Dr. Richard Asaba Bagonza

Dr. Richard Asaba Bagonza
Dr. Richard Asaba Bagonza
Lecturer

Richard holds a Doctorate in Sociology (majoring in gender and rural water governance) from Maynooth University in the Republic of Ireland. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Water Management from Dundalk Institute of Technology, from the Republic of Ireland, as well as a Master of Science in Environment & Natural Resources, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Management, both from Makerere University. Richard’s research focuses on how gender dynamics influence and affect development, in particular rural water access and governance, disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience and adaptation to climate change, health, wildlife conservation, migration, livelihoods and food security, women empowerment, conflict, and gender-based violence. Richard has published journal articles and book chapters in these areas. He has also implemented various research projects as a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator/team member or Environmental Sociologist or Gender Expert. Richard has also conducted consultancies with reputable international, multinational, and national organizations such as UNDP, UNODC, World Food Programme (WFP), FAO, GIZ, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Lutheran World Federation, AVSI Foundation, Landesa, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, World Vision, Solidaridad, and UGANET among others. Richard has also worked and continues to collaborate with various ministries, departments, and agencies in Uganda such as the Ministry of Water & Environment, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Uganda Wildlife Authority, and the National Environment Management Authority. 

Courses:

Undergraduates

  • UNV 1002: Introduction to Gender and Development
  • GAD 3211: Gender and Globalization
  • GAD 2210: Approaches to Gender and Development Practice
  • GAD 3107: Gender and Development Strategies in Uganda

Postgraduates

  • DGS 6101: Skills for Gender-Sensitive Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Research projects engaged in:

  • Eastern Africa Social and Gender Norms Learning Collaborative (EALC). Funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Steering Committee Member, Water ESSENCE Project,  Makerere University, a capacity building NORHED project funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
  • Labour Externalisation Pathways to the Gulf Cooperating Countries and Development Implications for Uganda (LEPAG). Funded by the Research and Innovation Fund (RIF), Makerere University, supported by the Government of Uganda.
  • WATERSPOUTT, a consortium on  technological development on Solar Disinfection (SODIS) 

Publications:

Books and Book Chapters

  1. Mugumya Firminus, Richard B. Asaba, Innocent R. Kamya, and Narathius Asingwire (2017). Chapter 6, Part II: Children and Domestic Water Collection in Uganda: Exploring Policy and Intervention Options that Promote Child Protection. IN: David Kawaa-Mafigiri and Eddy Walakira. Child Abuse and Neglect in Uganda, Pp 95-112. Published by Springer, Cham, Switzerland.
  2. Asaba, Richard B. (2016). Chapter 14: Social Aspects of Water Governance in the Context of Climate Change and Agriculture. IN: Rattan Lal, David Kraybill, David O. Hansen, Bal Ram Singh, Theodosy Mosogoya and Lars Olav Eik. Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture, Pp 241-258.Published by Springer, Cham, Switzerland.
  3. Asaba, Richard B. and G. Honor Fagan (2015). Chapter Seven, Part Two: Woman Water Keeper? Women’s Troubled Participation in Water Resource Management.IN: Munck, R., Asingwire, N., Fagan, G.H. and Kabonesa, C. Water and Development: Good Governance after Neoliberalism, Pp 152-171. Published by Zed Books, London. ISBN: 9781783604920.
    Asaba, Richard B., G. Honor Fagan and Consolata Kabonesa (2015). Chapter Two: Women’s Access to Safe Water and Participation in Community Management of Supply. In: Fagan, G. H, Linnane, S., McGuigan, G.K., Rugumayo, A.I. Water Is Life: Progress to Secure Safe Water Provision in Rural Uganda, Pp 15-30.  Published by Practical Action Publishing and Water Is Life: Amazzi Bulamu Project.
  4. Macri, G., Rickard, A., Asaba, R.B., Fagan, G.H., Munck, R. and Suzanne, L. 2013. A Social-Spatial Survey of Water Issues in Makondo Parish, Uganda. ISBN: 978-1-873769-30-0. Ireland, Dublin: Dublin City University.

Journal Articles/Papers

  1. Ssekamatte, Tonny, Aisha Nalugya, Richard K. Mugambe, Brenda Wagaba, Doreen Nakalembe, Aloysius Mutebi, Richard Asaba Bagonza et al. (2023). "Prevalence and predictors of sex under the influence of psychoactive substances among young people in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda." BMC public health 23, no. 1: 801.
  2. Muhwezi Amosi Kahara, Edaku Charles, Asaba Richard Bagonza,, Grace Lubaale, Val Hyginus Udoka Eze (2023). Impact of Urban Planning on Household Poverty Reduction in Uganda: A Review. IDOSR JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 8(2): 9-21. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSRJHSS/2023/12.1.5000.
  3. Oleru Huda, Asaba Richard Bagonza, Anju Mehta, Tukundane Benson (2023). Women Entrepreneurs’ Participation in Source Selection and Contract Awards in Public Procurement in Kampala, Uganda. International Journal Of Research And Innovation In Social Science (IJRISS), Volume X, Issue V, 231-2705.
  4. Oleru Huda, Asaba Richard Bagonza, Anju Mehta, Tukundane Benson (2023). Networking Behaviours of Women Entrepreneurs in Public Procurement in Kampala, Uganda. International Journal Of Research And Innovation In Social Science (IJRISS), Volume VII Issue I, 2454-6186.
  5. Clovice Kankya, Justine Okello, Rogers Wambi, Lesley Rose Ninsiima, Methodius Tubihemukama, Christine Tricia Kulabako, Richard Asaba, James Natweta Baguma, Musso Munyeme and James Muleme (2022).  Utilization of health belief model in comprehending diarrheal disease dynamics: a case of cryptosporidiosis in Uganda. BMC Public Health, 22:2008. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14413-0.
  6. Shaft Nasser Mukwaya, Richard Asaba Bagonza, Grace Lubaale (2021). Influence of Youth Participation under Decentralization in Local Governments in Uganda. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), Volume V, Issue IX, 350-357.
  7. Kankya, C., Nabadda, D., Kabonesa, C., Nyakarahuka, L., Muleme, J., Okware, S. and Asaba, R. (2019). Social Dynamics of Ebola Virus Disease: A Case of Bundibugyo District, Uganda. Health, 11(1): 108-128. https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2019.111011.
  8. Etongo, Daniel, G. Honor Fagan, Consolata Kabonesa and Richard Asaba B. (2018). Community-Managed Water Supply Systems in Rural Uganda: The Role of Participation and Capacity Development. Water, 10, 1271. doi:10.3390/w10091271.
  9. Asaba, Richard B. (2015). Gender and Representation in Local Water Governance in Rural Uganda. Int. J. Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 11 (3/4): 247–261.
  10. Asaba, Richard B., G. Honor Fagan, Consolata Kabonesa and Firminus Mugumya (2014). Women and Access to Water in Rural Uganda: A Review. wH2O: The Journal of Gender and Water,  3(1): 19–25.
  11. Asaba, Richard B., G. Honor Fagan, Consolata Kabonesa and Firminus Mugumya (2013). Beyond Distance and Time: Gender and the Burden of Water Collection In Rural Uganda.wH2O: The Journal of Gender and Water, 2(1): 31–38.
  12. Echodu, R., J. Okello-Onen, J. J. Lutwama, J. Enyaru, R. Ocan, R.B. Asaba, F. Ajuga, C. Rubaire-Akiiki, D. Bradley, C. Mutero, C. Kabonesaand J. Olobo(2010). Heterogeneity of Anopheles Mosquitoes in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District, Uganda.Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology,           Vol.2(3), pp. 28-34, November 2010.
  13. Echodu, R., J. Okello-Onen, J. J. Lutwama, J. Enyaru, R. Ocan, R. B. Asaba, F. Ajuga, R. Akiiki, D. Bradley, C. Mutero, C. Kabonesa and J. Olobo (2010). Plasmodium falciparum transmission Intensity in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District, Uganda. Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology Vol. 2(3), pp. 35-43, November 2010.

Networks/Collaborations

  1. Member – Preterm Infant Parents Network, Mulago Women’s Hospital
  2. Member – East African Learning Collaborative on Gender Norms  (EALC)
  3. Trainer – Public Investment Management (PIM) Center of Excellence,  Makerere University, working with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
  4. Trainer, Environmental Social Risks – Environmental and Social Risk Management Training, a collaboration between the World Bank, Makerere University, and the Uganda Management Institute (UMI)

Associations I belong to:

  1. Member  - International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP)
  2. Member - Gender and Water Alliance
  3. Member – Gender and Disaster Network
  4. Member – National Association of Social Workers of Uganda
  5. Member -  Action for Development (ACFODE)
  6. Active Member – Namilyango College Old Boys Association (NACOBA)
  7. Promoter - Women Natural Resources Initiative [WNRI] Uganda Limited
  8. Research Partner -  AVSI Foundation Uganda