REFLECT in Covid-19
Positioning refugee perspectives at the heart of research, policy and programming
- Overview of the REFLECT Study
- Find out more about our study funder, Elrha/R2HC
- See the REFLECT Project page on Elrha’s website
- Field Experiences
- Outside my bubble: Reflections from Martha Kirabo
- A Research Assistant’s field experience
- A-Z of COVID in Uganda
- Visit our dissemination gallery for Kisenyi, Kyaka II and Adjumani sites
- The reality of COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: What have we learned, and where do we go from here?
- Documentary on Covid-19 in Uganda’s humanitarian settings (REFLECT)
- Multi-site Dissemination, 14 December 2020
- Distributing reusable face-masks to community leaders
- Teaching children on proper mask use; distributing fitting facemasks to them
- Engaging adolescents and youth
- Conducting community dialogues
- Jointly designing & disseminating localised (BCC) messages with local leaders
- Engaging radio talk shows with community, sub-national and national leaders
- Teaching children on proper mask use; distributing fitting facemasks to them
- Supporting local activation of national policy (Community Engagement Strategy)
- A-Z of COVID in Uganda
- Compliance to COVID-19 Guidelines in Uganda: Insights from a Multi-site Study in 13 Refugee Settlements
- How can communities be empowered to steer sustained compliance to COVID-19 guidelines? A Guide to Action
- What will kill refugees first: COVID-19 or hunger?
- WASH Practices among urban Refugees in Kisenyi during COVID-19
- How Refugees in Adjumani Settlement Comply to Handwashing with Soap Guidelines
- Adherence to COVID-19 SOPs amidst water Scarcity: Experiences from Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Uganda
- How can the health system handle COVID-19 in Kampala slums?
- See All Policy & Issue Briefs
- Psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in urban, semi-rural and rural settlements in Uganda: burden and associations
- Healthworker preparedness for COVID-19 management and implementation experiences: a mixed methods study in Uganda’s refugee-hosting districts
- COVID-19 risk behaviors in humanitarian settings: a cross-sectional study among conflict refugees in Uganda
- Psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in urban, semi-urban and rural settlements in Uganda: Burden and mechanisms of association
Uganda National Humanities Conference (HumanitiesCon2021) 11- 13 August 2021
ALNAP Summit 2021: Learning from Disruption: Evolution, revolution or status quo? 19-21 October 2021
International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) Conference, 26 – 30 July 2021
Global Forum on Humanitarian Health Research (GFH2R), November 2021
Impact blogs from REFLECT partners and other stakeholders;
- How the REFLECT Study Partnership is literary changing our organisation’s strategic and operational direction – Ellen Bajenga, ACORD
- REFLECT study: Lessons learnt by the Ministry of Health – Brian Luswata, MoH
- Looking back and forward – Implementing Partner (IP) lessons from the REFLECT Project – Dunstan Ddamulira, ACORD
- Reflections of a humanitarian practitioner on a research partnership with academia and policy actors – Andrew Masaba, LWF
See our Activities under REFLECT Research Uptake
- Ministry of Health Perspective – Quick Chat with Brian Luswata (MoH)
- COVID and Resilient Health Systems – Gloria Seruwagi
- Effective Partnerships for Research – The case of REFLECT Study(Dunstan DP)
- Outside my bubble: Reflections from Martha Kirabo
- The separate worlds of adults and children in COVID-19 (Dr Betty Okot)
- Hunger in COVID-19: The silent war (Andrew Masaba)
- Refugee Education Experiences in COVID-19 (Daniel Magumba)
- How the REFLECT Study Partnership is literary changing our organisation’s strategic and operational direction – Ellen Bajenga, ACORD
- REFLECT study: Lessons learnt by the Ministry of Health – Brian Luswata, MoH
- Looking back and forward – Implementing Partner (IP) lessons from the REFLECT Project – Dunstan Ddamulira, ACORD
- Reflections of a humanitarian practitioner on a research partnership with academia and policy actors – Andrew Masaba, LWF
- See how the REFLECT Study has been covered in National and Local news
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- Abakugu baleese Walifu ya COVID-19 eneeyamba abantu okumutangira
- Health experts urge schools to emphasize COVID-19 SOPs
- MUK lecturer designs behavioral change model to boost COVID-19 awareness
- Scientist Designs Covid-19 Behavioral Change and Communication Alphabet Model
- Africa: Mak Researcher Designs “COVID Alphabet” for Awareness and Behavioral Change
- Scientist designs COVID Alphabet for behavioural change communication
- Covid-19: Researchers develop A-Z model to facilitate behavioural change among Ugandans
- Address the drivers of non-compliance to COVID-19 guidelines, researchers urge government
- Researchers embark on designing interventions to increase compliance levels around COVID-19 in refugee communities
Project Team
- Dr Gloria Seruwagi – PI, Makerere University
- Prof. Stephen Lawoko – Gulu University
- Dr Denis Muhangi – Makerere University
- Dr Eric Awich Ochen – Makerere University
- Dr Betty Okot – Makerere University
- Andrew Masaba – Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
- Dunstan Ddamulira – Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD)
- John Mary Ssekate – National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU)
- Brian Luswata – Ministry of Health, Uganda
- Joshua Kayiwa – Ministry of Health Uganda
- Catherine Nakidde Lubowa – Project Coordinator
Funding: The REFLECT Study is funded by R2HC/Elhra supported by UKAID, Wellcome and National Institute for Health Research
