment
land ownership
livelihoods
private sector
water resources
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark
Makerere University, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Uganda
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Tanzania
Green Development Advice, Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Denmark
Total grant
9,999,777
https://www.diis.dk/node/6474

Governing Transition in Northern Uganda: Trust and Land

After decades of war and dislocation to IDP camps, people in Northern Uganda have now returned home. The transition is marred by a pervasive legacy of mistrust in institutions of governance, linked to…
Uganda
social anthropology
conflict
governance
human rights
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark
Department of Anthropology (AU)
Gulu University, Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies (IPSS), Uganda
University of Copenhagen, Anthropology, Denmark
Total grant
10,085,188
http://trustland.me/

Post-conflict primary health care

Primary health care (PHC) often assumes a stable population. However, in conflict and post-conflict conditions, mobility poses an even more pronounced issue for PHC. In northern Uganda the population…
Uganda
research support
rural urban relations
capacity building
conflict
primary health care
University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark
Centre of Global Health (SDU)
Gulu University (GU), Faculty of Medicine, Uganda
University of Copenhagen, Institute of Anthropology, Denmark
Kolding Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, Denmark
Odense University Hospital, Emergency Department, Denmark
University of Southern Denmark, Psychological Institute, Center for Psychotraumatology, Denmark
Total grant
9,702,563
http://guluhealthproject.com/

Productivity and Growth in Organic Value-chains (ProGrOV)

The growing organic sector is an example of private/market led development. The rationale for the project is that organic agriculture has the potential to improve yields and natural resource…
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
marketing channels
organic farming
productivity
International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS), Denmark
Makerere University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Uganda
University of Nairobi, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Production, Kenya
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science and Production, Tanzania
Technical University of Denmark (National Food Institute), Denmark;
University of Copenhagen, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Denmark
Total grant
10,424,506
http://projects.au.dk/progrov/

Building Stronger Universities II - GU

Objective: The overall purpose of the collaborative programme is to support Gulu University in its efforts to strengthen research capacityat PhD level and research-based education,with a special…
Uganda
No keywords specified
Gulu University (GU), Uganda
Michael Whyte, University of Copenhagen (Danish anchor person)
University of Copenhagen (Department of Anthropology), Denmark;
University of Aarhus (Department of Culture and Society), Denmark;
University of Aalborg (Department of Culture and Global Studies; Department of Communication and Psychology; Department of Education, Learning and Philosophy), Denmark;
University of Southern Denmark (Department of Law), Denmark:
Roskilde University (Department of Society and Globalisation), Denmark;
Total grant
7,997,602

Once we were Warriors: Realizing Resources, Demobilization and Community Resilience Among Former Child Soldiers in Fragile States

In fragile states the potentiality of sustainable peace, livelihoods and civic security are inseparable from the pursuits of political stability and demobilization of networks of terror. Youth is a…
Uganda
capacity building
children
livelihoods
DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture, Denmark
Århus University, Department of Education - Research Unit for Interdisciplinary Education Research, Denmark
Vivo International, Uganda branch
Institute of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Traumatology Unit, Germany
The Resilience Research Centre, the School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Canada
Total grant
2,895,919
https://dignityinstitute.org/what-we-do/urban-violence/projects/…

Climate Change and Rural Institutions

The research will investigate how district level government, agencies responsible for managing natural resources, agricultural advisory services and farmer organisations in Africa and Asia are…
Nepal
Uganda
Vietnam
Zambia
climate change
governance
institutional change
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark
Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Centre for Climate Change Studies in Central Vietnam, Vietnam
University of Zambia, IWMR Centre, Zambia
Makerere University, Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Uganda
ForestAction Nepal, Nepal
Total grant
10,124,980
http://diis.dk/node/4596

Transboundary animal diseases in East Africa

In East Africa, livestock provides a source of family income for millions of people. A strong livestock sector is therefore crucial for enhancing food security and for reducing poverty in the region.…
Kenya
Uganda
animal diseases
diagnosis
disease control
disease distribution
epidemiology
foot and mouth disease
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Science (KU)
Department of Biology (KU)
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda
Makerere University, Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Uganda
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Total grant
10,095,000

Quality Medicine Use for Children in Uganda (ChildMed)

The overall objective is to contribute to improving the quality of medicine use for children in Uganda through multi-disciplinary research and to build capacity by research training. The research plan…
Uganda
children
evaluation
medicines
usage
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (KU)
Department of Pharmacy (KU)
Makerere University, Child Health and Development Center (CHDR), Uganda
University of Copenhagen, Department of Anthropology, Denmark
Total grant
11,394,872
http://childmed.ku.dk/

Strategies of (in)coherent lives. Youth between security and development in Uganda

The project focuses on how urban youth form and act out livelihood strategies in the fragile region of Karamoja in Uganda. Uganda is internationally considered a stable state, however Karamoja has a…
Uganda
attitudes
government policy
livelihoods
urban population
youth
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Gulu University (GU), Uganda
Total grant
2,630,239

Income Generation through Market Access and Improved Feed Utilization: Production of Quality Beef and Goat Meat (IGMAFU-Meat)

The objective of the project is to improve the research capacity within livestock production at Makerere University, Uganda and Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, - and at University of…
Tanzania
Uganda
slaughter weight
beef
beef cattle
fattening
feeds
goat meat
goats
income
marketing
meat quality
production
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (KU)
Department of Large Animal Science (KU)
Makerere University, Department of Animal Science, Uganda
Makerere University, Department of Agricultural Production, Uganda
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science and Production, Tanzania
University of Aarhus, Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition Facilty of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Denmark
Total grant
7,624,137

Changing natural habitats under future climates

Forest ecosystems are increasingly under threat from climate and land use changes and degradation. Conservation and sustainable use strategies could include the diversification of agricultural…
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
climate change
forest ecology
geographical distribution
habitats
land diversion
maps
trees
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Science (KU)
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (KU)
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),Tree Genetic Resources and Domestication, Kenya
Total grant
2,690,858

Youth and employment: the role of entrepreneurship in African economies (YEMP)

Lack of employment opportunities for young people is directly hindering development in sub-Saharan African countries. Entrepreneurship is increasingly considered to be important for economic growth…
Ghana
Uganda
Zambia
employment
entrepreneurship
youth
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Science (KU)
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (KU)
University of Ghana, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Ghana
Makerere University Business School, Uganda
University of Zambia, Department of Development Studies, Zambia
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Global Entrepreneurship Research Association, United Kingdom /Denmark
Total grant
6,223,743

Changing Human Security: Recovery from Armed Conflict in Northern Uganda

Northern Uganda has been an arena for armed conflict for 22 years; over a million people have been living camps as internal refugees for over a generation. Recently great strides have been made…
Uganda
research
security
conflict
education
training
universities
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark
Faculty of Arts (AU)
Department of Culture and Society (AU)
Gulu University (GU), Uganda
Syddansk Universitet Odense, Centre of Global Health, Denmark
Copenhagen University, Institute of Anthropology, Denmark
Total grant
9,967,649

Saving a precious crop: sustainable management of the black Sigatoka disease of banana

Black Sigatoka, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is currently one of the major constraints for production of banana and plantain worldwide, including Sub-Saharan and East Africa where millions of…
Uganda
bananas
disease control
plant diseases
plant pathogens
plant protection
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Science (KU)
Department of Plant and Environmental Science (KU)
Makerere University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Production, Uganda
Central Food Technology Research Institute, India
Grains and Legumes Development Board, Ghana
Total grant
3,166,197

Becoming Healthy Again: Reproductive Intentions and ARVs in Uganda

Becoming healthy again: Reproductive Intentions among HIV positive women and men with increased access to anti-Retrovirals in Uganda. Reproductive decision-making is strongly influenced by cultural…
Uganda
reproductive behaviour
reproductive health
antiretroviral agents
cultural values
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark
Faculty of Humanities (AU) - Prior to 2013
Department of Anthropology and Ethnography (AU) - Prior to 2013
Total grant
388,829
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