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Assoc. Prof. Rose B. Namara

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Assoc. Prof Rose B. Namara

Namara is an Associate Professor of Development Management at Uganda Management Institute (UMI) and is currently the Chief of Institute Research and Innovation Centre. Namara teaches Postgraduate, Masters and PhD programs at UMI, supervises graduate research and is an external examiner in many African Universities. Namara is a national Gender and equity budgeting trainer, a member of the National Monitoring and Evaluation Technical working group under the Office of the Prime Minister, an M&E mentor with 3ie Washington, DC, as well as a member of the Uganda Evaluation Association. She has served as a member of the editorial board and a reviewers of numerous journals.

Namara has over 25 years of experience in development work and offering consultancies in diverse fields such as; Project design and programming, corporate/strategic planning, poverty and gender analysis and targeting, public policy and governance, social research, organizational development, and monitoring and Evaluation. She has spent a large part of her career offering technical support to non- governmental organizations, private sector institutions, government departments and international organizations.

  • A Doctorate of Philosophy in Development Studies, Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Master’s Degree in Women and Development Studies (MA) majoring in Evaluation and Review of Public Policies, Projects and Programmes and Development Strategies and Rural Poverty, Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (BA) Degree, majoring in Sociology and Social Administration, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
  • Certificate of Merit in Project Planning and Management, Institute of Adult and Continuing Education, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
  • Gender and social inclusion,
  • Social policy analysis and implementation,
  • Community participation,
  • Civil society/movement engagements,
  • Development cooperation and financing
  • Development evaluation.
  • Quality implementation framework in central to effectiveness of led policy in Uganda
  • Redeem policy implementation in Uganda by tackling the political question
  • Declare corruption a crime against humanity
  • Improving quality of Uganda decentralization by enhancing stakeholder participation
  • Local government capacity: a critical ingredient to improving the quality of Uganda’s decentralization
  • Improving the quality of decentralization in Uganda: some lessons on fiscal decentralization
  • The special question of urban refugees in Uganda: emerging policy concerns
  • Policy Recommendations to Improve the Quality of Public Service in Uganda
  • Agricultural transformation and commercialization: private sector led contract can balance production and marketing services
  • Wil Hout, Natascha Wagner and Rose B. Namara (2022): Holding the Ugandan Police to account: Case study of Police Accountability and Reform Project in The state of accountability in the Global South. Edited by: Sylvia I. Bergh, Wil Hout, Meenal Thakur and C. Sathyamala.
  • MK Barifaijo, Rose B Namara (2022): Assessment of International Partnerships in Educational Institutions and their Intricacies: A Brief Study in Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 1, pages 24-44
  • MK Barifaijo, Rose B. Namara (2022). Staff Representation and Its Political Implication on Democracy in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Uganda. in Research Aspects in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 2, pages 1-15
  • Kiwanuka, G. Karyeija, Rose B. Namara, S. Kyohairwe, M.Galukande Kiganda, F. Alinda (2022). Improving the quality of Uganda’s decentralization: The unfinished business. in Journal of African Studies and Development, vol. 14, issue 2, pages 46-57
  • MK Barifaijo, Rose B Namara, Jude Rwemisisi (2021). The education manager in the covid-19 era: Dilemma to responsiveness and continuity of education. in African Journal of Educational Management, Teaching and Entrepreneurship Studies. Vol. 4, issue 1, pages 7-18
  • Rose B. Namara, Lazarus Nabaho, Gerald K. Karyeija, James L Nkata, Rajab Lukwago (2020): Uganda’s National Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Measures and Implications for Public Governance. In Good Public Governance in a Global Pandemic. Edited book by; Paul Joyce, Fabienne Maron, and Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy. December, 2020. PP147-161. ISBN 978-2-931003-02-2. https://doi.org/10.46996/pgs.vle1
  • Rose B. Namara (2020): Does decentralized governance of primary education improve performance of pupils in Eastern Uganda?- Perspectives of education managers in commonwealth journal of local Governance. Issue 23:2020. http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/idex.php/cjig
  • Grace William Maiso, David Ssekamatte, & Rose B. Namara (2020). Factors Affecting Development of Gender-sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in Humanitarian NGOs in Uganda: A case of IRC Uganda
  • Hizaamu R., Basaza, R., Rose B. Namara, (2020). Critical Analysis of Regulatory Mechanisms for Governance of Community Health Insurance Schemes in Uganda.
  • Aludi, A. N. and. Rose B. Namara (2020). The Role of Leadership in Establishment of Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in Humanitarian Organizations in Uganda: A Case of Action Africa Help-Uganda (AAH-U)
  • Natascha Wagner, Wil Hout, Rose B. Namara (2019): Improving police integrity in Uganda: Impact assessment of the police accountability and reform project. Review of Development Economics. Rev Dev Econ. December, 2019; 00:1–22. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/rode
  • Rose B. Namara and Margaret Kemigisa (2019). Learning from implementation to enhance innovations in public service: lessons from community service orders in Uganda. Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA). Volume 4 Number 1, November, 2019, p. 104 – 124
  • Rose B. Namara (2018). Are the evaluations conducted by the office of the prime minister in Uganda gender responsive? African Journal of Governance and Development. Vol 7 No 2. December 2018.
  • Margaret Kemigisa and Rose B Namara (2018). Capacity building of Local Council Courts (LCCs) and Transformational Leadership for policy advocacy in Uganda. Consortium for International Management, Policy and Development. June 2018. PP 33-47. ISBN: 978-692-12180-1.
  • Asingwire N., Muhangi, D., Namara R. B., Kemigisa, M. (2018). Governance mechanisms of burial societies in western Uganda (page 72-87) in Non-State Social protection Actors and Services in Africa. Governance below the State. Edited book by: Awortwi and Walter-Drop. Routledge, London and New York.
  • Namara R.B (2021). Building M&E Systems and Capacities to achieve progress towards the SDGs: Experiences from Uganda Management Institute. A paper presented at the Commonwealth Learning Week 2021 on Translating Learning to Transformational Change in the Commonwealth: Learn and Adapt to Accelerate Action, Tuesday 27 April – Thursday 29 April 2021.
  • Namara R.B. and Kemigisa, M. (2018). Learning from implementation to enhance innovations in public service delivery: lessons from Community Service Orders in Uganda. A paper presented at the 12th international consortium for international management, policy and development (CIMPAD) conference priorities for the future: good governance, health and safety, social justice and economic equity 26 -28 June 2018 University of Botswana library auditorium. Gaborone, Botswana
  • Namara R. B. (2017). Are the evaluations conducted by the office of the prime minister in Uganda gender responsive? A paper presented at the 8th AfrEA International Conference 2017, Kampala, Uganda, March 2017.
  • Bwanika Godfrey, Uganda Management Institute: Policy Evaluation And Quality Of Universal Primary Education In Uganda: A Case Study Of Masaka District
  • Gladys Muhama, Uganda Management Institute: An Exploration Of The Drivers Of The Glass Ceiling Syndrome Among Women In Ugandan Universities An Exploration Of The Drivers Of The Glass Ceiling Syndrome Among Women In Ugandan Universities
  • Nomusa Catherine Duma, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), South Africa: Thesis Title: Women and Social Protection in South Africa post 1994: A Case Study of EThekwini Municipality.
  • Olowo George, Nkumba University. Thesis title: Social solidarity and community Development among the Japadhola in Eastern Uganda
  • Laura A. Orobia, Makerere University Business School: Thesis title: Working Capital Management Behaviour in Small Businesses
  • Prisca Kobusingye, Uganda Martyrs University; Thesis title: “Characteristics of Contemporary Small Scale Entrepreneurs in the Informal Manufacturing Sectors and the Prospect of Turning the Youth into Entrepreneurs. Case Study: Central Region Uganda”. Examination