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The role of Public Private Partnerships in enhancing access to quality Education: The Case of PEAS Intervention in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019)
Despite Uganda’s efforts to enhance access to secondary education through the universal secondary education (USE) programme, access to secondary education remains a challenge—especially for poor students and girls. Also, ...
Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Uganda: The Role of Innovation
(The African Economic Research Consortium, 2019)
Using the 2013 World Bank Enterprise Survey data for Uganda, this paper employs the quintile estimation technique to explain the relationship between innovation and firm performance in small and medium-sized enterprises ...
Implementation of Annual Budget Performance Contracts and Annual Performance Agreements in the Local Governments: What are the key issues?
(Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019)
The Government of Uganda (GoU) introduced a Performance Management Framework aimed at enhancing results oriented management within the Public Service. The main thrust is to empower Accounting Officers to make effective ...
Parent-led school feeding: A tested approach to improve learning in schools
(Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019)
Up to eight million children attend school in Uganda, however the largest proportion go hungry, with only 33% of the children receiving meals at school. This has implications on cognitive development, school performance ...
Project for Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas: Will the objectives be achieved
(Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019)
The Government of Uganda (GoU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recognize the continuing need to promote rural finance, and the focus on financial inclusion as one of the key pillars of Uganda’s ...
Investing in education 2019
(UNICEF, 2019)
The Education and Sports Sector Strategic Plan 2017-2020 aims to offer education as a basic human right. Improving equitable access to education helps to equip learners/students/trainees with relevant knowledge and skills ...
Perceptions on Violence Against Women in Uganda:Implications for Policy
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019)
Despite the existence of supportive laws, policies and programs, women and girls continue to face various forms of violence including sexual, physical, psychological, and economic, among others. Evidence from the 2017 ...
Access to education by children with special needs: What are the issues?
(Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019)
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 calls for “inclusive and quality education for all”. This is in line with Article 30 and 34 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995) which states that education for all ...
Are the Public Financial Management E-Systems Performing?
(Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019)
Public Financial Management (PFM) refers to the rules, regulations, tools, institutions, and instruments government uses to manage public resources. Well-designed PFM institutions support economic policy objectives, lead ...
Improving access to labor markets for refugees: Evidence from Uganda
(International Growth Center (IGC) Uganda, 2019)
Recent conflicts and sectarian violence have produced the highest number of refugees ever recorded in the world. Currently, almost 20 million of refugees worldwide have been forced to flee their homes (UNHCR, 2019). The ...