The main objective of the thesis is to examine the effect of climate change and adaptation on livelihood pattern and the concomitant implications for poverty and food security.
The thesis uses a mixed-method research ...
Climate change is a serious challenge on a global and local scale, with severe consequences for
rural livelihoods sustainability and socioeconomic well-being. The study's major objective was to
examine how rural ...
This study examined the contribution that women in churches make towards community development. The concept of development of the community by the community has gained prominence in development literature. In addition, ...
This study explores the dimensions of human security and developmental challenges in Zimbabwe using the concept of nonviolent resistance as an analytical framework for understanding post-colonial violence in this country. ...
This study investigated the effets of depriving low-income employees of housing scheme grants at Alfred Nzo District Municipality, where low-income employees are excluded from housing scheme grants by current development ...
Local government, in terms of its constitutional obligation is liable for service provision. But in the provision of service there is a need for accountability. This will assist municipalities to track improvement derived ...
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of local economic development in urban poverty alleviation in Mbabane town in Eswatini. This was done by interviewing various stakeholders that are involved in LED processes ...
This dissertation draws on the perceptions of government officials and residents to investigate the response of government to the effects of increases in population on the provision of housing in Freedom Park, Soweto. The ...
This study focused on social housing in Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) and programmes under Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO). The role of social housing in the value chain of urban regeneration ...
The literature revealed that focusing on local economic development (LED) is among many
effective and efficient methods that can be used to reduce income poverty, joblessness and
improve technical and business skills. ...
This study investigated whether Communal Property Associations (CPAs) are effective structures for poverty reduction among beneficiaries of land reform in South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research design, ...
Women in different parts of the world, particularly rural women in developing countries
continue to face several socio-economic challenges. This qualitative study documents how self help groups are converted as tools to ...
In this study the effectiveness of foreign aid on economic development and poverty alleviation in Ethiopia during the period of 2011 to 2020 was analysed. On the one hand, government reports have indicated that the country ...
Poverty as it concerns women is often approached in terms of the three contributing
factors that have been underscored in the women-in-development and gender-and development (WID/GAD) literature: (1) the growth of ...
This study examined the perspectives of caregivers on how parental emigration impacts the social security of children left behind in Highfield, Zimbabwe. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews with caregivers, as well as ...
The access and availability of water have been South Africa’s challenge for millennia. Cape Town has experienced a severe water crisis, never witnessed since its establishment in 1652. The city’s water problems began in ...
Globally, women have less access to land and own less land than men. Women make up on average less than 20 per cent of the world’s landholders but make up an estimated 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force (Facio ...
The 21st century has seen increased urbanisation the world over. In many of these countries,
urbanisation has not been followed with adequate service provision. This qualitative study
sought to investigate the state, ...
This research answers the question: “How is the concept of transformational development understood and implemented in specific projects by Christian de-velopment organisations?” Transformational development is a Christian ...
The study focused on the analysis of the compatibility of customary land tenure with food
security in Binga District, in the northwest of Zimbabwe. The practices in customary land
tenure that lead to food insecurity ...