Browsing by Author "Mukisa Bukuluki, Paul"

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    Facilitating the Transition of Adolescents and Emerging Adults From Care Into Employment in Kampala, Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda Youth Development Link
    (Emerging adulthood, 2020) Mukisa Bukuluki, Paul; Kamya, Sarah; Kasirye, Rogers; Nabulya, Anna
    Uganda has an increasing number of vulnerable youth in care who require support to transition into adult life. This article explores the agency enablers and the factors which hinder adolescents and emerging adults transitioning from care to adulthood, with an emphasis on the transition into work taking a case study of the Uganda Youth Development Link. Cross-sectional and case study designs were employed using structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews. Results show that care programs helped care leavers gain skills that facilitated self-reliance through employment in the formal sector and self employment, a savings culture and expansion of social networks. Enablers included the mentors, exchange learning visits, placements with businesses, and positive social support networks. Unaffordable business premises, stigma and discrimination, limited access to credit, and insecurity inhibited successful post care transition. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of agency and structure in the transition out of care in Uganda.
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    Gender norms associated with adolescent sexual behaviors in Uganda
    (International Social Science Journal, 2019) Nalukwago, Judith; Crutzen, Rik; Borne, Bart van den; Mukisa Bukuluki, Paul; Bufumbo, Leonard; Burke, Holly McClain; Field, Samuel; Zikusooka, Amos; Fiedler, Anne Akia; Alaii, Jane
    Gender norm attitudes and practices remain deeply entrenched in many African societies (Gibson et al. 2014; Wight et al. 2006). Countries driven by gender inequalities that constrain Judith Nalukwago, the lead author of this article, has a PhD in Public Health from the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University, The Netherlands. She is a health promotion scholar, practitioner and a behavioural scientist with grounded skills in both theoretical and practical implementation of social and behaviour change interventions. She has a background in monitoring, evaluation, research, learning/ knowledge management, and adolescent health programming from an academic and programme implementation perspective. Email: j.nalukwago@maastrichtuniversity.nl individual behaviour in sexual interactions often have the highest rates of HIV and teenage pregnancies (Hardee et al. 2014; Richards et al. 2013; Van den Berg et al. 2013). Women and girls face more gendered risks than their male counterparts, which affects their social, economic and political opportunities (Mbonye et al. 2012; UNAIDS 2016; UNICEF 2015)