The State of Female Youth in Northern Uganda

The State of Female Youth in Northern Uganda

Youth are simultaneously the primary victims and the primary actors in the two-decade long war in northern Uganda. While we know that youth have suffered (and continue to do so), we have not been able to determine with confidence who is suffering, how much, and in...
Humanitarian Agenda 2015:  Final Report

Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Final Report

This report summarizes the findings of a major research project on the constraints, challenges, and compromises affecting humanitarian action in conflict and crisis settings. The building blocks are 12 case studies of local perceptions of humanitarian action,...
Angering Akuju

Angering Akuju

Karamoja is the poorest and least developed region of Uganda. The population experiences chronic food insecurity, little access to basic services, the weakening of traditional livelihood systems, ongoing insecurity, human rights violations and a near complete lack of...
Responding to Violence in Ikotos County, South Sudan

Responding to Violence in Ikotos County, South Sudan

This report from an understudied area details the effects of and responses to violence in Ikotos County in Eastern Equatoria in Southern Sudan. The author, from Southern Sudan himself, draws upon five years of experience, observation and interviews in Ikotos and...
The Scramble for Cattle, Power and Guns in Karamoja

The Scramble for Cattle, Power and Guns in Karamoja

This new report on the Karamoja Cluster of Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia is the result of several years of field work by a respected Teso elder from the region with assistance from a Turkana woman. Dr. Akabwai, the lead author, has over thirty years of experience...