ABSTRACT Micro-credit has been acknowledged as a resourceful means of enhancing people economic activities and eliminating poverty among the poor. In Ghana, many organisations including those for disabled persons have adopted micro-credit as a strategy for enhancing empowerment. This study sought to explore, highlight and provide scientific information on the role of micro-credit in the economic empowerment of disabled persons using the Anglican and Community-Based Rehabilitation micro-c...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of children living on the street has become frequent worldwide and is of immense social concern. Street children devise varied survival strategies to cope with the hardships they encounter in their daily lives. This study investigates a particular group of street children in Accra, which is child street beggars. Using the qualitative research approach, the study uses interviews, observation, drawings and focus group discussions to interrogate the lifestyle and examine...
ABSTRACT Leadership as has been portrayed historically, carries notions of masculinity. And the belief that the male counterparts in most of the existential realities make better leaders than women is still common today. Despite this notion, a lot of women are taking up leadership positions in all spheres of society today. Women are also rising through the corporate, political and religious structures of society today. Several factors can account for this phenomenon. Nonetheless, it is being ...
ABSTRACT The concept of decentralization essentially is about public administration that is based on local government at the local level. Ghana has been practicing local government which has been embraced generally by the citizenry. The study examined the roles traditional leaders play in local government system in the Tamale Metropolis. A triangulation approach was used for the study and both primary and secondary data were collected. Questionnaire and interview guide were used with a sample...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the influence of social media on the voting behaviour of tertiary students in the Wa Municipality: Ghana‟s 2016 general elections in perspective. The agenda setting theory was adopted to serve as guidance for the study. Purposive and Simple random sampling techniques were employed in selecting the respondents for the study. In all 383 respondents were selected for the study. Tools employed for data collection were interview guide, questionnaire and Focus Group D...
ABSTRACT This thesis uses Ghana and Uganda as case studies to undertake a comparative study of Africa‟s development challenge and its policy response. Recognizing the state in Africa as the prime mover in the formulation and implementation of policies, the study utilises the Neoclassical Counter-revolution theory that enabled analysis of the central position of the state in policy making within the context of the larger society and the external environment. Methodologically, the case study ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of farmer-based organizations (FBOs) in agricultural development in peri-urban Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study used the mixed method for the research. Both primary and secondary data were collected. It used a questionnaire and an interview guide with a sample size of 125 in the gathering of data and generating tables through analysis of data. The findings revealed that 97.1 percent of FBOs operating in Tamale Metropolis are officially re...
ABSTRACT In the wake of democracy and global enlightenment where the chieftaincy institution is expected to complement the modern form of governance to promote growth and development, it is rather seen as the main avenue to promoting instability and violence in some societies. The chieftaincy institution of Bole is one characterised by peace and smooth transitions. Except Mandariwura Kipo who was rejected by the elders of his gate, succession to Mandari has been peaceful, until the current d...
ABSTRACT In recent times, the critical issue of waste management has become a major subject of interest to most scholars of climate change and sustainable development experts. Protecting clean water and improving clean air are major concerns in the delivery of public service in the area of waste management in a manner that does not cause further damage to future generations. Thus the concern of government worldwide on the benefits and challenges faced by the government and the private sector ...
ABSTRACT Even though there has been massive deployment of technological innovations in electoral reforms in Ghana’s democratic governance processes, elections in Ghana are still bedevilled with a myriad of challenges often resulting in stakeholder agitations after elections. The aim of this study is to assess the use of technological innovations in electoral reforms in Ghana’s democratic governance processes especially the perception of the electorate within the Tamale Metropolis. To ach...
ABSTRACT This study assesses women participation in crop farming in Soboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana, the challenges and prospects. The study objectives were to examine the nature of women participation, challenges affecting the participation of women and to ascertain the prospects of women participation in crop farming in Saboba District. The study adopted a descriptive analytical survey design. This study was conducted by using quantitative and Qualitative research methods. ...
ABSTRACT The main constraints to livestock development in Ghana are diseases, nutrition. The impacts of these diseases are devastating in peasant farmers’ households. However, there are no adequate veterinary services to support in Animal Health Care. The study was carried out in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana to assess the effects of cash and carry of veterinary health care delivery on peasant livestock farmers’ output using hundred peasant livestock farme...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the effectiveness of the Community Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) as a close-to-client strategy in health care delivery within the West Mamprusi District. The study applied a mixed approach and used 195 community members and 24 key informants. The simple random, purposive and convenient sampling procedure was used as sample size for the study. The study found that community perception of the programme is that the compound is a hospital or clin...
ABSTRACT From a small district capital in the early 1980s, Wa the capital of the Upper West Region has grown to the status of a municipality. The phenomenal urban growth and its accompanying expansion have had a profound effect on the peri-urban communities. These communities have had their livelihood activities negatively affected but the extent to which the urban expansion has affected agricultural output and peri urban farmers’ coping strategies has not attracted much academic attention...
ABSTRACT Shea fruits and honey are important non-timber forest products which provide income for most rural poor people in Northern Ghana. However, little attention is given the shea and honey sector in Northern Ghana regarding its management, use, value addition and market. The study was therefore carried out to determine the yields of honey and densities of shea trees, local uses and market opportunities of shea and honey, local conservation practices for sustainable harvest of shea and ho...