Survey of War Affected Youth

Research & Programs for Youth in Armed Conflict IN UGANDA

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PRINCIPAL RESEARCHERS:

Jeannie Annan, NYU School of Medicine

 

Chris Blattman, Yale University & CGD

 

Khristopher Carlson, Tufts University

 

Dyan Mazurana, Tufts University

 

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SWAY PARTNERS

 

SWAY DONORS

 

UNICEF Uganda

MacArthur Foundation

UCB Human Rights Center

Russell Sage Foundation

UCB Center for African Studies

IPRA Foundation

UCB IBER

Indiana University HPER

 

 

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April 2008

 

*         SWAY II final report: The State of Women and Girls in Northern Uganda

 

February 2008

 

*         Research brief: A Way Forward for Assisting Women and Girls in Northern Uganda

 

December 2007

 

*         Summary results of SWAY II available

*         SWAY II presentations in Uganda:

·          Kitgum: 29 Nov, 9am, OCHA coordination meeting

·          Gulu: 3 Dec, 3pm, UN headquarters

·          Kampala: 5 Dec, 10am, UNICEF headquarters

 

November 2007

 

*         Research brief: Making reintegration work for youth in northern Uganda

 

October 2007

 

*         Preliminary presentation of results at The Brookings Institution and the UN Secretariat. See details here.

*         Blog entry: Women and brewing in northern Uganda

*         Blog entry: Why haven’t more displaced Ugandans returned home?

*         Blog entry: Stopping the use of child soldiers (with surveys)

 

September 2007

 

*         Preliminary presentations of results at child protection meetings in Kampala , Gulu, and Kitgum.

 

July 2007

 

*         Community consultations and preliminary discussion of results with civil society in Uganda.

 

June 2007

 

*         SWAY Phase II data collection completed—more than 600 women and girls interviewed.

 

January 2007

 

*         SWAY Phase II data collection begins.

 

October 2006

 

*         SWAY Phase II (Women and Girls) has received funding from UNICEF Uganda.

*         SWAY and AVSI Uganda propose a randomized evaluation of a youth micro-enterprise program to donors.

 

September 2006

 

*         SWAY Phase 1 final report released. Download it here.

 

August 2006

 

*         SWAY Phase 1 final report released in draft form for comments. Comments can be sent by 15/09/06 to blattman@berkeley.edu.

 

June 2006

 

*         Final presentations in Kampala and Kitgum (see presentation slides here).

*         Draft Executive Summary of SWAY Phase 1 final report released.

 

May 2006

 

*         Research Brief 2 is released.

*         Planning for a women and girls study underway.

 

April 2006

 

*         Research Brief 1 is released.

*         SWAY1 is completed, with more than 730 youth and 1000 households interviewed.

 

February/March 2006

 

*         More than 700 youth surveys now complete

*         SWAY Education & Employment Trust now accepting tax-deductible donations

 

January 2006

 

*         More than 650 youth surveys now complete

*         UNICEF and AVSI Uganda announce a Project Cooperation Agreement to support SWAY

 

December 2005

 

*         More than 400 youth surveys now complete

*         Russell Sage Foundation awards research grant to SWAY for studies in psychology and economics

*         Phase III Entrepreneurship Program and Evaluation proposed

 

November 2005

 

*         Nearly 1,000 household surveys completed

*         MacArthur Foundation and UCB Center for Human Rights give support to SWAY

*         Indiana University awards research grant to SWAY

 

October 2005

 

*         SWAY study of women and girls proposed

*         UC Berkeley IBER increases support for SWAY

 

September 2005

 

*         SWAY survey of boys and men is launched successfully

*         Final surveys now available for download

 

May-August 2005

 

*         SWAY awarded research grants from UC Berkeley Center for African Studies and Institute for Business and Economic Research

*         SWAY awarded research grant from International Peace Research Association Foundation

 

 

04/08   SWAY II Final Report: The State of Female Youth in Northern Uganda

 

02/08   In brief: A Way Forward for Assisting Women & Girls in Northern Uganda

 

12/07   SWAY II summary presentation

 

11/07   In brief: Making reintegration work for youth in northern Uganda

 

10/07   LRA book chapter

 

08/07   The Consequences of Child Soldiering (HiCN working paper)

 

09/06   SWAY I Final Report

 

06/06   Slide Presentation

 

05/06   Research Brief 2

 

04/06   Research Brief 1

 

 

Surveys:

 

01/07   Phase II Individual  Survey (Females)

 

09/05   Phase I Individual  Survey (Males)

 

09/05   Household Survey

 

 

 

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Last updated 4/29/2008