School of Social Sciences

The None in Three (Ni3) research Centre Uganda hosted under the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at Makerere University in collaboration with the Ni3 research centres in India, Jamaica and the UK cordially invite you to participate in a two-day online conference on a theme- Play. Talk. Change. (PTC). The conference will take place on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th June 2021 from 5:00pm-8:45pm on Day One and 1:30pm-5:45pm on Day Two.

About PTC

Play. Talk. Change. (PTC) is a youth-led initiative from the None in Three (Ni3) research Centre focusing on developing pro-social games as a means for violence prevention in India, Jamaica, Uganda and the UK. The conference is being organized by young people in each of these countries.

Through PTC, Ni3 research centres are empowering young people to speak up against violence and to share their insights on the processes, the challenges and the potential of creating research-driven, pro-social computer games to end violence. You can expect high profile keynote speakers and showcases of the Ni3 video games.

For details visit: https://hhs.hud.ac.uk/playtalkchange/

The conference is designed by young people, for young people, but we welcome people of all ages. We will be thrilled if you are able to attend one or more of the conference sessions.

We would also be extremely grateful if you would consider forwarding this invitation to students/young people who might be inspired by the work of the young people involved with our Centre and to anyone in your network who shares an interest in game development, education and/or prevention of gender-based violence. 

To participate in the conference, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/play-talk-change-tickets-116096578993

About the Ni3

Ni3 takes its name from the statistic that 1 in 3 women worldwide will experience gender-based violence (GBV) in their lifetime. Ni3's mission is to make this 0 in 3. They do this by bringing together social science researchers with game developers to create innovative, interactive, anti-violence computer games. At the heart of Ni3's work is the certainty that young people have the power to change the world. By working together with the next generation we can build a future free from GBV.

Thank you for your interest in our work.

The None in Three Centre Uganda

The Center for Health and Migration in Vienna, Austria, and the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, School of Social Sciences, Makerere University, in close cooperation with stakeholders at international, national and sub-national level, have jointly developed a course on Health and Migration. The course focuses on the nexus of health and migration in an interdisciplinary approach and in relation to good migration governance.

Eligible participants

The course targets academic staff, graduate students, policy makers, programme managers, civil society professionals, and health and social care professionals working in communities, cross-border settings and refugee settlements. The course facilitators are experts in migration health with broad experience in migration and health policy development, and have taught in various Universities in Africa and Europe. They bring a wealth of experience in migration health programming across the East and Southern Africa.

Funding

The course is fully funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior.  

Application deadline

Please send your application to pbukuluki@gmail.com and sonja.novak-zezula@c-hm.com not later than 31st May 2021.

See details in the attachment below

The Center for Health and Migration in Vienna, Austria, and the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, School of Social Sciences, Makerere University in Kampala, in close cooperation with stakeholders at international, national and sub-national level, have jointly developed a course on Health and Migration. The course focuses on the nexus of health and migration in an interdisciplinary approach and in relation to good migration governance. The course targets academic staff, graduate students, policy makers, programme managers, civil society professionals, and health and social care professionals working in communities, cross-border settings and refugee settlements.

Course Dates: 16^th, 18^th, 23^rd, 25^th February 2021 and 2^nd, 4^th, 9^th, 11^th, 16^th, 18^th March 2021

Call for applications

Applications for the course should be sent to to pbukuluki@gmail.com and sonja.novak-zezula@c-hm.com not later that 25^th January 2021.

Certificate: A certificate is issued upon attendance of 70% of sessions and delivery of two course papers of not more than four pages each.

Details on the call for applications attached below.

Thesis Title: “The Construction of Ebola and the Struggle against the Epidemic in Bundibugyo District”


   Date:        Wednesday September 30, 2020

   Time:        starting at 9:30 am

   Venue:       School of Social Sciences Lecture Room 2.


Supervisors:    Dr. Eria Olowo Onyango
                 Department of Sociology and Anthropology
                 Makerere University

                 Dr. Wotsuna Khamalwa, Associate Professor
                 Department of Sociology and Anthropology
                 Makerere University


Note: MOH Guidelines and SoPs will strictly be observed and a Zoom link will be shared later

In 2004 the University of Torino established a Cooperation Agreement with Makerere University and this has been constantly renewed through the years. The cooperation promotes joint scientific and didactic activities in the field of Anthropology, Sociology and in the study and preservation of the cultural heritage of the Great Lakes Region. Research activities have been constantly supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Italian Ethnological Mission in Equatorial Africa.

In this framework, several Italian and Ugandan students and scholars have had the opportunity to spend a research period in the partner institution. Since 2017 the Torino-Makerere Cooperation has benefited from the financial support of the Erasmus Partner Countries Programme (EU), allowing a more systematic development of student, teacher and staff mobilities within the two-partner institution. The Erasmus Partner Countries programme has already been renewed up to 2021.

This year's Torino-Makerere Cooperation programme presentations will take place on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018 at 2 :00pm in the Quality Assurance Telepresence Centre, Senate building, Makerere University.

Programme is herewith attached.

This is to invite you to the Nelson Mandela Commemorative Lecture scheduled to take place on 31^st August, 2017 in the University Main Hall. The keynote address will be delivered by his granddaughter, Ms Zoleka Mandela.

Theme

Mandela the Legend: A Message for the Youth

Main discussant

Prof. Mahmood Mamdani

Other discussants

1. Hon. Adeke Anna Ebaju (National Female Youth MP)
2. Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Kyadondo East MP)
3. Brig. Henry Masiko (Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda People's Defence Force)
4. Dr Julius Kiiza (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration)

The lecture is being organized by the Department of Political Science and Public Administration in collaboration with the South African High Commission in Uganda.

See poster below

The Uganda Sociological and Anthropological Association (USAA) has organized a public seminar on food security in Uganda to be held tomorrow, 1^st June, 2017 in the Makerere University Main Hall. The theme of the event is, “Hunger and Food Security in Uganda from a Sociological and Anthropological Perspective: Are we missing a point?”  USAA is a legally registered organisation in Uganda housed in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Makerere University and affiliated to the International Sociological Association (ISA).

The purpose of the public seminar is to make a contribution towards generating and sharing emerging knowledge on the state of Hunger and Food Security in Uganda. Though organised from the Sociological and Anthropological perspective, the seminar will provide a platform for a multidisciplinary and professional debate by  researchers, academicians/scholars, policy actors and students.  

The seminar discussion will focus on the theme with highly informative expert input composed of;

a)Opening remarks that will underscore the purpose of the seminar in the context of the theme and the vision of USAA 

b)A keynote paper to bring out sociological and anthropological perspectives on the challenge of hunger and food security in Uganda

c) And a panel discussion of experts from the academia, Government institutions, NGOs and Civil Society practitioners

The presentations will be used to develop a policy brief that summarises issues of relevance for further policy action and stakeholders’ engagement.

You are all invited. 

Makerere University Political Science Students Association (MUPOSA) together with the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, School of Social Sciences, invite you to the first “Alumni Reunion” to celebrate the achievements and contributions of its past and current students to national development. The one-day event will bring together political scientists, political science enthusiasts and friends of political science and the department from every walk of life.

Aim of the Alumni Reunion  

-To showcase the work of past and current students and faculty and its relevance to contemporary political, social and economic development in the country

-To interrogate the state of the discipline – its current and future contribution to academia and political practice

-To raise awareness about the diversity and quality of our undergraduate and graduate “products”

-To create a Political Science Forum which enables old students and current students to continuously interact on developmental issues

The Alumni Reunion will also provide corporates, CSOs and government departments with an ideal opportunity to showcase their portfolios and to interact and network informally with students and faculty in ways that we expect to yield opportunities for our graduates.

Guest of Honour - Prof. Apollo Nsibambi, former Prime Minister and alumnus of the Department

We look forward to welcoming you to the Reunion. If you would like to book a display tent for your company / organization, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contributions to the event are also welcome.

Programme and details of contact persons below

In a bid to contribute to the understanding of the current state of migration and health from a social science perspective, the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University in collaboration with other academic, research and programming institutions, is working on a book project on “Migration and Health Dynamics in East Africa” and welcomes abstracts for papers on the following thematic areas; Migration and Health Policies in East Africa, Migration and Health Issues in Eastern Africa, Migration and children: Migration and child health perspectives, Migration, Mobility and Health, Cross border / transnational networks and health, Migration and Intergenerational Solidarity and Health, Forced Migration and health in East Africa, Forced Migration and Health in East Africa, Migration and Social Protection in East Africa, Gender and Migration Health Issues in East Africa, Mental Health and Migration in East Africa as well as Innovative Migration Health Programming in East Africa.

Abstracts should not be more than 350 words. Deadline for abstracts is 30th April 2017 and full papers should be submitted by 30th July, 2017.

See details below

The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University with support from the Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and Research for Development (APPEAR)  and the Austrian Development Cooperation will launch a Centre for Research and Innovation in Social Work on 24^th February, 2017. The launch will take place in the Senior Common Room, Main Building from 2:00pm-4:30pm. To register for the event, please contact Dr Janestic Twikirize and Mr Kitimbo Stanley, Department of Social Work and Social Administration. Emails: kitimbo.stanley@gmail.com, jtwikirize@chuss.mak.ac.ug, Tel: +256751023051, +256706339564. Registration Deadline: 17^th/02/2017

About the Centre

The East Africa Centre for Research and Innovation in Social Work (CRISOWO) is a joint initiative between 6 schools of social work in East Africa and Austria. Established under the auspices of the PROSOWOII project (Promotion of Professional Social Work in East Africa), CRISOWO is a centre of excellence in social work research and innovation in East Africa. The Centre provides a forum for mutual learning, innovation and knowledge sharing at local, regional and international levels; creating dynamic partnerships between educators, social work and social development practitioners, policy makers, organizations and communities to support and advance learning, applied research, innovation and solutions that transform the lives of communities through sustainable social change.

Objectives of the Centre

1.  To facilitate the advancement of social work and social development research within and across countries in East Africa and beyond

2. To build the capacity of social work and social development professionals to more effectively engage in social  policy advocacy and development at local and regional levels

3. To promote social work education and practice in the partner countries

4. Advance and share knowledge through creation of platforms for scientific publications

5. Develop, test, and disseminate innovative practice models that generate long-lasting impacts in the lives of vulnerable populations

6. Establish and strengthen national, regional and international networks and partnerships within the social work community