UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

Uganda K4C Hub (Gulu)

Location

Uganda

Description

The Gulu K4C hub, in collaboration with our close partner the UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Learning has had an eventful year full of community projects, research workshops- art based inquiry at Makerere University and PAR at Gulu University, webinars, and community-based research.

Our focus has been on environment– planting trees with schools, research in deforestation and water systems and food sovereignty- a radio series and community learning cafes and research in youth entrepreneurial solutions to waste management in Gulu; and Gender- with listening circles about gender-based violence during COVID-19, and developing plans for a photovoice program in gender-based violence.

Mentors

  • Martin Odoch, Gulu University- m.odoch@gu.ac.ug
  • Constantine Loum, Gulu University- loumcsl@yahoo.co.uk
  • Denis Nono, Gulu University- d.nono@gu.ac.ug
  • Simon Ongom, Partners for Community Development- simon.ongom2@gmail.com
  • David Monk, Gulu University- capelton15@gmail.com
  • George Ladaah Openjuru, Gulu University- george.openjuru@gmail.com

Projects of the Hub with Brief Description

We are proud to announce the new 2020 Gulu University Community Engagement Policy (GUCE) which mandates integrating community engaged research across the university. Our hub will play a role in integrating this. We have also developed a close partnership with the Faculty of Medicine Pharm Biotrac program, which focuses on preserving biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, and herbal medicine and is deeply embedded in the community.

We also launched our pilot courses online for CBPAR, and a few fellowships for students, community, and lecturers.

Publications:

  • Monk, David, George Openjuru, Martin Odoch, Denis Nono and Simon Ongom. May 2020. “When the guns stopped roaring: Acholi ngec ma gwoko lobo.” International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, Vol. 13, No. 1. ISSN 1836-3393. Published by UTS ePRESS.
  • Monk, David. 2019. “Art-based Inquiry and Community Based Research.” MTP Case Study.

 

For more details on our activities, you can visit us on 

Website: https://communitybasedresearchgulu.wordpress.com/about/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guluk4c

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