The study aimed at poverty and early child pregnancies in rural communities with a case study of kyotera district kirumba sub-county and it was guided by the following objectives; To determine the demographic characteristics of respondents in kirumba sub-county, to explore the causes of poverty in families kirumba sub—County Kyotera District, to examine the extent to which poverty leads to early child pregnancies in kirumba sub -County Kyotera district and to explore strategies that can reduce poverty and early child pregnancies in kirumba sub -County Kyotera district. A case study design on both qualitative and quantitative aspects were used. This method was Preferred because it is an ideal method that eases the collection of information from the respondents at both individual and group levels. The researcher used both use both a descriptive and explanatory design. A population refers to individually or elements that the researcher interface with. For the purpose of this study the target population includes the residents of two villages located near the Kirumba sub county this is estimated to the tune of 80 people. The study findings on whether there is poverty prevalence at house hold level in kirumba sub-County, kyotera district. The findings revealed that 63.3% of the respondents agreed with the responses, 23.3% disagreed and 13.4% were not sure. The findings implied that poverty highly affected the maternal health conditions of women in kirumba sub-county. There is need for the girl child to be given more opportunity for higher levels of education since most women were seen illiterate which created problems in their families. There is need to strengthen and support poverty eradication programs so as to reduce the level of poverty among families.

Poverty has had significant contribution to school dropout of students from secondary schools located in rural area. This study which was under the topic „‟the impact of poverty on student dropout form schools in rural areas was undertaken in Kihihi town council Kanungu District southwest Uganda. The study was aimed at finding out how poverty impacted school dropout. Specifically, the study investigated the relationship between poverty and school dropout and its impact on student’s dropout overall. It also looked at interventions that could be adopted the mitigate school dropout. The study used cross-sectional design to analyze data and data was collected data form 80 respondents who were selected using stratified random sampling and census inquiry. Data was collected from respondents in the study area using questionnaires and interview guide. The study results revealed that poor students always have a quick entry into schooling and poverty in Uganda inhibits access to education because the full range of costs associated with attendance, particularly uniforms and transport, are unaffordable for households. Also, poor students have the inability to afford the direct costs of schooling and are often used in international documents to explain limited access to schools with children living in poverty have the odds stacked against them and may be more vulnerable to school failure. An uneducated parent may not send their child to schools, as they do not see education as a medium of increasing productivity and massive community sensitization on the value of education. Also, provision of bursaries to poor students will help to stop school dropout. Improving financial capabilities of parents will help to stop school dropout a well provision of quality and accessible education will help to stop school dropout.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of privately owned enterprises on economic development of Mpigi district. The study was based on the findings from 290 respondents out of the sample size of 310 respondents. 290 respondents presented results that were accurate basing on the objectives of the study; To assess the contributions of privately owned enterprises on the economic development of Mpigi district, to analyze the characteristics of privately owned enterprises in Mpigi district, to identify the challenges faced by privately owned enterprises in Mpigi district. Data was collected from the business people in Mpigi district. The findings of the study in this report showed the relationship between privately owned enterprises (an independent variable) and economic development (a dependent variable). By employing bivariate means, it revealed that there was a connection between privately owned enterprises and economic development of (r)= 0.686. The fact that the p-value was 0.020, which was less than 0.05 (p 0.05), and the p-value was significant enough to lead to the conclusion that the two parameters may be slightly positively correlated. There was also a need to for the government to provide financial Aid to the privately owned enterprise owners in order to boost their businesses.

Small scale enterprises are recognized as important for the economic success of countries all over the world because of their contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), to innovation, to export revenue, to the provision of goods and services to society and large enterprises, to social stability, to employment creation, and to the improvement of economic welfare. These organizations operate within an economic environment characterized by volatility, highly demanding dynamism and tough competition, which often seriously threaten their performance and their survival. The role played by them in any society is undoubtedly important, for instance, in Portugal around 98% of the industrial fabric is composed by SSI. Nowadays, entrepreneurship and firm creation is mostly related to small and micro firms, which lead us to look at them as an important development agent in any society. The Masafu business environment in general is constantly changing in the face of an unreceptive economic environment and a subtle political setting which breeds a highly competitive market. For promotion and development of small scale and industries to withstand the hazards of such a precarious and unfavorable competitive climate, they need to engage in market-oriented strategies. To achieve the fundamental objectives of economic growth through competitiveness on one hand and employment creation and income redistribution (equality) on the other, policy attention has increasingly focused on the promotion of SSIs. The economy and its trade environment present great opportunities for start-up businesses. Therefore, learning and understanding the small-business market is essential for smallbusiness owners as entrepreneurs Knowledge of the market is considered a source of encouragement and energy for growing the business through understanding of the market and gaining market shares.

The study aimed at quality financial reporting and organization resource management with a case study of Ssubiryo financial services uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the relationship between the quality of financial reporting and resource management of Ssubiryo financial services uganda, to examine the effect of quality of financial reporting on return on asset of Ssubiryo financial services and to evaluate the Impact of resource management of Ssubiryo financial services. The researcher adopted a survey research design, a type of research design often used to assess thoughts, opinions, and feelings. The field research was chosen because investigations require the researcher to get into direct contact with respondents to obtain authentic data. In addition, the approach is important in obtaining detailed information using both questionnaires and interview guides. The study population included; Owners of Business (Lock-ups), the persons in charge of financial reporting, as well as other topic related official from different organizations. The finding of the study shown that Quality financial reporting impact on the resource management. 45(40.2%) revealed that financial recording impact on the track of its current assets, 33(29.5%) showed that it impacted on the liabilities and liquidity create more efficiency and effectiveness which produce better quality and improve on resource management of Ssubiryo financial services. 32(28.5%) indicated that financial reporting leads to track company tax payment of organization. That, Public sectors should employee workers who are qualified for improved financial performance. This can be done through the process of selection and recruitment process that will help in the selection of people with skills and knowledge that will improve on their performance due to increased output and resource management.

Reading habit refers to the behavior which expresses the likeness of reading of individual types of reading and the tastes of reading. In Uganda, Luganda subject is one of the languages that are being learnt and over 10% of students do offer Luganda at both ordinary and advanced level of education. This study comprised of assessing the influence of reading habits in the learner`s academic performance in Luganda subject, the case of secondary schools Wakiso, to know the place and the frequency of reading books by the learners, knowing the purpose of reading by the learners, understanding the influence of reading habits on the learner’s academic performance. Qualitative data collection method has been used in collecting data about the influence of reading habits on the learner’s academic performance in Luganda subject. The findings revealed that there was a connection between the frequency of reading habits and learner`s academic performance of (r)= 0.776. The fact that the p-value was 0.000, which was less than 0.05 (p 0.05), and the p-value was significant enough to lead to the conclusion that the two parameters may be slightly positively correlated. The learners should be motivated towards reading, increasing on the learnerteacher relationship, and increase on the learner’s interests towards luganda subject which will lead to their success in this subject through reading actively, self-assessing regularly, set their goal towards education. This hence helped the learners to increase on their reading skills hence a high performance and being exemplary to their fellow learners.

Capacity building focuses on the form of process consultation, organizational communication, leadership development, promotion of networking and collaboration, action learning, advocacy and awareness creation, on the job training technical advice, training course, and educational and continued professional development to enhance different organizational abilities for implementing strategic programs. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between career development on employee productivity in Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. The study adopted both descriptive and cross-sectional survey research designs with both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and was carried out at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. The study population was 256 out of which a sample of 168 respondents was selected as study sample and it was randomly and purposively selected. Questionnaires and interviews were used as data collection methods. The content validity index was 0.73 while the reliability value was 0.71. The results of the study revealed a strong positive and significant correlation between career development and employee productivity (r= 0.747, p=0.000) in Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). In conclusion, the findings of the study indicated that, career development is an influential factor of employee productivity at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. It was recommended that; Management of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation should organize training and seminars for the employees to increase employee skills.

The study focused on risk exposure and financial performance on the banking industry in Uganda a case of centenary bank in Rubirizi district. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effect of credit risk management and the financial performance in centenary bank Rubirizi district, to investigate the effect of market risk management and financial performance in centenary bank Rubirizi district, and to establish the contribution of liquidity risk management and financial performance in centenary bank Rubirizi district. A case study was carried out that adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Through the census sampling technique, Primary data was collected from 40 respondents. These included; the branch manager, team leaders, relationship managers, loan officers, teller staff and customers using selfadministered questionnaires and interview guides, while secondary data was obtained with the guidance of a documentary review checklist from books kept by bank management, Bank of Uganda journals and Bank of Uganda annual reports. A statistical package SPSS was used to analyse the quantitative data collected through the questionnaires and content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data collected. The findings of the study revealed that credit risk exposure was essential for bank performance. The findings on the relationship between market risk and financial performance revealed that the bank had in place internal controls to mitigate market risk exposure much as the internal controls were not as effective as possible to mitigate the risks arising out of the market. From the findings it was also established that liquidity risk exposure determined the performance of the bank which was justification that a reduction in liquidity risk would help the bank to be able to meet its day-to-day financial obligations as they fall due, be more accountable to the different stakeholders and ensure efficiency in its operations. The study therefore recommends, that since the model could not determine the variance of financial performance at centenary bank, the management of the bank should draw a lot of emphasis on the identification, measurement and control of credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk through designing of appropriate strategies to reduce financial risks and in turn enhance the bank’s financial performance.

The study examined the relationship between risk management and financial performance of secondhand car trading companies in Kampala. The study applied a cross-sectional research design and a quantitative research approach. The study selected a sample of 242 secondhand car trading companies from 628 by simple random sampling. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from either an accountant or business owner. Validity of the instrument was by expert judgment while reliability, Cronbach alpha coefficient. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS (v20) to extract frequency tables, descriptive and inferential statistics for presentation and interpretation. The study found a positive relationship between risk management and financial performance; and positive relationship between working capital management and risk management. Regressed results obtained that jointly working capital management and risk management are significant predictors of financial performance. Risk management was found as the better predictor. The study further obtained a significant partial mediation of risk management in the relationship between working capital management and financial performance. The study concluded that risk management and working capital management are among the key factors that affect financial performance among secondhand car trading companies. The study also observed secondhand car trading companies would financially perform much better if concentration is directed towards risk management. Accordingly, the study recommends; risk assessment, risk mitigation, risk monitoring and control.

The main objective of this study is to assess the significance of road transport to the development of the tourism sector in Uganda focusing on the case of Queen Elizabeth National Park .The study further has three objectives three specific objectives which were; To establish the relationship between road transport investment and the tourism development in Queen Elizabeth National Park; To examine the nature of roads in the areas of Queen Elizabeth National Park and To find out the effect of road transport on tourism development in Queen Elizabeth national Park. This study employed secondary that was collected from the Ministry of Works, Uganda wildlife Authority and Transport together with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). This data was covering a period of October to December 2021. From the findings, keeping other factors constant, a one percent increase in road infrastructure on average led to 0.629 increase in tourism development. This was statistically significant since the P-value (0.00) was less than the level of significance and therefore we rejected the null hypothesis and concluded that there was a linear relationship between the two. The t-value of Road infrastructure decreases was 10.688, which was greater than 1.96. From the findings, the study recommends for increased construction and regular maintenance of the unpaved roads. This has an advantage in way that the paved roads have a longl i f e span compared to the unpaved roads.