A History of Prostitution in Acholi-Land, Northern Uganda, 1911 to 2011

Amone, Charles

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“…The Acoli are a part of the greater Luo ethnic group that are mainly found in northern and south eastern Uganda, southern South Sudan, north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), north eastern Tanzania, western Kenya, and Ethiopia. In addition, there are ethnic Acoli/Luo people in many other places in the world including New Zealand [ 21 – 24 ]. The life and civilization of the Acoli as the Central Luo may be divided into four epochs: the precolonial era, colonial and immediate post-independent era, the Lord’s Resistance Army and National Resistance Army (LRA/NRA) conflict era, and the post-internally displaced person (IDP) camps era.…”

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Traditional health practices: A qualitative inquiry among traditional health practitioners in northern Uganda on becoming a healer, perceived causes of illnesses, and diagnostic approaches

2023

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Background The practice of traditional and complementary medicine is increasing in most low-and middle-income countries especially for chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases. In this study, we aimed to understand how people gain healing power and become traditional health practitioners (THPs), perceived causes of illnesses, and how THPs diagnose illnesses. Methods This was a cross-sectional qualitative interview-based study. We used semi-structured in-depth guides to collect data from THPs identified through the Acoli cultural institutions and snowball sampling technique. The study team visited the THPs and interviewed them in their homes. Some THPs allowed the study team to visit them more than once and as well observe their healing practices and medicines. Thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the data. Atlas.ti version 9.2 was used to support data analysis. Results Twenty two THPs aged 39–80 years were included in the study. Most of the respondents were male, and married. We identified three main themes: (i) how people gain healing power and become traditional health practitioners; (ii) perceived causes of illnesses; and (iii) how illnesses are diagnosed. The majority of respondents reported that most people become THPs through: inheriting healing power from their parents or grandparents; transfer of healing powers from senior healers; instructions during visions and dreams; and, acquiring healing power during spirits possessions. Perceived causes of illnesses included: fate and natural causes, spirits attacks, curses by elders, witchcraft, contagion and infections, poor hygiene, heredity, and malevolent actions. THPs diagnose illnesses through various approaches including consultations with spirits, observing patterns of occurrences and events, evaluation of symptoms and signs of illnesses, use of bones from animals/birds and other objects to diagnose illnesses, performing diagnostic rituals, and using biomedical laboratory testing in health facilities. Conclusion Healing knowledge and powers are acquired in particular ways that can be traced to appraise authenticity of healers during registration and licensing to ensure safety of patients. Understanding perspectives of the THPS on causes of illnesses and how diagnoses are made potentially informs strategies for integration and or collaboration between the national biomedical health system and traditional health practices.

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Traditional health practices: A qualitative inquiry among traditional health practitioners in northern Uganda on becoming a healer, perceived causes of illnesses, and diagnostic approaches

2023

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“…What we see here is risk to economic exclusion based on gender, advanced age, neoliberal policies, the limited rights to customary land, and provisions of the law that protect the vulnerable. For decades, the 1988 Land Act of Uganda provided for customary land as the protected space for the poor, regulated by customary regulations (Amone & Lakwo, 2014; Hannay, 2014). But with the notion of rural development, occupying customary land leaves many older women in a precarious situation since they cannot claim legal ownership.…”

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A rural‐centric model for understanding women's later life precarity in an agrarian economy in Uganda

Nagaddya

2023

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Aging as a woman within the context of agricultural transformation where production and consumption values shape everyday life raises concerns of later life precarity. Gender economic inclusion is imperative in the achievement of inclusive rural development. But there is a tendency to homogenize female experiences of poverty based on gender and class, ignoring the impact of global economic and social changes on Uganda's rural economy and the elderly. Furthermore, in the agrarian context, precarity hinges on gender images of a desirable agricultural worker and neoliberal policies that exacerbate vulnerabilities of elderly women already living on the economic margins of global capitalism. Drawing on rural‐dwelling older women's narratives, this article reveals that precarity in an environment of agrarian capitalism is a product of conflict between the desire to maintain relationships of reciprocity and engagement in production. In this article, a five‐tier rural‐centric model relevant to conceptualising risk factors to precarity is proposed. The model is influenced by the Bourdieusian theory of capital and Gudeman's economy theory. The model provides an opportunity to re‐imagine and situate older women's later life precarity within the wider sociopolitical and economic context, and consequently design appropriate social protection initiatives.

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“…In customary tenure systems, the land is administered primarily by traditional leaders, clan elders, family clan heads, churches and neighbours. These traditional leaders, usually men, define the rules and mechanisms for accessing land based on the land's customary practices, religion and social norms (Wily, 2012;Amone and Lakwo, 2014). Women's land rights under customary tenure systems are highly diverse, as practices may change depending on the local context.…”

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“…With the recognition of the customary tenure system in Uganda, cultural norms, women's status, age, religion and geographical location have been shown to be significant players in women's ability to gain recognition and be able to exercise land rights. For instance, while customary law guarantees user rights to all family members, the head of the family (usually a male) decides how land should be allocated (Amone and Lakwo, 2014;Benbih and Katz, 2015). Family structure, social status based on marriage, and age limit women's access to and control over land.…”

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Women’s Land Rights in Uganda. Securing Women’s Resource Rights through Gender Transformative Approaches

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2022

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This document has been produced with the financial assistance of IFAD. The findings, opinions, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IFAD, its Executive Board, its Members, or any Member State they represent. IFAD does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colours, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgement on the part of IFAD concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Contents Acronyms ALC Area Land Committee CBLA community-based legal aid CCO Certificate of Customary Ownership CIFOR-ICRAF Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry CLA Communal Land Association CO Certificate of Occupancy1 Introduced in 1908, the land administration management in Uganda is based on the Torrens system developed in 18 th -century Britain. The tenets of the Torrens system are that the government office is the issuer and the custodian of all original land titles and all original documents registered against them. Further, the government employees in their management tasks examine documents and then guarantee them in terms of accuracy (Nkote, 2012). 2 The government established the Ministerial Zonal Offices in a bid to take services closer to the public. Before their establishment, all land transactions were conducted at the Lands Ministry Headquarters. Lands Ministry temporarily closes Wakiso zonal land office (independent.co.ug)

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A History of Prostitution in Acholi-Land, Northern Uganda, 1911 to 2011

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Traditional health practices: A qualitative inquiry among traditional health practitioners in northern Uganda on becoming a healer, perceived causes of illnesses, and diagnostic approaches

Traditional health practices: A qualitative inquiry among traditional health practitioners in northern Uganda on becoming a healer, perceived causes of illnesses, and diagnostic approaches

A rural‐centric model for understanding women's later life precarity in an agrarian economy in Uganda

Women’s Land Rights in Uganda. Securing Women’s Resource Rights through Gender Transformative Approaches

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