Essays about: "Accra"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the word Accra.

  1. 1. Child and adolescent mental health intervention: The perspectives of social workers and religious healers in Ghana

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Queensley Joy Idanwekhai; [2021-08-13]
    Keywords : Child; Adolescent; Social worker. Religious healer; mental health; Ghana;

    Abstract : The involvement of social workers and religious healers in the treatment and management of child and adolescent mental health disorder (CAMHD) is not a new phenomenon in most African contexts such as Ghana. CAMHD is a global burden, and it is projected to be more in Low and medium-income countries (LMICs) than in High income countries (HICs) in the near future due to the lack of attention and support accorded mental health care in LIMCs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urbanisation as a Mechanism for Efficient and Sustainable Use of Land

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Cecilia Lindholm; [2021]
    Keywords : land use; sustainable urbanisation; environmental sustainability; spatial planning;

    Abstract : Urbanisation in developing countries can contribute to various benefits and challenges. The growing areas of informal settlements on the peripheries of greater cities are a product of rapid urbanisation and uncontrolled population growth of the city. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sea Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Impacts on the artisanal fisheries sector of Tema fishing area (Sub-City in Accra)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Sandra Lamptey; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

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  5. 4. Shared Smartphones – a Tool for Power or Empowerment? : A qualitative study about female microenterprises in Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Siri Klintberg; Sevana Melkon; [2020]
    Keywords : Female microenterprises; Smartphones; Digital Divide; Feminist Standpoint; Social relations;

    Abstract : Aim – The paper aims to acknowledge female microentrepreneurs' situation, using a feminist perspective, by identifying affecting aspects and factors when relying on borrowing a smartphone in order to run their business. Further, the study will have the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals number 8. READ MORE

  6. 5. Rebel Whispers : An issue-based approach to peace agreement success and civil war resolution

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Tania Melissa Estrada Corpeño; [2020]
    Keywords : Issues; Peace Agreements; Civil war; Grievances; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Colombia;

    Abstract : While issues remain under-researched, peace agreement success has been linked primarily to the proper treatment of the parties’ security-related concerns. This study explores why some peace agreements succeed while others fail by using an issue-based approach arguing that issues are an expression of underlying grievances, which have caused the rebel groups to engage in armed conflict. READ MORE