Projects
Memory, Silence and Reconciliation in Africa’s Great Lakes region: A Comparative Study of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, 1994-2014. Ghent University
In the past two decades, the Great Lakes region in central Africa has experienced violent conflict,
genocide and other forms of violence. The sub-region has also been a space to experiment
different kinds of peacebuilding initiatives by both international and local actors. Although many
scholars like Gerald Prunier, Filip Reyntjens,Kenneth Omeje and others have written on the politics
of ...
Facilitating entrepreneurial growth in Uganda and Rwanda through student internships Ghent University
This project aims to facilitate entrepreneurial growth in Uganda and Rwanda through student internships. In collaboration with Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs and their local partner Einstein Rising, we seek to set up a structured and long-term collaboration whereby students can put their thinking into practice through helping entrepreneurs realize their growth ambitions.
Remote sensing of rainfall in Rwanda and Uganda using microwave links from cellular communication networks. Ghent University
Human-induced climate change intensifies precipitation and prolongs extensive droughts in the tropics. This has important repercussions for agriculture, water resource management and natural hazard monitoring. Consequently, accurate rainfall observations are becoming more important. This project wants to implement a novel technique using microwave links from telecommunication networks to generate countrywide, accurate rainfall maps for Rwanda ...
Governance and post-conflict reconstruction in Northern Uganda. University of Antwerp
Social Inclusion Of Children With Special Needs In Uganda – A Photovoice Study. University of Antwerp
Opening the black box of performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector: a case study on motivation, rent seeking behavior and M&E in Uganda Institute of Tropical Medicine
Making refugee integration sustainable: in search of durable relations with host populations in Uganda. University of Antwerp
A COMBINED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION TO OPTIMIZE METABOLIC HEALTH AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN URBAN UGANDA KU Leuven
Sub-optimal metabolic health is increasing across urban SSA with no signs of receding, and this is largely attributed to the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity. Women of reproductive age (WRA) are disproportionately the most affected. Maternal sub optimal metabolic health is linked to lifelong intergenerational negative health outcomes. It is suggested that the ongoing nutrition transition in urban SSA characterised by a mismatch ...
Optimizing Cardio-metabolic Health of People Living with HIV through the use of Bioactive Compounds in Indigenous Food Species in Uganda KU Leuven
Background: An estimated 1.5 million Ugandans are living with HIV, with 85% of 1.5 million are adults enrolled on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). Although the advent of ART coincided with increased longevity and general quality of life of People Living with HIV (PLWH), altered metabolism among PLWH is widely reported. Sub optimal metabolic health among this population is caused by a cluster of factors such as ART associated factors and other ...