This study is concerned with the evaluation of the roles played by Non-governmental organizations in the advocacy for women human rights in Nigeria. The objective of the study includes identification of the specific objectives and programmes of the NGOs towards advocacy for women's human rights and the impacts of NGOs towards discrimnation against women and also the challenges faced by the NGOs in achieving their women's human rights advocacy. The data collection instrumenta include questi...
Abstract: Introduction of irrigation projects in developing nations has often been blamed for aggravating the problem of mosquito-borne diseases by creating ideal larval habitats for vector mosquitoes. However, whereas several studies have demonstrated the relationship between malaria vectors and irrigation, little work has been done on culicine mosquitoes despite their potential in transmission of filariasis and arboviruses and their significant biting nuisance in these areas. This study ex...
This study investigated how parental alcohol abuse influences children leaving their homes in Kabale municipality, Uganda. The child‟s life journey was traced from home through the streets. Four research questions guided the study: How does parental alcohol abuse influence children leaving their homes? What challenges are faced by the street children? What survival strategies do children use to face the challenges on the street? What interventions would control parental alcohol abuse? ...
ABSTRACT Background: Adolescents who are active sexually involve themselves in acts that are risky to their sexual health including an increasingly premature age of sexual growth, the absence of sex information, decreasing cultural and religious impacts, urbanisation and growing numbers of early marriages. The purpose of this study was to examine parent – adolescent communication on sexual health and behaviour in Anfoega in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. Methodology: A quantit...
Abstract This study carried out an analysis of multidimensional poverty and inequality in Nigeria. Five specific objectives were achieved in the study. The Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ) survey data of 2006 by National Bureau of Statistics was used for the study. The sample was made up of 77,400 (seventy-seven thousand, four hundred) housing units drawn from the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory-FCT. The welfare indicators were categorized into ten poverty groups- Housing; ...
ABSTRACT Traditional approaches for understanding environmental governance — such as environmental policy analysis or natural resources management — do not adequately address the gamut of human–natural system interactions within the context of the complex biogeophysical cycles and processes of the planet. This is perhaps more so in the African regional context where the complex relationships between modern and traditional governance systems and global change dynamics are arguably more p...
ABSTRACT This work has its thrust as the harmful traditional practices against the rights of women among Nsukka Northern Igbo people and the role of the church in solving these problems. There are lots of problems which women encounter in a patriarchal world. These problems have caused a great havoc among them. They are generally detrimental to the health, psychological and social well being of our women whose fundamental human rights are also violated. These practices are widespread among m...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Women play critical roles in agricultural value chains in developing countries. However, their participation in value chain development activities does not always result into their empowerment. The main objective of this study was to examine the impacts of women participation in onion value chain development activities on their empowerment. The study was conducted in Simanjiro District and adopted a cross-sectional research design. Qualitative and quantitative data were co...
ABSTRACT Context: Though Ghana has one of the most liberalized abortion laws, maternal mortality from abortion is twenty three percent. Most of these abortions are due to unsafe illegal abortions. Public and health providers‟ knowledge and perceptions about abortion law affect access to safe abortion services. The main objective of the study is to determine the level of knowledge and perception of the abortion law of Ghana among different population sub- groups in the Ayawaso West Sub-Metr...
ABSTRACT The issue of girl child participation in primary school has become a real concern in all nations of the world particularly the developing countries like those in sub-Saharan Africa, East Africa and Kenya included. Girl child education worldwide provides benefits to the family and the society at large thus issues affecting it should be addressed for the sake of human development. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting girls‟ participation in primary schools i...
ABSTRACT Attachment is a special emotional relationship that involves an exchange of comfort, care and pleasure. However, in Nigeria, low level of attachment has led to many separations of many marriages. This study aims a( exploring spiritual beliefs and self-esteem as predictors of attachment among 300 married adults in Oya State. Using Ex-post facto survey research design • whereby Data were collected through the use of Belief and Value scale by Michael King et al, Morris Rosenberg...
ABSTRACT This research was purposely carried out to assess the impact of lack of participation of the communities in national development programmes or in Jhe development of their own community and provide justification on how community participation should be handled and how the communities should be treated in order for them to participate in national or community development programmes. The study was carried out in Ayivu Sub-Counties of Pajulu and Dadamu in Arua District. The data was co...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Freedom of expression of women can serve a multitude of functions: dissemination of information; expression of the will of the women and general ideas. 1 One of the most disputed areas in contemporary human rights law is that of Freedom of expression of women which begs a question: how far does this right extend particularly with the continuous cultural sensitivities and threats to national security exist. When freedom of expression for women or free speech provi...
ABSTRACT The study on the causes and effects of students’ school dropouts was carried out in Butuunduzi sub-county Kyenjojo District. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes and effects of school dropout in schools. The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; finding out the causes of school dropouts in Butuunduzi sub-county Kyenjojo District, and finding out the effects of girls' school dropouts in the community of Butuunduzi sub-county Kyenjojo D...
ABSTRACT For women of childbearing age, the major challenge is the risk of maternal death as a result of poor health during pregnancy and childbirth. Women face this challenge because of their reproductive biology, and in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality ratio the dangers are particularly pronounced especially in rural areas. Deprivations and certain social-cultural factors combine to create poor health for women in developing countries and most especially in ru...