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Community-based organisations (cbos) and the child rights-based approach (crba) in implementing services for vulnerable children: a case study of Kuyasa horizon empowerment in Kayamandi, Cape Town, South Africa
(2013)
Vulnerable children in Southern Africa are not receiving adequate services to support their human development. The child rights-based approach (CRBA) has become the globally accepted norm informing the quality and variety ...
Exploring capabilities of learners in a quintile 1 school in Metro Central of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study explore the capabilities of Intermediate Phase (grades 4-6) learners in a Quintile 1 school in the Metro Central of Cape Town, through the lens of the capabilities approach theorized by Amartya Sen. This approach ...
A descriptive study of demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to describe the demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa. A survey was chosen as the design method and a structured ...
Exploring the experiences and challenges of food insecurity in child-headed households in Ingwavuma: A bio-ecological perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Child-headed households (CHHs) are a recent development that has become progressively
noticeable not only in South Africa but also internationally. This phenomenon arose as a
result of the death of parents or abandonment ...
Trends in Household Consumption Expenditure among the Six Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This study examined the trends in household consumption expenditure among the six
geopolitical zones in Nigeria within the context of Engel's law of consumption. The study
specifically set out to achieve the following ...
Assessment of poverty and inequality trends in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria: Evidence from the General Household Survey of Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The high rate of poverty in Nigeria has reached alarming proportions. Despite average economic
growth rates of 6 percent between 2004 and 2010, the incidence of poverty has remained high,
increasing from 54.7 percent in ...
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 ...
Critical evaluation of the impact of urban agriculture on food security: Case study of urban food gardens in Kayamandi settlement in Stellenbosch, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This research investigates the impact of urban agriculture on food security through urban food garden projects in Kayamandi. Food insecurity is a major global challenge, 795 million people in the world suffer from hunger ...
A mixed method assessment of the association between young mother’s education attainment and child malnutrition in rural Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Malnutrition is a big public health concern in Malawi. Almost 40% of under-five children in Malawi suffer from malnutrition. Children born to poor mothers with low education levels have higher chances of being malnourished. ...
Urban agriculture a livelihood strategy for food security in the Cape Flats: A case study of community-based and home food gardens in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Growing urban food insecurity has prompted many researchers, NGOs, international agencies and governments to advocate for urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy to improve the household food security of the urban poor. ...