Agricultural Development and Economic Growth in Uganda: A Case Study of Rukiga District. by Ayebare, Joel

“…The findings highlighted that agricultural development contributes to economic growth through employment and income generation, poverty reduction, increased export earnings, rural development, infrastructure improvements, and market integration and value chain development. …”
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Meeting the psycho-social needs of people with disabilities in Uganda. by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…The political economy of the environment of the handicapped children portrays a state of poverty and deprivation. This called for a joint effort of the public, and the government to rehabilitate handicapped children in the society. …”
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Credit Access and Performance of Women Owned Business in Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Musinguzi, Ambrose

“…One such institution is education which will not only help in breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and mold of ignorance of rural women but is the right path to women's social development and empowerment.…”
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A feasibility of land consolidation in kigezi region, south western Uganda: a solution to land fragmentation, land shortage, farmer’s productivity and economic development by George Stanley, Kinyata, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…This article therefore, is about land use management and the reverse of the effects of land fragmentation and their related problems such as land conflicts, population pressure, poverty, productivity, and land scarcity and the solutions to these problems. …”
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The Effect of Micro Finance Institutions on Household Income: A Case of Rugarama SACCO. by Nyiraguhirwa, Juliet

“…The study findings revealed that access to microfinance was significantly associated with improvement in consumption, income, and poverty status among households. Thus households saving and getting loans from Micro Finance Institutions have increased their income. …”
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Greening Business through Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by Godfrey, Barigye, Siraje, Kaaya

“…Sound environmental health conditions are a key pre-requisite to enhance quality of life, to impact positively on sustainable economic growth and to reduce poverty. To increase sanitation coverage the policy can build upon scalable sanitary achievements. …”
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Management Control System and Financial Performance of Micro Finance Institutions in Central Region Uganda by Arthur, Sunday, Caleb, Tamwesigire, Caroline Masiko, Murezi, George Stanley, Kinyata, Godfrey, Barigye, Keneth, Nuwagira, Moses, Agaba

“…Micro finance in Uganda is a vibrant growing industry and the government of Uganda has over the past decade initiated implemented and or supported various micro credit schemes aimed at fighting poverty in the country. Microfinance has evolved by providing micro credits to respond to the furthermost financial and non-financial needs of the citizens, to eradicate poverty and increase financial inclusion. …”
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The Development Related Role of Pottery Production in the Ankole Region in Western Uganda: A Case Study by Kayamba, William K., Kwesiga, Philip

“…The main aim was to look at how the pottery business contributes to reducing poverty and unemployment as well as how it affects the environment. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Small-Scale Firms on Household Welfare in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council in Rukiga District. by Kukundakwe, Danise

“…However, in Uganda, despite small-scale firms being a key vehicle for economic success, having the potential to provide employment opportunities to the millions of unemployed people and having the capacity to contribute to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as poverty reduction to improve on household welfare, still the house bold welfare people have not been realized. …”
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Anti-Social Behavior and Teenager’s Wellbeing: A Case Study of Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Kyarikunda, Esau

“…Compared to teenagers with no antisocial behavior, participants with persistent antisocial behaviors had poorer personal well-being outcomes coupled with alcohol misuse, poverty, drug abuse, stealing, and unwanted pregnancy.…”
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Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth in Uganda A case study of selected districts in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Gilbert, Uwonda, Fabian, Mwosi, Godfrey, Barigye, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study indicated that Uganda’s population living below the poverty line is falling, which sounds precise in the context of national income but very unseemly in the context of household income. …”
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Challenges in the Implementation of Fiscal Decentralization and It’s Effects on the Health Sector in Uganda by George Stanley, Kinyata, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The study was conducted to assess the impact of Fiscal decentralization process on social economic development in Uganda and it focused on challenges affecting health sector and why such policy has failed to reduce poverty and inequality of the people of Uganda. The Study was based on the resource dependency theory by Ram Mudambi (2010), which posits that power is based on control of resources that are considered strategic within the organization and is often expressed in terms of budget and resource allocation. …”
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Sexual Harassment and Stigma Among the Youth in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Mugumya, Muhammadi

“…The study findings on causes of sexual harassment and stigma among the youth were the nature of dressing, poverty, sexual coercion low-paying jobs, and sex discrimination. …”
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Youth Employment Programs and Youth Empowerment: A Case Study of Boda-Boda Business in Rukungiri Municipality. by Ayebazibwe, Spencer

“…It was established that the role of youth employment programs on youth empowerment has controlled poverty rates in Rukungiri municipality among the youth by giving evidence of some developed careers done by the youth in for the developing themselves and changing the styles of their living. …”
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THE EFFECT OF BORROWER’S CAPACITY TO PAY ON LOAN REPAYMENT IN UGANDA DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC by moses Agaba

“…Results for the study objective revealed that SACCOS started giving less loans in comparison to what they applied for (M=4.05, SD=1.256) and closed very early during covid-19 pandemic (M=3.73, SD=1.378) all of which affected the borrowers capacity to repay loans, consequences that drive SACCO members into loan repayment failure (M=4.70, SD=.459) and loss of savings leading to absolute poverty(M=4.56, SD=.600) were the major factors that determined the borrower’s credit on loan repayment during covid-19 pandemic. …”
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Influence of Domestic Violence on Pupils Academic Performance in Rubanda District. by Busingye, Scholar

“…The study found that 100% of respondents agreed on several causes of domestic violence, which included unfaithfulness, poverty (12 respondents, 20%), early marriages (5 respondents, 8%), diseases such as HIV/AIDS (9 respondents, 15%), gender inequality (10 respondents, 16%), and alcoholism (10 respondents, 16%). …”
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