Community Development

Sustainable Energy for Rural Uganda

Sustainable Energy for Rural Uganda

The project goal is to provide a sustainable energy solution for smallholder farmers surrounding Lake Bunyonyi in rural Uganda. The project focused on a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and reliable solution to provide villagers with access to electricity for phone charging and lighting.

Global Health Conference Midwest 2020 Global

Global Health Conference Midwest 2020 Global

New HIV infections in Uganda rose 21% between 2003-2013. Since 2014, Global Livingston Institute works with community partners to produce the "iKnow" Concert Series in rural Uganda. This annual, free concert series brings musicians/celebrities to stress that people can live long, healthy lives while being HIV-positive, aiming to decrease stigma.

HIV and Nutrition Internship Report

HIV and Nutrition Internship Report

The Global Livingston Institute partners with local organizations in Uganda and Rwanda to provide free health services such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing, cancer screening, and family planning counseling to residents during the iKnow Concert Series and the Tour du Rwanda Concert Series.

Community reintegrating former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A qualitative study on the road to recovery

Community reintegrating former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A qualitative study on the road to recovery

Livelihood approaches have been the mainstay of FCS community reintegration programs (Beard, 2014). These interventions take into account “social ecology” and equip the FCS with subsistence resources and skills beyond psychosocial intervention.

Women and Workforce Literature Review

Women and Workforce Literature Review

New Faces New Voices, an advocacy group that focuses on getting women involved in the financial sector in Africa summed up some of the effects of social impact investing on women specifically. The report stated that “women-owned businesses in Africa are growing at a faster rate than women-owned businesses worldwide.”

Collaborative Community Development in Southern Uganda

Collaborative Community Development in Southern Uganda

The purpose of this project was to interact with community members in East Africa to discern problems facing the community and how the Global Livingston Institute and other organizations can be of assistance. In order to meet the needs of a community, it is crucial to determine what those needs look like.

An evaluation of the Mental Health Facilitator programme in rural Uganda

An evaluation of the Mental Health Facilitator programme in rural Uganda

This study evaluated the impact of a Mental Health Facilitator training protocol conducted with individuals from a local community in rural Uganda. The training programme is designed to facilitate the development and delivery of basic mental health services in under-served communities globally.