THE IMPACT OF KARAMOJONG – ITESO ETHNIC CONFLICT ON HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIPS AND GENDER ROLES IN KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA

2017

Master's thesis Development management UT503 - University of Agder 2017 This study analyzed the direct and indirect impacts of the ethnic conflict between the Karamojong and Iteso ethnic groups in North Eastern Uganda on household livelihoods and the ways in which households respond to and cope with the effects of conflicts through changes in gender roles and relations. A qualitative approach including personal interviews and focus group discussions was employed. The main target group was elderly women and men who have experience from the pre-conflict to the post-conflict period to understand what the gender roles were before, how they changed during the conflict also if the changes are sti…