ABSTRACT The study evaluated the World Vision Ghana’s Health and Nutrition programme at Bongo in the Upper East Region. Issues of health and nutrition are very crucial since they are closely related to the development of the individual and by extension, nations. There is widespread malnutrition and ignorance of health issues in most rural communities in Ghana. World Vision is operating in most of these rural communities in Ghana, and interventions in Health and Nutrition are undertaken in a...
abstract the issue of poverty attracted international policy attention around the time when the UN system named it number one and the bedrock of its eight millennium development goal (MDGs).
ABSTRACT ‘Poverty production’ is a rising notion in poverty research which addresses the roles of actors and the activities they engage in that end in poverty or make contributions to poverty formation. Corruption does not fail to be one of those obvious factors known to aggravate poverty among citizens. The scope of the study focused on Nigeria in West Africa, a country with immense wealth from its rare natural resource – oil – yet reportedly taken over India as the country with the...
ABSTRACT The literatures show that, until recently, Tanzania’s poverty indices have been calculated using an income approach only. Therefore, this study aimed at covering the existing gap of measuring poverty in multidimensional way. The main objective of the study was to calculate the multidimensional poverty index of Tanzania. Specifically, the study intended to determine non-monetary deprivation levels in Tanzania; to examine the determinants of multidimensional poverty; and to determin...
ABSTRACT South Africa is a member of the Southern African Development Community and it is termed the economic master minder of the region due to its economic development in the region unlike the other member states. Therefore by virtue of signing the 1992 SADC treaty it meant that everything that happens in South Africa or that South Africa does has to be in line with the SADC principles or objectives. The research study therefore assessed the impact of the South African xenophobic attacks on...
Abstract Poverty Is Profoundly Endemic In Many Countries Especially In Less Developed Countries. In Nigeria, Poverty Is A Reality That Depicts The Lack Of Food, Clothes, Education, And Other Basic Amenities. Severely Poor People Lack The Most Basic Necessities Of Life To A Degree That It Can Be Wondered How They Manage To Survive. There Are Several Effects And Deficiencies Associated With Poverty In Nigeria. One Of The Main Effects Of Poverty Is Poor Medical Services, As Is Reflected In...
ABSTRACT The region around Bosaaso is prone to poverty, since the district host a lot of people from south central Somalia. This poverty led to allot of impact on economic development of the district and entire region. The purpose of this study was to analyze how poverty affects the economic development of the people in Boosaaso district. It drew an insight on how these cases of poverty, from lack of active government, civil wars and over population. That affects the economic lives of th...
Abstract This Study Investigated The Effects Of Polygamous Marriage On Poverty In Gomba District. The First Objective Was To Find Out The Impacts Of Polygamous Marriage On Poverty Levels In The Households, The Study Showed That The Impacts Like High Population Increase That Leads To Pressure On Land Thus Conflicts Also Poor Education Due To Lack Of Fees Thus Unemployment Creation Which Was Kept Many Of Them In Absolute Poverty. The Second Objective Was To Examine The Causes Of Polygamous Marr...
ABSTRACT NGOs have been regarded as the new ‘panacea for people centered pro-poor development’ in urban poverty. This research investigates the role of NGOs in urban poverty reduction in Kasokoso from the perceptions of low-income urban households and NGOs operating in this sector. It finds that while there are some successes - in addressing the environmental risks by providing clean water, sanitation services, providing health services, and building social capital of the low-income hou...
ABSTRACT Several government policies have been implemented in the quest to enhancing educational access in Ghana. A recent one is the free SHS system that was introduced in 2017. The goal of the free SHS system is to reduce poverty by eliminating household need to pay fees for senior high education, especially for the poor who it had been shown are not accessing education because of the costs. This paper investigated whether the free SHS system will reduce poverty in Ghana. Using 2017 cross-s...
ABSTRACT Since the late 1980s, Zimbabwe has experienced rising poverty for quite a number of years despite policy makers implementing trade liberalisation. Therefore, the study sought to determine the impact of trade liberalisation on poverty in Zimbabwe. Using time series data from 1986 to 2012, an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimation criteria was employed to estimate the change of poverty in Zimbabwe. The study found out that trade liberalization has positive effect on poverty. Policy ma...
ABSTRACT The study concentrates on causes and effects of poverty on the economic development of Bulambuli district. The study was guided by the following objectives; to establish the causes of poverty in Bulambuli District., to examine the effects of Poverty on economic development of Bulambuli District and to identify the viable solutions to curb down poverty in Bulambuli District.The study used a descriptive research design where both qualitative and quantitative data techniques. The quanti...
A combination of economic growth and committed revenue rising should give most governments considerable scope to devote increased resources in addressing the issue of poverty. In fighting poverty, we need to briefly review the extent and nature of poverty across nationals. We then consider the role of the media and revenue raising tools that can hamper social expenditure. Poverty is a state of insolvency in which man cannot meet all the obligations required for survival. In handling problems ...
Abstract The study aimed on addressing urban poverty in context with urban community gardens in the case of Karoi Town Council. The problem statement states that, due to the prevailing situation in Zimbabwe of poor economy and limited employment opportunities, urban residents are now living under poverty conditions, earning below the poverty datum line and enduring with one meal a day. So it is the core of the study to show how urban community gardens can solve such challenges and reduces urb...
ABSTRACT The study focuses on foreign aid and poverty dynamics in Africa. Specifically, the study addressed two objectives ;(1) the relationship between poverty and aid and (2) the relationship between mortality rate and aid. Following these objectives, the study used fixed effects estimation techniques for the two objectives, the choice of which was determined empirically using Hausman test. Based on this technique, the following results were arrived at:(1) that the coefficient of offi...