ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effects ofpoverty on pupil’s academic performance of the selected primaily schools in Central Division, Kajiado District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Central Division, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Central Division. The methods used for data collection was quest...
Smallholder commercialization becomes a necessary driver for poverty alleviation and food security in agriculturally driven economies in Sub-Saharan Africa considering rising population growth with increased competition for access to resources. However, commercializing smallholder farming in agriculturally driven economies vary in scales, institutional arrangements and labour regimes as well as socio-economic, environmental and political influence with varying policy initiatives towards incor...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the San community which is the most marginalised ethnic group in Namibia to establish their current economic status. The study sought to assess the effectiveness and impact of the poverty alleviation policies and programmes that are in place to respond to the plight of the poor, specifically the San. Primary data was collected in Omaheke and Ohangwena regions through structured questionnaires or interview guides, and field observations. Secondary data was collec...
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: Microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation has become the main subject of many global and regional conferences, seminars and workshops. Ethiopia is not an exception. The study was conducted with the aim of analyzing effects of risk management on microfinance and poverty reduction the case of Haramaya district factors on the livelihood of borrowers, using primary data collected through structured questionnaire from 127 respondents. The empirical analysis of the study was conduct...
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 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 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 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 '• 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...