Sökning: "Afrika empowerment"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden Afrika empowerment.
1. Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikSammanfattning : This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries in the last decade. A unique feature of this research is the incorporation of an index measuring financial inclusion, developed specifically for this study. LÄS MER
2. Non-governmental organizations preventive work against female genital mutilation in Kenya : a qualitative minor field study
Magister-uppsats, Sophiahemmet HögskolaSammanfattning : FGM is practiced in around 30 countries, mainly in Africa, The Middle East, and Asia. An estimated 200 million girls and women have been cut anywhere between infancy and 15 years old. This practice is usually linked to traditions, cultures, and sometimes religion, although this seems to be more of a question of how religion is interpreted. LÄS MER
3. A Novel Approach to Youth Crime Prevention: Mindfulness Meditation Classes in South African Townships
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Children growing up in poor areas with high crime rates are shown to easily get involved in violent actions and criminal gangs. In South Africa, despite considerable efforts to reduce youth delinquency, youth crime rates are still disturbingly high – specifically, in the townships of the Cape Flats. LÄS MER
4. "Ett vitt och fritt tillträde att rädda världen?" : En studie av tidigare svenska volontärturisters resonemang kring maktstrukturer och koloniala spår i afrikanska utvecklingsländer
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleSammanfattning : The following study investigates volunteerism as a possible form of reproduction of postcolonial structures. The purpose of this study is to investigate earlier Swedish volunteers’ argument about social effects generated by commercial volunteerism and possible macrostructures that can be distinguished as an effect of colonial history, in order to see if volunteer travel influenced their way of resonating around dichotomic relationships and colonial stereotypes in volunteerism. LÄS MER
5. Mapping Business Model Success Factors in Low Populated Developing Areas - A Minor Field Study in Northern Namibia with Focus on Agricultural Technology
Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Sammanfattning : Namibia has the third lowest population density in the world and a large part of the population are dependent on small-scale subsistence farming for survival. What was found during the study is that large distances between communities has created challenges in terms of infrastructure, logistics and communication. LÄS MER
