ABSTRACT Ghana’s steady progress toward democratic consolidation has received significant applause worldwide. Notwithstanding this achievement, the selection of beneficiaries of poverty alleviation programmes by incumbent government has often been compromised for political gains. Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme was introduced a decade ago by the state with the aim of using it to alleviate the suffering of the extremely poor and the vulnerable. This study set o...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of pove1ty on learners' academic performance of the selected schools in Kabati Division Kitui District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study was to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Kabati division, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Kabati Division. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to th...
ABSTRACT Poverty is a condition in which a person of a community is deprived of the basic essentials and necessities for a minimum standard of living. Poverty reduction has been a major concern for successive governments in Kenya over the years because it is believed to be the universally accepted way of achieving economic growth in the country. The intended purpose is to raise the living standards of the people and improve upon their quality of life. The Kenyan government has been implementi...
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ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) was helping to reduce poverty among women in the Savelugu-Nanton District. The quota, purposive, snowball and simple random sampling techniques were used to obtain a total of 172 respondents for the study. Two sets of interview schedules were used for the two groups, a questionnaire for the PAF loan staff and focus group discussion guide for the beneficiaries. The data analysis was done with...
ABSTRACT This study is designed to show how cooperative societies can alleviate poverty in Arochukwu North Local Government Area, Abia State. The sample consist of 25 farmer cooperative society members, 25 marketing cooperative society members, 25 credit and thrift cooperative society members and 25 consumer cooperative society members. The main instrument used for collecting data was questionnaire. The sample was collected through random sampling techniques and statistical method used for da...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is an assessment of the effectiveness of the poverty alleviation strategies implemented by the World Vision and KLGC in the Tongwe area. The research was generally motivated by the individual concerns which have also influenced the focus of the project topic, the research problem as well as the area of study which is home to the writer. The central factor that has affected the writing of this academic paper was the ever growing need inside the Tongwe rural areas in ...
ABSTRACT '• The study examined The irrigated agriculture as a means of poverty alleviation in Pa ikon Kore, Iowa and Rafin Zurfi community in Gwagwalada area council of Federal Capital Territory - Abuja a. The study explores the conceptual and theoretical issues involved in irrigation impacts and their distribution across Locations and their implication for equity and poverty reduction strategies in an irrigation system. · It was conceived in three broad objectives namely (i) Identifying ...
ABSTRACT This paper presents a review on the literature of tobacco farming on the observed research on the impact of tobacco farming on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as well its impact on poverty alleviation. In this study I drew on the existing academic structure on tobacco farming in Zimbabwe. An examination of the factors that led farmers in partaking tobacco farming was carried out on 86smallholder farmers. The case was in Centenary District. This study was therefore initiated wi...
ABSTRACT The present study examined the relationship between entrepreneurship education programme of universities in Benue State and job creation, career intention, self productivity and poverty alleviation of undergraduate students. Four research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. The sample for the study consisted of 225 final year undergraduate students drawn from three universities in Benue state. The instrument u...
ABSTRACT The study examined the roles of NGOs in poverty alleviation and education in the SefwiWiawso Municipality in the Western Region of Ghana. The work was guided by development theories notably modernization theory, dependency theory, community development theory, neo-liberalism and underpinned by three main philosophical components to wit; ontological, epistemological and methodological approaches. The exploratory mixed method design was employed for the study. Primary data were sourced...
A robust economic growth cannot be achieved without putting in place well focused programme to reduce poverty through empowering the people by increasing their access to factors of production.
ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the welfare of the poor by providing opportunities to increase social capital; improve availability of market information; creation of new economic opportunities; improve economic efficiency and competitiveness; better access to health and education facilities and more efficient and effective governance. In spite of the significant ICT development and growing recognition of their benefits, there are conc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish· the effects of poverty on pupil's academic performance of the selected primary schools in Kendu-Bay sub division, Rachuonyo district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic perfonnance in Kendu-Bay sub division, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Kendu-Bay sub division. The study employed a descri...
ABSTRACT Rural development has been erroneously equated to agricultural development. The former works to diversify income through non-farm activities to complement proceeds of the latter. However, the actual role of non-farm income in poverty alleviation is not yet known among rural households. There is therefore the need to critically explore the roles of non-farm income diversification in rural poverty alleviation. The patterns and contributions of nonfarm income diversification to poverty...