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    Information and communication technologies for development: Reshaping poverty in South Africa 

    Diga, Kathleen (University of Western Cape, 2020)
    The aim of this thesis is to examine the association between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and poverty reduction in South Africa. ICTs have been argued to be a means to improve household livelihoods ...
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    An investigation into pre-university factors that could inhibit access to higher education for learners from low socio-economic backgrounds: the case of high school x in Khayelitsha, Cape Town 

    Bonani, Khwezi (University of the Western Cape, 2014)
    This study investigated the factors inhibiting learners from low socio- economic backgrounds from accessing higher education. The intention to investigate and identify these inhibiting factors was motivated by the growing ...
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    The impact of drought on household food security : a case study of Northern Tanzania 

    Ndzelen, Maria Goretti Diane (University of the Western Cape, 2015)
    With changes in climatic conditions being increasingly noticed around the world in the past 2 decades, drought has been identified as one of the main causes of food insecurity. Given the inseparable nature of food security ...
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    Critical evaluation of the impact of urban agriculture on food security: Case study of urban food gardens in Kayamandi settlement in Stellenbosch, Western Cape 

    Salah, Abdikarim Ahmed (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 ...
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    A mixed method assessment of the association between young mother’s education attainment and child malnutrition in rural Malawi 

    Sanga, Linice Rumbani (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. ...
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    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 

    Mfaku, Abongile (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. ...
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    Assessment on the effects of village savings and loan associations (VSLA) on poverty reduction in Hawassa, Ethiopia 

    Beyene, Nardos Legesse (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 ...
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    An assessment of the impact of poverty on educational attainment for adolescents: a case study of Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, South Africa 

    Gardiner, Carlene M. (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 ...
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    An application of synthetic panel data to poverty analysis in South Africa 

    Mabhena, Rejoice (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 ...
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    Evaluating the impact of social grants on food security and poverty alleviation in South Africa 

    Koswana, Victor Mandilakhe (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 ...
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