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Accessibility to micro-finance services by people with disabilities in Bushenyi district, Uganda
(Taylor&Francis Online: Disability & Society., 2012-02-16)The Poverty Reduction Strategy of the Ugandan Government identified provision of microfinance as one of its interventions. Despite the known connection between poverty and people with disabilities, it remains unclear to ... -
How communities' perceptions of disasters influence disaster response: managing landslides on Mount Elgon, Uganda
(Wiley Online Library, 2014-11-28)The aim of this paper is to assess the role of people's perception in disaster management. It is based on a study carried out along the slopes of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda. People living in the study area have experienced ... -
Navigating the ethical maze in disability research: ethical contestations in an African context
(Taylor&Francis Online: Disability & Society ., 2015-02-17)Despite changes in how disability is viewed, ethical requirements for disability research have hardly changed. Some ethical clearance procedures, processes and practices still consider persons with disabilities as not able, ... -
An adult learning perspective on disability and microfinance : the case of Katureebe: original research
(African Journal of Disability., 2016-01-01)Despite Uganda's progress in promoting affirmative action for persons with disabilities and its strategy of using microfinance to fight poverty, access to microfinance services by persons with disabilities is still problematic ... -
Power dynamics among PWDs during adult learning processes: motivator or demotivator?
(AJOL: Rwandan Journal of Education, 2016-01-12)People with disabilities (PWDs) need knowledge and skills to engage in livelihood activities and to lead meaningful lives. Unfortunately, they are not or are underserved by the formal and non-formal education system. ... -
Experiences of persons with disabilities in starting and maintaining sexual relationship in African universities
(IJDS: Indonesian Journal of Disability Studies., 2018-12-17)Despite discrimination, isolation and marginalization, many African University students with disabilities engage in sexual relationships. Some of these relationships involve only those with disability and others are between ... -
Academic relationships and their influences on learning for students with a hearing disability : the case of Kyambogo university, Uganda
(African Journals: Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training., 2019-06-01)Optimising the learning of students with a hearing disability may require them to have academic relationships among themselves, with learners who have other types of disability, and with those without disabilities. The ... -
Using traditional role-play games by adults to nurture a culture of cooperation among children amidst wide-spread engagement in online games within today’s technological society
(Journal of Critical Reviews, 2020-04)Today, children of this millennium are not familiar with traditional games, they are more familiar with online or digital games, thus having less time for interaction with their peers. Within the Sundanese community there ... -
Defying the odds to learn innovative farming in Uganda: experiences of small-scale farmers from Bududa District
(Papers in Education and Development :, 2021)This study examined the learning processes undertaken by small-scale farmers to navigate their way through the challenges of achieving innovative farming practices. Experiential learning theory underpinned the study. A ... -
The influence of parenting styles and managerial elements on school readiness in kindergarten-aged children within a community
(Jurnal Obsesi: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 2023)Humanity's phase-to-phase development necessitates adept management, crucial for community growth. Employing a quantitative research approach, this study investigates how familial managerial elements impact children's ...
