The 2013 Uganda IFP team conducted thorough research while interning in the capital city of Kampala during the Summer of 2013. 8 out of 12 IFP participants interned at Slum Dwellers International, a community based organization that works in the informal settlements to help promote income generating activities, women’s rights and sustainable urban development. Like the internships, the research focused on sustainable, inclusive urban development in a city that is growing rapidly, and one that is confronted by the myriad of issues issues provoked by urbanization. The book highlights the challenges that rapid urbanization presents to existing social, economic and political structures, and identifies opportunities for improvement through strategic intervention. Other internship sites included: The World Bank, M-Lisada Orphanage and Uwezo Uganda.
GPIA Professor Bob Buckley, Ph.D Teaching Fellow Achilles Kallergis and Parsons Professor Doreen Adengo and several Ugandan partners who helped make the IFP possible; all contributed to the coordination of the IFP, as well as the production of the book itself. Another notable contributor to the book is GPIA alum Skye Dobson, who just finished a stint as Program Officer of Shack and Slum Dwellers International in Kampala. The book was launched in the first week of December and is available here in PDF form.
Well done Uganda IFP 2013!
