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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"sustainable livelihood"”.
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Sustainable livelihood development: A case study measuring social capital and its role in sustainable livelihood development in Zoucheng, China
… strength of social capital can alter household livelihoods and their sustainability. The intention of this thesis is to answer two questions: (1) Can different types of social ties (kin and non-kin ties) lead to differential access to social capital in a small community in China？(2) Does the …
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A Sustainable livelihood approach in a world heritage area: Ayutthaya, Thailand
… have promoted an analysis approach known as the ‘Sustainable Livelihood Approach’. It is a way to enhance understanding of the livelihoods of poor people. Tourism is often seen as a form of development that might yield sustainable livelihood. Cultural and heritage tourism can provide significant …
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The establishment and Training of Women peer saving groups for improved sustainable livelihood
… in peer saving groups to change to desirable livelihood situations. Community needs prioritization and leveling was done. Women’s associative strength, weakness, opportunities and challenges assessed. Prioritized needs included training on; entrepreneurship education, marketing skills, …
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Establishing Indigenous Organic Poultry as an Integrated Alternative Sustainable Livelihood to Pastoralists at Mela Village in Tanzania’
… assess the influence of integrated alternative sustainable livelihoods on pastoral communities’ economic development in Mvomero District, Morogoro in eastern Tanzania. The development objective of this initiative was to contribute to increased community alternative socioeconomic opportunities …
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The challenges faced by women with visual impairments in living a sustainable livelihood: A case of lusaka District, Zambia
… visual impairments have a lot of challenges on sustainable livelihood. Sixty six percent (66%) of the women stated that they were not able to live a sustainable livelihood, as most of them depended on begging for their livelihood. The money they realized from begging could not meet all their …
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Moral Economy Meets Global Economy: Negotiating Risk, Vulnerability and Sustainable Livelihood among Shrimp Farming Households in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
… spectrum have experienced intensified risk and livelihood vulnerability even as significant economic gains have been made, turning the country from a net food importer in the late eighties to a major agricultural exporter in the world today. This pattern is rooted in the imbalance resulting from …
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Poultry Keeping for Sustainable Livelihood: A Case of Mwakuda Women Group in Pugu Bombani, Ilala District Dar es Salaam
… has focus on improving community Income for sustainable livelihood through poultry keeping as a priority project. The objectives of the project were mainly three;) Sensitize and Train 40 Mwakuda members on Entrepreneurship and Business Management by September 2014 (i) Acquire Plot and …
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Creating and Enabling a Sustainable Livelihood for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparative Case Study of Ghana and Canada.
Abstract Despite the plethora of published studies on rights, including employment rights, for persons with intellectual disabilities (Hatton, 2002; Tarulli, et al., 2004; Ward & Stewart, 2008), relatively few have discussed their applicability to individuals with intellectual disabilities to …
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Accounting for Sustainable Livelihoods: The dialectic between Fairtrade and Biodiversity
… smallholder farmers are closer to having a sustainable livelihood as compared to when they depend on promises made by Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs) such as Fairtrade. The framework within accounting for biodiversity has not considered the loss in biodiversity and the potential role …
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Sustainability Challenges of Rural Livelihood at Bomvini Reserve Kwa-Zulu Natal
… aimed at exploring challenges experienced by sustainable livelihood schemes in the rural community of Bomvini Reserve. Most people in rural areas depend on the sustainable livelihoods for the income generation in their households. Though, they encounter a lot of challenges which discourages …
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Antecedents of livelihood of entrepreneurs at the disaster-hit areas of Sindh, Pakistan.
… natural disasters. A natural disaster destroys livelihood, causing death and scarcity of food, shelter, water, gas, education, jobs, health and infrastructure. Previous research shows that the aid from the government and the international community is a temporary relief, whereas entrepreneurship …
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Impact of homestay programmes on sustainable livelihoods for community development in Morija Lesotho
… was a government initiative to implement sustainable livelihood community-based programmes in rural areas of Lesotho and especially those rich in ecotourism, with the goal of tackling poverty. This study utilised a thematic qualitative approach, which incorporated ethnographic practices to …
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A multidimensional community development model for resettlement communitites: a case study in the Phillipines
… communities with limited community cohesion and sustainable livelihood. In order to alleviate the recreation of poverty, community development efforts in resettlement communities must include pro-poor, sustainable economic growth, inclusive social development, and good governance-the three …
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Microfinance in rural Ghana : a view from below
… guided by the philosophical ideas underlying the Sustainable Livelihood Approach and the Interpretive Approach. Using qualitative, cross-tabulations and ordinal logistic regression, the analysis found that the microfinance institutions studied essentially employ top-down approaches and that the …
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Income Generation By Rural Women Through Indigeneous Poultry Keeping Project at Chessa Village in Uyui District, Tabora Region
… is important for achieving economic growth and sustainable development in Chessa Village and thus, their economic contributions should be given importance in policy design. From this study now, the researcher helped rural women to form a group (Upendo group) and came up with the conclusion that …
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Assessing the contribution of household food production to food security and sovereignty at Nkomazi Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province in South Africa
… entitlement theory, relative culturalism, and sustainable livelihood theory. The study adopted mixed-method research approach namely convergent parallel research design approach to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Complementary, two research designs were employed, namely …
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Establishment of Community Knowledge Centre to Indigenous Hunter - Gatherer Communities Mbulu District, Tanzania
… and sensitization meetings, training on sustainable livelihood land use planning, primary health care and entrepreneurship. To date 90 community members have trained. A project site has been identified and beacons placed on it. Monitoring of the project activities has been mainly done …
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Exploring the development of communication strategies for Indigeneous Knowledge -based agricultural produce in Tshidzivhe Village, in Thulamela Municipality of Limpopo Province, in South Africa
… part of the lives of the rural people. Their livelihood depends on their capacity to produce agricultural and other produce for consumption and sale, to ensure sustainable livelihoods. In South Africa, examples of common produce visible in rural areas are - millet, sorghum, maize, nuts, beans, …
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Donkeys and Compost: Intermediate Transport and Soil Fertility Management in Northern Ghanaian Livelihoods
Sustainable livelihoods comprise complex interactions between diverse practices, facilitated by different capital use systems. Soil Fertility Management (SFM) is one such practice. Savanna farmers use organic and inorganic soil amendments. Although a strategy integrating both is most sustainable, …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Akehlulwalutho Pineapple and Vegetables Cooperative toward socio-economic development
… development, women empowerment, and building a sustainable land-based living. Participatory evaluation is an approach that involves consulting the stakeholders of a development intervention in the evaluation process. Furthermore, the Organisation of the Economic Cooperation and Development’s …
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