Areas of operation

Research
Pincer Training and Research Institute (PTRI) provides cutting edge scientific research and training in order to make major contributions to the progress of science and societal welfare. We sharpen the skills of academics, professionals, supervisors of research whose work is evidence driven, who need to generate grants to support their work, who need to demonstrate profitability. We employ a variety of approaches like one-one tutoring, group discussions, community visits and mentorship to transfer knowledge and skills. We continue to train research students, policy makers and corporations in different areas of societal need.
PTRI also conducts baseline studies, impact studies, monitoring and evaluation, and needs assessment analysis. One of such projects was a baseline study it conducted in 2017 for a Girl’s Education Challenge Program in different schools in Uganda – a rather engaging study on the state of schools that benefited from the Education Finance Program of the funder.

Innovation and product development

PTRI has facilitated and promoted incubation of new ideas and experiment, one of the current ones being the making of soap and lotions through the brand name TIWE. This was a pilot project started in 2015. In the last two years, a number of product development themes have been pursued by the Institute. The prominent ones include skin care and cosmetics using indigenous plant species; foods and beverages, and appropriate technologies. These initiatives are all tailored to address the national commitments regarding poverty eradication and environmental health and safety. For details on this project, please see PTRI projects.

Community service
We strive to provide practical community service across communities in the country.
PTRI has trained people in Northern Uganda and Central Uganda as part of its training program for hands-on and creative value driven people.