http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1525 2026-04-14T23:29:46Z 2026-04-14T23:29:46Z Porter, Gina Hampshire, Kate Abane, Albert Munthali, Alister Robson, Elsbeth Mashiri, Mac Tanle, Augustine http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7415 2022-01-26T11:18:59Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Mashiri, Mac; Tanle, Augustine The penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived impacts among young people aged c. 9–18 years in three countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. Our evidence comes from intensive qualitative research with young people, their parents, teachers and other key informants (in-depth interviews, focus groups and school essays) and a follow-up questionnaire survey administered to nearly 3000 young people in 24 study sites. The study was conducted in eight different sites in each country (i.e. urban, peri-urban, rural and remote rural sites in each of two agro-ecological zones), enabling comparison of experiences in diverse spatial contexts. The evidence, collected within a broader research study of child mobility, allows us to examine current patterns of usage among young people with particular attention to the way these are emerging in different locational contexts and to explore connections between young people’s phone usage, virtual and physical mobilities and broader implications for social change. The issues of gender and inter-generational relations are important elements in this account 19p:, ill.

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Porter, Gina Hampshire, Kate Lannoy, Ariane De Bango, Andisiwe Munthali, Alister Robson, Elsbeth Tanle, Augustine Abane, Albert Owusu, Samuel http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7414 2022-01-26T11:11:08Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Lannoy, Ariane De; Bango, Andisiwe; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Tanle, Augustine; Abane, Albert; Owusu, Samuel Issues surrounding youth employment and unemployment are central to the next development decade. Understanding how youth use mobile phones as a means of communicating and exchanging information about employment and livelihoods is particularly important given the prominence of mobile phone use in young lives. This paper explores and reflects on youth phone usage in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa, drawing on mixed-methods research with young people aged approximately 9–25 years, in 12 (high density) urban and peri-urban sites. Comparative work across these sites offers evidence of both positive and negative impacts. The final section of the paper considers policy implications 20p:, ill.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Nutsugbodo, Ricky Yao Mensah, Collins Adjei Amenumey, Edem Kwesi Owusu, Charlotte Ansah http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7413 2022-01-26T10:58:48Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women’s participation in ecotourism development within the Kakum conservation Area, Ghana: implications for community planning Nutsugbodo, Ricky Yao; Mensah, Collins Adjei; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi; Owusu, Charlotte Ansah The paper assessed the level of participation of women in the management of the Kakum Conservation Area in Ghana focusing on selected communities. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, 169 women were selected. Questionnaire was the main research instrument relied on whilst inferential statistical tools such as independent sample t-test, and One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed. The paper revealed that although to some extent the participation of women was spontaneous but induced and coercive levels of participation were also found operating simultaneously in the study area. This limits the effective operation of spontaneous participation which supports bottom-up planning, and active and direct participation of women in ecotourism development activities in the area. It is therefore recommended that District Assemblies in the study area and environmental related organisations should make concerted efforts to empower women through effective communication or education (workshops, fora and radio programmes) on ecotourism development activities 19p:, ill.

2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Awusabo-Asare, K. Annim, S. K. Abane, A. M. Asare-Minta, D. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7412 2022-01-26T10:51:07Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who is reaching whom? Depth of outreach of rural micro finance institutions in Ghana Awusabo-Asare, K.; Annim, S. K.; Abane, A. M.; Asare-Minta, D. Outreach of microfinance institutions has been saddled with the definition of who is poor specifically within the context of an individual’s capability to access financial and non-financial services. This paper presents empirical results of the structure of the microfinance market in Ghana as per institutions and defines the market target of each of the institutions based on the socio-economic characteristics of the clients Using the Microfinance Poverty Assessment Tool, data on 2704 households comprising of 1104 and 1600 non-clients and clients respectively, are collected to compute the household level relative poverty scores. The computed scores unraveled the depth of outreach of each microfinance institution. Five broad categories of microfinance institutions where identified namely; Rural and Community Banks, Financial Non-Governmental Organizations, Savings and Loans Companies, Susu Associations and Collectors and Credit Unions. The study results showed that the rural and community banks and the financial NGOs reached out to all categories of clients ranging from the extremely poor in the lowest wealth quintile to the poor in the highest quintile. At the other end, savings and loans companies and susu collectors reached clients within the above average and highest quintiles, while credit unions reached out to clients from the average to the highest quintile. Among factors alluding to the different market niches include; source of funds, strategies for outreach and mission of the institution. The derived policy implication is to harness the relative market strengths of the institutions and design specific products to deepen each institutions capability 10p:, ill.

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