ABSTRACT Crime is seen as unacceptable in society. It may be committed by children or adults. Children have rights and these rights are protected even when they are in conflict with the law. This is the reason for setting up juvenile justice administration. Globally the number of young people coming in conflict with the law is growing at a rapid rate. There is a question as to how these young people are dealt with by the justice delivery system. This study assesses the current policy response...
ABSTRACT Decentralization has been viewed widely by many in Liberia as the panacea to the challenges of development in Liberia. With close to five years of the decentralization of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the study sought to examine the services delivery of the Departments of Health and Social Welfare; comparing the progress chalked by both Departments and the challenges that are experienced in the process of decentralization in the Departments. Employing a qualitative res...
ABSTRACT In today’s changing economic, political, demographic, and environmental context, the living arrangements of the rapidly growing older population warrant disproportionate policy attention. Lack of support by the state coupled with economic hardship and decreasing kin or family availability implies that older persons are more and more expected to find their own means of support develop their own strategies and depend on their own resources. This study uses a descriptive approach in i...
ABSTRACT Natural resource governance simply refers to the managing the use of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on managing or governing how the identified natural resource affects the quality of life for both present and future generations of a people (Starik, 1995). In the process of managing these resources, often than not certain aspects of community interests in the natural resource are affected. In Ghana, the construction of the Ako...
ABSTRACT Incidences of children educational neglect are prevalent in third world countries although children are considered as important future pillars of every nation. The role of Government in providing education has hitherto not achieved total coverage despite several reforms. In recent times, Religious Non-governmental Organisations have augmented government efforts to provide an array of services as development partners and one such critical dimension of services is Education Relief Serv...
ABSTRACT Apprenticeships play a key role in providing a qualified workforce. In Ghana’s informal apprenticeships have a wider reach to those who need work skills than formal apprenticeships. However, due to non-regulation and lack of supervision, informal apprenticeship is plagued with numerous challenges. This study explored the activities of informal mechanic apprenticeships in the La Dade Kotopon Municipality and reviewed apprenticeship models in other countries that can be adapted to im...
ABSTRACT The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme is a social intervention introduced in 2008 by the Government of Ghana to offer both conditional and unconditional cash grants to the vulnerable. However, payments to the beneficiaries have been irregular. This study therefore sought to examine the effects of delays and the coping strategies adopted by the beneficiary households to deal with the delays. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. A sample s...
ABSTRACT Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Ghana face a lot of challenges in meeting their basic needs as a result of their limited access to services and opportunities on an equal basis with others. Evidence of their challenges is seen on our streets where many of them solicit alms as a way of surviving. Successive governments have responded to the call to give special consideration to PWDs by providing them with assistance that will relieve them from poverty. In view of this, PWDs are alloc...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to examine the contribution that government social intervention programme, specifically Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and Free Uniform and Exercise Book Policy have made to the well being of children with disability in the Kadjebi District of the Volta Region. It also investigated the informal social support services in the study area for the wellbeing of children with disability. Thirdly, the study reviewed some exist...
ABSTRACT This research aimed at exploring the role of ethnic-based associations in Accra and their impact on rural development. It specifically sought to examine rationales behind the formation of ethnic-based associations, their activities and its impacts, to explore their challenges in relation to their interaction at community and local authority levels and as well to find out their involvement in decision making processes that concern their beneficiary communities. The study adopted socia...
ABSTRACT Despite the increasing rate of entrepreneurial activities among Ghanaian youth, most of these businesses are ranked small and undifferentiated, incapable of promoting economic growth. Extant literature in entrepreneurial performance has identified motivation as one of the main factors accounting for the differences in performance among entrepreneurs worldwide. The study therefore sought to find out the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and firm performances among youth ...
ABSTRACT The study examined gender based violence awareness creation among sex workers in James Town and Abeka Lapaz in Accra. It sought to determine the knowledge, understanding and related experiences following the GBV education rolled out by the SHARPER Project for the most at risk groups: FSWs, MSM and the Law enforcement agencies (LEA). Interviews of focal group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 20 FSWs, 30 MSM and 6 law enforcement officials in James Town and Abeka Lapaz, in Accra....
ABSTRACT Accessing justice has been challenging, particularly for the poor due to the cost involved in seeking legal services. This has resulted in the recognition of the need for legal aid in improving access to justice for marginalized, excluded and impoverished groups. The purpose of this research was to compare two legal aid schemes with respect to their capacity and delivery of social justice. Theoretically, the arguments of this study are grounded in the justice theory, vertical equity ...
ABSTRACT People are at risk of experiencing unforeseen risks and shocks in the course of their daily lives, which makes it important for them to plan towards managing risks in life. The objective of this dissertation is to investigate how different ethnic groups organize informal security, nature of benefits, who benefits and why within the Ga East Municipality in Greater Accra Region. Altogether 208 members of various ethnic associations were interviewed. In addition, 2 members of executives...
Abstract Workers in the informal economy have been identified to be at a higher risk of experiencing poverty as they growth old in developing countries. Due to their attitudes to saving, planning for old age and eroding family support. Well-designed social security programmes can help reduce both the risk by building resilience to shocks – safety nets. Although these exist there are still some challenges considering the rate of enrollment unto the formal social security available. Increas...