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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...
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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The Debt – Fossil Fuel Trap: Why debt is a barrier to fossil fuel phase-out and what we can do about it
Did you know that global south countries owe more than $1.5 trillion in external debt, and that a large portion...
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
Presentation to the Parliament Committee on Education and Sports on the petition on the High Tuition and Non-Tuition Fees Charged by Government– Aided Schools
On 15th February, 2017, ISER presented a petition to the Speaker of Parliament seeking Parliament intervention in the high fees...
Education Committee Report on Closure of Private Schools by the Ministry of Education and Sports.
A Report of the Education Committee of Parliament on Closure of Private Schools by the Ministry of Education and Sports
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....
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...
Funding public services remains the best use for Uganda’s new Special Drawing Rights allocation
In August 2021, the IMF Board of Governors approved1 a new $ 650-billion-dollar general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)...
Failing to Reach the Poorest?: Assessment of the World Bank Funded Uganda Reproductive Health Voucher Project (Report)
This is a Report of findings from research ISER conducted in November 2019 assessing the Uganda Reproductive Health Voucher Project...
Covid-19 and Economic Social Rights in Uganda: ISER’s submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Uganda
ISER's submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Uganda