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Budgeted Out: Government Promise to Older Persons Broken

This summary analysis of the FY 2026/27 National Budget looks at the government’s promises to older persons to expand the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) programme to include those...

Enhancing Social Protection for Older Persons in Uganda: Key Considerations for Uganda’s 2025/26 National Budget

Submitted by ISER before the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labor, and Social Development in January 2025, this comprehensive report critically examines Uganda’s budget priorities for older persons’ social protection in...

A People’s Pension: The right to social security for older persons in Uganda – Lessons from Southern and Eastern Africa

A People’s Pension: The Right to Social Security for Older Persons in Uganda is a working paper jointly produced by ISER and RAISE, synthesizing lessons from eight countries to demonstrate...


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ISER’s Position on the 2023-24 Social Protection Budget

In this position paper, we analyzed the proposed 2023-24 budget for social protection and presented a set of proposals for...

2021 General Elections: Voting for Quality Service Delivery(ESRA Brief)

This edition implicitly asks Ugandans to refrain from getting caught up in the frenetic energy of political campaigning and to...

Financing a Just and Inclusive Recovery (ESRA Brief Issue 14)

The 14th issue of the Economic and Social Rights Advocacy (ESRA) Brief features highlights from the annual national conference on...

Poor health infrastructure makes quality health service delivery a distant dream for many Ugandans

From incidents where ambulances are used to ferry water instead of the sick, to the dilapidated structures that render health...

You do not qualify!: Experiences of older persons’ access to social protection in Uganda

The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) and Research & Action for Income Security (RAISE) are implementing a project...

Civil Society sues Government over the International Specialised Hospital, Lubowa

Civil Society, led by ISER, pray that the Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional and annuls the acts of Government leading to...

Who is responsible? A situational brief on the air pollution in Lugazi Town

Violation of the right to a clean and healthy environment adversely affects the enjoyment of a broad range of human...

Position Paper on the Education and Sports Sub Program Ministerial Policy Statement FY2022-23

ISER's Position Paper on the Education and Sports Sub Program Ministerial Policy Statement FY2022-23