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Assessment on the effects of village savings and loan associations (VSLA) on poverty reduction in Hawassa, Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Formal microfinance institutions have been an important tool in the fight against poverty in developing countries, but their reach for rural people and urban slum poor are limited. Following this, Village Savings and Loan ...
An assessment of the impact of poverty on educational attainment for adolescents: a case study of Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
South Africa is unfortunately regarded as one of the most unequal countries in the world. Poverty is rife within the communities and it affects various aspects of individuals’ lives, including education. Education is a ...
An application of synthetic panel data to poverty analysis in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
There is a wide-reaching consensus that data required for poverty analysis in developing countries are inadequate. Concerns have been raised on the accuracy and adequacy of household surveys, especially those emanating ...
The perceptions and experiences of violence on children in children's homes
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study aimed at looking at children's perceptions of violence, exploring the experiences on child violence and lastly perceptions of children about intervention strategies in children's homes. The participants were ...
Evaluating the impact of social grants on food security and poverty alleviation in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The relationship between social welfare policies and food security across the world remains a significant
challenge that has raised intense scholarly debate. A number of suggestions have been offered on how to
measure ...
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 ...
Evaluating the impact of social grants and the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) on poverty reduction in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Given that poverty has remained one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, an in-depth understanding of the poverty reduction measures implemented by government is necessary. It is important to understand the ...
Infrastructure policy reforms and rural poverty reduction in Ghana : the case of the Keta Sea Defence Project
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This mini-thesis seeks to understand why infrastructure projects fail to contribute effectively to poverty (rural) reduction. The thesis assumes that though infrastructure provision can impact positively on rural poverty ...
Public sector spending in Nigeria: implications for poverty, demographic changes and millennium development goals target
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Over the last two decades, budgetary allocations to both the Health and Education sectors have been on the increase in Nigeria, while a counter-factual feedback on its effects for various economic groups and distributional ...
Can bio fortified plants accumulate trace elements essential to the growth and development of humans?
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Micronutrient and trace element deficiencies are a problem affecting nearly two billion
people globally. The people affected the most by these deficiencies are those living in poor
and rural communities in the developing ...