Browsing Institute for Social Development by Author "Devereux, Stephen"
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Assessing the parliamentary contribution to the elimination of food insecurity in rural Malawi: An historical and grassroots perspective, 1998–2018
Dzidekha, Gloria Kombo (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Although Malawi is an agriculture-based economy, the country experiences extensive food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition, low productivity, and low income. Currently, food insecurity affects 58% of the population and 50.7% ... -
Backyard Poultry Farming as a Survival Strategy for Women in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Norton Town in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
Munyanyi, Fadzai Noleen (University of Western Cape, 2018)Early in this millennium, Zimbabwe faced economic collapses which led to a decline of formal sector employment and an increase in urban agriculture. Urban agriculture provides income and a food supply to poor, middle and ... -
A comparative analysis of alternative food security indicators, using farm workers in the Northern Cape Province as a case study
Ndondo, Zona; Devereux, Stephen (University of the Western Cape, 2019)The concept of food insecurity is complex and difficult to measure. Food insecurity is measured at different levels – global, national, household and individual. In order to have appropriate assessments of food security ... -
Does the child support grant contribute towards resilience in poor households in Mitchell’s Plain? A sustainable livelihoods approach
Hess, Malcolm (University of the Western Cape, 2022)This thesis draws on three concepts, Social protection, Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and Resilience, to portray how the Child Support Grant (CSG) may lead to resilience in poor households. Various definitions of social ... -
The effect of school feeding programmes among school-going children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Sindi, Babalwa (University of the Western Cape, 2022)School feeding programmes (SFPs) are known as a significant form of social protection that seeks to address food insecurity and educational improvement worldwide. This study seeks to evaluate the school feeding programmes ... -
The effectiveness of child support grants in South Africa: A case study of Caledon district, Western Cape
Volmink, Mark Fritzgerald (University of Western Cape, 2020)This research study addresses the effectiveness of child support grants in South Africa. It specifically asks the questions, what do social policy makers in South Africa want to achieve with the Child Support Grant (CSG) ... -
The effectiveness of School Health Services delivery related to the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) and Integrated School Health Policy (ISHP) in the Western Cape’s formerly disadvantaged schools
Menziwa, Menziwa (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Provision of effective school health services is fundamental to learners’ health and learning. It is obvious that ineffective or absent school health services would ultimately jeopardize the health of learners, core school ... -
The effectiveness of school health services delivery related to the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) and Integrated School Health Policy (ISHP) in the Western Cape’s formerly disadvantaged schools
Menziwa, Mzwandile (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Provision of effective school health services is fundamental to learners’ health and learning. It is obvious that ineffective or absent school health services would ultimately jeopardize the health of learners, core ... -
The expected effects of the National School Nutrition Programme: Evidence from a case study in Cape Town, Western Cape
Sanousi, Mohammed (University of the Western Cape, 2019)School feeding programmes have become a worldwide poverty reduction strategy that are designed to enhance human capital, i.e. nutrition and education. In South Africa, the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) began ... -
Exploring perceptions and experiences of students’ food insecurity in residences at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)
Sigodi, Unati (University of the Western Cape, 2023)There have been ongoing debates about the state of food insecurity in institutions of higher learning in South Africa but with minimal sustainable solutions found. This thesis used Sen’s Capability Approach in exploring ... -
Factors that contribute to social vulnerability in children from disadvantaged communities: A case of Atlantis in Cape Town
Sondwana, Buhle (University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study aimed to explore factors that expose children to social vulnerability in Atlantis. The literature covered in this study revealed a gap in terms of the realization of children’s well-being in a disadvantaged ... -
Food insecurity and dietary diversity amongst seasonal women farm workers in South Africa: The case of Cape Winelands district
Calvert, Samantha (University of Western Cape, 2021)This research study explores seasonal farm working womens’ food insecurity and dietary diversity in Cape Winelands District (CWD). It describes the food difficulties seasonal farm working women are facing that prevents ... -
Impact of agricultural transformation policy on food security: Case study of selected smallholder farmers in Gicumbi District, Northern Province, Rwanda
Umulisa, Prudence (University of the Western Cape, 2022)The agricultural sector significantly contributes to the economy of many countries and it arguably remains the backbone for sustainable economic growth, livelihood standards and employment opportunities among households ... -
The impact of expanded public works programme (EPWP) on food security in South Africa
Satumba, Takunda (University of the Western Cape, 2023)This thesis aims to investigate the food security impact of public works programmes. Using the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) as a case study in South Africa, the design, implementation, and operation of public ... -
The political economy of social protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tracing the agenda in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Kapingidza, Samuel (University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study traces the political economy of the social protection policy processes in the two country case studies of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It focuses on the role of global actors/external agencies (bilaterals, multilaterals ... -
Strengthening the social contract between government and social grant recipients: a case study of the older person's grant and the child support grant in the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts
Moses, Meshay Lee (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Since the birth of democracy in 1994, the South African government has struggled to substantially address the social and economic inequality as well as widespread poverty produced by the apartheid system. Social assistance, ...