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Portrait of Kalumba Abraham
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Kalumba Abraham

Economics graduate and field researcher working on clean energy, energy access and sustainable development, with a background in finance and communications.

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( Act I — The Work )

Field research on energy, enterprise and household welfare.

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Presenting at a CEDCA-Uganda community sessionNO. 01Presenting at a CEDCA-Uganda community session
Beside the EfD-Mak bannerNO. 02In the field, Rural Renewable Energy MSMEs study
CEDCA-Uganda National Policy Conference, Makerere UniversityNO. 03CEDCA-Uganda National Policy Conference, Makerere University
( Selected projects )
01

Electric Cooking in the Energy Transition

How much subsidisation is needed to support electric cooking adoption. My role: field data collection and community mobilisation.

02

Clean Energy for Development: A Call for Action

How rural renewable energy enterprises can support low-carbon agriculture, with farmer trainings evaluated by a randomised control trial in six maize-growing districts. My role: baseline and endline data collection, community mobilisation, some farmer trainings and field logistics.

03

CLASP Impact Study

Clean cooking adoption and household welfare in rural districts, under the CLASP Results-Based Financing programme. My role: key informant interviews, household data collection, field and interview reports, and respondent data management.

04

Mabira Forest and Economic Activity

The relationship between economic activity and the conservation of Mabira Forest. My role: field data collection, community mobilisation and logistics.

( Act II — The Process )

Whether in a village or at a desk, the work follows four steps.

01

Prepare

Consent forms, field documentation, respondent visit plans and logistics.

02

Collect

Key informant interviews and household and farmer surveys, using KoboToolbox on mobile devices.

03

Manage

Respondent datasets organised in Excel: filtering, merging, geo-sorting and route clustering.

04

Report

Interview reports from transcripts and field narrative reports covering five districts.

( Act III — The Background )

Where I have studied and worked.

I am an economics graduate and a Research Assistant at the Environment for Development (EfD) Makerere Centre. My fieldwork covers clean cooking, energy access and rural agricultural transitions, using key informant interviews, household and farmer surveys, and randomised control trials. Alongside this, I have trained in financial markets and sustainable finance, worked in digital banking, and now work in communications for the SASA Alliance. I hope to contribute to energy and human development policy.

NOW

Research Assistant, EfD Makerere Centre

Key informant interviews, household and farmer surveys, randomised control trials, farmer trainings and field logistics. Supervisor: Dr. Aisha Nanyiti.

SEP 2026

Communications Intern, SASA Alliance and PPD ARO

Social media, website, content calendars, newsletters and briefs, with partners Jhpiego, Pathfinder and PPD ARO. Based in Kampala.

2025

BA Economics, Makerere University

Cumulative GPA 3.67 out of 5.0.

2024

Financial Markets, Yale University

Completion certificate, April to June 2024.

CERT

Research Ethics, University of Illinois Chicago

CIRTification: Community Involvement in Research Training.

CERT

Sustainable Finance for Climate and Energy

UNDP SDG Finance Academy, introductory course.

EARLIER

Digital Ambassador, DFCU Bank

Digital banking services.

Field researchKey informant interviews · household and farmer surveys · randomised control trial fieldwork · community mobilisation · field logistics
DataKoboToolbox · Microsoft Excel
CommunicationsSocial media management · Canva · newsletters and briefs
InterestsClean energy, agricultural sustainability, banking and finance, and development policy.