Essays about: "Western Kenya"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words Western Kenya.

  1. 1. “You can not pay my rent forever” Voices from Dandora: Exploring Perspectives on Slum Tourism through Resident, Tour Guide, and Swedish Tourist Experiences

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Linnea Reuterberg; [2023-10-26]
    Keywords : Slum tourism; Kenya; Sweden; Dandora; Neocolonialism; Dependency;

    Abstract : In line with the increase of Globalisation, the demand for more unconventional tourism has been on a rise during the last decades. More Western tourists want to get insight into the everyday life of citizens in the country they are visiting. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nairobi on Board: Skateboarders' Sensory Experiences of Community, Body, and Space

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Emmi Zittel; [2023]
    Keywords : social anthropology; skateboarding; Kenya; collective effervescence; ritual performance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this paper, I argue skateboarding to be a ritualizing performance that acts as a catalyst for transformative energies and heightened emotional states. Aided by the sensory experience of riding a board, powerful feelings of connectedness and unity arise amongst those who practice skateboarding, so intense that they transgress day-to-day social boundaries and temporarily overcome the socioeconomic segregation of ordinary urban life. READ MORE

  4. 3. En blomstrande odling : växtföljdens betydelse för frilandsodlade snittblommor i Sverige.

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : jenny Rastamo; [2022]
    Keywords : snittblommor; växtföljd; friland; annueller; blomsterodling; jordhälsa; växtskydd;

    Abstract : Marknaden för snittblommor har ökat markant det senaste decenniet och en stor del importeras via Holland från utvecklingsländer, som Kenya, Ecuador och Colombia Arbetsvillkoren på de här blomsterodlingarna är ofta dåliga med låga löner och tvivelaktig arbetsmiljö. Som motreaktion startade Slow flower-rörelsen i USA för knappt 10 år sedan för att lyfta inhemsk snittblomsproduktion och koppla samman blomsterodlare med konsumenter. READ MORE

  5. 4. Microbial ecosystem analysis of biochar-enriched soil in Kenya using microfluidic soil models

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Erik Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Soil microbial ecosystem analysis; Microbe abundance; Microbe foraging; Biochar; Agriculture; Microfluidics; In-situ visualization; Kenya; SoilChip; Soil model; Minor Field Study; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Healthy soil is rich in diverse microbial life, and a healthy microbial ecosystem is crucial for any well-functioning agriculture. Soil microbes are essential for organic decomposition and nutrient recycling in the soil, which make nutrients available for agricultural crops. READ MORE

  6. 5. Why might the published data on sexual assault against children not be reflecting the reality of lived experiences? : On the example of a community in Western Kenya.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

    Author : Marta Murawska; [2022]
    Keywords : Western Kenya; decolonial feminism; gender-based violence; sexual education; child abuse.;

    Abstract : In my essay, I have considered whether the data in publications on sexual violence against children reflectreality. I suspect that there are cases of child sexual abuse that goes underreported, and I try to investigate why this happens and the key possible reasons that lower the statistics. READ MORE