Essays about: "Africa development analysis"

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  1. 1. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2024-01-16]
    Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

  2. 2. How do climate change adaptation plans consider gender? : An analysis of National Adaptation Plans in Sub- Saharan Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Elin Wredström; [2024]
    Keywords : Gender; Climate Change; National Adaptation Plans NAPs ; Sub-Saharan Africa; Gender and Development GAD ;

    Abstract : Climate change is today an urgent threat, posing grave danger and requiring immediate attention. In order to adapt to the changes, policies, plans, and programmes have been created all over the world, such as the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). READ MORE

  3. 3. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

  4. 4. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Álvar González Bujedo; [2023-02-09]
    Keywords : ICT; Digital Services; Rural Development; Economic Growth; Poverty Alleviation; Social Practice Theory; Site Analysis; Participant Observation.;

    Abstract : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Untapped Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of the development of private capital and its impact on the last frontier of growth

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alexei Moore; Miranda Ekelund Hagborg; [2023]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Sub-Saharan Africa; Impact Investing;

    Abstract : As the market is starting to see an increase in private capital investments in sub-Saharan Africa, questions have been raised as to what has changed from the perspective of investors when it comes to investing in a market that has traditionally been underfunded. Through a case study analysing the risks, challenges, and opportunities of investing in sub-Saharan Africa, we attempt to analyse the reasons for traditional investor hesitancy and better map the risk and reward landscape as it is seen today. READ MORE