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"The role of women in poverty alleviation : the case of Rwanda after 1994 genocide"
(University of the Western Cape, 2006-04)
This study examines the role of women in poverty alleviation in post-genocide Rwanda.It further looks at their contributions in the decision-making process and their participation socio-economic development. The research ...
Drought, urban resilience and urban food security in kaKhoza, Manzini, Swaziland
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Food security is the ability to secure an adequate daily supply of food that is affordable, hygienic and nutritious and it has become a chronic development problem in most urban areas of the global South. This thesis ...
Social welfare policies and child poverty in South Africa: a microsimulation model on the child support grant
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The study assessed the extent of child poverty in South Africa using five different policy scenarios, and modelled the impact on poverty and inequalities of people living in households with children using the Foster-Gree ...
Poverty and government expenditure: an assessment of the impact of government expenditure and interventions on poor groups with a focus on Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
In this thesis the author undertook a poverty and policy analysis. It is argued that it is important to understand the nature, magnitude and context of poverty before one can undertake an informed policy prescription. ...
An evaluation of the effects of poverty in Khayelitsha: a case study of site C
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The study seeked to investigate an evaluation of the effects of poverty in Khayelitsha Site C. Poverty in this area has manifested in the conditions people live under and the social effects of such conditions in the life ...
Class, land and poverty: a study of the class dynamics of land dispossession and land restitution in Dysselsdorp
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study aimed to contribute towards understanding how the dynamics of class formation and differentiation impact on and are in turn impacted upon by land restitution processes. It was conducted against the backdrop of ...
Food, sex and text: Exploring survival sex in the context of food insecurity through communal readings of the book of Ruth
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The study explored how contextual Bible study (CBS) contributes to the understanding of survival sex in the context of food insecurity. Even though South Africa is a food secure nation, a large percentage of the population ...
Home-based agricultural production as a food security coping strategy for urban households: A case of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Urban food insecurity in Zimbabwe is a serious stumbling block to the attainment of sustainable
urban livelihoods. The casual factors of the urban food crisis in the country include widespread
poverty, an unstable economic ...
When the village sleeps
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This thesis consists of a creative and in-depth research component: a speculative novel, When
the Village Sleeps, and a reflective long essay. It is about a young woman, Mandlakazi, who
was born severely malformed, the ...
Perceptions of a disadvantaged community regarding services of the Melton Rose Public library
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Public libraries in disadvantaged communities are underutilised. This study aimed to identify
reasons for underutilisation of public libraries in disadvantaged communities and to determine if
one of the reasons for the ...