Refereed Journal Articles

1.     Kakuru, D. M. (forthcoming, 2022). Choice of non-disclosure as agency: A systematic review of sexual violence in girlhood in Africa. Journal for Gender Studies.

2.     Kakuru, D. M., Kamusiime, A., Lindner, K., &Asiimwe, J., (forthcoming Oct.2022). Centering grassroots actors in networking for child protection in East Africa. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies 13 (2-3)

3.     Kamusiime, A., Sandi, L., & Kakuru, D. M. (forthcoming Oct.2022). Interconnected actions: Reflecting on networking dynamics to respond to violence against children in Tanzania. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies 13 (2-3)

4.     Nassimbwa, J., Kakuru, D. M., & Kamusiime, A. (forthcoming Oct. 2022). Locating state actors in child rights networking in Kenya: A complexity leadership lens. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies 13 (2-3).

5.     Kakuru, D. M., Lindner, K., Kamusiime, A., Kibukamusoke, M., & Mugabo, C. (forthcoming Oct.2022). Networking for violence against children: An analysis of the formal-informal network dichotomy in Uganda. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies 13 (2-3).

6.     Kakuru, D.M. (2022) Towards a localized understanding of violence against children and adolescents in Africa. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies 13 (2-3): 1-9. DOI: 10.18357/ijcyfs132-3202221029.

7.     Etowa J., Kakuru, D. M., & Etowa E. B. (2022). Being a Black mother living with HIV is a “whole story”: Implications for intersectionality approach. Women 2(4), 326-338.

8.     Kakuru, D. M. (2022). Navigating student motherhood in a precarious urban context: Perspectives from higher education in Uganda. Education and Urban Society, 54(6), 731–749. https://doi.org/10.1177/00131245211027549

9.     Lindner, K., & Kakuru, D. M. (2022). Deconstructing mainstream discourses of child and youth development as it connects to child sexualized violence. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies, 13(1), 169–189. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs131202220669

10.  Etowa J., Kakuru, D. M., Gebremeskel, A., Etowa, E. B., & Kohoun, B. (2022). De-problematizing masculinity among heterosexual African, Caribbean, and Black male youth and men. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 113, 611–621. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-021-00596-3

11.  Etowa, J., Nare, H., Kakuru, D. M., & Etowa, E. B. (2020). Psychosocial experiences of HIV-positive women of African descent in the cultural context of infant feeding: A three-country comparative analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(19), 7150. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197150

12.  Kigenyi, E. M, Kakuru, D. M., & Zziwa, G. (2017). School environment and performance of public primary school teachers in Uganda. International Journal of Technology and Management, 1(2), 1–14. https://utamu.ac.ug/ijotm/index.php/ijotm/article/view/18

13.  Kigenyi, E. M., & Kakuru, D. M. (2016). Does provision of meals affect teachers’ performance? An empirical study of public primary schools in Bugisu sub-region in Uganda. Administratio Publica, 24(3), 219–234. http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/economy/spl/SPL%20Library/Administratio_Publica_VOLUME_24_ISSUE_3.pdf#page=223

14.  Kendrick, M., & Kakuru, D. M. (2012). Funds of knowledge in child-headed households: A Ugandan case study. Childhood, 19(3), 397–413. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568212439587 

15.  Kakuru, D. M. (2008). Rural livelihoods, HIV/AIDS and women’s activism: The struggle for gender equality in primary education in Uganda. Journal of International Women Studies, 10(1), 36–47. https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol10/iss1/4/

16.  Kakuru, D. M. (2007). HIV/AIDS, children’s rights and gender equality in Uganda’s universal primary education. The International Journal of Learning, 14(2), 137–148. https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v14i02/45193 

17.  Kakuru, D. M., & van der Burg, M. (2007). Intersectionality and HIV/AIDS: Towards a framework for understanding educational gender inequality in rural Uganda. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities, and Nations, 7(6), 25–38.  https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/cgp/v07i06/39488 

18.  Kakuru, D. M., & Paradza, G. M. (2007). Reflection on the use of life history method in researching rural African women: Field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe. Gender and Development, 15(2), 287–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552070701391581

19.  Kakuru, D. M. (2007). A critical Review of W. M. Edwards & T. R. Eggers (2004) “Agricultural Management e-School: Extension Education Over the Internet” in American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 13(4), 337–338.

20.  Kakuru, D. M., & Katto, D. (2006). Rural women’s reproductive tasks: The role of impression management. The Social Sciences, 1(2), 139–143.

21. Katto, D., & Kakuru, D. M.(2006). Globalisation, culture, and human development: Constraints for Uganda.Uganda Journal, 50, 50–56.

Refereed Book Chapters

1.     Kakuru, D. M. (2019). Reconstructing child caregiving: Perspectives on child headed households in Uganda. In H. Ebrahim, A. Okwany, & B. Oumar (Eds.), Early childhood care and education on the margins: African perspectives (pp. 46–61). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351185158-4

2.     Kamusiime, A., & Kakuru, D. M. (2017). Social justice and the moral question: Foregrounding the paradox of teenage motherhood and education in Uganda. In M. Gray (Ed.), Handbook of social work and social development practice in Africa (pp. 215–226). Routledge.

3.     Kakuru, D. M. (2016). Evidence driven practice: Perspectives from the “Righting the Future” project research, 2013–2016. In A. Okwany & R. Wanzir (Eds.), Changing social norms to universalize girls’ education in East Africa: Lessons from a pilot project (pp. 93–112). Garant.

4.     Kakuru, D. M. (2011). How to avoid gender bias in gender-focused health research: Methodological reflections and policy suggestions. In B. A. Barrett & C. Groes-Green (Eds.), Studying intimate matters (pp. 40–54). Fountain.

5.     Kakuru, D. M. (2008). Gender inequality in primary education in the context of HIV/AIDS: A challenge for Uganda. In S. Aikman, E. Unterhalter, & Tania Boller (Eds.), Gender equality, HIV and AIDS: Challenges for the education sector (pp. 45–59). Oxfam GB. https://doi.org/10.3362/9780855987480.003

6.     Kakuru, D. M. (2003). Gender-sensitive educational policy and practice: A Uganda case study. Background paper to the 2003 EFA Global Monitoring Report “Gender and Education For All.” The Leap to Equality, EFA Global Monitoring Report 2003/4. UNESCO, International Bureau of Education.

Monographs

1.     1.     Kakuru, D. M. (2006). The combat for gender equality in education: Rural livelihood pathways in the context of HIV/AIDS. AWLAE Series Vol. 4. Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-586-4

Conference Papers & Presentations

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers and Poster Presentations

1.     Kakuru, D. M. (2021). Child labour, education and private space: Time use for girls living in urban poverty in Uganda. Paper presentation at the IX Conference on Childhood Studies “Childhood and Time,” Tampere University, Finland, May 10–12.

2.     Dinneh, I., Dabone, C., Kakuru, D., Gebremeskel, A., & Etowa, J. (2020). Socio-political context of health and HIV vulnerability among heterosexual African, Caribbean and Black men and youth in Ottawa. Paper presentation at Canadian Public Health Assoc. 2020 Virtual Conference, October–December.

3.     Etowa, J., Kakuru, D. M., Etowa, E. B, Kohoun, B., & Akalewold, G. (2020). Blackness as a resource for health interventions for de-problematizing masculinity among heterosexual African Caribbean and Black men and youth. Paper presentation at CPHA 2020 Virtual Conference, October–December.

4.     Etowa, J., Kakuru, D. M., & Owen, M (2020). Understanding diversity in the health professions: Implications for intersectionality. Paper presentation at CPHA 2020 Annual Conference Winnipeg, MB, April 28–30.

5.    Kakuru, D. M. (2019). Student motherhood in a precarious urban context: Perspectives on higher education in Uganda. Presentation at the conference “Re-thinking Africa’s urban Futures,” Concordia University, October 3–4.

6.     Tumwebaze, R. P., Sol, H., & Kakuru, D. M. (2018, June 25). Requirements for decision enhancement for poultry farmers: A case of East Africa. In Proceedings of the 40th International Academic Conferences (No. 6509491). Stockholm.

7.     Adong, M. S., & Kakuru, D. M. (2018). Family status and child neglect in South Sudan. Paper presentation at the 5th Annual International Conference on Technology and Management, Silver Springs Hotel, Kampala, August 6–7.

8.    Kakuru, D. M. (2017). Insights into the learning crisis in Uganda’s primary education. UKFIET 14th International Conference on Education and Development “Learning and Teaching for Sustainable Development: Curriculum, Cognition, and Context,” University of Oxford, UK, September 5–7.

9.     Kembabazi, S., & Kakuru, D. M. (2017). Does school inspection affect teaching and learning? A case of Kasese municipality. Paper presentation at the 4th Annual International Conference on Technology and Management, Silver Springs Hotel, Kampala, August 7–8.

10. Kakuru, D. M. (2017). Sexual violence in Ugandan schools: A review of evidence. Presentation at the meeting for women and the media, Golden Tulip Hotel, Uganda, August 31.

11. Kigenyi, M. E., Kakuru, D. M., & Zziwa, G. (2016). School environment performance of public school teachers in Bugisu sub-region. Presentation at the 3rd Annual International Conference on Technology and Management (ICTM-16), Kampala, Uganda, August 1–3.

12. Kigenyi, M. E., Kakuru, D. M., & Zziwa, G. (2016). Provision of meals at school and performance of public primary school teachers in Bugisu sub-region. Presentation at the 3rd Annual International Conference on Technology and Management (ICTM-16), Kampala, Uganda, August 1–3.

13.  Kakuru, D. M. (2016). Evidence-driven educational policy and practice. Paper presentation at the RTF policy dialogue, Grand Global Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, May 27.

14. Kakuru, D. M. (2015). The paradox of UPE and the learning crisis in rural Uganda: Beyond the Millennium Development Goals. ISS Development Dialogue 13, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, November 3–5.

15. Kendrick, M., & Kakuru, D. M. (2013). Funds of knowledge in child-headed households. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, April 27–May 1.

16.  Kendrick, M., & Kakuru, D. M. (2010). Children raising children: A case study from Uganda. Cultivating Connections Conference, Edmonton, AB, July 15–17.

17. Kendrick, M., & Kakuru, D. M. (2008). Knowledge communication in child-headed families in Uganda. Paper presentation at AILA 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, August 24–29.

18.  Kakuru, D. M. (2007). Gender, water and sanitation challenges, gaps and recommendations from the RGVGA and key issues and recommendations expressed by various institutions and communities. Presentation at the Gender and Water Alliance Symposium, Nairobi, Kenya.

19. Kakuru, D. M. (2007). Gendered educational capabilities of children in the era of HIV/AIDS. Paper presentation at the 9th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development, Oxford, UK, September 11–13.

20. Kakuru, D. M. (2007). Intersectionality, HIV/AIDS, and gender equality in primary education in rural Uganda. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Diversity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 3–6.

21. Kakuru, D. M. (2007). HIV/AIDS, children’s rights, and gender equality in Uganda’s universal primary education. Paper presentation at the International Learning Conference, The University of Witwaters Rand, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 26–29.

22. Kakuru, D. M., Mulder, M., & Wals, A. (2007). Teacher competence for gender equality in the era of HIV/AIDS: Insights from Uganda. Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL, April 8th–13.

23. Kakuru, D. M. (2005). HIV/AIDS and gender inequality in education: A vicious cycle in rural Uganda. Paper presented at the 8th UKFIET International conference on education and development, Oxford, UK, September 13–15.

24.  Kakuru, D. M. (2004). Access to water as a constraint to gender equality in school attendance in rural Uganda. Paper presentation at the CERES annual conference, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, July.

25. Kakuru, D. M. (2002). The effect of UPE on the gender gap in education in Uganda. Paper presentation at Women’s Worlds 2002, the International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Makerere University, Kampala, July 21–26.

26. Kakuru, D. M.(2002).The effect of human adaptation on agro-pastoral resource competition in a former pastoral dominated community. A case of Nakasongola District. Presentation at OSSREA Headquarters, Addis Ababa.

Non-Refereed Presentations

1.     Kakuru, D. M (2008). Gender concerns of women and girls living in urban poverty. Presentation at the LVWATSAN Regional Working Workshop on Gender, Vulnerability and pro-poor sanitation, Entebbe, Uganda, April 3–4.

2.     Kakuru, D. M. (2002). The effect of human adaptation on agro-pastoral resource competition in a former pastoral dominated community. A case of Nakasongola District. International networking meeting, OSSREA Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2002.

3.     Kakuru, D. M (2002). Women’s statuses, functions, and/or tasks in a typical West Ugandan family. Presentation at Makerere University Department of Sociology seminar, July 2002.

4.     Kakuru, D. M., Bateganya, F. H., & Waiswa. D. B. (2001). Local governance and capacity for resource mobilisation, prioritisation and allocation, and the integration of the national gender policy into district plans and activities: Experiences from Iganga and Nakasongola districts. Presentation at Makerere University Department of Sociology seminar, July 2001.

5.     Kakuru, D. M. (2001). The family and social development in Uganda: Insights from women in Rural Mbarara. Presentation at Makerere University Department of Sociology seminar, May 2001.

6. Kakuru, D. M.(2000).Is caste a phenomenon exclusively found in a Hindu cultural context? A case of Bairu-Hima dichotomy in Uganda. Presentation at Makerere University, Department of Sociology. November 2000.

Plenary Addresses & Public Lectures

1.     Kakuru, D. M., & Ndogmo, L. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on substance use and harm reduction strategies among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities in Canada. Presentation at APCI World Café organized by University of Ottawa and Public Health Agency of Canada, June 22–23 (virtual event).

2.     Kakuru, D. M. (2022). Giving adolescent mothers a voice: What does it take? Public lecture at the Centering Marginal Voices project launch, January 25 (virtual event).

3.     Kakuru, D. M. (2020). COVID-19 gender and gender-based violence in Africa. Presentation at an event hosted by the Network for Education and Multi-disciplinary Research in Africa, July 2020 (virtual event)..

4.     Kakuru, D. M. (Responder). (2020). Feminist futures. Presentation by Prof. Shireen Hassim at Intersectionality: An African Genealogy, Institute of Women and Gender Studies, Carleton University.

Research Reports & Expert Consultation Reports

1.     Kakuru, D.M. &Natukunda, L. (2022). Mapping the disability funding landscape in Uganda. Research Report. East Africa Philanthropy Network.

2.     Kakuru, D. M., Kamusiime, A., & Kibukamusoke, M. (2020). Civil society networking for violence against children in East Africa. Uganda research report.

3.     Kakuru, D. M., Kamusiime, A., & Sandi, L. (2020). Civil society networking for violence against children in East Africa. Tanzania research report.

4.     Kakuru, D. M., Kamusiime, A., Munene, A., & Sandi, B. (2020). A study on networks and connectivity to advance violence prevention and children’s rights in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. A CivSource Africa Report (45 pages).

5.     Bantebya, G. K., Muhangi, D., Kakuru, D. M., Kamusiime, A., & Maguru, J. (2019). Multiple understandings of adolescent sexuality and sexuality education in Uganda. SET SRHR research report (39 pages).

6.     Kakuru, D. M., Kamusiime, A., & Nascent Research and Development Organisation. (2019). A desk review on networks and for the prevention of violence against children in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. A research report submitted to CivSource Africa (35 pages).

7.     Kakuru, D. M. (2018). A scoping study on sexual and reproductive health and rights research in Uganda. Kampala: SET-SRHR (26 pages).

8.     Kakuru, D. M. (2017). A baseline survey on child labour and education in gold mining in Busia District, in Uganda. Commissioned by Hivos International, The Netherlands (61 pages).

9.     Kakuru, D. M. (2016). Study on the child protection policies and regulations in West Nile and Rwenzori coffee growing areas. Commissioned by UTZ (34 pages).

10.  Kakuru D. M. (2016). Evaluation of Village Savings and Loans Association project in north-eastern Uganda. Commissioned by CARE Uganda (51 pages).

11.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Baseline survey on child labour in West Nile, Uganda. The research was funded by HIVOS and undertaken in the Nebbi District of Uganda. Commissioned by Hivos International (54 pages).

12.  Kakuru D. M. (2016). Evaluation report for the PROFIRA project on the establishment of community savings and credit groups (CSCGS) in Eastern Uganda. Commissioned by CARE Uganda (44 pages).

13.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Facilitating pathways to secondary schooling for out-of-school girls: The experiences of teachers in bridge schools in Uganda. (15 pages)

14.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Cascading mobilisation to support girls’ secondary schooling: the experiences of community in the RTF project in Uganda. (15 pages)

15.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Community perceptions on the “costs” of sending girls to school in urban poor contexts of the RTF project in Uganda. (15 pages)

16.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Student motherhood in higher education in urban slums in Uganda. (15 pages)

17.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Gendered time-use and schooling for secondary school students in Nakulabye and Kasubi slums in Uganda. (15 pages)

18.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Best practices on mobilisation and advocacy for girls’ education: A review of evidence. (15 pages)

19.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Child labor free zones in Uganda. A report on CLFZs in Rakai, and Entebbe in Uganda. Submitted to Hivos, The Netherlands.

20.  Kakuru, D. M. (2015). Omar’s Dream Project monitoring report. Submitted to Hivos, The Netherlands.

21.  Kakuru, D. M., Waiswa, D. B., & Waititu, A. (2010). Addressing the sanitation challenges in poor urban areas through sustainable technologies, gender integration, and supportive policy framework. Submitted to the East African World Life society & IDRC.

22.  Kakuru D. M., Bateganya, F. H, & Waiswa, D. (2010). Strengthening the home management of malaria in urban areas of Uganda: A case of Masindi town council. Submitted to WHO/TDR.

23.  Mugendi, F. Muzanila, Y., Cheruiyot, R., & Kakuru, D. M. (2010). Socio-economic factors affecting women in the farming communities of the Lake Victoria region.

24.  Kakuru, D. M. (2009). Rapid gender and vulnerable groups assessment for the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation (LVWATSAN) Initiative in Kyotera, Uganda. Submitted to Gender and Water Alliance and UNHABITAT.

25.  Kakuru, D. M. (2009). Rapid gender and vulnerable groups assessment for the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation (LVWATSAN) Initiative in Masaka, Uganda. Submitted to Gender and Water Alliance and UNHABITAT.

26.  Kakuru, D. M. (2009). Rapid gender and vulnerable groups assessment for the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation (LVWATSAN) Initiative in Mutukula, Uganda. Submitted to Gender and Water Alliance and UNHABITAT.

27.  Mataagi, L., Kanyesigye, S, Kakuru, D. M., Mugabiirwe, O., Rukundo, G. R., & Mutyasolo, W. (2009). An assessment of cultural practices, gender dynamics and maternal health in Uganda. Submitted to OSSREA

28.  Kakuru, D. M., Wasike M. J., & Olowo Onyango, E. (2005). An evaluation of decentralised agricultural extension planning and service delivery in Uganda: Farmer-led initiatives to demand for advisory services.Submitted to I@mak research fund.

29.  Asingwire, N., Kyomuhendo, S., Lubanga, R., Kakuru, D. M., & Kafuko, A. (2003). The district response initiative on HIV/AIDS action research: National synthesis report. Kampala: Uganda Aids Commission (UAC).

30.  Kakuru D. M., Bateganya, F. H., & Waiswa, D. B. (2002). Local governance and capacity for resource mobilisation, prioritisation and allocation, and the integration of the national gender policy into district plans and activities: Experiences from Iganga and Nakasongola Districts.

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