Essays about: "Rural Uganda"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 76 essays containing the words Rural Uganda.

  1. 11. Menstruation, Menstrual Cups and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Eklöf; [2019]
    Keywords : Menstruation; modern sanitary protection; menstrual cup; barriers to girls´ schooling; school attendance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Several organizations claim menstruation and lack of proper sanitary protection to be one reason for lower school attendance in developing countries. These claims are stated to cause lower progression rates to secondary school among girls, and further increase the gender gap in enrollment to higher education. READ MORE

  3. 12. Information and Communication Technologies Impact on Social Capital : A case study in northern Uganda

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lovisa Tunroth; Linda Mokvist; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The distance between the third world and the western countries is continuing to increase. The continent of Africa is home to many of the absolute poorest nations on this planet, making development even more difficult in the region. READ MORE

  4. 13. Adoption and sustained use of energy efficient stoves in rural Uganda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Julia Hoigt; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; improved cooking stoves; Uganda; new technology adoption;

    Abstract : In 2011, Energy saving (mud) stoves were introduced in villages around the Kachung Forestplantation in rural Uganda as part of an effort to support local sustainable development. Initial fieldwork showedthat the stoves had not been adopted as much as the apparent benefits would suggest. READ MORE

  5. 14. Socio-economic determinants of undernutrition among women of reproductive age in Uganda: a secondary analysis of the 2016 Uganda demographic health survey.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : QURAISH SSERWANJA; [2019]
    Keywords : Under nutrition; prevalence; stunting; underweight; socio-economic; reproductive age women and Uganda.;

    Abstract : Background Nutrition is a fundamental pillar of human life. Women have an increased risk of undernutrition than men. Undernutrition can result in adverse pregnancy outcomes and intergeneration cycle of undernutrition. READ MORE

  6. 15. NEW ROADS TAKEN BY FEW : Motorcycle-taxi drivers and neoliberal development in rural Uganda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Alexander Öbom; [2019]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Development; Informal Transportation; Motorbike Taxi; Mobility; Uganda;

    Abstract : Kisoro, a rural district in Uganda, is undergoing various transformations which could be summarized under the term neoliberal development. This qualitative study, which is based on six weeks of anthropological fieldwork, is focused on how a few individuals working as motorcycle-taxi drivers in the area experience these transformations, and how they deal with them. READ MORE