Program Areas
Agriculture
CCEPO focuses on research that identifies key drivers of low adoption of technologies and supports implementation of a wide range of innovative approaches that aim to increase the productivity of small-scale farms.
Health
For the past 3 years, the research team at CCEPO has provide technical assistance through short-term consultancy assignments to a number of organisations including:
1. Situational analysis of Health Professional Education (HPE) for Maternal and Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) and Emergency Care in Uganda including desk review of document, stakeholder mapping and analysis for SEED Global-Uganda.
2. Development of implementation plan including MEL Framework for Capacity building program for delivery of community health services (including immunization, maternal and child health) for partnership project between Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST).
3. Supporting the scaling up of Quality Improvement (QI) including development of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and performance dashboard for maternal, child health and HIV/TB services for private health facilities in Uganda for Cadno Emerging Markets Ltd, USA.
4. Development of the professional fee guidelines for Dental and Medical Practitioners in Uganda involving desk review and analysis of related information documents in East Africa, data abstraction at selected health facilities, key informant interviews and consultations for Cadno Emerging Markets Ltd, USA.
Validation of the Uganda Global HIV Prevention Scorecard and Updating the National HIV Prevention poster for UNFPA
Environment
Financial inclusion
CCEPO works closely with other partners, government, and researchers to design and test financial services and programs that help households better manage their finances. Our financial inclusion interventions focus on identifying effective solutions to promote healthy financial behavior including facilitating linkage of less privileged women and youth to micro-credit schemes.
Small Scale Enterprises
Women and youth are often excluded from the full benefits of growth and development in Uganda. CCEPO is working closely with government institutions, service providers in the tourism sector to promote and support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for youth and women through annual tourism expos.