Essays about: "township"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the word township.

  1. 1. In the Business of Doing Good: A case study on social entrepreneurship within the small-scale rental sector in South African townships

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Lindén-Urnes; [2023]
    Keywords : backyard rental; small-scale rental; affordable housing; social entrepreneurship; impact; Cape Town; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Housing crises have become a global phenomenon, including in South Africa. Neither the South African government nor the market have been able to sufficiently address the growing housing deficit across the nation, especially not in the affordable rental sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. It depends on herself/himself. : Parental Involvement in Education regarding Children Education in a Chinese Township High School

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Ting Huang; [2023]
    Keywords : educational expectations; educational strategies; small-town China; cultural production;

    Abstract : This thesis is the first qualitative study of parental involvement in education regarding students in one key township high school in an undeveloped small town in southern China. This thesis aims to examine parental expectations and strategies in the voices of parents. READ MORE

  4. 3. Livfulla och trygga torg : en fallstudie av Rådhustorget i Umeå

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

    Author : Alva Rubertsson; Elin Thunberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Torg; offentliga ytor; social hållbarhet; trygghet; livfullhet; aktiviteter;

    Abstract : Till följd av dagens kraftigt växande städer och förtätning som stadsideal blir de offentliga ytorna extra viktiga för människors välmående. Social hållbarhet handlar om att utforma städer där människors mående sätts i fokus. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Kayamandi Children’s Possibilities and Conditions for Digital Learning : An Ethnographic Minor Field Study Investigating the Digital Learning and Edtech Opportunities for the Primary School Children Living in a South African Township

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Lovisa Vitus; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital learning; digitalisation; digital literacy; edtech; technology adoption; social stratification; Digitalt lärande; digitalisering; digital kompetens; edtech; teknikantagande; social stratifiering;

    Abstract : The educational system is going through a rapid shift towards digital learning, a phenomenon happening all over the world. This thesis examines the possibilities and conditions for digital learning amongst primary school children living in the township Kayamandi in Stellenbosch, South Africa. READ MORE

  6. 5. Feeding the hungry or feeding dependency?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Desirée Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Dependency; food insecurity; community development; COVID-19 in townships; food-for-work programs; feeding schemes; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Is food aid a catalyst for recovery following external shocks? Can it serve community development in persistently food insecure areas in the long run, or does it create a dependency trap? This research aims to provide insights into these questions by conducting a case study of a soup kitchen in the South African township Masakhane that was established as an emergency response following COVID-19. The findings suggest that perceptions upon the nature of dependency are significantly time-dependent and volatile. READ MORE