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Exploration of the Impact of Social Enterprise Projects on Women’s Health in Teso, Uganda

Collaborators: Makerere University School of Public Health


Photo by Sally Bashford-Squires the chair of the ‘Mustard Seed Project’ and Winner of the ‘NTU Images of Research Competition 2022’. Sally took home the win with her joyful image 'The Gift of a Sheep’, which was taken during her PhD research, examining how social enterprise projects impact women’s health in rural Uganda. Photo taken in Teso, Uganda.

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Overview

This research explores the impact of women’s social enterprise projects on their health and wellbeing in a rural, marginalised region of Uganda. It examines how women’s health has been impacted by climate change, alongside interrelated factors of poverty and gender-based violence. It analyses how the women who belong to enterprise groups are utilising their indigenous knowledge to mitigate the impact of these oppressions. The research also explores Ms Squire’s status as an insider and outsider to the enterprise projects, which are supported by the ‘Mustard Seed Project,’ a charity that she chairs. In discussing her positionality, she examines how, as a researcher from the minority world I can ethically study an indigenous population.

Methodological approaches

  • Qualitative
  • Bricolage
  • Ethnography
  • Autoethnography

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Publications

Bashford-Squires, S., Gibson, L., Nyashanu, M. (2022). Mitigating Gender-Based Violence Through the Economic Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of the Teso Sub-Region in Uganda. In: Mbah, M.F., Leal Filho, W., Ajaps, S. (eds) Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham.