User:Prosper N Mubangizi

Prosper N Mubangizi is a Ugandan writer, researcher and consultant with a passion in governance, youth inclusion and social protection. Born: September 22, 1995 (age 23 years), Rubirizi Profession: Social Worker Education: Makerere University, Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kitabi seminary and St. Mary's Vocational School Kyamuhunga Siblings: Premier Nkabiheebwa, Christine Nayebare and Clovis Mpirirwe.

EARLY LIFE. Born in a family of 4 children, Prosper Mubangizi is a second born who was born on the 22nd September 1995. He went to All Saints Preparatory School and St. Mukasa Preparatory Seminary for his primary education, St. Francis Xavier Seminary, Kitabi for secondary education and St. Mary's Vocational School Kyamuhunga for High School. He joined Makerere University in August 2015 and graduated with a bachelors degree in Social Work and Social Administration (B.SWSA) in 2019.

CAREER He has worked extensively on youth inclusion and governance advocating for the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) and the Draft East African Governance Protocol. He currently works with Parliament Watch Uganda and a Public Policy Think tank known as the Centre For Policy Analysis (CEPA). He has consulted for numerous organizations in Uganda like Uganda Youth Network (UYONET), Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs (UPFYA), Vision International among others. He is one of Uganda's most recognized young researchers and has rapporteured at numerous occasions. Prosper Mubangizi is a Disability Scholar; A resaerch collaboration project between Makerere University and University of Zurich. He is a coordinator of the East African Youth Leaders' Iniiative on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and has addressed numerous conferences.

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS, DISCUSSION PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
 * The Digital Age (published in 2016) by Young Writers Series.
 * C Okidi & P Mubangizi (2019). Consolidation or Reversal: Making Sense of Uganda’s Fluctuating Democracy and Governance Landscape. Centre For Policy Analysis.
 * E Kwesiga, R Wamajji, P Mubangizi & G Mwesigye (2019). The 2019 State of the Youth Report. Centre For Policy Analysis.
 * Reagan Wamajji, Eshban Kwesiga and Prosper Mubangizi (2019). Survey Report of the Existing Training Programs and Modules for Local Government Councils in Uganda. Institute of Parliamentary Studies, Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2018). The Socio-economic cost of care for persons living with mental illnesses: A case of selected households in Kampala and Wakiso. Makerere University. 2017.
 * Prosper Mubangizi, Reagan Wamajji and Winnie B Watera(2018). The 2018 State of the Youth Report in Uganda: Assessing the role of Government and Private Sector in Youth Development in Uganda. Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs, Action Aid Uganda and Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2018). Social Protection Systems in Africa: A Critique of the Senior Citizens Grant in Uganda. Presented at the International Conference of Social Workers In Kigali Rwanda. www.crisowo.org and published by Lambert Academic Publishers.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2017). Youth policy and Alternative Employment Policies in Africa: Towards Solving Youth Unemployment in the Developing World. Presented in 2017 at the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation convention.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2017). Youth Engagement and Meaningful Participation: Looking at the place of young people in the East African integration. Presented at the 4th East African Youth Symposium in April 2018.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2017). The South Sudanese Civil Conflict: Youth as champions of social change. Address to the Sudanese students Peace Convention in November 2017.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2018). The education dilemna: Challenging the banking concept of education for its oppressive and colonialist nature. Liberating Africa starts with changing the education system. Submitted to Journal of African Studies. August 2018.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2018). The role of Village Health workers in Health Service Provision in Uganda. The unsung heroes in the health sector. Lambert Academic Publishers, London UK. April 2018.
 * Prosper Mubangizi (2018). An outcomes Report for the Youth Initiative for Empowerment, Learning and Development (Y.I.E.L.D). Uganda Youth Network and the FORD Foundation.