ABSTRACT Family businesses, many of which fall within the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), are the center of growth in developing countriessuch as Ghana as they contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), promote employment opportunities and serve as a means of alleviating poverty. Despite being the center of growth in developing countries, most family businesses rarely have a successful transition from one generation to the next. Majority of research done on family busi...
Abstract The Namibian mining sector is characterised by large, medium and smallscale mining sector. However, this study is based on the small-scale mining. Namibia is rich in mineral deposits including diamonds, uranium, gold, base metals, industrial minerals and different types of precious stones and dimension stones. It is against this background that mining has been the backbone of the Namibian economy. Small-scale mining plays a major role in alleviating poverty and supplements the incom...
In the violent and shameless turnout, millions of Nigerians have been denied their right to choose their political leaders. The struggle for democratic offices by politicians is often violently manipulated on the street by a gang of thugs, recruited by same politicians, trained and to help them capture power. Political violence has been a bone of contention from the inception of Nigeria as a Nation-State. The impact of political violence cannot be over emphasized as its effects have grossly a...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL HDEDICATION HiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABSTRACT vLIST OF ACRONYMS ixCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study area 11.2. Statement of the problem 41.3. General Objective 41.4 Specific objectives of the study area 41.5 Research questions 51.6.3 Time Scope 51.7 Significance of the Study 51.8 Conceptual framework 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 The Role of NGO’s in Community Development among the youth 72.2 NGO contribution ...
ABSTRACT It is essential to recognize the relative importance of the various barriers to the utilization if effective health services are to be delivered. This study set out to find the factors leading to the observed underutilization in health facilities in the Assin District. It involved the administration of questionnaires to one-hundred household heads of selected communities of Assin District. Focus group discussions were also conducted with community members. In-depth interviews were c...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the market chain analysis of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) in Tanzania with emphasis of African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) among smallholder farmers. Specifically the study had four objectives namely (a) to identify African indigenous vegetables with high value marketing potential grown in the study area (b) to identify supply chain actors (c) to determine role played by different actors along the market chain (d) to determine the profita...
ABSTRACT Tobacco farming as an agricultural development issue, has been identified among others as an important theme to study the relationship of its production to deforestation. This study was carried out in Tutuo ward, Sikonge district in Tabora region to assess land use changes due to switch from tobacco to sunflower as an alternative cash crop; and its influence on deforestation. The villages namely Usanganya, Mole and Tutuo were involved. Household questionnaire, checklists, participant...
ABSTRACT The process of globalization has permeated every sphere of human activity, most notably in the arena of economic globalization. Economic globalization encompasses the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows and migration. The benefits of globalization are numerous such as foreign direct investments and portfolio flows that engender accelerated economic growth both in the advanced and the emerging economi...
ABSTRACT Cage aquaculture involves fish farming in floating cages in an existing water body that permits exchange of water, nutrients and waste materials between the cage and the water environment. While some experts claim that cage aquaculture negatively impacts on water quality, others found no significant impacts of fish farming in floating cages on water environment. While information on cage aquaculture abounds in some countries to enhance the industry, little information exist on the i...
ABSTRACT Yushania alpina formerly known as Arundinaria alpina is the only species of native bamboo indigenous forests in Kenya. It plays an integral part in the indigenous forests in which it occurs. Bamboo is a fast growing, renewable, widespread, low cost, environment enhancing resource with great potential in environmental conservation and poverty alleviation. The lack of rules surrounding bamboo exploitation in Kenya has resulted in unsustainable harvesting and utilization of bamboo. Ther...
TABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTAPPROVALDEDICATIONDECLARATION .ivTABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURES ixLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSDEFINITION OF TERMSABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 1I .0. Introduction 11.2. Background ofthe study 11 .3. Statement the problem 51.4. Research purpose1 .5. Research objectivesI .6. Research questions/thesis 61.7. Significance of the study 61.8. Scope of the study 6CHAPTER TwoLITERATURE REVIEW2.4. Solutions to the problems 15CHAPTER THREE 18METHODOLOGY 183.0. Introduction...
ABSTRACT Poverty is a major constraint to the right to education in Uganda. In 1997, Uganda introduced Universal Primary Education but still a limited number of children enroll in post primary education due to monetary constraints. It is astonishing that in 2007 there are still young children who don't have access to even basic education. This study explores the effect of poverty on the right education, gendered perceptions and power relations in relation to the right to education. The focus ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSContentsDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSTABLE OF CONTENTSABSTRACT ixCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background to the Problem1.2 Statement of the Problem 41.3 Objectives of the Study 51.3.1 General Objective 51.3.~ Specific Objectives 51.4 Research questions 61.4 The Scope of the Study 61.4.1 Geographical Scope 61.4.2 Content Scope 61.4.3 Time Scope 71.5 Significance of the Study 71.8 Definition of Operational key terms 8CHAPTER TWO 9LITERA...
ABSTRACTThe focus of this research “An Evaluation of the Impact of NAPEP on Entrepreneurship development in Nigeria” was to access the impact of entrepreneurship activities in Nigeria, a case study of Imo State. The programme was designed by the government to cater for unemployed youth and jobless person all over the country. To arrive at my conclusion, I administered a questionnaire with some primary and secondary data on different categories to know the percentage of the response to my ...
ABSTRACT Tanzania is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most popular and rapidly growing tourism destinations. Despite high economic growth stirred by fast tourism development, the level of poverty and unemployment is still very high. The rapid growth in tourism which translates into economic growth does not appear to have considerably improved local people’s income and reduced poverty in the country. Involvement of local people in the ownership of tourism enterprises is viewed as an important t...