ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of education on poverty reduction in Makindye Division in Kampala District. From a target population of 45, using random and stratified sampling techniques, a sample of 45 respondents dealing in different institutions was selected. Case study research design was used to examine the emotional feelings of study respondents in finding out the contribution of education towards poverty reduction. A qualitative research approach was ...
This paper examines the issue of Boko Haram insurgence and its implications on socio-economic status in the north-eastern part of Nigeria. We used survey questionnaire based on economic, social and political activities in the country, data were collected from indigenes and citizens that are from the north-eastern states or have lived in any of the states before and then they eventually relocated to plateau state as a result of insurgence and terrorism in the region with evidence from newspape...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ i APPROVAL. .................................................................................................................... .ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...................................................................................
ABSTRACT Since there has been a lot of foreign aid to Somalia and most of this aid directed to urban population, poverty levels remain to be high. The research was based on a sample size of 242 respondents; the samples were randomly selected from Xamarwayne, Hodan and Wardhiigley. The sample age was between 5 up to above 65 years, 115 male and 127 Female. All the respondents were ethnic Somalis. The researcher was use both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection, however,...
Abstract: Slum fires impose significant social and economic costs including loss of life, destruction of health, property, dwellings and jobs while the interlinked physical and social vulnerabilities expose the urban poor not to single but multiple risks. Disaster preparedness and mitigation are the main methods of protecting such communities against fire disasters. This study sought to examine fire safety mechanisms and their effect on prevalence of fire disasters in Kenya slums. Nairobi wi...
ABSTRACT This study examined the contribution of oil palm farming to poverty reduction for small scale farmers in Kigoma Rural District, Tanzania. Specifically, the study identified different sources of income among small scale farmers; compared poverty levels between small scale oil palm farmers and non-oil palm farmers and examined the challenges which small scale farmers face. The study employed descriptive survey design (cross-sectional), whereby 50 respondents in the category of small sc...
ABSTRACT Sustainable use of forest resource products such as timber has been reported to produce different benefits, which enhance households’ income and reduce poverty. This study assessed the influence of timber trading on poverty reduction to the selected communities in Mufindi District, Tanzania and its contribution to district revenue. As well the study focused on the challenges and opportunities to timber trading in the study area. Structured questionnaires and checklist were the da...
ABSTRACTDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDiCATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTLIST OF ACCRONYMSCHAPTER ONE1.1 Back ground to the study ............................... ,...,.,... ,, ~‘11.2 Statement of the problem ....................... ,.,,..,.,.,,,.,,,,,, ,,.,,“,,.“““.“.“,,“.1.3 Purpose of the study1.4 Objective of the study 2L4.IGeneral ob1ec1~ve1 .5 Research questinns ....1 .6 Scope of the studya .7Significance of he study1.8 Definition oftru key conteprs1.9 Conceptual I sane workCHAPTER TWO 6LITER...
ABSTRACT The high level of poverty in Ghana led to the introduction of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Program in 2008 to decrease the chronic/shock-induced poverty, address social risks and reduce their economic vulnerability. Inconclusive findings on the effects of the program led to this study. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the socio- economic effects of the LEAP on beneficiaries, the challenges that the implementation of the LEAP faces, and solutions to t...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivCHAPTER ONE 2INTRODUCTION 21. lBackground of the study 21.2 Statement of the problem 41.3 Purpose of the study 51.3.2 Specific objectives 51.4 Research questions 61.5 scope of the study 61.6 Significance of the study 61.7 Limitations of the Study 7CHAPTER TWO 8REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 82.0 Introduction 82.1 The poverty concept 82.3 Microfinance and poverty 92.4 To help the poor out of poverty 102.5 Methodology of Micro...
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between SMEs and Poverty reduction among small and medium size enterprises in Njeru Community, Buikwe district. The study design comprised of a combination of both descriptive and cross sectional research designs and both qualitative and quantitative data were employed. Stratified sampling was used to determine the sample size. A sample size of 36 computed by a formula for krejcie and Morgan 1970 was considered, primary data was ...
ABSTRACT This study examines the use of symbols and images as poetic techniques in South African poetic writing. The poems seek to address the issues of socio-political injustice, apartheid, oppression and man’s inhumanity to man in the society, a kind of counter – attacking the apartheid system of the South African society, which allows for inequalities and abject poverty of a section of the society while the other section thrives in affluence. At the end we discover how Dennis B...
The poverty level in eastern Nigeria is a case to study especially the people of Nsirimo Amaise Autonomous Community in Umuahia, the state capital of Abia state. This intrigue is to address the effect of poverty that has engulfed the five (5) communities in Nsirimo namely; Umuako, Umumba, Umuaha, Umuezu and Umuerim. The experimental samples which was analyzed and validated were gotten from the community heads of each village, the local statistic offices, and the state government liaison offic...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv Table of contents vii Abstract ix CHAPTER ONE: 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Statement of the research problem 5 1.3 Statement of the research question 6 1.4 Statement of the research objective 6 1.5 Significance of study 7 1.7 Definition of terms 8 CHAPTER TWO: literature review 2.1 Review of theoretical literature 9 2.2 Review of empirical Literature 23 2.3 Review of relevant theories 23 2.4 Theoretical f...
ABSTRACT This study examines three main issues concerning the youth in the Asbiedu Keteke Sub~ metropolitan Area. These include their poverty profiles, unemployment problems and coping strategies. Central to the increase in urban poverty is the rise in unemployment especially among the youth. This provides the point of departure for this dissertation. The first section shows how Asbiedu and its environs, ahhougb constituting the commercial heartland of Accra, have not reached its potential in...