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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Vulnerable Households"”.
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Prepaid electricity and in-home displays: an alternative for the most vulnerable households in Colombia
… especial énfasis en aquellos que son más vulnerables desde una perspectiva socioeconómica. Mis resultados sugieren que el nuevo esquema y la provisión de información a través de los medidores inteligentes generan una disminución en el consumo de electricidad del 15.04 % a nivel agregado. …
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The parables of Jesus as symbols of social transformation in a critical view of food insecurity systems for vulnerable households in urban townships
The aim of this study is to determine the use of the parables of the historical Jesus as transformative interpretive instruments of food shortage in urban townships. We will give much attention on the 12 theses critical reading of the parables espoused by Van Eck. In order to reach stated …
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The role of statistical distributions in vulnerability to poverty analysis
… characterized by semi-arid climates where households’ welfare primarily relies on rainfed agricultural activities, extreme weather events such as droughts can present existential challenges to their livelihoods. To mitigate these risks, numerous social protection programs have been …
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Income Generation By Rural Women Through Indigeneous Poultry Keeping Project at Chessa Village in Uyui District, Tabora Region
… of women in IGAs can contribute to enabling households to cope with income shocks, to ensure food security, to avoid an increase in poverty or to prevent vulnerable households from falling below the poverty line. Women’s income is important for achieving economic growth and sustainable …
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Designing Electricity Distribution Network Tariffs for Beneficial Electrification
… a zero-sum game: regulators can either protect vulnerable households or encourage electrification, but not both. In this thesis, we challenge that perception by asking whether well-designed distribution network tariffs can deliver a win-win in the long run, reducing operating costs for EVs …
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Economic consequences for households of illness and of paying health care in Zimbabwe: A case study
… this study determines the strategies that households employ to cope with the financial burden of OOP payments in Zimbabwe. Data was collected from 499 households in Harare urban and Seke rural districts of Zimbabwe. Total monthly household OOP health expenditure was defined as …
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PATH to a ‘better’ life? Exploring the influence of conditional assistance from the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) on the lives of its beneficiaries in Jamaica
… (CCTP) in Jamaica. PATH provides cash to vulnerable households and as a result, anticipates increased school attendance and performance, and consequently, human capital. Following that, child beneficiaries’ labour market/employment outcomes are envisaged to increase, enabling them to break …
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The effectiveness of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision of potable water services at Thohoyandou
… development and should give special attention to vulnerable households and institutions to ensure uninterrupted access to potable water.
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Factors associated with partial health insurance coverage among households in Malawi
… population insured. Moreover, within insured households, coverage is often incomplete, leaving some members without protection. This partial insurance coverage increasingly contributes to a reliance on out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE), a regressive and inequitable financing mechanism that …
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Essays on the economics of tobacco and alcohol control policy in Kenya
… between tobacco-consuming (alcohol-consuming) households and households that do not consume tobacco (alcohol). Following the precedent of some other studies, the adult sex ratio is used as an instrumental variable for the tobacco and alcohol consumption status of households. However, the adult …
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The heterogeneous impacts of energy type and metering systems on household welfare: insights from Ghana and South Africa
… that such systems can increase the likelihood of households becoming energy-poor and resorting to unclean energy sources. Through comprehensive empirical analyses presented in three substantive papers in Chapters Two to Four, this thesis provides critical insights into the policy implications of …