The research, entitled "Public Housing Policy and the Housing Need of Residents in Informal Settlements in Ethiopia: The Case of Addis Ababa", aims to examine how the socioeconomic status of informal settlers and housing ...
This thesis examined the value of the people’s participation as a strategy for rural-focused development programmes. The term participation is used in this thesis to refer to the involvement of locals in the processes of ...
Social protection, including social assistance or safety nets, is considered a proven means of
reducing poverty, promoting livelihood, improving food security and nutrition status of the
poorest households. The Government ...
Information and communication technology (ICT) is ubiquitous and has penetrated various economies and farming included. The advent of ICT has expanded the farming sector evidenced by a whole range of value chains that can ...
The study investigates issues of housing faced by the community of Josefa. It assesses
the impact of housing crisis in this township of Soweto, Josefa, South Africa. It is being
conducted against the background of the ...
This study investigates factors that influence business performance of home-based enterprises in
South Africa. There is a wide debate in literature about failure of spaza shops run by South
Africans, while those run ...
This study assessed the entrepreneurial opportunities inherent in the Fast-Track Land Reform
Programme (FTLRP) in the Marondera District of Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. The
study was energised by the idea that ...
The primary objective of this study was to analyse the contributions and challenges of civil society in governance and development and state-civil society relations in context of the post-1991 contemporary Ethiopia. To ...
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 ...