CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction This chapter presents the background of the study; statement of the problem; purpose of the study, specific objectives, research questions, research hypotheses, scope of the study, significance of the study, and the operational definitions of the study. Li Background of the study It is the dream of every country to have an economy that is self-sustaining; with yet in Africa poverty is the heart of its problems especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In U...
ABSTRACT This research is about local people‟s participation in tourism development: a case of Idodi ward in Iringa Rural District. It was guided by three specific objectives which are: to examine the factors influencing local people‟s participation in tourism development in the area, to assess the extent of local people‟s participation in the tourism development decision-making process and to examine the contribution of Ruaha National Park on poverty reduction in the study area. A sam...
ABSTRACT Conditional cash transfer programs have turned out to be an important element of social policy in developing countries. Conditional cash transfers are noncontributory programs that focus on the poor and vulnerable households. Such programs are aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, enable enhanced human capital investments, improving social risks management, and offering social protection. Although the impacts of these programs have well been researched in regard to their usefuln...
ABSTRACT The study on-lines how the Kenyan Government has endeavored since Independence to provide a more accessible education for national ·development and modernization. The main purpose of the research was to determine how socio-economic issues of house hold impact on free education. This study mainly focused on the socio-economic factors of households, which affect the implementation of Universal Free Primary Education in Mbeere District-Kenya. The research was done in Kiambere Primary ...
ABSTRACT Dry beans are an important source of protein especially among poor consumers in Tanzania. This makes dry beans a strategic food for combating malnutrition. Yet, per capita consumption of dry beans in Tanzania is relatively low. However, the reasons for low beans consumption are not well established. This study provides empirical evidence on beans consumption and factors influencing beans choice in households’ food purchasing decisions. The study used data collected by Legume Innova...
ABSTRACT The traditional instructional strategy employed by most biology teachers in teaching environment-related concepts have resulted in low learning outcomes. Two strategies have been proved in literature to have exposed students to a higher thinking order needed to recognise assumptions, evaluate controversies, and scrutinise inferences in alleviating the problem of low students‘ learning outcomes in biology, but they have not been utilised in the teaching of environmental concept in b...
Abstract: There is evidence that food insecurity has been increasing recently in Sub-Saharan Africa. The foundation of this statement is that development of agriculture can contribute both to the increase of food supply and constitute the main source for generating income, thus ensuring access to food by the greater proportion of food insecure people. This study was guided by various objectives in reviewing the global concerns and trends underlying the threat to food security. Emphasis is on...
ABSTRACT The study was aimed at establishing the factors that contribute to high prevalence of HIV/AIDS among the youth in Mbarara district. Across sectional study was used to establish the above factor using questionnaires, observation, personal interviews, and documentations. During the study, the findings were; most of the individuals 28 (50%) interviewed suggested that they would not die alone while students preferred joining NGO’s if tested positive. 28 (50%) of the individuals were in...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the enrollment of pupils of Eldama Ravine nursery school in Kolbatek district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the enrollment of pupils in regards to, introduction of free primary education, poverty, lack of government regulation, lack of a standardized curriculum and poor health and nutrition. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the public respondents and interviews with the teachers. ...
Table of Contents DECLARATION........................................................................................... i APPROVAL ........................................................................................ ii DEDICATION ...................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................. iv CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................
Abstract: Besides soil replenishment through manure application , the zero grazing production system also contributes towards smallholders' standards of living and poverty reduction. Its benefits are many and substantial; in western Kenya, the livestock farmers have adopted it. However, factors influencing its adoption are not known. It is also not certain whether the livestock farmers who practice zero grazing are knowledgeable of the cattle reproductive parameters or not which is key to ze...
The aim of the study is to examine the effects of slum on rental property values in Obiagu. To achieve this aim, the following objectives were raised, they are: a. To identify the causes and effects of slum on rental property values in the study area. b. To establish the negative and positive effects of slum on rental property values in the study area. c. To establish whether slum environment makes investment in real estate and property market transactions, a viable venture. BACKGROU...
ABSTRACT This study examines the resilience strategies of adolescent girls in Nima, a suburb of Accra against teenage pregnancy. Specifically, it sought to find out the resilience pathways of adolescent girls against teenage pregnancy, determine the factors which influenced the resilience decision making process of these adolescent girls, examine the factors which help in building resilience and finally, understand the socio-cultural and economic factors which promote the building of resilien...
The conflicts in South Sudan have brought more suffering and agony to the citizens than the peace they hoped for. This conflict has resulted to destruction of property, low investment in the country, unemployment and poverty. This has led to the establishment of numerous humanitarian organizations with the primary aim of nation building. This study looked at the role these humanitarian organizations play in nation building with reference to Catholic Organization for Relief and Developmen...
ABSTRACT As Graham Hough in his famous book An Essay on Criticism (1966: a, pp 10 & 14) has rightly observed, there are two categories ofliterary theories namely: (a) moral theories, i.e those that are concerned primarily with what literature is for; and (b) formal theories, i.e. those that are concerned primarily with what it is.. The first see literature as part of human activity in general while the other see literature as a self-contained activity. However, the two types are not mutually ...