Applied Social Research
What We Do.
Applied Social Research
Through the conduct of robust research and situation analyses, we have enabled evidence-based programming and decision making for development agencies. Our previous research work for various development organisations has focused on themes including; violence against children, child headed households, street children, Birth Registration, Rights of children with disabilities, the child helpline as a child protection tool, child sexual exploitation, situational analyses on the status of child wellbeing and child rights in Uganda for purposes of treaty body reporting to the AU and UNCRC.
Summary of our Executed Assignments
| No. | Date (M/Y) | Name of Client | Description of the Assignment | Thematic Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August, 2020 | Plan International Uganda | Survey on the Sexual Exploitation of Girls and Young Women at the Workplace in Selected Districts. | Gender & Development |
| 2. | July. 2020 | Send a Cow Uganda (SACU) | Community-Led Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults. A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study in Selected Project Sites of Send A Cow Uganda. | Child Rights & Protection |
| 3. | July, 2017 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) | Study on Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms for Children’s Rights in Uganda | Child rights |
| 4. | July, 2016 | Bread for the World | A comparator survey of NGO salaries in Uganda | Organizational Development |
| 5. | August , 2016 | Wellspring Advisors | Preparation of an Advisory Paper on Impactful Advocacy and Communication Strategy for the National Violence against Children Study in Uganda | Child protection |
| 6. | March, 2016 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network, (UCRNN) | Preparation of the Alternative NGO documenting the 10-year progress of implementation of the UN convention on the rights of the Child in Uganda (2005-2015) | Child rights |
| 7. | January, 2016 | World Vision Uganda | Consolidation of ADAPT Child Protection Mapping reports from 18 WVU areas of operation to inform Program design and advocacy. | Child protection |
| 8. | April, 2015 | National Council for Children | Assessing the effects of decentralization on service delivery for children in Uganda. | Child rights |
| 9. | March, 2015 | Save the Children International (Uganda) | Child Rights Situation Analysis to inform the development of the Country strategic Program 2016 – 2021 | Child rights |
| 10. | July – October 2014 | Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC | Situation analysis of child rights in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya focusing on advancing legal rights for children and preventing violence against Children in and around schools. | Child protection |
| 11. | March, 2014 | National Council for Children | State of Uganda Children Report 2012/13: Progress towards the MDGs focusing on Child and Maternal Health | Child rights |
| 12. | July, 2014 | National Council for Children | Study on the Utilization of the National Child Participation Guide 2008 | Child rights |
| 13. | June – October 2013 | Child Restoration Outreach (CRO) Mbale | Undertaking a study on the dynamics of the street children phenomenon in Eastern Uganda (Mbale Buduuda and Sironko districts). | Child protection |
| 14. | September, 2012 – September, 2013 | World Vision International Uganda | Mapping of the community level child protection system in 10 World Vision target districts namely; Bundibugyo, Nakasongola, Mpigi, Tororo, Kamwenge, Masaka, Hoima, Offaka, Oyam and LokoleParabongo. | Child protection |
| 15. | May, 2012 – March, 2013 | UNICEF/Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda | National mapping of the Uganda’s child protection system. This involved extensive review of secondary data, consultation with multi-sectoral child protection actors, compiling and disseminating the national child protection system mapping report. | Child protection |
| 16. | November, 2012 – February, 2013 | African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) | Situation Analysis of child headed households in Uganda. | Child Rights |
| 17. | November, 2012 – January, 2013 | Kindernothilfe (KNH)/ SHG Coordination Office | Undertaking a study on the existing legal framework and implications for registration and operation of Self-Help Groups (SHG) in Uganda. | Child Rights |
| 18. | October, 2011 – March, 2012 | AfricaWide Movement for Children (AMC) /ACPF | Assessment of Uganda’s progress in the implementation of Africa Fit for Children (AFFC) declaration and plan of action. | Child Rights |
| 19. | October – November, 2012 | Plan International Uganda | Facilitated the process of soliciting for children’s views on the amendment of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2006 in Kampala and Lira. | Disability & child protection |
| 20. | December, 2011 – January 2012 | African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) | National Survey on violence against children in family settings in Uganda. | Child Protection |
| 21. | March, 2011 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) | Situation Analysis of the Status of Child Rights in Post Conflict Northern and North Eastern Uganda. | Child Rights |
| 22. | August – September, 2010 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) | Assessment of Children’s Access to the Toll-free Child Helpline Service in Uganda. | Child Protection |
| 23. | July – September, 2010 | Oak Foundation, Switzerland | Assessment of the Child Protection System in Uganda. | Child Protection |
| 24. | June, 2010 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network | Situation Analysis of the trends in Child Adoption and Legal guardianship in Uganda. | Child Protection |
| 25. | December, 2009 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network | Study on the status of Birth Registration in Uganda. | Child Protection |
| 26. | November – December, 2008 | ANPPCAN Uganda Chapter/DANCHURCH AID | Undertaking a study on Social Justice amidst Complex realities: The Case of Pokot women and children in North Eastern Uganda | Child Protection |