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The impact of an organisational capacity assessment on non-profit organisations in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The research study investigated the potential impact that organisational capacity assessments can have on the long-term sustainability of non-profit organisations (NPOs). The researcher employed longitudinal research design ...
Development impact of agricultural projects on smallholder farmers: A case study from the Fadama iii project in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Nigeria has over 100 million people living below the US$1.90 poverty line. Most of these poor
people are rural smallholder farmers. Agricultural interventions are ongoing to alleviate poverty
and food insecurity amongst ...
International migration and social welfare policies: Assessing the effect of government grants on the livelihoods of migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa is paradoxically an interesting case study. On the one hand, it is characterised by widespread and persistent poverty and extra-ordinary levels of unemployment. On the other hand, South Africa is quintessentially ...
Effects of Microcredit on Beneficiaries’ Livelihood Improvement: A Case Study of Engage Now Africa (ENA) In Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
In Ghana, the number of people living in extreme poverty has reduced. Yet the poverty rate is
currently 24.2 %, which is still high considering that Ghana is a lower middle-income country
(Emmanuel, Frempong, Opareh & ...
Redistributing farmland to the landless in Fezile Dabi District Municipality: A synthesis of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
When looking at South African land policy, one would agree there is a clear commitment to ensuring land ownership for the previously disadvantaged. South Africa’s 1996 Constitution is widely regarded as among the most ...
The right to adequate housing in Zimbabwe: A contextual and jurisprudential anatomy of public housing policy implementation; Harare (2000-2018)
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Amid notable and ongoing research about housing, structural hurdles crippling state efforts to guarantee the right to adequate housing have been extensively analysed and widely recognised. Albeit study after study demonstrates ...
Townships to CBD: The project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The Quarterly Labour Force survey by Statistics South Africa (2019) portrays a very bleak future for the South African economy and labour force. The unemployment rate is 27.6% and youth unemployment stands at 55.2%. The ...
An exploratory case study in a rural municipality in the western cape: Local government skills development
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Local governments worldwide are invariably faced with challenges of human capacity constraints, corruption, lack of operating transparency and accountability, dysfunctional ward committees, poor public participation, ...
Identifying and assessing barriers and enablers to HIV counselling and testing among men aged 18-49 in Lilongwe District. A case study of Chileka Health Area.
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Malawi had an estimated HIV prevalence of 9.6% with about 9.2% of its adult population living with HIV/AIDS in 2018. HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) is essential to the prevention of HIV infection, HIV treatment and ...
An exploratory case study in a rural municipality in the Western Cape: Local Government skills development
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Local governments worldwide are invariably faced with challenges of human capacity constraints, corruption, lack of operating transparency and accountability, dysfunctional ward committees, poor public participation, ...