Dr. Racheal Ddungu Mugabi

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Dr. Racheal Ddungu Mugabi
Lecturer

Racheal is a Lecturer of Development Studies at Makerere University, one of Africa’s leading institution of higher learning. With a strong commitment to advancing education and research, Racheal’s research interest lies at the intersection of gender, disability, education, employment and climate change. Racheal earned her Doctorate in Development Studies from Makerere University, where she focused on skills development for youth employability. Before she started writing for publication, she got a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Makerere University. After that, just to shake things up, she went to Netherlands at International Institute of Social Studies (now Erasmus) and graduated with a Masters in Development Studies.  Her academic journey has been marked by a series of accomplishments that include numerous publications and presentations at international conferences. Racheal also worked as a consult at Refugee Law Project, Plan International, AVSI and World University Service of Canada. She is inspired by societies with climate actions, quality education, decent work, peace, justice and strong institutions. Her goal is to contribute to the development of inclusive policies and programs that promote sustainable employability for individuals with disabilities while addressing the environmental challenges posed by climate change. Racheal is social with a great sense of humour, embraces diversity, likeable character, commendable integrity accompanied with management skills.  She loves doing charity work and/or community service (beyond academia, she is the president for Lions Club of Makerere for 2024/2025), reading scientific, inspirational and cook books, touring world life and visiting ocean waters.

Courses

Semester II:

Development Studies

  1. DES 1215:  Indigenous development
  2. DES 3223:  Globalisation and development
  3. MDS 7202:  Poverty, wealth creation and development

Organisational Studies

  1. OGS 2207: Management of formal and informal organisations
  2. OGS 2209:  Gender issues in organisations

Semester I:

Development Studies

  1. DES 3126:   Human development
  2. MDS 7104:  Society culture and development

Organisational Studies

  1. OGS 3107: Employment Relations

 Research Projects

  1. Developing a gendered consensus model of putting children with disabilities at the centre of quality inclusive education in refugee settlements and host communities, Uganda. I am engaged as a PI for the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund Project (RIF 5) of 2024-2025.
  2. Parish Development Model: Building on Lessons Learned or Starting Afresh? I was engaged as a Co-PI (RIF 4) of 2023.
  3. Developing a Consensus Model of Putting Local Communities at the Centre of Preserving Water Resources and Environment in Mpanga Catchment, South Western Uganda. I was engaged as a PI (RIF 2) of 2021.
  4. Developing an Integrated Framework for Addressing Population, Health and Environment for Uganda’s Refugee and Host Communities. I was engaged as a member (RIF 1) of 2019. 

Publications

  1. Mugabi, R. D., & Nakijoba, R. (2024). A Shelter of Love: Assistive Technologies for Education amongst Students with Learning Disabilities in Uganda. In Interactive Media with Next-Gen Technologies and Their Usability Evaluation (pp. 230-261). Chapman and Hall/CRC. Taylor and Francis.
  2. Mugabi, R. D. (2024). Ideal Approaches of Mobilising Local Communities to Participate in Climate Change Adaptation in Mpanga Catchment, Western Uganda. In Mobility, Identity and Conflict Resolution in Africa: Resources Belong to the People (pp. 231-250). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  3. Mugabi, R. D., Nakijoba, R., Nakirijja, D. S., & Sengendo, M. (2021). Formal and Non-formal Skills Improvement for the Marginalised Youth in Uganda. Advanced Journal of Social Science, 9(1), 10-26.
  4. Nakijoba, R., Mugabi, R. D., Awobamise, A., & Majanja, Z. E. I. (2023). Social Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda. In Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications (pp. 197-214). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  5. Nakijoba, R., Mugabi, R. D., Ayodeji, A. O., & Zaaly’embikke, I. M. (2022). We are as valuable as non-disabled students. COVID-19 and Education in Africa: Challenges, Possibilities, and Opportunities: Routledge.
  6. Nakijoba, R., Ddungu, R. M., & Awobamise, A. O. (2022). COVID-19 School Closures in Uganda and their Impact on the Well-being of Teachers in Private Institutions in Semi-urban Districts. Advanced Journal of Social Science, 10(1), 52-62.
  7. Ddungu, R.M., Nakijoba, R., Awobamise, A., & Merab, A. (2021). Assessment of Social Media’s Influence on the Academic Performance of Tertiary Institution Student. Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series, 21(3).
  8. Mugabi R.D. (2021). The question of skills development for employability of early school leavers in central Uganda."  Journal of Liberal Arts and Humanities 2, (9): 11-23.
  9. Mugabi, R. M. (2008). How to Survive in the Absence of Effective Protection Policy: The ‘Aged’ in Nakawa-Uganda (MA Thesis).

Network/Collaborations

  1. Australia Africa Universities Network.

Associations

  1. Netherlands alumni Association Uganda.
  2. Lions Clubs International.