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Doubtlessly, the primary goal of every construction company is to maximise profitability. Without this, construction companies cannot survive. Incidentally, Ugandan local construction contractors (LCCs) continue to collapse in a short period, despite enormous public and private investments in the construction sector. This study investigates the profitability of LCCs in Uganda. An investigation was conducted to develop a regression model that would enable LCCs to enhance their profitability and minimise business failure. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect primary data from 47 local construction companies registered with the Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC) and secondary data were collected from audited books of accounts covering from year 2016 to 2018. Thirty-five valid responses were received, representing a response rate of 74%. Data were coded into SPSS version 25, analysed and displayed using the relative importance index (RII), statistical correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicated that the profitability of LCCs was unsatisfactory when compared to the profitability ratios recommended for the construction industry and those of contractors in other countries. The results also indicate that the profitability of LCCs is significantly affected by the timeliness of payments, cost of finance, competitive bidding environment, project delays, price fluctuations and corruption tendencies, in that order. The findings of this study will benefit construction industry players by providing awareness about the factors affecting the profitability of LCCs. A regression model to enhance profitability was developed using regression analysis. This will help LCCs enhance their profitability by developing mitigation strategies that prevent low profitability; consequently, business failure will be minimised.

AbstractThis article explores the relationship between conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda using a Q‐squared approach, which combines and sequences qualitative and quantitative approaches. The focus is on whether people with education have greater resilience than those without during and following periods of conflict and insecurity. Findings include that conflict in Northern Uganda has resulted in chronic and intergenerational poverty, and that education supports resilience during and following periods of conflict and insecurity – it is a 'portable' asset of great value. The article concludes that education should be supported by governments and donors during and post‐conflict. This will support resilience during conflict, limiting the poverty impact of conflict on households and enabling a speedier post‐conflict recovery. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

This book was originally written as a doctoral dissertation. The research in this book was carried out among banana-farming households in the districts of Masaka and Kabarole in Uganda. A gendered livelihood approach was used. The research focused on the identification of critical factors that need to be taken into consideration in the development of relevant policies for HIV/AIDS-affected agriculture-based households or those that are at risk. The book shows that HIV/AIDS causes significant negative effects on the lives of those affected. Their resources are affected due to HIV/AIDS-related labour loss and asset-eroding effects and disinvestment in production and child education. While in the overwhelming majority of the affected cases the effects of AIDS are negative and lead to increased impoverishment and vulnerability, for some households HIV/AIDS-related effects are manageable. It is concluded that a household's socio-economic status and demographic characteristics influence the magnitude of HIV/AIDS-related impacts experienced and capacity to cope. The book also highlights some historically specific social practices, policies, and ideologies that continue to maintain or reproduce distinct forms of inequality, with certain social groups being marginalized and others being privileged. Unless these are redressed, they will continue to aggravate people's vulnerability regardless of the type of shock that they are exposed to or experience

Seit 1990 wurde die ländliche Trinkwasserversorgung in Uganda reformiert. Eine entscheidende Neuerung stellte die Verlagerung von einem angebots- zu einem nachfrageorientierten Ansatz dar, welcher auch zu einer geringen Verbesserung der ländlichen Trinkwasserversorgung führte. Der Betrieb und die Wartung der Wasserinfrastruktur stellen allerdings noch immer eine große Herausforderung dar und sind dafür verantwortlich, dass über 50% der Wasserinfrastruktur nicht funktioniert. Der langfristige Zugang zu sauberem Wasser in Uganda wird dadurch behindert. Basierend auf einem transdisziplinären Ansatz bindet diese Studie über den gesamten Forschungsprozess hinweg lokales Wissen ein. Dies umfasst die Problemdefinition, die Formulierung der Forschungsfragen, die Anpassung der Instrumente der Datenerhebung auf lokale Erfordernisse, die Reflexion der Ergebnisse und soziale Lernprozesse, um den Handlungsbedarf festzustellen. Basierend auf 802 Haushaltsbefragungen, 50 strukturierten Interviews mit Wasserausschüssen (Water User Committees), 80 Interviews mit SchlüsselinformantInnen, 11 Fokusgruppen-Diskussionen und 7 partizipativen Workshops analysiert dieses Doktoratsprojekt Faktoren, die den langfristigen Zugang der ländlichen Bevölkerung zu sauberem Wasser im Rahmen sich verändernder politischer Rahmenbedingungen beeinflussen. Dies umfasst i) die derzeitigen Herausforderungen der Wasserversorgung ii) die Lieferung von Erklärungen für die Bereitschaft der Wassernutzer, zur Wasserversorgung beizutragen und iii) die Untersuchung der Rolle von Frauen in der nachfrageorientierten Steuerung der Wasserversorgung. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass i) die abrupte politische Änderung zu einer Unterbrechung und Verunsicherung lokaler gemeinschaftlicher Aktivitäten geführt hat, ii) die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Bereitschaft von BenutzerInnen zu finanziellen Beiträgen und Sachleistungen für die Wasserversorgung durch institutionelle, bio-physikalische und demographische Variablen beeinflusst ist; und iii) Frauen bereitwilliger zur Wasserversorgung beitragen als männliche Wassernutzer. ; Since 1990, Uganda has experienced a major policy shift from a supply-driven to a demand-driven approach in rural drinking water provision. Owing to the implementation of the demand-driven approach, rural safe water coverage has slightly improved. However the operation and maintenance (O&M) of water infrastructure still pose a great challenge accounting for non-functionality of over 50% of water infrastructure, hence hampering long-term access to safe water in rural Uganda. Based on 802 household interviews, 50 structured interviews with water user committee members, 30 key informant interviews, 11 focus group discussions and 7 participatory workshops, this PhD project analyses factors influencing the rural populations long-term access to safe water within the changing policy framework in Uganda through: i) shedding light on the current challenges to safe water access ii) providing explanations for the water users willingness to contribute to water provision; and iii) examining womens role in demand-driven water governance. The results show that: i) the abrupt policy shift has disrupted and created uncertainty for local collective action; ii) the likelihood of users willingness to make financial and in-kind contributions towards O&M for water provision is influenced by institutional, bio-physical and demographic variables; and iii) female interviewees are more willing to make both financial and in-kind contributions to water provision than male interviewees. Despite womens financial and in-kind contribution to water provision, the results indicate institutional and individual attributes hindering womens effective participation in water user committees. The project also provides insights into how to increase the probability of water users willingness to contribute towards operation and maintenance on the one hand and women participation in water user committees on the other hand. ; Resty Naiga ; Abweichender Titel laut Übersetzung der Verfasserin/des Verfassers ; Zsfassung in dt. Sprache ; Wien, Univ. für Bodenkultur, Diss., 2015 ; OeBB ; (VLID)1931376