The combat for gender equality in education: Rural livelihood pathways in the context of HIV/AIDS

225 Pages·2006·1.645 MB·English

by  Doris Muhwezi Kakuru

The combat
for
gender equality
in
education
Rural livelihood pathways in the

context of HIV/AIDS
African women leaders
in agriculture and the environment
AWLAE SERIES No. 4
Doris Muhwezi Kakuru
The combat for gender equality in education

The combat for gender
equality in education
Rural livelihood pathways in the
context of HIV/AIDS
AWLAE SERIES No. 4
Doris Muhwezi Kakuru
Wageningen University
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Table of contents
Preface 9
List of acronyms 15
Chapter 1
General introduction 17
Chapter 2
HIV/AIDS and gender inequality in education: A vicious cycle
in rural Uganda 53
Chapter 3
Teacher competence and gender equality in the context of HIV/
AIDS 77
Chapter 4
Classroom interaction and gender equality in pupils’ academic
competencies in the era of HIV/AIDS 103
Chapter 5
HIV/AIDS, children’s rights and gender equality in Uganda’s
Universal Primary Education 123
Chapter 6
Intersectionality and HIV/AIDS: Towards a framework for
understanding educational gender inequality in rural Uganda 147
Chapter 7
General discussion and conclusions 171
References 183
Annex I: Location and profile of Luweero district 203
Annex II: Uganda country profile 205
Annex III: Uganda’s education system 207
Annex IV: Basic indicators 2004: study schools 209
Annex V: HIV/AIDS situation in Uganda 211
The combat for gender equality in education 
Annex VI: Steps taken by Ministry of Education and Sports
(MoES) in response to HIV/AIDS 215
Annex VII: Inventory of initiatives to address gender inequalities
in primary education in Uganda 219
About the Author 221
 The combat for gender equality in education
Preface
The aim of this book is to facilitate the recognition of HIV/AIDS impact
on the livelihoods of rural households as an issue frustrating the combat
for gender equality in Universal Primary Education. This is particularly
so in patriarchal, poor, and rural contexts where children commute
to school daily. In remote rural villages characterized by inadequate
access to essential necessities of life such as food and clothing,
insufficiency of necessary instructional materials among schools and
poor teacher motivation, HIV/AIDS adds insult to injury. The AIDS-
related livelihood pathways characteristic of such communities seem
not to receive enough attention in the design and implementation of
interventions and strategies to promote gender equality. I sincerely
hope that this book will act as an eye-opener to all those involved in
the combat for gender equality in primary education.
I carried out the study within the framework of AWLAE project (African
Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment), managed by
Winrock International, and funded by the Netherlands Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (DGIS). I am most grateful to Johanna Spreeuwenberg
without whom it would not have been possible to begin nor complete
this research in the AWLAE framework. I am equally grateful to AWLAE
management both in Wageningen and in Nairobi for the role they
played in mobilizing and managing funds for my PhD scholarship and
research grant. I am also deeply indebted to Makerere University for
the supplementary financial assistance I received through the Staff
Development Fund.
Many people supported me or contributed to this thesis directly or
indirectly. Most of the time, such support was undeserved and it is
therefore impossible to repay. This work concludes my student career
which began with the support of my dear parents Jeroham and Felly
Katobeerwa. I wish to convey special thanks to you for giving me an
education that set the foundation upon which this work is rooted.
I thank Prof. Edward Kirumira and Dr. Peter Atekyereza who strongly
recommended me for the AWLAE scholarship. I indebted to Mrs
M. Baingana, Ms Betty Banyenzaki, and the entire staff of Kampala
The combat for gender equality in education