Essays about: "Africa"

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1. 1. IS TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION OVERCOMING THE PITFALLS OF LARGE-SCALE COLLECTIVE ACTION? A case study of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area in southern Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sharon Plotzki; [2019-04-09]
   Keywords : Transfrontier conservation; the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area; collective action; resource management; common-pool resource;

   Abstract : Management of migrating resources is typically referring to fish or water, but wildlife such as elephants, rhinos and lions can also classify as a migratory resource. These animals are generally constrained by political borders, but by implementing large wildlife-parks called transfrontier conservation areas the political borders between two or more states are opened. READ MORE

3. 2. THE CRITICAL ROLE OF A NON-HEALTHCARE APPROACH TO MATERNAL MORTALITY REDUCTION Qualitative insights from Rwanda’s success

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sofia Nyström; [2019-02-12]
   Keywords : Burundi; maternal health; maternal mortality; policy; Rwanda; Sub-Saharan Africa;

   Abstract : Maternal mortality is one of the most critical contemporary development challenges as itaccounts for a substantial number of deaths every year, despite the fact that we today havethe medical knowledge to prevent it. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region,accounting for more than half of the world’s maternal deaths. READ MORE

4. 3. Off-Grid Solar Energy and Its Impacts on Rural Livelihoods : A Case Study on Tanzania

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Nike Dahlqvist; Samuel Larsson; [2019]
   Keywords : ff-grid energy; rural electrification; sustainable Development; Livelihood; Solar Energy; Tanzania.;

   Abstract : Energy poverty and lack of access to electricity is a global problem which is recognised in the sustainable development goal 7. Today 1.2 billion people live without access to electricity and most of them are situated in Sub-Saharan Africa where biomass still constitutes the main source of energy. READ MORE

5. 4. Nurses' experiences of being team leaders for community health workers in the care of tuberculosis patients : A minor field study in South Africa

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd; Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

   Author : Negina Heidari; Nasim Yavari; [2019]
   Keywords : tuberculosis; experiences; team leaders; nursing; community health workers; cooperation; communication; South Africa;

   Abstract : South Africa is a country with a high mortality rate because of tuberculosis and increasing cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis makes it a global health problem. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable but without proper treatment many of the infected have no chance of survival. READ MORE

6. 5. From global North to global South : A qualitative study about Swedish social work students' international field training in South Africa

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

   Author : Miranda Hörnquist; Nicole Stula; [2019]
   Keywords : Postcolonial; South Africa; Field traning; Social work student; International social work; Privilege;

   Abstract : In light of globalization, international social work from global North to global South is accelerating and the emphasis from Swedish universities on international experience among students has increased. Various scholars problematize the domination of the global North as theories and practice have historically been unquestionably transformed from so-called developed to developing countries. READ MORE