ABSTRACT This study examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of Newmont, in the Birim North District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The operations of Newmont in the area directly affect eight communities, four are purposively selected, Abirem, Maamaso, Resettlement and Yayaso, for study in this work. The corporate governance philosophical approach that Newmont proffers to provide CSR interventions in the affected communities is through participation. This CSR delivery a...
ABSTRACT Extreme weather events such as floods and drought in Africa are considered a major indication of climate change. Current climate change projections indicate progressively severe negative impacts on many countries across the world with the most severe impacts affecting the world’s poorest countries with the weakest capacity to adapt. Crop yields in Ghana are estimated to reduce due to projected decline in rainfall and upsurge in temperature. ...
ABSTRACT The importance of the operations of MFIs on the income of households in northern Ghana cannot be over stated considering the prevalence of poverty in that area. This research compared the microfinance systems in the Upper West Region of Ghana to determine their relative impact on households’ income and asset value. Data collection was done using an interview guide and a questionnaire and data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, multiple regression, multinomial p...
ABSTRACT The role of capacity development in urban planning is becoming more and more crucial due to the dramatic increase in urban population and allied urban problems. Strengthening planning agency capacity is fundamental to the design of public policies and programmme interventions for achieving sustainable urban development. This study therefore aimed at ascertaining urban planning capacity development responses to rapid urbanization in Wa Township and Lawra Township. Specifically it add...
ABSTRACT Over six hundred thousand deaths attributable to household air pollution (HAP) occur annually in Africa. On average, women who smoke fish spend six hours daily exposed to hazardous pollutants from biomass fuel. Continued exposure to household air pollution presents a direct health risk to the fish processors, particularly, women and children who are exposed to air pollutants. The main objective of the study was to assess the health and climate implications of biomass consumption by ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the question of women’s participation in local governance in the Builsa North District. The main objective of the study was to examine the views of community members on the extent to which women participate in local governance in the Builsa North District. A survey design was applied in the study. Questionnaire, Key Informant Interviews guides and Focus Group Discussions guides were the main tool and methods used to collect empirical data respectively. Data anal...
ABSTRACT Technologies can improve educational delivery in schools. This study examined the role of ICT tools in lessons in thirty (30) public basic schools in the Tamale Metropolis. Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory anchored the study. The study as a mixed method, adopted cross-sectional design. Simple random, cluster and purposive sampling were used to select a sample size of 398 to participate in the study. Questionnaires were used for the quantitative data and semi-structured interview...
ABSTRACT Bushfire serves as a natural instrument for generating re-growth and new life enabling fire dependent species to survive, maintain biodiversity and habitat structure. This study examined the nature of the prevalent socio-cultural practices inducing the incidence of bushfires and the effectiveness of the preventive measures put in place to curb it in the Sissala East District. Multiple methods were employed in the study including interview schedules, personal and focus group intervie...
Table of Contents Title page - i Approval page - ii Dedication - iii Acknowledgements - iv Table of contents - v CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study - 1 1.2 Statement of the problems - 3 1.3 Justification of the study - 5 1.4 Aims and Objectives of the Study - 6 1.5 Significance of the Study - 7 1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study - 7 CHAPTER TWO LITERITURE REVIEW 2.0 Introduction - 9 2.1 Nigerian English - 10 2.2 General Features of Nigerian English - 15 2.3 Lex...
ABSTRACT In the global South, within the process of emerging cities are the developments of hotels. Hotel investment and performance constitute pertinent issues to investors, end-users, and city planners alike. However, the performance of these hotels in emerging cities has received less academic attention as research gap. In bridging this gap, the study assessed the spatial effects of urban infrastructure services to hotels, determines the indigenous drivers of hotel supply, and conducted i...
ABSTRACT When it comes to landownership in Ghana especially in the patrilineal areas such as Northern Ghana, there is a high perception that women do not own land and generally perceived that women are discriminated against in terms of their land rights (Bugri, 2008). This notion affects the productivity of women in Agriculture. Therefore, this study uses gender analyses of access to agriculture land; evidence from Wa Municipality, Upper West Region of Ghana. The research was conducted thr...
ABSTRACT Pension scheme providers in Ghana adopt different asset allocation (the proportion of pension funds that need to be invested into different assets like equities and bonds) as an investment strategy. For instance, SSNIT seems to adopt a 60% bond allocation (fixed income investment) and 30% equity allocation (non-fixed income investment) as an investment strategy over the last decade. This study investigates the role of fixed income in pension schemes investment in Ghana by specifical...
ABSTRACT This research sought to examine the impact of the Disability Act 2006, (Act 715) and the implementation of the Inclusive Education Policy on the educational outcomes of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in the Madina La-Nkwatanang Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. It focused on the experiences of PWDs in the basic and senior high schools to determine if the policies have been adequately enforced to encourage school enrolment and retention among children with special needs. The...
ABSTRACT This research examines the history of coffee production in Kiambu County between 1912 and 1978 basing on three objectives; to investigate the origin and development of coffee production in Kiambu County from 1912-1950, to examine the role of Africans in coffee production in Kiambu County from 1950-1963 and analyse the contribution of coffee production to the economic transformation of Kiambu County from 1963-1978. Coffee growing was introduced by the Missionaries and later on adopte...
ABSTRACT For emergent economies such as Ghana and much of Africa, development has become not just a central foundation but also the realpolitik of democratic governance; to the extent that scholars have described the development as a ‘civil religion’ and a ‘battle cry’ of nations. In the context of the global development trajectory, energy plays a pivotal role because of its ability to affect other sectors of human and economic progress; as illustrated by its acknowledgement in the S...