January 2021

Dealing with Children in the face of COVID A Parent’s Perspective. One afternoon I got a circular and call from the Headteacher of my children’s school, telling me that the children will have to stay home following an announcement – by the President, Minister of Health and Minister of Education- to send the children back […]

COVID-19: How I experienced it. I wake up one day to a video of a colleague next to whom I had sat in a meeting battling with breathing and on oxygen at one of the regional COVID treatment centres. On seeing this video, I go into panic mode – so scared about what was happening

Education experiences of slum communities in COVID-19. The continued spread of COVID-19 has virtually brought most service sectors to a grinding halt. The Education sector is one of those sectors which, inevitably, have had to greatly slow down. With over 290.5 million learners affected by school closures across the world, the threat of a drastic

COVID-19: The myths, beliefs and falsehoods in Kampala slums. Given the infectious nature of COVID-19, the need to understand prevailing myths, beliefs and falsehoods is so vital in efforts to combat the virus. Some questions require answers: for example, who do people think are most at risk? What are community perspectives on factors that facilitate

Violence Against Men. “Turning the Tables” in COVID-19: Violence Against Men in Kampala Slums Conventionally, women have been portrayed as the victims or survivors of domestic violence and the men as the perpetrators with in heterosexual relationships. The measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic have had direct and indirect severe consequences with evidence from the

Food adverts targeting children and childhood obesity, is there a link? Food adverts targeting children and childhood obesity, is there a link? It is natural for parents and care givers to be protective of children. It is the role of parents and other adults entrusted to care for children e.g. relatives, family friends, nannies, health

Outside my bubble. REFLECT and ALERTS, these are acronyms of studies that literally changed my life. Given the push by the CHASE I team and other stake holders, to use and avail the evidence from these studies to inform policy, I sure hope the lives of refugees and slum communities in Uganda change for the

Refugee Education Experiences in COVID-19. School & Community involvement: The master key to effective rollout of Uganda’s Education Response in COVID-19 The experiences I have had participating in a number of field studies, over the years, have helped me learn that each study comes with its own uniqueness and a different set of lessons to