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Goal 1
Agenda 2063

A High Standard of Living, Quality of Life and Well Being for All Citizens

Foster prosperity through improved living standards, income, employment and social protection

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Aspiration

A Prosperous Africa, based on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development

Economic growth, quality of life, and employment opportunities for all citizens

Related SDGs

SDG 1: No PovertySDG 5: Gender EqualitySDG 8: Decent WorkSDG 10: Reduced InequalitiesSDG 16: Peace & Justice

Priority Areas

  • •Incomes, Jobs and decent work
  • •Poverty, Inequality and Hunger
  • •Social security and protection
  • •Including Persons with Disabilities
  • •Modern and Livable Habitats and Basic Quality Services

Key Strategies

  • •Create formal employment opportunities
  • •Establish comprehensive social protection systems
  • •Provide affordable housing and basic services
  • •Include marginalized populations in development

UCU, UCU Libraries & Archives: where we fit

UCU advances Agenda 2063 through education, research, and ethical leadership, while UCU Libraries and Archives provide the knowledge infrastructure and preservation services that enable evidence-based development and long-term learning.

Uganda Christian University

  • • Builds skilled graduates and principled leaders
  • • Generates applied research and innovation
  • • Partners for community impact and inclusive service delivery

UCU Libraries & Archives

  • • Enables access to scholarly and policy resources
  • • Strengthens information literacy and research skills
  • • Preserves records and heritage for accountability and continuity
Practical impact: students and researchers use library resources and archives to produce evidence, publish work, support policy, and design interventions aligned to Goal 1.

Published UCU article evidence for Goal 1

The records below show how UCU scholarship contributes to this Agenda 2063 goal through practical, policy-relevant, and community-facing evidence.

Health: 8Agriculture: 3Education: 1

Agriculture

A Framework for Adopting ICT-Based Services Among Coffee Farmers in Uganda: Case Study of Bugisu Subregion in Bugisu

Supports agricultural modernisation by showing how ICT services can improve farmer access to market, production, advisory, and extension information.

Agriculture

Determinants of knowledge, attitude and perception towards cage fish farming technologies among smallholder farmers in Uganda

Strengthens evidence for aquaculture adoption, food security, household income, and smallholder agricultural transformation.

Agriculture

Pastoralists’ use of mobile phones for livestock management in Karamoja, Uganda

Shows how mobile technology can improve livestock management, resilience, rural productivity, and information access in pastoral communities.

Health

Barriers to access and utilization of health services among marginalized communities in sub-Saharan African countries: Scoping review

Identifies obstacles that limit health access for vulnerable groups and helps inform equitable health service delivery.

Health

Community health insurance (CHI) in sub-Saharan Africa: researching the context

Provides evidence for community health financing approaches that can support universal health coverage and social protection.

Health

Health Financing and Policies in The Transition to Universal Health Coverage – Uganda as A Spotlight

Aligns directly with national health financing, universal health coverage, and improved quality of life objectives.

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Indexed UCU research

Research aligned with Agenda 2063 Goal 1

These are works OpenAlex links to Uganda Christian University and tags with SDGs that this website maps to the goal. This is a transparent thematic crosswalk, not an official NDP or African Union classification or evidence that a policy outcome was achieved.

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OpenAlex data is cached for 15 minutes and backed by the scheduled institutional snapshot. A work can match multiple goals. Citations are indexed counts, not a measure of policy impact.