Research Papershttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/4692024-03-28T12:30:09Z2024-03-28T12:30:09ZGender and Community development analysis in Rwanda.EAChttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/242692021-09-22T12:00:38Z2009-01-01T00:00:00ZGender and Community development analysis in Rwanda.
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Pgs. 43, with table. includes bibliographic references
2009-01-01T00:00:00ZGender and Community development analysis in Burundi.EAChttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/242682021-09-22T12:00:39Z2009-01-01T00:00:00ZGender and Community development analysis in Burundi.
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Pgs. 43, with tables. includes bibliographic references.
2009-01-01T00:00:00ZSome issues for consideration by the East African Community (EAC) in the negotiations towards the establishment of a continental free trade area (CFTA)Kung'u, Arthurhttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/19532020-06-25T23:10:21Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZSome issues for consideration by the East African Community (EAC) in the negotiations towards the establishment of a continental free trade area (CFTA)
Kung'u, Arthur
This brief is aimed at advising the East African Community (EAC) on four key issues that it needs to expressly discuss and negotiate during the negotiations towards establishing a CFTA, as well as recommending the position that the EAC should take on each of those issues.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZRegional study on financial education in the East African community: final report 2016EACFinancial Sector Development and Regionalization Projecthttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/19132020-06-25T23:09:47Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZRegional study on financial education in the East African community: final report 2016
EAC; Financial Sector Development and Regionalization Project
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe impact of second hand clothes and shoes in East AfricaKatende-Magezi, Estherhttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/18482020-06-25T23:08:49Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZThe impact of second hand clothes and shoes in East Africa
Katende-Magezi, Esther
In the 1960’s to the early 1980’s, the clothing and shoes industrial sector in East Africa was thriving and producing for both the local markets as well as the export market, and employing thousands of people. Value chains in the sector were well established right from the production of raw materials to the finished products. However, over the years, the clothing and shoes manufacturing industries have collapsed with the emergence of an informal sector dealing in second-hand clothes and shoes (SHC). At present, the
majority of the population in East Africa source their clothing needs from this informal sector, which has curtailed efforts in revamping the clothing and shoes industrial sectors in the region.
The overall objective of this Study is to review the state of play of used clothing and shoes imports within the region, analyze the implications of the EAC Heads of States ban on Second Hand Clothing (SHC) imports in the EAC Community and examine practical approaches to implementing the ban. A dual approach of literature review and gathering first-hand information through interviews of stakeholders in the EAC was utilized. Overall, the importation of SHC has been growing in all the EAC Partner States with the value imported in the EAC in 2015 amounting to $151 million. SHC are deemed to be cheaper and of better quality than the new clothing available on the market, hence the demand for SHC is quite high in all the Partner States. The SHC are cheaper than the new clothing in all the EAC States and the largest importers of SHC into the EAC are from USA, UK, Canada and China.
There is generally a negative impact of SHC trade on the textile and leather industry of any country. This was proved by a model created by Garth (2008) that showed that there is a negative relationship between a recipient country’s textile production and textiles imports, with a 1 percent increase in SHC imports resulting in a 0.61 percent reduction in apparel production. The EAC Partner States are not exempted from Garth’s findings. On the environment, research (Farrant, Olsen & Wangel, 2010) shows that the
purchase of 100 second-hand garments can save between 60 and 85 new clothing and collecting 100 garments for reuse would lead to between 14 percent decrease of global warming for the cotton T-shirt to 45 percent reduction of human toxicity for the polyester/cotton trousers. However, when this is compared to the cost of SHC in the EAC region, especially regarding the growing decline of the textile, apparel, leather and related sectors, (such as cotton in Uganda and Tanzania and silk in Rwanda), it can
be argued that the environmental cost is minimal
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZRegime types influencing integration within the framework of the East Africa CommunityWangamati, Murumbahttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/16152020-06-26T19:39:10Z2015-11-01T00:00:00ZRegime types influencing integration within the framework of the East Africa Community
Wangamati, Murumba
Regional integration has been tried world wide starting with European Union, ASEAN, Arab league, NAFTA, LAFTA, ECOWAS, SADC and now East Africa Community with some having more success than others. East Africa Community (EAC) as it was before its collapse in 1977 comprised Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. EAC Treaty signed in 1999 reintroduced integration efforts in the region and eventually opened up for Rwanda and Burundi to join the EAC as member states.
Four pillars informing EAC’s integration include; a Customs Union, a Common Market, a Monetary Union and a Political Federation. This thesis sought to examine the influence of member states regimes on East Africa integration in the context of the
revived East Africa Community. The nature of such influence spreads from political,
to socio cultural and economic variables. Variables being ‘regime types’; ‘ethnicity’;
and lastly ‘economic investment’ within the East Africa Community. The conceptual
framework for this study is anchored in the Neo-functionalist theory that explains
regionalism and regional integration.Other frameworks are, Federalism, and the
Realist approach. The study employed a mixed methods research design that gave
latitude to extensive usage of questionnaires that was both structured and
unstructured, as an instrument of probity given its flexibility. Data collection was
purposive at the East Africa Community Secretariat in Arusha, while random
sampling was used at border point areas. Data collection instruments were
questionnaires. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically and verbatims presented as
narratives. Descriptive statistics are presented in form of percentages and frequencies
in all objectives. The findings indicate that indeed regime types among East African
Countries influence regional integration negatively to a great extent. On the other
hand, ethnicity was found to have a negative impact on East Africa’s Integration even
though the political class had not exploited ethnic jingoism to defeat integration as
yet. Lastly, a large majority of respondents opined that different levels of economic
development posed a severe challenge to integration efforts. Some recommendations
advanced are as follows: Hybrid Regimes make EACs integration vulnerable to the
whims of the leaders. Thus, the regimes must fully embrace democracy. There is need
to harmonize member states constitutions and actualize human rights fully. East
Africa Stand by Force should be full operationalized. The newly formed anti corruption
association in East Africa should be fully supported and operationalized in member
countries. The Principle of separation of powers between the Judiciary, Legislature and the Executive should be fully adhered to by member states. Electoral processes should meet the thresholds of one man one vote and all votes counted, must count in final outcomes to reflect people’s wishes. Member states should support multiparty democracy unequivocally, for people centered outcomes. Civic education must be carried out among member states citizenry for them to know what ideal democracy is all about, i.e respect for civil liberties, one man one vote and general respect for human rights in totality. Further, there is an urgent need for Political transitional predictability in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. However, there is also the need to cherish the importance of diversity on one hand and to sensitize people against its misuse, without necessarily criminalizing ethnic reference. There is an urgent need to address the gap between majority poor and fewer rich through social capitalism ideology since the “welfare state” has failed and has become a ‘fare thee well, state’.
2015-11-01T00:00:00ZMapping of health services along major transport corridors in East AfricaEAChttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/5992020-06-25T23:09:46Z2015-03-01T00:00:00ZMapping of health services along major transport corridors in East Africa
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2015-03-01T00:00:00ZImpact of long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs) and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) measured using surveillance data, in four African countries: preliminary report based on four country visitsWorld Health Organization, Global Malaria Programhttp://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/5952020-06-25T22:04:06Z2008-01-31T00:00:00ZImpact of long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs) and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) measured using surveillance data, in four African countries: preliminary report based on four country visits
World Health Organization, Global Malaria Program
This preliminary report is due on 31 January 2008 to the Global Fund from WHO about
visits to four African countries. In the original plan devised with the Global Fund, WHO
planned to visit 16 districts by the end of 2007. Because of the wishes of Ministries of
Health (MOH) in Ethiopia and Rwanda, the number of health facilities visited increased
from 16 to 30. In addition, national datasets from Zambia, and district datasets from two
districts in Zambia by health facility became available. With the increased amount of
data, it has been difficult to finish the analysis and writing in just three weeks (time
available after visits were finish before Christmas and the end of the holiday season). As we more fully examine the data after 31 January 2008, we expect additional findings to emerge, but believe that the main messages will not change. For this preliminary report, we concentrated on in-patient ("hospitalized") malaria cases and deaths in children <5 years, the age group with the highest mortality rate due to malaria. As we extend our analysis, we will add more information on older age groups, out-patient cases, laboratory data, measures of dispersion, and other more in-depth analyses.
2008-01-31T00:00:00ZEast African Community-the third round: a people, market or state-driven regionalisation project?Oyugi, Edward (Prof.)http://repository.eac.int/handle/11671/3232020-06-25T21:46:18Z2012-01-01T00:00:00ZEast African Community-the third round: a people, market or state-driven regionalisation project?
Oyugi, Edward (Prof.)
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z