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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"rural Ghana"”.
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Designing sanitation projects in rural Ghana
Providing sanitation to rural areas in Ghana remains a huge challenge. Government funding is scarce while many international donor projects are ineffective. This thesis explores the difficulties with rural sanitation projects through the implementation of two pilot projects based on a …
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Microfinance in rural Ghana : a view from below
… Programme and Sinapi Aba Trust, in Nsoatre, a rural community in Ghana. Data for the study is from secondary sources, 26 interviews and 100 questionnaires. The study was guided by the philosophical ideas underlying the Sustainable Livelihood Approach and the Interpretive Approach. Using …
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Design and Usability Testing of an mHealth Application for Midwives in Rural Ghana
Midwives in Ghana provide the majority of rural primary and maternal healthcare services, but have limited access to data for decision making and knowledge work. Few mobile health (mHealth) applications have been designed for midwives. The study purpose was to design and test an mHealth application …
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Entrepreneurial Tech-Ed. : using technology to fuel income generation education in rural Ghana/
… merging small-scale technology hubs into the rural West African fabric by integrating with the secondary school system. This model redefines the structure of education in Ghana by establishing a programmatic fusion to create a relationship between education and entrepreneurialism. Encouraging …
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Access to Primary Health Care Services for Persons with Physical Disabilities in Rural Ghana
… accessing primary health care (PHC) services in rural areas. Negative attitudes from health care providers and inaccessible health care facilities and equipment are common experiences that negatively affect access to quality health care for persons with physical disabilities. However, there is …
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Mobile Phone Adoption in Rural Ghana: Understanding How Technologies and Platforms Influence Farming Business Activities
… economies, helping to bridge the gap between rural areas and cities. They are also used to support business activities, manage family relationships, and provide instructions and educational material for high school children. The technology is particularly important in rural Africa because many …
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Investigation of I-WASH's community-led total sanitation and alternative decentralized sanitation models in rural Ghana
… to meet the MDG sanitation target. As of 2010, Ghana has achieved 14% national improved sanitation coverage and is not projected to meet the sanitation target by 2015 (WHO, UNICEF, 2012). UNICEF, in partnership with the European Union, developed the I-WASH program to assist in eradicating guinea …
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An appraisal of experiences of climate change and adaptive response to heat stress by farmers in rural Ghana
… in the Bawku East part of Northern-East Ghana in 2013, examines, in the context of climate change, the trends and impacts of heat stress on smallholder farmers, as well as their responses to heat stress and the barriers to adaptation they face. The study used qualitative and quantitative …
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The Persistent Involvement of Chinese Migrants in Small-Scale Mining in Rural Ghana: Role of the “Men” and the “Boys”
In the last two decades, rural Ghana has witnessed a substantial influx of Chinese migrants, who have predominantly engaged in (illegal) small-scale mining (locally known as galamsey) reserved by law for Ghanaian citizens. While the literature has focused on factors that motivate Chinese miners and …
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The use of information and communications technology to continue instruction and professional development in rural Ghana during COVID-19 school lockdowns
… ongoing work with Semanhyia American School in rural Ghana as a teacher trainer, consultant, and mentor (the directors and staff at the school requested that I refer to the school by its name in this dissertation, as opposed to a pseudonym). This research study aims to identify key factors that …
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Gendered Power Relations and Household Decision Making in Rural Ghana. A study of Zambo in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region of Ghana
… from the experiences and narratives of 10 rural women, who form the most marginalized demographic in Ghana. The study focused on decisions around reproduction and child upbringing, household income generation and distribution, and religious practices. Findings reveal that women bear major …
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Rural electrification in Ghana: issues of photovoltaic energy technology utilisation
… to modern sources of energy, most of them in the rural areas of the developing world. Consequentially, the social and economic development of these two billion people hangs in the balance. In recent times, however, considerable advocacy has taken place in the academic and policy studies, …
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When spirituality and pedagogy collide: acknowledging religious beliefs and values in the ESL classroom
… experience teaching at a small village school in rural Ghana as a novice ESL teacher. Chapter 5 offers example lessons for utilizing religious discourse in the English classroom, while also sharing the author’s experiences teaching such material in ENGL 112, a college-level course designed for …
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Bush Allowance: A Phenomenological Study on Sexual Exploitation of Schoolgirls by Male Teachers in Rural Schools in Northern Ghana
In a patriarchal society like Ghana, the gendered hierarchy and socially accepted views of masculinity and femininity have permeated the school environment, thereby making Ghanaian schools the prime site not only for the construction of gender identity but also for reinforcing existing gender …
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English-only instruction: A comparative case-study of a rural and an urban basic school in Ghana
… look at ‘English-only’ medium of instruction in Ghana. Like many African countries, Ghana has multiple languages. Davis and Agbenyega (2012) estimate that Ghana has approximately 49 spoken languages and dialects. Local languages are used for everyday life in local communities. English is learned …
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THE IMPACT OF RURAL BANKS’ MICROFINANCE INTERVENTIONS ON POVERTY REDUCTIONS AMONG THE FISHING COMMUNITIES IN GHANA
… as an effective tool for poverty reduction and rural socio-economic development. However, poverty still denies many people in developing economies their basic needs. Nearly three decades after the global community welcomed the advent of microfinance as a tool for poverty eradication, people in …