Top officials from Operation Wealth Creation follow a presentation from EPRC during a meeting at the former's office. Photo by Mouris Opolot Top officials from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) on November 13, 2018 received briefing on Fostering a Sustainable Agro-industrialization (AGI) Agenda in Uganda, a new research focus…
Gemma Ahaibwe, EPRC Research Fellow is one of the 2018 Youth4Policy Mentors. File Photo Gemma Ahaibwe, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has been named among the 2018 Youth4Policy mentors. She will share her vast experience in youth entrepreneurship, health, poverty, governance and labour markets.…
Dr. Mildred Dr. Mildred Barungi a Research Fellow with EPRC responds to questions during a panel discussion at the launch of Uganda National Young Farmers’ Association in Kampala. Photo by Mouris Opolot A Research Fellow from Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Dr. Mildred Barungi has told the youth to embrace…
Hassan Mbaziira, the Manager Monitoring and Evaluation Unit - UWEP, Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development reacts to issues during a meeting at EPRC Stakeholders from research, academia and the private sector have urged government and other concerned parties to critically monitor Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) to overcome…
A snapshot of Uganda business climate findings showing extent of mobile money use by small business enterprises Joseph Mawejje and Paul Corti Lakuma, Research Analysts from the Economic Policy Research Centre held two business climate dissemination workshops in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The workshops were held on 13th and 15th…
Stories of people gambling themselves into utter poverty are no longer foreign tales or stuff Ugandans watch in a movie. It is becoming increasingly evident that gambling, if not swiftly and tightly regulated, could be a recipe for both social and economic disaster as more youth take to…