Category Archives: Publications: Governance & Policy Advocacy

The Story: Five years ago, Tinfayo recruited a farm manager, one Magezi. Magezi managed the farm according to his own wishes and aspirations – largely side linning Tinfayo. However, it is now recruitment time for workers on the farm: Mr. Magezi (current farm manager) travels to seek contract renewal from Mr. Tinfayo; Mucunguzi has learnt for the last 5 years on how the farm has been managed and wants to compete and take the job of the farm manager from Mr. Magezi. …What will happen… …. Click to Access Document

This is a story intended to stimulate thinking, reflection and action amongst the citizens, it highlights rights and responsibilities of citizens of Uganda as owners of Uganda, meaning of citizenship, duties of leaders, linkage of leadership to service delivery, importance of politics, importance of elections amongst others … Click to Access Document

This paper draws from a broader study on citizenship education in Western Uganda to explain how civic education knowledge translates into civic engagement through people’s lived experiences. The paperaddresses two questions, that is the contextual understandings of civic education and civic engagement by the partner NGO. Secondly, what explains people’s decision to engage or not to engage. We employed critical research methodologies with multiple data collection methods as a means of empowering rural community members to dialogue with stakeholders in civic education. We present the findings based on three themes, that is rationality, power dynamics, and mutual interests. We draw on Rational Choice Theory to theorise reasons for civic engagement. […]

KRC in partnership with Rwenzori Forum for Peace and Justice (RFPJ) with support from DGF is implementing a project aimed at strengthening conflict prevention and transformation mechanisms in Rwenzori region. The project targets to benefit 500,000 people both directly and indirectly from five cultural institutions and other peace actors in five districts of Bundibugyo, Ntoroko, Kabarole, Kyenjojo and Kasese. The project uses a community based approach of Community Based Peace Actors spread evenly in their respective districts. These are charged with monitoring and reporting emergingconflicts through an on-line web based platform that is centrally managed by KRC … click to access The Full Report