Yearly Archives: 2015

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  Climate change and its effects on community health in Uganda

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  The Ignite series is ON! To be held at Makerere University School Of Public health- EARILab Offices, Upper Kololo Terrace above the airstrip on THursday, June 25 2015 at 4:00pm to 7:00pm It is predicted that Uganda will continue to experience rising temperatures, which will increase by more than 2 °C by 2030 (Tetra Tech […]

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  Innovation Garage

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  Makerere University School of Public Health – ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) is pleased to invite you to the first Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Labs’ (EA RILab) Innovation Garage on Friday 26th June 2:00pm – 6:00pm. Focused on Innovation as a cornerstone and key transformational element for development, The Innovation Garage guided by the Theme “Catalyzing Engineering […]

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  First Community Radio Station-RootIO Launched in Aber Sub-County, Oyam District Uganda

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  A community radio technology with the potential to revolutionalize last-mile communication in hard-to-reach and war ravaged areas, using a mobile phone for broad-casting (103.8FM) Saturday May 23, 2015 witnessed the launch of an inexpensive but highly networked radio station, designed to be affordable by a rural community in Aber sub-county in Oyam district, Northern Uganda […]

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  Collaboration : Makererere University & AidData-HESN Labs

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  AidData – HESN Lab engages Makerere University students from the Department Geomatics and Land Management at College of Engineering Design Art and Technology through the RAN HESN Lab 12 Third year students from Makerere University – College of Engineering pursuing Land Survey and Geomatics worked on a Spatial Vulnerability assessment project in partnership with the […]

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  Uganda Technovation Challenge

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  The Uganda Technovation challenge/Regional pitch is scheduled for June 4 and 5 2015 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and 8:00am to 2:00pm respectively. The event will take place at the Makerere University School of Public Health ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (EA RILab). . The Technovation Challenge is a technology entrepreneurship program and […]

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  Strengthening partnership with the International Health Sciences University (IHSU) in Kampala, Uganda

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) team visited the International Health Sciences University (IHSU) in Kampala on 11th March 2015 as one of the reach out activities in the region aimed at building the capacity of students and faculty to innovate.  The RAN team facilitated a 3 hour seminar that attracted approximately 40 Public Health students and faculty […]

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  Ethnography (Needfinding) surveys series

  Posted on July 15, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  The community is at the core of RAN’s work Makerere University School of Public Health Resilient Africa Network (RAN), Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (EA RILab) in an effort to further engage with the communities has continuously carried out field visits. Ethnography (Needfinding) surveys series: Low Cost Solar Irrigation Project: New Improved Push and Pull […]

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  MKITS launch

  Posted on April 23, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

  Micro/Modular/Mobile Knowledge, Information and Teachings (MKITs) launched to inform RAN’s Objective 3   “The power of documentation” As we embrace the rainy season in Uganda, it was a sunny afternoon on April 1, 2015 when faculty, students and development partners joined Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) for the launch of […]

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  Peer to peer learning in Northern Uganda

  Posted on April 11, 2015 by earilab in News and Info, Post category.

    The visit to Gulu University in Northern Uganda, 8th- 9th April 2015 for Peer to Peer Learning was conducted under the theme “Embracing community led innovations”. Peer education involves children, young people, or adults educating others of similar age, background, culture, or social status, including those from disadvantaged social groups. The approach can take […]

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