Dr.Kakuba Christian
Managing Director( Chrisbert Consult (U) Ltd)
Capability Statement
Not only do I have field experience in research, monitoring and evaluation, I have also had good experience in data management and analysis. I have worked as a Quantitative Specialist on projects for World Vision-Ireland, Africa 2000 Network, Uganda Red Cross Society, Oxfam GB-Uganda and World Vision-Uganda. Besides I have been a Consultant for Uganda National Expanded Program in the area of child immunisation and other child survival interventions, KURET (Kenya-Uganda- Rwanda and Ethiopia Together) in the area of child labour, ICEIDA (The Icelandic International Development Agency) in the area of WASH, World Vision-Ireland and Save the Children Uganda in the area of Infant and Maternal health, CARITAS-Switzerland in the area of Land Advocacy and Management, Uganda Red Cross Society in the area of agricultural statistics, Mott McDonald-UK and African Capacity Building Foundation-Harare.
I have 16 years’ experience in the area of translation between French and English. I have worked as head of translation teams at various conferences and translated highly technical documents like the Memorial of the DRC filed against Uganda on issues related to the violation of the territorial integrity of the Congo. I am also a trainer for AWARD (African Women in Agricultural Research and Development) in the area of scientific and project proposal writing. I have an M.A in French, an M.A in Population and Development, a Certificate in Impact Evaluation and a PhD in Sociodemography from Université de Paris Descartes (Paris V), Paris, France.
I have additional skills in management and leadership for large projects; proposal writing, report writing and data management.
Bio
+256 702 647 989
Career Development Chronology
Lecturer of Graduate students in
i. Urban & Rural Development
ii. Population Trends Interrelationships & Policies
iii. Computer Techniques –STATA
iv. Research methods
Lecturer to undergraduates in
i. Demography of Uganda
Research Supervisor of Graduate Students’ Research Projects Internal Examiner of Graduate Students’ Research Projectsi. Report writing
ii. Overseeing project proposal writing
iii. Strategic planning
iv. Public relations
v. Quality control for all activities
vi. Identifying opportunities
Education Background
Institution | Duration | Award |
---|---|---|
University of Connecticut/Makerere University | 2017 | Certificate in Rigorous Techniques of Impact Evaluation PhD in Sociodemography |
Université Paris Descartes/ Institut National d’EtudesDémographiques(INED)/ Centre Population et Développement (CEPED) |
2011-2014 | PhD in Sociodemography Summa cum laude |
Makerere University, School of Statistics and Applied Economics |
2002-2006 | MA in Population & Development (CGPA 4.42) |
Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics & Institute of Public Health (Makerere University) |
2005 | Certificate in Monitoring & Evaluation |
Makerere University, Institute of Languages | 1994-1999 | Master of Arts in French |
Makerere University | 1991-1995 | Bachelor of Arts (French & Political Science)-Upper Second |
Kitabi Seminary, Bushenyi | 1989-1991 | U.A.C.E. Certificate |
Kitabi Seminary, Bushenyi | 1985-1988 | U.C.E. Certificate |
Membership
1. Member of Association Internationale des démographes de Langue Française (AIDELF)
2. Union for African Population Studies
3. Member of Demographers without Borders
4. Research Associate, Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques, Paris France
5. Research Associate, Centre Population et Développent, Paris France
6. Part of the Network “Famille et scolarisation en Afrique”
7. Part of the Network “Institut français de Recherche en Afrique-IFRA”
8. Part of the Network “Privatisation in Education Research Initiative”
9. Part of the Network “PEAS -Promoting equality in African Schools”
Publications
Kakuba Christian, Abel Nzabona, John Bosco Asiimwe, Richard Tuyiragize, and John Mushomi (2021). “Who Accesses Secondary Schooling in Uganda; Was the Universal Secondary Education Policy Ubiquitously Effective?” International Journal of Educational Development 83:102370. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102370.
Nzabona, Abel, Richard Tuyiragize, John Bosco Asiimwe, Christian Kakuba, and Peter Kisaakye (2021) “Urban Household Energy Use: Analyzing Correlates of Charcoal and Firewood Consumption in Kampala City, Uganda” edited by P. R. Factor Litvak. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2021:5904201. doi: 10.1155/2021/5904201.
Kakuba Christian (2015). Access to Secondary Schooling by the Youth in Uganda; Have inequalities been eclipsed? In V. Golaz & C. Thibon (éd.) Enfants et jeunes hors les liens en Afrique de l’Est (p. 205‑218). IFRA-KARTHALA
Nzabona, A., Asiimwe, J. B., Kakuba, C., Tuyiragize, R., & Mushomi, J. (2019). Correlates of youth internal migration and employment in Uganda. African Population Studies, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.11564/33-1-1347
Nzabona, A., Asiimwe, J. B., Tuyiragize, R., Kakuba, C., Mushomi, J., & Maniragaba, F. (2019). Factors associated with tobacco-smoking in Uganda’s leading tobacco-growing regions.African Population Studies. 33(2) https://doi.org/10.11564/33-2-1383
Country Experience
Kenya,
Rwanda,
Zimbabwe,
Burundi,
Madagascar,
Tanzania,
Mauritania,
Burkina Faso,
Ivory Coast,
Scotland (UK),
Niger,
Chad,
Switzerland,
Germany and France.
Languages
French – Very Good;
German –Good;
Luganda – Good;
Runyakole – Very Good (mother tongue);
Latin – Good