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Uganda is a society in motion – recovering, building, and evolving. Understanding that society its cultures, its conflicts, its potential; is the work of sociologists and anthropologists. And it is our work.
Founded in 2006, the Uganda Sociological and Anthropological Association (USAA) brings together professionals in academia, research, and practice across Uganda and the wider world. We are a registered, non-profit professional body dedicated to advancing sociological and anthropological knowledge, protecting the integrity of the profession, and ensuring that social science informs the decisions that shape Ugandan society.
Whether you are a university lecturer, an independent researcher, a development practitioner, or a student beginning your career – USAA is your professional community.
We promote rigorous research, publication, and scholarly exchange. Through journals, conferences, and partnerships with national and international bodies, we ensure Uganda's social sciences are heard on the global stage.
We work to regulate and raise the standards of sociological and anthropological practice in Uganda - advocating for professional recognition, developing ethical codes of conduct and ensuring employers access qualified professionals.
From capacity-building workshops to professional certification and career referrals, USAA exists to serve its members - helping you grow, connect and lead.
Funding workshops, training programmes, and conference participation for members across Uganda.
Supporting the production of Uganda's sociological and anthropological journal and other scholarly outputs.
Subsidising membership and access to opportunities for student members who are the future of the discipline.
Keeping the association's operations, communications, and governance running effectively.
Uganda is a country whose development challenges are, at their root, social and cultural challenges. Poverty, health inequities, urban migration, conflict, land disputes, gender inequality – none of these are purely technical problems. They require the kind of deep, humanistic, analytical understanding that sociology and anthropology provide.
When you join USAA, you are not simply paying a subscription. You are:
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