ABSTRACT The study was conducted to explore the importance of social networks in the survival of the urban poor in Nabutiti in Kansanga Ward. This was after the realisation that the liberalisation of the economy in the late l980s and early 1990s and the rapid urbanisation of Kampala City had left tens of thousands of the city residents in squalid conditions where abject and absolute poverty rule with services going mainly to paying clients following the withdrawal of the state as the principa...
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out in schools of Nabweru Sub County, Wakiso district; to find out the impact of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) on the academic performance of the pupils in primary schools since 1996 - 2006. The researcher intended to:- 1. Establish the methods teachers use while assessing the performance of the pupils in primary schools. 11. What pro bl ems teachers face in carrying out the assessment of the pupils' academic performance. m To find out the attitude of ...
ABSTRACT The study was to examine Government and promotion of girl child rights to primary education in Northern Bhar El Ghazal State, South Sudan. The main purpose of the study examined the role that the government of Bahr Ghazal has played in promoting the right of girl children to primary education. The study used the state obligation criteria as spelt out by the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights in its General Comments. The research design was a descriptive one, the reas...
ABSTRACT This study examined the challenges of girl-child education in Masaba sub-county in Busia district. This was after the realization of the impact of educating a girl-child in Masaba subcounty Busia district. The study sjecifically sought to achieve the following objectives: To identify the indicators of girl-child education in Masaba sub-county Busia district, to investigate the determinants of girl-child education in Masaba sub-county in Busia district, and to identify the strategies ...
Abstract/Overview The Kenyan Educational system has failed to ingrain key values of morality and democracy because it focuses on academic achievement as an end in itself. Children, who enter the school system at the primary level, do not complete the cycle. Pupils drop out at various stages of the education system, especially in Standards 6, 7 and 8. A study conducted in Kenya found that girls with poor school performance were significantly more likely than the best students to become pregna...
Abstract: Education is a tool to enable citizens to make all rounded participation in development process. The participation of females in socio-economic programs especially depends on their educational background. Educating girls and women is critical to achieve the benefits as well as the improvement in the areas of health, fertility and nutrition. Thus, females must be treated equally with males to attain educational access, which is necessary to increase their participation in different ...
In the contemporary Nigerian society, the traditional family values have been abandoned which was mainly influenced by the western ideology. As a result, the stability that characterized the traditional family system has withered away exposing the family to the susceptibility of breaking down. The consequence of these changes in family status has affected the members of the family especially the children. Hence, The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of divorce on childr...
ABSTRACT The main concern of this study was to final out the teenage pregnancy and how it affects the educational development of our teenagers in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The study emphasized on the factor behind teenage pregnancy in the local government. The study revealed that teenage pregnancy is as a result of the following, teenage girls having relationship with older male counterparts, watching pornographic films without adult guidance, giving them out in marriage to...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES ixABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 2INTRODUCTION 21.1 Background of the Study 21.2 Problem Statement 41.3 Purpose of the Study 41.4.1 Main Objectives 51.4.1 Specific Objectives 51.5 Research Questions 51.6 Scope of the Study 51.6.1 Content Scope 51.6.2 Geographical Scope 61.6.3 Time Scope 61.7 Significance of the Study 6Definition of key Terms 6CHAPTER TWO 7CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW 72...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine female spousal conflicts against men. The study revealed that female spousal violence was in existence in Tema Community Two and its environs. The common types of spousal violence were physical, verbal, sexual and psychological. The spousal violence were mainly caused by cheating on the part of men, children from other marriages, prevention of male dominance and alcohol abuse. In respect to the impact of these spousal violence, physical injuries, emotio...
Abstract Female initiation practice (Chinamwali/ Chinamwari) is a traditional culture practiced by the Chewa speaking people. The study investigates the background of the practice, location of the study, description of the group, the changes it has undergone and reasons behind these changes. The study reveals that the practice involves teachings on menstruation, life skills and sex education in order to mould an ideal woman. The age group of initiates, duration of seclusion, ritual baths and ...
ABSTRACT Gender is one of the most important factors to consider in designing, managing and delivering reproductive health services. Yet gender may also be the least understood characteristic in terms of how women’s and men’s health needs differ and how those differences can be addressed. Adolescent mothers have been seen to be victims of gender disparities and as a result they have faced unprecedented health challenges such as STI infections and teenage pregnancies just to mention a few....
ABSTRACT In Zimbabwe, children are the primary victims of poverty, which is the main cause of violation of their fundamental rights. It is important to note that poverty remains the principal cause of the violation of children’s rights because lack of funds seriously impedes access to their basic human needs, which are access to health care, water, food, and education. Despite the existence of child focused NGOs; children’s rights are still being violated. This realisation has resultantly...
ABSTRACT The research aimed at analyzing the contribution of donor aid to rural development in Zimbabwe, taking Zhombe East as the case study from 2013-2017. This study was undertaken so as to have an evaluation on the work being done by donor organizations that are in Zhombe East on the rural community. Most of the development socially and economically in the area has much to do with donor organizations like Plan International however, there has been debate that these organizations have a hi...
ABSTRACT Education is a key to a country‟s development. This is the reason why countries all over the world invest heavily in education. In spite of this committment, low girls‟ access and participation in education remains an obstacle to realizing an ideal equality and universality of primary education in Merti district .The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of socio-cultural and economic factors on girls‟ access and participation in primary education in Merti distr...