ABSTRACT The objectives of the study were to determine the perceived causes of Buruli ulcer disease from both sufferers and non-suffers in Nsawam Adoagyiri municipality, to analyse how the disease affected human health in the area, and to elicit responses, from both sufferers and nonsufferers, on measures that could be taken to reduce human suffering and impacts from the disease. A simple random sampling method of data collection was used to select 193 respondents from the area, consisting of...
ABSTRACT Despite numerous occupational health and safety interventions made in recent years, poor occupational health and safety practices are still prevalent in Ghana’s informal sector. This study therefore sought to explore the main health and safety issues faced by informal manufacturing sector workers in Cape Coast metropolis in order to suggest preventive and control measures. The study adopted the qualitative research design to study 10 workers each from the informal food processing, ...
ABSTRACT Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (OHSEM) aims to foster a safe working environment, including the protection of employers, employees and nearby communities. The study sought to examine the effectiveness of OHSEM practices at Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) in the Hemang-Lower Denkyira District. A total of 377 respondents were sampled from a population of 19,657. Both purposive and stratified random sampling procedures were used to sample respondents for the s...
ABSTRACT Microfinance has been used as a development strategy for reducing poverty and contributing to development. Survival of microfinance institutions (MFIs) is however, much dependent on ability of borrowers to make timely loan repayment. Records of MFIs in the Tamale metropolis of Ghana show unusually high repayment rates. This has consequence of being replicated widely even though no empirical study has been done to guarantee the sustainability of these claims. This study examined facto...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the perception of social studies teacher trainees and their tutors in the colleges of education in Ghana with regards to the meaning and teaching methods that are most appropriate to teach citizenship education. The research drew upon social capital, ecological, and cognitive psychological theories to generate the conceptual framework for analysing the quantitative and qualitative data. The perceptions of...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the issue of managing the maintenance of water supply facilities still remains a big problem in rural water provision. One of the recurring issues in rural water supply is how to ensure sustainability of water supply facilities. The main objective of this study therefore, was to examine the maintenance structures as they exist for the effective management of water supply facilities in the Builsa District. The research was a non-interventional study, and using simple random ...
ABSTRACT Increasingly, colleges and universities across the United States are encouraging students to study abroad, citing enhanced cultural appreciation and critical thinking skills as intended outcomes. However, on every campus, there are students who cannot participate in learning-abroad opportunities because of visa, financial, familial, or other personal reasons. At the same time, some students are more drawn to opportunities for engagement in their own communities than outside the Unite...
ABSTRACT Conflicts arise in many communities but if they are managed properly they are able to bring peace, which is prerequisite for development. Conflict is an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles. In Ghana, there are land conflicts, chieftaincy conflicts, religious conflicts, and political conflicts among others. This research is about the Alavanyo and Nkonya conflict which started in 1923 over a prime forest land with rich timber species, bamboo and cola...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the contribution of the basket weaving industry to poverty reduction in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The study covered 206 weavers, five leather workers, five straw sellers, two dye sellers, two exporting companies and three institutions that support the basket weaving industry. The study used accidental and purposive sampling methods and employed the exploratory research design. The main research instruments used for the data collection were interview schedule, in...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines the issue of small scale farmers' application of improved agricultural technologies, The study concentrates on small scale maize production, a major rural activity in Ghana, and seeks [Q assess farmers' supply response resulting from th~ application of improved maize produc[lon technologies. Several studies on fanners' supply response e'dst However. most of these studies often concentrated upon farmers' response to price changes hence the exclu~ive focus on price...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to study the impact of an organisation’s culture on employee motivation. The aspects of organisational culture which pertain to values, working relationships, leadership styles, communication, decision making, conflict management, systems and procedures and the employee motivation were investigated. The study sought to look into the role motivation plays in employee productivity and performance and the importance of a well-structured effective motivation p...
ABSTRACT The success of the agricultural economy in many developing countries is challenged, mainly because women who represent a crucial resource are largely constrained in the access to productive resources Researchers have demonstrated that cultural norms and values strongly influence access to productive resources. Development agencies in response to productive constraints provide programmes to improve rural livelihoods. The outcomes of these projects are however not always successful. Th...
ABSTRACT This study assessed indigenous knowledge in water resource management in the upper Tano River basin of Ghana. Despite the effort of formal water resource management institutions, human activities along the Tano river continued to put the Tano basin in danger hence the need to find other vital means to help in managing the basin.Respondents for the study were chiefs, elders, some selected community members in five riparian communities along the Tano River and the Tano basin secretaria...
ABSTRACT Community-based adaptation (CBA) has become one of the most discussed climate change adaptation options in recent times especially in developing countries. In Ghana, CARE International’s five-year Adaptation Learning programme (ALP) was carried out in two vulnerable districts in Northern Ghana. The study was to identify and describe the socioeconomic benefits of the ALP on the livelihoods of households in Saamini and Zambulugu communities in East Mamprusi district. Both quantitativ...
ABSTRACT Climate Change has been globally recognized as a multi-scalar socio-economic and environmental problem. Its effects are multidimensional and affect ecosystems, rain-fed agriculture, forestry resources, water, and health. Developing countries, particularly those whose livelihoods are tied to climate-sensitive sectors coupled with low resilience and high vulnerability, will suffer the worst of this menace. Despite these daunting realities confronting developing countries and local comm...