This policy brief provides an in-depth analysis of labour externalization in Uganda (what has worked and not worked). The brief provides recommendations on ways of leveraging the benefits of externalization to enhance Uganda’s development aspirations.
EPRC, December 2022 - https://eprcug.org/publication/policy-actions-to-ensure-sustainable-labour-externalisation-in-uganda/
This policy note explores the trends and effects of early marriage in Uganda, with a focus on the effects of early marriage on fertility rates and girls’ education. According to the Report, it is estimated that the country will spend over Ushs 645 billion per annum on the healthcare of teenage mothers and the education of their children if nothing is done to remedy the situation.
This policy note examines the challenges PWDs face in the Ugandan labour market, emphasizing the disparities and obstacles faced by disabled women. These disparities manifest in the form of gender-based pay disparities, limited representation in the formal sector, inadequate workplace modifications to account for people with disabilities working there as well as the low levels of schooling among school-going PWDs. The brief makes key observations in line with the employment status of PWDs.
This Brief examines how education and training systems in Uganda are adjusting to meet the evolving labor demand considering the rapidly evolving digital technologies and the changing nature of work. The Study further explores youth employment and skills challenges and opportunities.
This brief explores the implications of the persistent school fees increment on student enrolment in Uganda. According to the Survey, seven (7) in every ten (10) surveyed schools further increased their fee charges in the first term of 2023, in addition to the increment made in September 2022 (third term of the previous academic year). Schools reported an increase in the enrollment of boys and a decrease in the enrollment of female students in the first term of 2023.
This Brief analyses the implications of early marriages on development outcomes such as population, fertility and education completion of women in Uganda. Findings from this Study indicate that early marriages drive Uganda’s population and total fertility rate (TFR) estimates upward, with an Early Marriage scenario increasing TFR to about 5.1 live births per woman. This eventually leads to an addition of 1.5 million people by 2030, and further to 15 million by 2060.
This Brief examines how education and training systems in Uganda are adjusting to meet the evolving labor demand considering the rapidly evolving digital technologies and the changing nature of work. The Study further explores youth employment and skills challenges and opportunities.
March 2023, EPRC,
This brief explores the implications of the persistent school fees increment on student enrolment in Uganda. According to the Survey, seven (7) in every ten (10) surveyed schools further increased their fee charges in the first term of 2023, in addition to the increment made in September 2022 (third term of the previous academic year). Schools reported an increase in the enrollment of boys and a decrease in the enrollment of female students in the first term of 2023.
Ministry of Health conducted a successful midterm review of the Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategic Plan and came up with a number of resolutions to advance Malaria programing. This brief therefore, provides an update on the new developments in the fight against malaria in the country. The brief also highlights activities conducted in the last three months between October and December 2022.
