CURRICULUM VITAE
ALICE NANKYA NDIDDE
Department of Adult and Community Education, School of Distance and Lifelong
Learning in the College of Education and External Studies
Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062
Kampala - Uganda.
Telephone: 0712 - 871684 (mobile) 256 – 041- 534803/543251(office)
E-mail:
nande@cees.mak.ac.ug or andidde@yahoo.com
Nationality
Sex:
Date of Birth:
Marital Status:
Employer:
Position:
Ugandan
Female
13th July, 1960
Married with three (3) children
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Lecturer
Summary of Personal Profile
I am a highly motivated and people-oriented and practical woman who has gained vast professional
facilitation, training of trainers, advocacy and lobbying, and counselling skills along with management
and administrative skills during my professional training but also during my working experience as a
lecturer at the University, consulting researcher, evaluator and trainer, and as a volunteer member in
several civil society organisations in Uganda. I have excellent team leadership, interpersonal and
communication skills and I am able to structure my workload effectively to meet demands. Overall, I
am highly conceptual, hard working and possess transferable competencies: able to apply my prior
experiences and knowledge comprehensively to the required situation.
__________________________________________________________________
Education and Qualifications
Masters of Education
University of Glasgow, UK
Adult and Community Education
1986 - 1987
Bachelor of Arts (Honors)
Makerere University,
Sociology
1980 – 1984
Certificate
British Ass. for Literacy in Dvt,
London
Literacy for Development
Certificate
Centre for African Family Studies
Mombasa
Family Life Education for Educators of Young Women
1987
1990
2
Certificate
CDRN, Uganda.
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA/PLA)
Certificate
University of Pennsylvania,
International Literacy Institute,
Philadelphia, USA.
Literacy and Community Development
Certificate
British Council/ DFID
Uganda
Facilitation Skills & Logical Framework Approach in
Programme/Project Design and Management,
1997
1998
1999
Certificate
The World Bank Institute / USAID
Accountability, Governance and the Quality of
Decentralized Education in Africa.
A Distance learning course consisting of five modules
2006
______________________________________________________________________________________
Employment Record:
1988 to date:
Lecturer at the Department of Adult and Community Education in the
School of Distance and Life Long Learning, Makerere University. I teach
the following courses:
- Gender and socio-economic Development
- The Theory and practice of Adult Literacy;
- Participatory Community Development Practices
- Sociology of Adult and Community Education
Jan.2004 to March 2006: Acting Head
Department of Adult Education and Communication Studies
Institute of Adult and Continuing Education
Makerere University
1985 to Sept.1986:
Teaching Assistant at the Centre for Continuing Education
Makerere University
(CCE)
Research and Evaluation and Facilitation/Training Experience

Researcher (Makerere University based) on a research project: “Promoting food
security and livelihoods of low-income women in central Uganda”. The aim of the project
is to reduce food and nutrition insecurity, among low-income women in the central region of
Uganda. The project factors in climate change vulnerability, the existing land tenure system,
and the role of HIV/AIDS as determining factors of food security and livelihoods in
Uganda. The project is conceptualized as a five-year action-oriented research using the
participatory action research (PAR) approach with appropriate interventions designed and
implemented to promote food security and sustainable livelihoods. This project is
implemented in partnership with the Department of Adult and Community Education,
School of Distance and Lifelong Learning, Makerere University, Global Nutrition and
Health Program- Metropolitan University College (Lead Partner) and the Uganda-based
NGO - Community Health and Information Network (CHAIN)
2
3

Senior Trainer during the training of functional adult literacy facilitators in participatory
facilitation skills; Contracting Agency: Caring Hands (October 2014)

Senior Trainer during the training of parents, religious leaders, LCs and opinion leaders in
life planning skills, positive discipline, gender and reproductive health of parents and
children in Bugiri and Nakasongola districts; Contracting Agency: CENET in collaboration
with World Vision Uganda (August – September 2014)

Lead Evaluator for the Uganda Media Women Association (UMWA)/International
Solidarity Foundation (ISF) project: “Gender Education Programme on Prevention of
Domestic Violence in Kyankwanzi and Wakiso Districts in Uganda. Commissioned by ISFFinland (June – September 2012)

Member of a Consultancy to develop a ‘Student Intake Strategy’ for The Aga Khan
University in the East African Region; Contracting Agency: The Aga Khan University
(AKU) May- November 2012)

Coordinator of a DFID/British Council supported Project: “Strengthening
parental/community participation in enhancing quality education in primary schools in
Uganda”. This project was implemented in partnership with Department of Adult Education
and Community Education, School of Distance and Lifelong Learning, Makerere
University, (Lead Partner), Ministry of Education and Sports, Department of Basic
Education (DBE), and The Open University, UK – Department of Education (September
2008 to August 2012)

Principal Researcher and Coordinator in Uganda for the ‘Panafrican Research Agenda
on the pedagogical integration of ICT’; A collaboration of over twelve African training and
educational research institutions with the University of Montreal supported by IDRC, (2007
to 2012)

Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) to Collaborative Efforts to Alleviate Social
Problems (CEASOP); the assignment involved among others to train CEASOP
management staff, Board members, Self Help Groups and other Women Leaders in Lira in
Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation and reporting systems. Commissioned by Uganda
Development Trust and US-ADF (October 2010)

Senior Facilitator/Trainer: Participatory Learning and Action Workshop for Baylor
Home Health workers held in March 2009, Kampala, Commissioned by Baylor, Uganda;

Principal Researcher: Study on Teachers’ Needs Assessment for the Psychosocial
Support of HIV/AIDS Affected Children in Primary Schools in Uganda. Commissioned by
ILO/IPEC in collaboration with MoES (May – December 2008)

National Consultant working with an International Consultant (IMPACT
CONSULTING) to evaluate the Finnish Partnership Agreement Scheme for the
Uganda Case study; Funded by Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs . (August 2007 February 2008)
3
4

Principal Researcher: Policy analysis study on Relevance and Effectiveness of Education
Policies in addressing chronic poverty in Uganda: 2007/2008, Supported by Development
Research and Development (DRT)

Member of a team of Evaluators for the Mid term review of the Integrated and
Participatory Learning Strategies in support of quality education in Uganda (Road Map)
Project: ECCD Component implemented by Plan Uganda (July –December 2007)

Lead evaluator for the evaluation of FOCA/ISF project ‘Empowering street
children in Kampala, through vocational training, literacy and numeracy training and
increasing the capacity of the local partner NGO FOCA’

Lead Evaluator in the evaluation of the International Solidarity Foundation Cooperation
with UCOBAC, FOCA and UYASS in Uganda. August- November 2006. Contracted by
International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) May 2006

Co-evaluator working with an International Consultant to evaluate the ISF/UCOBAC
Midwest project: ‘Strengthening community based resource mobilisation to empower
vulnerable women and their children in mid-western Uganda’. Contracted by International
Solidarity Foundation (ISF) May 2006

International Consultant working with a team of 22 Local Researchers in Tanzania on a
Study to establish ‘The Characteristics of Effective Schools in Singida Region of Tanzania’
Commissioned by The Association for the Development of Education in Africa
(ADEA/IIEP). August 2005 to March 2006

Member of the Research Team that undertook a study on ‘Literacy Practices in Primary
schools in Uganda: Lessons for Future Interventions’ Commissioned by the Rockefeller
Foundation/Makerere University 2004/2005

Reviewer/Co-evaluator of the Fountain Youth Survival Kit (FYSK) Implemented in seven
selected districts in Uganda. An evaluation commissioned by Monitoring and Evaluation
Management Services (MEMS)/USAID 2004/2005

Co-researcher on a study to establish ‘Factors affecting girls’ attendance and performance
in the Rwenzori Region in Uganda’ Commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Sports
and Development Co-operation Ireland. 2004/5

National Consultant working with an International Consultant and a team of 20 Local
Researchers on a Study to establish ‘The Characteristics of Effective Primary Schools in the
Rwenzori Region in Uganda’ Commissioned by Development Co-operation Ireland
September 2003/March 2004

Principal Researcher for the Quality of Education Study in the districts of Kibaale, Kumi
and Kiboga. Commissioned by Development Co-operation Ireland August/September 2003

ECOTRUST Training Manual Development. I facilitated the process of planning and
writing of three training manuals namely: Organisational Development and Strengthening
Manual, Project Planning and Management Manual and Finance Management Manual these
4
5
manuals are based on participatory training methodology working with Community Based
Organisations. ECOTRUST 2003/2005.

Member of Review Team of the Social Sciences Faculty at Makerere University. The
review undertook an assessment of the faculty to provide basic and relevant information that
will inform the planning and restructuring process of the faculty. Faculty of Social Sciences
Makerere University. November 2002.

A Member of the Ireland Aid Review Team in the Rwenzori Area. The main objective of
the review was to evaluate the impact of Ireland Aid to the Primary Education Reform in the
Rwenzori area. My mandate was to assess the extent to which the program has addressed
gender concerns, promoted the education of the girl child and the extent to which the
community and other stakeholders have participated in the reforms and the impact it has had
on education reforms. Ireland Embassy July/August 2002.

Facilitator for the 5th, 7th and 9th Education Sector Reviews. (Ministry of
Education/EFAG) April/May 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. The broad aim of the
reviews was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the education sector with a view to
ensure equitable access, improved quality and greater efficiency.

Facilitator and member of the Team that developed the five-year strategic plan on Gender
Mainstreaming in Makerere University (2000-2005). The Senate Gender Mainstreaming
Committee (August 2000). The strategic plan was designed to ensure the delivery of gender
responsive services in Makerere University operations (teaching, learning and access; basic
and applied research; outreach programs governance and administration; staff and students
welfare; public space and organisational culture.

Co-Researcher: Institutional Management of Menstruation in Uganda Primary Schools: The
need to relocate management of menstruation from the private to public spheres.
Commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation (February – MAY 2000)

Member of the Evaluation Team that evaluated the Functional Adult Literacy Program in
Uganda. Commissioned by Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in
collaboration with World Bank. (1999).

Principal Investigator in a study to assess the Implementation of UPE with emphasis on
Government Policies and Donor Actions. OXFAM (UK). October 1999

Principal Facilitator/Trainer: Participatory Learning and Action (PLA/PRA) of Concern
International staff in Rwanda. Commissioned by Concern International (Rwanda) June 1998

Principal Investigator in a study to establish Poor People’s Access to Health and Education
Services in Uganda. Participatory Rural Appraisal Techniques were the major tools used in
this study. (Child Health and Development Centre/OXFAM). 1997/1998

Principal Investigator in a study on Public Finance Tracking: Health and Education Sectors
in Uganda. (Child Health and Development Centre/OXFAM). 1997/1998

Reviewer of Curriculum Guidelines on Alternative Basic Education for Karamoja (ABEK)
RED BARNA, Uganda March 1998.
5
6

Principal Reviewer of three training manuals used by DENIVA/URDT/ACFODE Tripartite
Training Unit. 1997

Resident Evaluator for African Development Foundation funded projects in Uganda. My
role was to strengthen the capacity of the Grantees (NGOs & CBOs) through training to
establish participatory monitoring and evaluation systems in their organisations. African
Development Foundation Washington (USA) 1993-1996.

Member of Mission to formulate Women’s Empowerment Program through Adult
Education and Literacy for West Nile Region. The outcome was a Women’s Empowerment
Program (WEP) which has been implemented in the Districts of Arua, Moyo and Nebbi.
(Netherlands Government/SNV). July 1995
International Conferences/Workshops Attended:













2nd Nordic Conference on Research and Development, Helsinki, Finland. November 12-15,
2013
Conference on PanAfrican Research Agenda on Pedagogical Integration of ICT in Africa,
Bamako, Mali. January 14- 19,2012
6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania May 24 – 29, 2011
5th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, held in
Lusaka, Zambia May 27 – 28, 2010
4th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, Dakar,
Senegal May 27 – 29, 2009
3rd International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, Accra
Ghana, May 2008
Workshop on Accountability, Governance and Quality of Decentralized Education in Africa
organised by World Bank, British Council and USAID-EQUIP2 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
March 2007
International Forum on Universities and Participatory Development, University of British
Columbia Vancouver, November 2006
Symposium: African Education, Worldviews, Ways of Knowing and Pedagogy. University
of British Columbia Vancouver, November 2006
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Biennial Conference held
in Libreville in Gabon. March 2006
International Conference on Lifelong Learning, Higher Education and Active Citizenship.
University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. October 2000.
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD 1994) Cairo, Egypt
International Conference on the Empowerment of Women through Education. New Dheli India 1995
6
7
Publications (Contributor/Co-author) and Papers presented at Conferences

Alice Nankya Ndidde (2014) Evaluation and the Leveraging of Knowledge: The Case of the
Evaluation of the Gender Education Program on the Prevention of Domestic Violence in
Kyankwanzi and Wakiso Districts in Uganda ’ in Forum for Development Studies, 41:3,
539-550,

Evaluation and the Leveraging of Knowledge: The Case of the ‘Evaluation of the Gender
Education Program on the Prevention of Domestic Violence in Kyankwanzi District and
Wakiso District in Uganda’ ; A paper presented at the 2nd Nordic Conference on Research
and Development, Helsinki- Finland on 14th November 2013.

‘Pedagogical Integration of ICT in Ugandan schools: Successes and Challenges’ in Kasenti,
T., Collin, S. and Harper-Merrett,T. eds. (2011) Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes
and Challenge from 87 African Schools. Ottawa, ON:IDRC ISBN: 978-2-923808-03-1

‘Literacy Practices in Primary schools in Uganda: Lessons for Future Interventions’, CoAuthor of the Study Report published by Fountain Publishers, 2007

“Characteristics of Effective Primary Schools in Sub Saharan Africa: A Synthesis of studies
in Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda.” A paper presented at the ADEA
Biennial Conference in Libreville, Gabon on 27 March 2006

‘Meeting the educational needs of the Marginalised in Uganda’ in Okech Anthony ed. (2004)
Adult Education in Uganda: Growth, Development, Prospects and Challenges. Fountain
Series in Education Studies

‘Institutional Management of Menstruation: Relocating from the private to public spheres’ in
Kirumira, Edward ed. (2004) Life skills, Sexual Maturation and Sanitation: What’s (not)
happening in our schools? An Exploratory study from Uganda .Weaver Press

Adult Literacy Programmes in Uganda: An Evaluation Report. World Bank Publication
(2001)

Management Training for Civil Society Organisations: A set of three training Manuals
published by Tripartite Training Program (1999)

An assessment of the Implementation of UPE with emphasis on Government Policies and
Donor Actions OXFAM (UK) October (1999)

Poor People’s Access to Health and Education Services in Uganda (Child Health and
Development Centre/OXFAM) (1998)

Public Finance Tracking: Health and Education Sectors in Uganda. (Child Health and
Development Centre/OXFAM) (1998)

Adult Education as a Tool for Outreach Tutors; Published by Ministry of Education and
Sports (1994)
7
8

Women’s Participation in Non-formal Education in Uganda: The possible role the Centre for
continuing education can play in improving women’s participation Masters Degree
Dissertation (1987)

Problems facing rural women of Mpigi District with a view of finding ways and means of
improving their socio-economic well-being BA Dissertation (1983)
Community and Professional Service:

April 2007 to date:
Member of the Central Governing Board of the Uganda Red Cross
Society

2008 to Dec. 2010
Gender Advisor on the Uganda Red Cross Society Central
Governing Board.

June 2011 to date: Chairperson, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
Vocational Training Institute

Oct. 2001 to date:

August 2009 to 2012: Member Board of Directors, Katikamu SDA Secondary School

January 2007 to Date: Member Board of Directors- Nambole High School.

January 2008/9
Chairperson, Kanyanya District Seventh Day Adventist Women
Ministry;

July 2007 to date
Education Director, Kanyanya Seventh Day Adventist Church
 2000 to May 2005:

Jan. 2001 to July 2005:
Member of Board of Directors of Uganda Development Trust
(UDET). This is an indigenous organisation whose main goal is to
strengthen local capacity through mobilising Finance for Small and
Micro Enterprises, Community reinvestment grants, training,
participatory monitoring and evaluation to promote and support
grassroots participatory development.
Member of Board of Directors of the Community Development
Resource Network (CDRN) This organisation was founded in
1994 and its major aim is to influence policy and practice to
promote a favourable environment to enable civil society engage
in poverty reduction initiatives through participatory research,
advocacy and networking.
Member of Board of Directors of FOCCAS
(Uganda) FOCCAS Uganda is an indigenous not-for-profit micro
finance institution operating in the eastern Uganda. FOCCAS
vision is for the rural poor of Uganda to have access to financial
resources and knowledge necessary to free them from poverty and
sustainably improve their overall quality of life.
8
9

July 2001 May 02:

June 1997 to May 01:
Vice-Chairperson of ACFODE.

1986 to date:
Member of Action for Development (ACFODE). Serving on the
Education Committee

1993 to 2002:
Executive Committee member of ACFODE.

1992:
IACE Representative on UNESCO-Uganda Social Sciences
Committee

1989 - 1992:
IACE Academic Staff Representative on the Inter-University
Council’s Committee for Adult Education in East Africa

1988 to date:
Member of Uganda Association of University Women.

I am a life member of the Uganda Red Cross Society, Chairperson of the Uganda Red Cross
Society-Kampala North Branch; Women Representative on the Uganda Red Cross
Ag. Chairperson of Action for Development (ACFODE). This is an
indigenous voluntary, non-governmental women’s interest and
development organisation whose core purpose is advocacy for
gender equality and equity.
Society Central Governing Board.
________________________________________________________________
Date: 0ctober 2014
Alice Nankya Ndidde
9