CBR – Social Science Research

Centre for Basic Research

CBR is a leading independent research Centre in Uganda,
established in 1987 as an educational trust and subsequently
registered in 1988 as an NGO. CBR is a member institute of the
Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa based
in Dakar, Senegal.

" For the best return on your money,
pour your purse into your head."
- Benjamin Franklin

We offer research training
tailored courses

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Looking for a quiet place to finish
That research paper?

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Grow your network by affiliating
with us, and interact with senior
research fellows.

Newspaper cuttings from 1989-present
covering carefully chosen topics applicable
to social issues in Uganda.

CBR DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

We offer state of the Art Facilities
for all your Research Needs

Mr. Richard Ssewakiryanga Senior Reseach Fellow at CBR moderating at the Poverty Status Report launch as a panelist

Graduands of the 29th Applied Research Skills and Report Writing Training.

Centre for Basic Research Team in Karamoja region Monitoring Rapid Response Fund projects aimed at preventing and mitigating conflicts in the region.

We offer state of the Art Facilities
for all your Research Needs

Our Services

Research Capacity
Building.

CBR offers research training in research methods through a number of short courses to affiliated organizations and individual groups.

Library

The library boasts of a rich collection of book in areas of research methods and theories; journal titles; dissertations at masters level and PhD theses.

Affiliation
Program.

Affiliation to CBR can be by a resident individual, resident institution, non-resident individual, and non-resident institution upon payment of a minimal annual fee. .

Dr. Frank Emmanuel Muhereza

Executive Director

Qualified Team

CBR Board Members

Projects

On going

Uganda Livelihood Coping Strategies and Severity Ranking
The Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) leads USAID’s efforts to build countries’ resilience to climate change and other shocks and stresses and reduce hunger, poverty, malnutrition, and water insecurity worldwide. This includes activities implemented under the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future.
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Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
CBR is under a contract to produce Quarterly Country Specific Analytical Products (including trend analysis) on Governance and Economy Sectors.
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Enhancing Agribusiness Economic Opportunities of Rural Women and Girls(IDRC)
The objective of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the technical capacity and economic status of vulnerable women and youth in rural areas...
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CBR/UNNGOF/GIZ Civil Society Book Project
CBR is working in collaboration with the Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF) undertaking research to write a book on the value of civil society in Uganda’s national development.
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Strengthening Evidence-based Democratic Governance Agenda Setting and Engagement of Civil Society in Uganda
The primary focus of the on-going project premised on the assumption that civic education...
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Countering Backlash: Reclaiming Gender Justice
Centre for Basic Research (CBR) was contracted to undertake a study to unravel the nature of forces that were pushing back to reverse many of the gains...
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Leading Research Centre

Over the years, the number of researchers at CBR has grown from 8 founding members to 32 today, of which 24 are resident. CBR has now evolved into an institution with a research team composed of both full-time and part-time researchers. Of the 24 resident researchers affiliated to CBR, 14 are Ph.D. holders, 10 have Masters Degrees. Researchers enjoy autonomy and flexibility, and through peer review of their research work and the possibility of a scholarship to pursue further studies, they are able to develop their career paths while contributing to knowledge of societal significance.

Publications

Dr. Frank Muhereza officiating on the workshop that took place on the 11th Nov 2022
Topic: Convening Countering Backlash, Reclaiming Gender Justice in Uganda,
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Publications
Uganda’s Civil Society
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Publications
Controlling Consent
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Working Papers
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Other Papers
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Events / News

CBR Research Training Intake 7th October 2023

APPLIED RESEARCH SKILLS AND REPORT WRITING TRAINING COURSE

Centre for Basic Research (CBR) was established in 1987 as an Educational Trust and registered as an academic Non-Governmental Organization in 1988. The mission of CBR is to generate and disseminate knowledge by conducting research on social, economic, and political significance to Uganda in particular and Africa in general.

While our core mandate is to undertake basic and applied social and policy research, CBR also offers unique, comprehensive, and readily usable applied research skills and report writing training packages suitable for different categories of stakeholders. The course offers both basic and applied skills covering the entire spectrum of a research process.