Towards low-cost community networks in rural communities: The impact of context using the case study of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe

In recent years there has been a proliferation of projects aiming to integrate human development needs with conservation objectives, and to establish mutually beneficial relationships for the management of natural resources between rural communities and the state. This paper presents data from a case study of human-wildlife interactions in villages along the northern boundary of the Selous Game Reserve in south-east Tanzania. Since 1989, this area has been the site of a project working to promote community wildlife management (CWM). Questionnaire survey data were used to examine villagers' conservation attitudes towards wildlife, the Game Reserve, and the activities of the CWM project and state wildlife management authority. Despite local support for the conservation of wildlife, many respondents were either unaware or held negative views of the activities of the wildlife management institutions. Logistic regression analyses show that while access to game meat from the CWM project has had a positive influence on perceptions of wildlife benefits and awareness of the project's activities, it has had no significant effect on local perceptions of the Game Reserve and the activities of the state wildlife management authority. The factors underlying the observed pattern of conservation attitudes were identified as the inequitable distribution of benefits from the CWM project, and the limited nature of community participation in wildlife management. The importance of institutional issues for the future progress of participatory approaches to conservation with development is emphasized.

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"What God hath joined ...": Religious perspectives on marriage and divorce in late Victorian Canada

Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses ◽

10.1177/000842980903800101 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 5-25

Author(s):

Marguerite Van Die

Keyword(s):

Final Section ◽

Community Networks ◽

Lived Religion ◽

Property Law ◽

Religious Perspectives ◽

Recent Debate ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Impact ◽

Folk Tradition

Prompted by recent debate and legislation in Canada about the definition of "marriage," this article explores the impact of socio-economic change and stress upon marriage as an institution among the middle class in Victorian Canada. It does this through the lens of "lived religion" as defined by Robert Orsi and others, taking the form of a case study of a marital scandal involving a respected Presbyterian minister in Brantford, Ontario in 1883. This is placed within the wider context of competing definitions of marriage as found in folk tradition and community networks, in various ecclesiastical marriage liturgies, and in marriage, divorce and property law. In its final section it examines the contradictions, tensions and anxieties that surrounded these definitions in late Victorian Canada as a result of changes in people's experience of space and time. It concludes by briefly drawing attention to the nature of "lived religion" and its implications in redefining marriage within a society that today has become highly urbanized, secular and pluralistic.

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Community Networks for Addressing Affordability of ICT Access in African Rural Areas

Affordability Issues Surrounding the Use of ICT for Development and Poverty Reduction - Advances in Wireless Technologies and Telecommunication ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3179-1.ch001 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sam Takavarasha Jr. ◽

Carl Adams ◽

Liezel Cilliers

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Community Networks ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Disadvantaged Communities ◽

Digital Divides ◽

Global North ◽

Vexed Question

Mobile ICTs have addressed the digital divides between the global south and the global north. While a phenomenal mobile penetration in developing countries has enabled ICT4D innovations by connecting previously unconnected people, several communities suffer adverse inclusion or lack access altogether. Such digital divides within countries have been attributed to technical, social, and economic issues. As a result, many approaches to bridging the digital divides have been used by both academics and practitioners. This chapter, therefore, discusses the potential use of community networks for providing sustainable and affordable access to rural communities in developing countries. In addition to the advantages of community networks, the chapter presents the challenges thereof, and it contributes to the vexed question about how to harness ICTs to empower the disadvantaged communities in developing countries. A case study of Zenzeleni Makhosi community network in South Africa's Eastern Cape province is presented and analysed using Sen's capability approach.

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Measuring the Effectiveness of Training to Improve Electronic Information Literacy

Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-132-2.ch012 ◽

2004 ◽

pp. 178-191

Author(s):

Nicole Fahey ◽

Wal Taylor

Keyword(s):

Information Literacy ◽

Low Cost ◽

Government Agency ◽

Basic Requirement ◽

Electronic Information ◽

Study Approach ◽

The Indigenisation Policy and Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of the Zimunya-Marange Communities

Business and Management Horizons ◽

10.5296/bmh.v6i2.13954 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 12

Author(s):

Zvavahera Promise ◽

Chigora Farai ◽

Tandi Roselyn

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Study Approach ◽

Mining Companies ◽

Diamond Mining ◽

Doing Business ◽

The Government ◽

To Come ◽

The Impact

This study sought to evaluate the impact of the Indigenisation Policy on the socio-economic emancipation of rural communities in Zimbabwe. A case study approach was taken focusing on the Marange and Zimunya communities in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe, where diamonds are being mined. Both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies were applied to get a balanced view from these two communities on their socio-economic improvement because of the mining of diamonds, which are a valuable natural resource found in these two communities. Purposive sampling was applied to come up with the sample of senior politicians and traditional leaders. Two Focus groups were formed in the two communities. The study established that the five diamond mining companies doing business in the two communities had failed to honour their pledges of contributing USD10 million each towards the development of the two communities. Only USD400 000 was contributed by two mining companies at the time of the study. Ninety five percent (95%) of the respondents reported that there were no projects that were being implemented to benefit the local communities. It was therefore, concluded that there was limited socio-economic empowerment of the Marange-Zimunya communities by the diamond mining companies. The study recommended the intervention by the Government in order for these mining companies to honour their pledges by coming up with empowerment projects and also by allowing the two communities to have shares in these companies so that they could be economically empowered.

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PQ and Harmonic Assessment Issues on Low-Cost Smart Metering Platforms: A Case Study

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s20216361 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (21) ◽

pp. 6361

Author(s):

Giovanni Artale ◽

Giuseppe Caravello ◽

Antonio Cataliotti ◽

Valentina Cosentino ◽

Dario Di Cara ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Power Quality ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Low Voltage ◽

Low Cost ◽

Distribution Networks ◽

Smart Metering ◽

Energy Metering ◽

Instrument Transformers ◽

The Impact

This paper presents a feasibility study on how to implement power quality (PQ) metrics in a low-cost smart metering platform. The study is aimed at verifying the possibility of implementing PQ monitoring in distribution networks without replacing existing smart metering devices or adding new modules for PQ measurements, thus zeroing the installation costs. To this aim, an electronic board, currently used for remote energy metering, was chosen as a case study, specifically the STCOMET platform. Starting from the specifications of this device, the possibility of implementing power quality metrics is investigated in order to verify if compliance with standard requirements for PQ instruments can be obtained. Issues related to device features constraints are discussed; possible solutions and correction algorithms are presented and experimentally verified for different PQ metrics with a particular focus on harmonic analysis. The feasibility study takes into account both the use of on-board voltage and current transducers for low voltage applications and also the impact of external instrument transformers on measurement results.

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Pengelolaan Dana Desa di Kecamatan Balong Kabupaten Ponorogo

EQUILIBRIUM Jurnal Ilmiah Ekonomi dan Pembelajarannya ◽

10.25273/equilibrium.v7i1.3838 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

Maretha Berlianantiya Muhammad Ridwan Eka Wardani

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Rural Poverty ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

The Impact ◽

The Village

<p><em>Poverty often occurs in rural areas rather than urban areas, low education which results in low quality of human resources and lack of access is often the cause of rural poverty. In addition, most of the economies of rural communities rely solely on the traditional agricultural sector. Various poverty reduction policies have been implemented, including village fund policies. This study aims to examine the management of village funds in the Balong sub-district of Madiun Regency with a case study in the villages of Tatung and Karangmojo villages covering the management of village funds in Tatung village and Karangmojo village. Balong Subdistrict and the impact of empowerment in the villages of Tatung and Karangmojo, Balong District. This research was conducted in Balong Subdistrict, Ponorogo Regency with a Case study in Tatung Village and Karangmojo Village with qualitative methods. In the village of Tatung village funds are managed as tourist villages with a focus on Paragliding tourist rides. Whereas in Karangmojo village it is used for Bumdes in the form of Lovebird birds, providing Gapoktan assistance, and infrastructure development.</em></p>

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Impact of Facebook Ads for Sexual Health Promotion via an Educational Web App

Healthcare Policy and Reform ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6915-2.ch045 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 990-1003

Author(s):

Elia Gabarron ◽

Luis Fernandez Luque ◽

Thomas Roger Schopf ◽

Annie Y.S. Lau ◽

Manuel Armayones ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Low Cost ◽

Public Health Campaign ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Good Tool ◽

Web App ◽

Using Data ◽

The One ◽

The Impact

Background: The authors present a case study of a public health campaign, including social media, and aiming at maximizing the use of web app on sexual health. Objective: To analyze the impact of a Facebook fan page, Facebook advertisements, and posters to maximize the number of visits to the educational web app. Methods: The campaign is assessed for 1 year, using data tracked through Facebook statistics and Google Analytics. Results: The site had 3670 visits (10.1 visitors/day, 95%CI 8.7-11.4). During the one-month Facebook Ads campaign, the site received 1263 visits (42.1 visitors/day, 95%CI 37.3-46.9), multiplying by over four the average number of visitors/day. 34.4% of all the participants were recruited during the one-month Facebook ads campaign. Conclusions: Facebook advertisements seem to be a good tool to promote an educational web app on sexual health targeting youth, and to reach a huge number of users rapidly and at a low cost.

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PENDAMPINGAN DAN PEMBERDAYAAN PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN PADA LPD DESA ADAT CEPAKA

SAVE Synergy and Society Service ◽

10.51713/save.v1i1.43 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21-30

Author(s):

I Ketut Yudana Adi ◽

Kukuh Rian Setiawan ◽

Ida Ketut Kusumawijaya

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Low Cost ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Financial Behavior ◽

Traditional Markets ◽

Village Community ◽

Cost Strategy ◽

Huge Impact ◽

Low Cost Strategy ◽

The Impact

Covid 19 pandemic has a huge impact on the Cepaka Village Community, starting from the closure of the tourism sector for foreign tourists, SMEs with low orders, culinary selling products with a low cost strategy, jogging tracks and bicycle tracking which are crowded with domestic tourists, cannot provide economic benefits, so does not give value to farmers who own rice fields that are traversed by cycling tourists or tourists who jog and take selfies as well as the financial behavior of rural communities that tends to be consumptive, causing the Cepaka Village community to not be economically prosperous. The focus of this activity is carried out based on this grouping, namely Creating, packaging / packaging tourism villages by involving all existing potentials, and involving the village community. Management / governance of UKM and services that will be the core products of tourism villages and the impact of tourism villages, and Carry out assistance activities for community financial institutions in cooperatives, LPDs, traditional markets, waste banks and BUMDES of Cepaka Village.

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Impact of Facebook Ads for Sexual Health Promotion Via an Educational Web App

International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications ◽

10.4018/ijehmc.2017040102 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 18-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Elia Gabarron ◽

Luis Fernandez Luque ◽

Thomas Roger Schopf ◽

Annie Y.S. Lau ◽

Manuel Armayones ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Low Cost ◽

Public Health Campaign ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Good Tool ◽

Web App ◽

Using Data ◽

The One ◽

The Impact

Background: The authors present a case study of a public health campaign, including social media, and aiming at maximizing the use of web app on sexual health. Objective: To analyze the impact of a Facebook fan page, Facebook advertisements, and posters to maximize the number of visits to the educational web app. Methods: The campaign is assessed for 1 year, using data tracked through Facebook statistics and Google Analytics. Results: The site had 3670 visits (10.1 visitors/day, 95%CI 8.7-11.4). During the one-month Facebook Ads campaign, the site received 1263 visits (42.1 visitors/day, 95%CI 37.3-46.9), multiplying by over four the average number of visitors/day. 34.4% of all the participants were recruited during the one-month Facebook ads campaign. Conclusions: Facebook advertisements seem to be a good tool to promote an educational web app on sexual health targeting youth, and to reach a huge number of users rapidly and at a low cost.

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