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A People’s Pension: A Manifesto on Social Protection for Older Persons

Developed by the CSO Working Group on Social Protection for Older Persons and coordinated by ISER, this manifesto underscores the urgent need for universal and inclusive social protection systems for Uganda’s older...

CSO Position Paper on the Education Sub Programme in response to the FY 2024/25 Education Ministerial Policy Statement

This CSO position paper in response to the Ministerial Policy Statements FY2024/25 on the Education Sector was developed through a consultative process involving various civil society organizations including Uganda Society...

“We are not well educated but learning on the job”: Governance and Accountability in the Provision of Public Primary Education in Uganda

This report examines the critical governance and accountability challenges that have undermined the promise of UPE, and reveals how insufficient funding, weak oversight, and systemic gaps continue to hinder the...


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“For Us We Are Like Forgotten People!” Assessment of Health Services in Amudat District

The report which spotlights gaps in realizing universal health coverage for marginalized communities, particularly in Amudat District, Karamoja region, calls...

Using Community Structures to Improve Public Social Service Delivery at the Local Government Level

This brief showcases some of the achievements by ISER’s Community Advocates program over the years. Since 2016, ISER has been...

Big Dreams, Limited Opportunities: The Dilemma of Disadvantaged Children in Uganda

This photo essay was published in commemoration of the Day of the African Child highlights the socio-economic challenges faced by children...

Lay a Strong Foundation for All Children: Fees as a Discriminatory Barrier to Pre-Primary Education in Uganda

This report is the result of a two-year collaboration between Human Rights Watch and ISER, and  is based on interviews...

Report of the 2014 inaugural Conference on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that took place on 17th – 18th Sept. 2014 at Makerere University

This was the Inaugural Conference that brought together several stake holders ranging from local NGOs and CBOs, Government, Academia, Advocates,...

Realising the right to social protection for olderpersons in Uganda

This is a photo essay a photographic representation of the journey to get older persons enrolled on the SAGE programme...

Progress on safeguarding the Right to Education, Right to Health and Rights of Vulnerable Groups in Uganda

This report addresses the status of Uganda’s realisation of the rights to education and health and rights of vulnerable groups....