Sustainability Challenges for Sub-Saharan Africa: Vulnerability, Justice and Human Capabilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 285-297
Author(s):  
Carla Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Capturing the Complexities of Adolescent Transitions Through a Mixed Methods Longitudinal Research Design

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-164
Author(s):  
Sarah Baird ◽  
Nicola Jones ◽  
Bassam Abu Hamad ◽  
Maheen Sultan ◽  
Workneh Yadete
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Sub Saharan

Adolescence is a time of rapid change in the lifecycle, with significant shifts in physical, cognitive and psychological competencies, and major changes in social roles and expectations. However, our collective understanding of the patterning of these changes and the types of support young people require to reach their full human capabilities is still limited. Given that multiple Sustainable Development Goals rest on investments in adolescents (from goals on eliminating harmful traditional practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation to ensuring quality secondary, tertiary and technical and vocational education), investing in a more robust evidence base and improved measurement is critical. The Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme is a key initiative aimed at contributing to this evidence and measurement lacuna. This article discusses the design and methodological choices of the GAGE study, which is the largest longitudinal research initiative focused on adolescents (10-19 years) in the Global South, following 18,000 adolescent girls and boys in developmental and humanitarian contexts in sub-Saharan Africa, MENA and South Asia. It includes a discussion in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development commitment to leave no one behind of the programme’s purposeful sampling of advantaged adolescents.

scholarly journals Analysing the Sustainability Challenges of Informal Urban Settlements: The Case of Chibolya in Lusaka Zambia

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Jonathan Simbeya Mwamba
Keyword(s):  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Major Constituent ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Settlement Development ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
Development Literature

Presently, informal settlements exist as part of the urban fabric and a major constituent of the residential geographies of most Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The growth of informal settlements in cities of the global south has been widely discussed in existing literature as a critical concern. Urban development literature in Zambia in particular has focused on the rapid urbanization and poverty growth, but barely explains how this affects settlement sustainability. Studies have focused on measures put in place by government and supporting organisations to help find solutions to the problem. But this has been done without providing specifics as relates to interventions for settlement sustainability and user perceptions of their living environments. The article provides a conceptual analysis of the local dynamics influencing informal settlement development and sustainability. The historical perspective and modern day realities of informal urban settlement settings in Lusaka in Zambia are also reviewed. The case study findings indicate a need to refocus development interventions in informal settlements by considering informal dwellers concerns and requirements when formulating settlements development strategies. The article offers an insight into sustainability challenges that the settlement population faces despite a variety of development interventions by the State and private agencies. The article shows the potential success and sustainability of interventions when informal settlement residents are empowered and take responsibility of their own development agenda. The paper points out the need for collaborative approach to informal settlement improvement where all stakeholders including the local residents, participate in all stages of settlement development.

scholarly journals Human factor, justice and organizational effectiveness in Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moses Acquaah ◽  
Eddy K. Tukamushaba
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moral Capital

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the human factor (HF), organizational justice and the interaction between the two on individual employees’ perceptions of the effectiveness with which their organizations undertake activities in two sub-Saharan African countries. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were collected from two samples containing public sector and private sector organizations from two sub-Saharan African economies – Ghana (n=158) and Uganda (n=208). Hierarchical regression analysis was utilized to analyze the survey data from the two countries separately. Findings – The HF dimensions of moral capital and human capabilities, and organizational justice were related to individual employees’ perceptions of the effectiveness of their organizations in both studies. In particular, higher perceptions of organizational justice at the workplace enhanced the impact of the HF dimensions of moral capital and human capabilities on individual employees’ perceptions of the effectiveness with which their organizations perform activities. Practical implications – Organizations in sub-Saharan Africa should emphasize the development of the HF qualities that focus on moral capital and the utilization and application of the knowledge, skills and abilities embedded in employees at the workplace. In particular, moral capital could play a critical role in ameliorating counter-productive attitudes and behaviors such as shirking, bribery and corruption in organizations. Moreover organizations in sub-Saharan Africa can improve their effectiveness by developing fair decision-making procedures and interactions between management/supervisors and subordinates. Originality/value – The study provides the first empirical investigation of the link between the HF and perceived effectiveness of organizations, and how organizational justice moderates this relationship in a sub-Saharan African environment.

RTS,S/AS01, a vaccine targeting pre-erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 533-537
Author(s):  
Lorenz von Seidlein ◽  
Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn ◽  
Podjanee Jittmala ◽  
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Keyword(s):  
Protective Efficacy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
European Medicines Agency ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Pivotal Phase ◽  
Malaria Epidemiology ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
Sub Saharan

RTS,S/AS01 is the most advanced vaccine to prevent malaria. It is safe and moderately effective. A large pivotal phase III trial in over 15 000 young children in sub-Saharan Africa completed in 2014 showed that the vaccine could protect around one-third of children (aged 5–17 months) and one-fourth of infants (aged 6–12 weeks) from uncomplicated falciparum malaria. The European Medicines Agency approved licensing and programmatic roll-out of the RTSS vaccine in malaria endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa. WHO is planning further studies in a large Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme, in more than 400 000 young African children. With the changing malaria epidemiology in Africa resulting in older children at risk, alternative modes of employment are under evaluation, for example the use of RTS,S/AS01 in older children as part of seasonal malaria prophylaxis. Another strategy is combining mass drug administrations with mass vaccine campaigns for all age groups in regional malaria elimination campaigns. A phase II trial is ongoing to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the RTSS in combination with antimalarial drugs in Thailand. Such novel approaches aim to extract the maximum benefit from the well-documented, short-lasting protective efficacy of RTS,S/AS01.

Mortality and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-556
Author(s):  
Lado Ruzicka
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan
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