CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information Name Ambrose Murangira Institution Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences 7062, Kampala, Phone +256 782 366 520 Email [email protected] Nationality Ugandan

Education 2012 Master of Arts in Social Sector Planning and Management Makerere University Kampala 09/2011 – 12/2011 Exchange Semester University of Zurich 2006 Bachelor degree in Social Work and Social Administration Makerere University Kampala Focus: Social Work and Social Administration Award: Honours degree 2002 High School Ntare School, Award: Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) Certificates 2009 Certificate in Inclusion of Disability in Development Ways for Inclusive Development (WIND) 2006 Certificate in Project Planning and Management Uganda Management Institute 2005 Certificate in Leadership and governance Makerere University Kampala 2004 Certificate in Human Right Based Approaches Uganda Human Rights Commission

Working Experience Consultancy/ Employment Positions 2007-2011 International Republican Institute Consultant Since 2006 The World Bank Group Part-time consultant 2007-2010 Kyambogo University External Examiner 2008-2011 The Victor Pineda Foundation Program Officer for Africa 2000 Uganda National Association of the Deaf Development Officer based in Mbarara Elective Positions 2004-2014 Uganda National Association of the Deaf Chairperson 2005-2006 Makerere University Guild Minister

1/2 Membership 2003-2015 National Youth Council National Executive Committee Member 2010-2014 Global Disability Rights Library, USA Board Member 2004-2012 National Council for Disability Vice Chaiperson, Finance and Administration Renewed annually World Federation of the Deaf, Finland Member

Academic Experience Publications Murangira, A (forthcoming) Socio-Cultural Aspects of Communication for Medical Care Among People with Hearing Difficulties in .

Murangira, A (2010) The State of Services for Deaf and Deafblind People in Uganda. Enabled International. Kampala. Uganda.

Lang, R and Murangira, A (2009) Disability Scoping in Uganda. DFID. Kampala (http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/publications/Disability/uganda-disability-study.pdf)

Mwendwa, Murangira, and Lang (2009) Mainstreaming the Rights of People with Disabilities in the National Development Frameworks. In the Journal of International Development, J. Int. Dev. 21, 662– 672 (2009), published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com ) DOI: 10.1002/jid.1594

Murangira, A. (2006) Coping up with Physical Disabilities in Higher Institutions of Learning: A case of Public Universities. Makerere University Press. Kampala Conferences WFD and European Union of the Deaf International Conference, Al, Norway, 2011 Paper on how Deaf communities can strengthen Education of Deaf Persons

The 16th General Assembly and World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, Durban, S.A., 2011 Papers: Mainstreaming Deaf Youth in WFD and NADs Programs and leadership, Implementation of CRPD in Uganda: The UNAD experience

The 1st UN Conference on UN Convention on the Rights of PwDs, UNESCO/ LCD, 2008 Paper: Discrimination in the Education Sector: Murangira’s Perspectives

The 9th International Congress on Community Services for Children, Youth and Families with Special Health Care Needs, Washington DC, 2006 Paper: Youth with Disabilities and Employment

Language Skills Conversation Reading Writing Runyankole Excellent Excellent Excellent English Good Very good Very good Ugandan Sign Language Excellent Excellent Excellent German Basic Basic Try

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