This paper makes the case that policies, such as the National Strategy for Girls' Education in
Uganda (NSGE), intended to achieve gender equity in education for girls in developing …

This article makes the case that current conceptions of sexual health literacy have limited
relevance to the Ugandan context because they assume that knowledge of unsafe sexual …

This Ugandan-based study examined how visual modes of communication provide insights
into girls' perceptions of literacy, and open broader dialogues on literacy, women, and …

Research within science textbooks has dominantly focused on examining explicit
representations of women and men using quantitative methodology. The assumption that …

While the HIV/AIDS epidemic has wrought havoc in the lives of millions of people in sub-
Saharan Africa, access to information about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of the …

Community libraries in developing countries can be important sites of knowledge exchange
and acquisition for women with little or no formal education living in communities …

Although gender equality is a stated goal of Ugandan national educational policies and
curricula, cultivating gender equality in schools requires gender-responsive pedagogical …

Abstract The Kitengesa Community Library in rural Uganda is unique in that provides
tailored collections and services for the community. This library, which was built in 2002 …

This paper reports on stage four of a longitudinal study (2004) with women in Uganda,
exploring the long-term relationship between post-primary education and empowerment. 13 …

Children have the right to a voice, to education and to education about their rights, as
outlined in Article 12 and Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the …