Challenges and Marketing Strategies for Young African Universities by George Stanley, Kinyata, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The article shows the challenges young Universities meet, particularly African Universities and also how they change their tactics to win these battles and to survive and flourish in the changing world. …”
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Upgrading of Rwakiseta Road from Gravel to a Double Surface Bituminous Road. by Akanyijuka, Baram

“…A double surface dressing layer of 50mm overlying a base of gravel thickness 175mm and also 175mm gravel thick sub base The ADT showed that the road was due for upgrading considering the Ministry of Works and transports' criterion for upgrading a road in an urban setting with more than 20000Vehicles/day. …”
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Globalization and Its Implications on the Growth of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Western Uganda: A Case of Selected Districts in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Ayiga, Natal, Constant, Okello Obura, Fabian, Mwosi, Gilbert, Uwonda

“…Government should lower interest rates through her fiscal and monetary policies to allow SMEs access credit at affordable rates. There is also need to examine the extent to which Uganda’s membership to the East African Community boosts growth of SMEs since all the member countries have almost similar competitive economic advantages. …”
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Is Aquaculture a Success? Evidence from Africa by Okoth, Sharon, Hounsounou, Hilda R.B., Turyasingura, Benson, Moenga, Kelvin O., Mwalughali, Thoko B. S., Lubembi, Sharon Indasi

“…Currently, diversified products come from aquaculture practices both in inland and freshwaters, ponds, and intensification of aquaculture farming methods, which all put together boost the production to a higher level. Genetics has also been employed to ensure seeds produced for aquaculture are worth being cultured for production. …”
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Management of Records and Clients Satisfaction at Magistrate Court at Kabale. by Atukwase, Sarah Loynet

“…This includes keeping files in soft copy devices as well as computers tapes, flash disks and computer disks. The researcher also recommends that records staff should be given their computers connected to internet to store confidential information about the Magistrate court here the researcher based on the fact that a lot of records are kept in personal computers…”
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The Role of Public Libraries in Promoting Digital Literacy for Community Empowerment in Western Uganda. by Rwotolonya, Sarah Kakuru

“…Through these, members within the community are taught mobile phone literacy, computer skills and other life and vocation skills in liquid soap, and shoes making. These libraries also provide information and internet access in a bid to close the access gap. …”
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Marketing Strategies and Organization Performance: A Case Study of Rukiga SACCO Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ainebyoona, Jacob

“…The researcher applied purposive sampling to select 2 staff members of the SACCO. The researcher also used simple random sampling to select 38 clients of the SACCO. …”
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Community Development in the Rural Areas through Traditional Indigenous Knowledge by Godfrey, Barigye, Siraje, Kaaya

“…These people depend on land practices for sustenance through agriculture (crop and animals). Also, the rural area is seen as the place where the elderly, disabled, victims of war, unemployed, drug addicts and those with poor political governance reside. …”
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Family Economic Status and Pupils' Academic Performance in Primary Schools of Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Twinomuhangi, Alex

“…It was concluded from the study that limited scholastic materials, pupils' absenteeism, and lack of remedial lessons and preparations were the major causes of low levels of pupils' academic performance. It was also established that family economic background had a significant impact on pupils' academic performance. …”
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Indexing and Abstracting Practices in Mbarara University of Science and Technology Library. by Natwijuka, Rabecca

“…Easy access or information was the most significant contribution of indexing and abstracting practices in the Mbarara University of Science and Technology library. The study findings also revealed that ignorance of using modern technology/ ICT son wares was the biggest challenge facing indexing and abstracting practices in the Mbarara University of Science and Technology library. …”
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Impact of Religious Institutions on The Development of Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Aryatuha, Cosmas

“…The study recommends that there is a need to address the various challenges and appreciate the various contributions made by religion as far as development is concerned in the southern Division of Kabale municipality, there is also a need for religious leaders to convert people to embrace religious values to change their interests of worldly pleasures.…”
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Digitization and Preservation of Academic Records: A case Study of Kabale University Registry. by Ainanani, Catherine

“…The findings revealed that various types of academic records are generated or maintained at Kabale University, including admission applications, final academic transcripts, academic performance grade reports, research theses and dissertations, attendance reports, records of disciplinary and academic offenses, legal or constituting documents, and graduation lists. The study also identified several threats to these records, such as inadequate data security measures, insufficient storage space, cybersecurity threats, poor maintenance of digitization equipment, technological obsolescence, and potential disasters. …”
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Influence of Parents in Promoting African Values Among Children in Buganda Kingdom: A Case Study of Najjembe Sub-County. by Bukenya, Stephen

“…They employ various methods, including storytelling, cultural rituals, and role modeling, to teach traditional norms and practices. However, the study also identified challenges such as modernization, globalization, and generational gaps, which threaten the continuity of African values. …”
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Procurement Strategies and Service Delivery in Public Sector in Kabale: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council Kabale District- Uganda. by Mugajju, Colin

“…According to the researcher’s findings, public procurement processes affect service delivery evidenced by the respondents who agreed to the effects where majority of respondents agreed that there is a relationship between procurement planning and service delivery through procurement planning helping to achieve the maximum value for expenditures on services to be delivered. It was also established that there are several challenges registered in the procurement process among which included limited funding failing service delivery, political interference that delays service delivery, corruption that hinders contract execution, compliance constraints, collusion of bidders, limited quality suppliers providing shoddy supplies, too much documentation and bureaucracy that makes process expensive. …”
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Sales Promotion and Growth of Bread Bakery Business in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Elite Bakery. by Ahurira, Isabel

“…Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from respondents who participated in the study. …”
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Loan Management and Performance of Micro Finance Institutions: A Case Study of Kebisoni SACCO in Rukungiri District. by Tayebwa, Timothy

“…The findings show that there were significant relationships between loan planning, client screening, loan control, and the performance of the Kebisoni Sacco. The variables also significantly predicted 65.2% of this performance with loan control as the best predictor. …”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…In addition, this review also examines challenges and uncertainties for CDF systems and effective agrarian innovations as a way forward. …”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…In addition, this review also examines challenges and uncertainties for CDF systems and effective agrarian innovations as a way forward. …”
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Impact of Tourism Accommodation Development Towards the Social Cultural Aspects in Kisoro District. by Aineryoona, Alex

“…Regarding socio-cultural aspects, the study identified factors such as family, religion, peers, social norms and values, and media as influential in the district. The study also established a positive relationship between accommodation facilities and socio-cultural aspects, with a beta value of .543, indicating that a 54.3% improvement in accommodation could lead to enhanced socio-cultural aspects. …”
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Numerical Investigation on the Effects of Embedding PVC Pipes in Reinforced Concrete Beams. by Ampaire, Comboni

“…The material properties both elastic and plastic were assigned to the models and also contained concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) material qualities to effectively forecast failure processes. …”
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