The study aimed at assessing experiences of resilience among women living with HIV/AIDS in Katuna Town Council Kabale District. The specific objectives were to examine individual experiences of women living with HIV/AIDS, examine the relationship between women and HIV/AIDS, identify external support offered to women with HIV, and find out different economic activities women living with HIV AIDS engage in Katuna Town Council Kabale District. Data was collected from a sample of 60 women living with HIV and 5 leaders using a semi-structured survey questionnaire and interview guide. Data was analysed using SPSS and content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. Majority of the women living with HIV are unemployed and stopped at secondary education. The study revealed that psychosocial support contributes to resilience over and above education, and employment status. Prevention and intervention strategies for women with HIV should promote more self-advocacy and policies should address the gender inequities and environments that give rise to unequal employment, educational, and income-generating opportunities for women, thereby increasing the possibility that women can be resilient. Future research is also needed to investigate the relationships among resilience, health behaviors, and health outcomes such as medication adherence and quality of life, and additional ways in which resilience can be better understood and enhanced.

The study sought to establish the effect of coronavirus on academic performance of pupils in IJB Junior School located in Katakwi District, Dokomer. The study was guided by specific research objectives which included establishing the consequences of coronavirus on academic performance of pupils, assessing the effect of self-expressed stigma regarding COVID-19 on academic performance of pupils, and determining the measures to mitigate effect of coronavirus on academic performance of pupilsin IJB Junior School in Katakwi District. This descriptive research utilized a case study design. The study participants were obtained using purposive sampling. A sample of 63 respondents were interviewed and they comprised of town Clerk, Mayor, councillors, auditors, assistant environmental officer, assistant education officers, town agents, accountant, cashier, assistant health officer, clerk to council, and PWDs because of their knowledge and experience about the topic studied. The study revealed that symptoms and health conditions that arise due to COVID-19 infection create psychosomatic symptoms; thus, increasing stress; getting consultation more often makes you readier to face the disease; closure of the schools and not being able to reopen and those who reopened put much pressure on the available resources that also affected performance. frontline workers have higher psychological impact than second-line workers and but severe distress among families is high which affects socio-economic wellbeing.The pandemic as well led to total closure of schools for a long period, ban on movements, the boarders were closed, infrastructure failed and food supply also reduced. Besides the findings indicate that taking part in social activities; having good relationships and strong social networks are all; shown to be good for people‟s levels of wellbeing improvement in quality of diet leads to higher levels of good mental health; physical activity has been shown to reduce depression risk and raise levels of cognitive functioning in adults of all ages; and supportive employment has been found to be more effective in improving socio-economic well-being of families. Leaders should continue sensitizing the employees on the dangers of COVID-19 in order to boost their morale and enhance productivity. The study recommends that the government should provide employment opportunities and income generating activities so as to improve on the social economic welfare of the people. The Ministry of Health needs to provide counselling activities to the persons affected by the disease in order to help them recover from stress and cope up with the situation.