Browsing Master of Arts in Local Governance and Human Rights (Dissertations) by Title
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Analysis of the gaps in fiscal and administrative decentralised service delivery in urban areas of Wakiso district; Case study: Nansana Municipality
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-10-01)All urban local governments in Uganda are subjected to the same general legal framework of the Local Government Act CAP243 of 1997 (as amended) and also operate under the same national decentralization policy which was ... -
An analysis of the right to health in Uganda: case study constitutional court decision on petition number 16 of 2011
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-03-01)This study examined the implications of the Constitutional Court’s decision on the right to health in the constitutional Petition Number 16/2011 on the realisation of the right to health in Uganda. Particularly, the ... -
Assessing factors affecting maternal health services among rural women in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10-01)Studies about maternal health in Uganda point out that the maternal health of rural women constitutes 80% and there is still a gap in accessing maternal health services. This study assessed factors affecting maternal health ... -
Assessing the effect of planning and budgeting in equitable distribution of resources among the males and the females: case study Amuru district in Northern Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-02-18)Planning and budgeting is one of the strategies adopted by government of Uganda to address inequitable resource distribution among males, females and other interest groups such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), ... -
Assessing the outcomes of NGOs’ activities interventions in the reintegration of formerly abducted child mothers in Gulu district: case study Bar-Dege and Koro sub-counties, Gulu district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-08-01)The study intended to determine the outcomes of NGOs’ interventions in the reintegration of formerly abducted child mothers in Gulu District. The problem was that formerly abducted child mothers have not reintegrated ... -
An assessment of child protection issues in non-governmental organizations in Masaka municipality: case study child restoration outreach
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-07)The study was to assess the child protection issues in Masaka Municipality. The objectives of the study were to identify the cause of child abuse as revealed by Child Restoration Outreach, identify the child protection ... -
Assessment of the contribution, barriers and solutions of women participation in local council meetings; case study: Rubaya sub county, kabala - Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-08-01)The study sought to assess the contribution, barriers and solutions of women participation in Local Council Meetings with a case study of Rubaya Sub County, Kabale district. Although women comprise over 50 per cent of ... -
An assessment of the effects of child marriage on girl child education in Soroti District
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-12)This study set out to assess the effects of child marriage on girl child. Its specific objectives were to establish the factors influencing child marriage among school going girls; to determine the effect of child ... -
An assessment of the effects of teachers’ industrial action on pupils’ rights to education in selected government primary schools in Soroti Municipality
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)The research was set to assess the effects of teacher’s industrial action on the pupil’s right to education in Soroti Municipality. It specifically sought to examine the causes of the industrial action, ways in which the ... -
An assessment of the factors hindering men’s participation in functional adult literacy classes in Wera Sub-County, Amuria District
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-08-01)The study aimed at establishing the factors that hinder the participation of the men in the FAL program in Wera Sub-county, Amuria District. The study was guided by three specific objectives, which are; to establish ... -
An assessment of the factors that influence persistent girl child school dropout from secondary schools; case study: Munkunyu sub-county, Kasese district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-08-01)The study assessed the factors that influence girl child school dropout from secondary schools in Munkunyu sub county Kasese District. The specific objectives of the study included; to determine the school based factors ... -
Challenges faced by children delinquents in accessing justice in Uganda; case study: Naguru Remand Home
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-10-01)The study was conducted to examine the challenges of children delinquents in accessing justice in Naguru Remand Home which is based in Kampala. It specifically sought to examine the nature of crimes/offences committed ... -
Challenges of personnel management in a decentralized system of governance:
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-10-01)This study was inspired by the need to examine the contribution of women politicians in promoting women’s political participation in Bagezza Sub County Mubende district in Uganda. Bagezza Sub County was used as the ... -
The contribution of non-governmental organizations in delivery of basic health services in partnership with local government: case study Yei civil hospital and Martha primary healthcare centre in Yei river county south Sudan
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-07-01)The study “the contribution of non-governmental organizations in delivery of basic health services in partnership with local government” was aimed at assessing the contribution of non governmental organizations in the ... -
The contributions of participatory budgeting processes on the local communities engagement in decentralized government system in Uganda
(2015-06)The study was carried out against a background of a general perception that participatory budgeting (PB) in developing countries is an annual ritual exercise to comply with pressure from supranational agencies to adopt ... -
Domestic violence survivors and access to justice in Karamoja.
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-02-01)Domestic Violence Survivors Access to Justice Needs a multi-pronged approach as the law is just one of the facilitating factors. This study therefore examined the situation of Domestic Violence Survivors and the concepts ... -
The effect of imprisonment of parents on children's upbringing in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-02)This study aimed at assessing the effect of imprisonment of parents on children's upbringing in Uganda using a case of Nakawa Division. The study was guided by the following objectives; To assess how children whose ... -
The effect of police response to minimise gender based violence in post conflict northern Uganda: case study Palenga parish IDP in Bobi sub-county in Gulu district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-01-01)This research was about the effect of police response to minimize GBV in post conflict northern Uganda. The study analyzed the roles and challenges of the Child and Family Protection Unit and community policing in ... -
The effect of the protracted northern Uganda conflict to child abuse in the post conflict period: case study Barr sub-county, Lira district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-09-01)The study was aimed at establishing the effects of the protracted conflict in Northern Uganda in relation to child abuse in Barr Sub-County, Lira district. Specifically, the study examined people’s perception/ understanding ... -
Effect of trauma on school dropout; case study: Aweil state, South Sudan
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-02-01)The study investigated the effect of trauma on school dropout among children in primary schools of Aweil state South Sudan. The objectives of the study were: to determine the level of trauma among children in Aweil ...
