Essays about: "Seasonal poverty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Seasonal poverty.

1. 1. Ready to Respond to Freddy? Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Nutrition in Malawi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing pace and intensity of climate-related shocks have driven the emergence of international interest around the role of national social protection systems for shock-responsiveness. An increasing number of already vulnerable people is in need of humanitarian assistance, risking to fall into poverty and malnutrition. READ MORE

3. 2. Masculinity and bodaboda driving in Tanzania : a study of rural young men engaging in motorcycle taxi in Kilosa and Mvomero districts

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Baraka Smeaton Gaba; [2022]
   Keywords : bodaboda; agriculture; masculinity; young men;

   Abstract : In ensuring that people fight poverty they have been advised to adopt a variety of ways and strategies for boosting their economy to sustain their daily lives. In rural areas the main reliance has been agriculture for all people but due to the challenges facing agriculture, people had to look at other activities apart from agriculture in order to survive. READ MORE

4. 3. Investigating Monga : seasonal food insecurity and adaptation strategies in the northern region of Bangladesh

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Md Ariful Islam; [2021]
   Keywords : seasonal food insecurity; poverty; migration; microfinance;

   Abstract : Food insecurity and poverty are interlinked and the main reason for migration in poor households from the northern part of Bangladesh. Individuals from poor households migrate in the hope of improving self-well-being and for their families. Monga-seasonal food insecurity is a multi-dimensional issue in the northern region of Bangladesh. READ MORE

5. 4. Covid-19 and Ukrainian seasonal migrant workers in Poland : A case study of livelihoods and coping strategies

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Amanda Tydesjö; [2021]
   Keywords : Ukrainian seasonal migrant workers; Poland; Ukraine; Covid-19; Corona pandemic; Sustainable Livelihood Approach; Coping strategies; Migration livelihood strategy; Migration labour; Migration; Resilience; Sustainability; Livelihood; Poverty alleviation; Livelihood outcomes;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic that erupted in 2020 has impacted most livelihoods and increased poverty levels worldwide. This thesis considers the impact which the Corona pandemic has had on Ukrainian seasonal migrant workers’ livelihoods in Poland. READ MORE

6. 5. “I am fighting the best I can” : Women’s adaptive capacity when facing rain variability in Paje,Zanzibar (Tanzania)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Felicia Folkeryd; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Many of the world’s most impoverished populations rely on farming, hunting and gathering to eat and earn a living where people often have just enough food and assets to last through the next season, and ultimately inadequate reserves to fall back on in the event of a poor harvest. Rural resource-dependent livelihoods are embedded in high risks, as climate variability and climate extremes are additional stressors to poverty. READ MORE