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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"youth access"”.
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Youth access to empowerment funds for entrepreneurship in Zambia
Youth unemployment in Zambia is high. According to the Zambia Country Report (2013) by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), approximately 960,000 (16.7 %) of the almost 6 million youths in Zambia are unemployed. This has led to young people engaging in entrepreneurial activities as a means …
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A qualitative study on South African policies governing youth access to alcohol
Alcohol abuse among youth continues to be a major concern worldwide in the 21st century. It has been suggested in various studies that the age of onset is decreasing rapidly and that admissions to treatment centres are increasing as young people fall prey to substance abuse. This raises serious …
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Enhancing Youth Access to Community Recreation Facilities: An Effectiveness Evaluation of the Grade 10 Community Physical Activity Pass
… to increase physical activity levels among youth, especially those most at risk for inactivity including adolescent girls, older adolescents, and youth from low socioeconomic status households. A clear understanding of the factors associated with physical activity among youth is needed to …
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Impact of Administrative Burdens on Undocumented Youth Access to Higher Education and Benefits from In-State Resident Tuition
… and universities. Yet, when undocumented youth apply and seek to qualify for in-state tuition, they find bureaucratic procedures and rules that may discourage them from applying at all, delay, or hamper their access to higher education. The study explores how such bureaucratic requirements …
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Planes of progression: an exploration of architecture's role in supporting the positive development of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds
Youth from disadvantaged backgrounds develop at a slower rate than youth from well-to-do neighborhoods. They do not reach the same levels of development and are often kept within the unforgiving grip of poverty. The problem is compounded by the rising rate of urbanisation and informal settlements …
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Learning for development through co-operation: the engagement of youth with co-operatives in Lesotho and Uganda
… 2011 designated the United Nations Year of the Youth and 2012 the Year of the Co-operative this research contributes to issues raised by these two significant and timely events. The renaissance of co-operatives globally and their revival in countries in Africa has promoted interest and debate …
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The influence of tobacco merchant education and enforcement activities on the rate of tobacco use among youth in Louisiana
… from the 2002 Louisiana Communities that Care® Youth Survey and the 2004 Louisiana Caring Communities Youth Survey. Merchant education activities were obtained from summary reports provided by community contractors that provide merchants with educational materials related to the sale of tobacco …
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Mental Health Services for Asian Youths in the United States: A Structured Literature Review
… use among Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) youth. The project aims to answer the following questions: (1) What type of services do API youths access to address their mental health needs? (2) To what extent are API youths utilizing these mental health services to address their needs? (3) What …
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Tobacco vendor compliance checks: An analysis of variables that predict clerk behavior
… tobacco vendors from selling tobacco to youth is part of a comprehensive approach to combat youth smoking. The literature shows that clerks who ask for identification tend to refuse sales to minors. The current study examines which factors predicted whether a clerk sold under a variety of …
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Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town
… and mobile Instant Messaging. They also commonly access, produce, and share digital media via their phones and the Internet. Internet access has, until recently, only been accessible to the wealthiest fraction of South African society (about 10% of the population) and so this is a highly …
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The mental health effects of community violence exposure on Jamaican youth
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