Essays about: "trip to africa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words trip to africa.

  1. 1. Blockchain for Financial Inclusion and Mobile Financial Services : A study in sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Sargon Danho; Yonathan Habte; [2019]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Financial inclusion; Mobile financial services; Technology acceptance model; Perceived usefulness; Diffusion of innovations; Sub-Saharan Africa; Blockkedjeteknologi; Finansiell inkludering; Mobila finansiella tjänster; Teknologiska acceptansmodellen; Upplevd användbarhet; Innovationsspridning; Subsahariska Afrika;

    Abstract : Financial services have historically been offered by central entities which has put financial systems in the control of a number of central parties. Some argue that this centralization has contributed to a more unequal distribution of wealth. READ MORE

  3. 2. SimGas’ Biogas Milk Chiller : Challenges with applying sustainability and usability when developing for the East-Africsn mstkry from a small company in Europe.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Carrie Zhong; Ellinore Seybolt; [2017]
    Keywords : biogas; dairy farmers; East-Africa; usability; user-centered design; sustainability; product development; design challenges; biogas; mejeribönder; Östafrika; användarvänlighet; miljövänlighet; hållbar utveckling; utmaningar; produktutveckling;

    Abstract : SimGas B.V. is a Dutch company and is today the largest supplier of biogas systems in EastAfrica. Since 2013, SimGas has been developing a biogas-driven milk chiller in order to provide a solution to the milk spoilage problem of small-scale dairy farmers in East-Africa. READ MORE

  4. 3. Pellet production of Sicklebush, Pigeon Pea, and Pine in Zambia : Pilot Study and Full Scale Tests to Evaluate Pellet Quality and Press Configurations

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Simon Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : biofuel; Africa; cooking fuel;

    Abstract : More deaths are caused every year by indoor air pollution than malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined. Cooking with traditional fuels such as charcoal and fuelwood with poor ventilation causes the single most important environmental health risk factor worldwide. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sync Event : The Ethnographic Allegory of Unsere Afrikareise

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Erik Rosshagen; [2016]
    Keywords : Experimental Ethnography; Film Sound; Audio-Vision; Experimental Cinema; Documentary; Ethnographic Film;

    Abstract : The thesis aims at a critical reflexion on experimental ethnography with a special focus on the role of sound. A reassessment of its predominant discourse, as conceptualized by Cathrine Russell, is paired with a conceptual approach to film sound and audiovision. READ MORE

  6. 5. Rethinking Sustainable Mobility: Understanding the use of boda-boda motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Sin Yi Ch Ng; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainable mobility; informal transport; boda-boda; Kampala; qualitative visualisation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are characterised by informal transportation services compensating for the lack of institutionalised transportation system. In Kampala, Uganda, the vast army of boda-boda (boda) motorcycle taxis have proliferated through the city, with passengers and/or cargo goods straddled behind the boda drivers as they navigate through the city’s congested and dilapidated roads. READ MORE