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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...

Evaluating the Education Act, CAP 247, and its regulation of private education in Uganda: Legal Strengths and Shortcomings

This paper makes an analysis of the effectiveness of the Education Act, in regulating the private provision of education in Uganda. It highlights the areas of strength that simply requires...

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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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...

Analysis of Uganda’s 1992 government white paper using the tool “Planning to fulfill the right to education”

Analysis of the 1992 Government White Paper on Education submitted by the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER)and the...

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...

Statement to Parliament On Operations Of The Uganda Bridge International Academies By The Hon. Minister Of Education And Sports.

A statement to Parliament by the Minister of Education and Sports on Closure of Uganda Bridge International Academies for not...

“Here, When You Are Poor, You Die”: Healthcare on Sigulu Islands

This report, focuses on Sigulu islands, an amalgamation of islands in Namayingo District, and finds widespread disparities in access to...

Where Did COVID 19 Money Go?: International Finance Institutions’ Funding to Uganda

This report documents the different forms of financing that Uganda received from IFIs to prevent, manage and control the COVID-19...

Getting children back to school: Emerging human rights issues from the nationwide reopening of schools in Uganda

The Government of Uganda closed schools for nearly 2 years in a bid to control the spread of the corona...

Uganda Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Factsheets 2016

In preparation for Uganda's review at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR)...

Handbook on Land Ownership, Rights, Interests and Acquisition in Uganda

The Handbook gives a brief overview of Uganda’s land tenure system and the various policies and legal framework concerning modes...