Fiona Catherine Ssozi
PhD Student at the University of Cape Town
Research Title
Improving Community Engagement in the Development of Appropriate Technologies for Rural Water Management
Research Overview
This study explores the use of Community-Based Co-Design (CBCD) as a participatory approach to actively engage with community members expected to benefit from a rural water management intervention. From the deployment of the artifact, our study further seeks to examine the key influences for the adoption of co-designed community interventions. Using Activity Theory as an analytical and evaluation framework, we extract themes based on the principle of Technology being a mediator of activities that therefore informs or influences attitudes and perceptions of technology use within a community setting.
Research Keywords
Co-Design; Rural Water Management; Activity Theory
Publications
Qualifications
MSc in Information Systems (London South Bank University, UK); BSc in Computer Science (Makerere University, Uganda)
Home Country
Uganda