Givers of Great Dinners Know Few Enemies: The Impact of Household Food Sufficiency and Food Sharing on Low-Intensity Inter-Household and Community Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naureen Fatema ◽  
Shahriar Kibriya
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Food Sharing ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Sufficiency ◽  
Community Conflict ◽  
The Impact

Fertility desires and the impact of contraceptive counseling in women with fistula in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a multicenter study

Contraception ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-325
Author(s):  
N. Benfield ◽  
E. Namugunga ◽  
R. Kisindja ◽  
C. Kimona ◽  
J. Steinauer
Keyword(s):  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Fertility Desires ◽  
Contraceptive Counseling ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The impact of an insecticide treated bednet campaign on all-cause child mortality: A geospatial impact evaluation from the Democratic Republic of Congo

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e0212890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie B. Dolan ◽  
Ariel BenYishay ◽  
Karen A. Grépin ◽  
Jeffery C. Tanner ◽  
April D. Kimmel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Mortality ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Contextualizing Landscape-Scale Forest Cover Loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 2000 and 2015

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Molinario ◽  
Matthew Hansen ◽  
Peter Potapov ◽  
Alexandra Tyukavina ◽  
Stephen Stehman
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Forest Loss ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
New Forest ◽  
The Impact

Shifting cultivation has been shown to be the primary cause of land use change in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Traditionally, forested and fallow land are rotated in a slash and burn cycle that has created an agricultural mosaic, including secondary forest, known as the rural complex. This study investigates the land use context of new forest clearing (during 2000–2015) in primary forest areas outside of the established rural complex. These new forest clearings occur as either rural complex expansion (RCE) or isolated forest perforations (IFP), with consequent implications on the forest ecosystem and biodiversity habitat. During 2000–2015, subsistence agriculture was the dominant driver of forest clearing for both extension of settled areas and pioneer clearings removed from settled areas. Less than 1% of clearing was directly attributable to land uses such as mining, plantations, and logging, showing that the impact of commercial operations in the DRC is currently dwarfed by a reliance on small-holder shifting cultivation. However, analyzing the landscape context showed that large-scale agroindustry and resource extraction activities lead to increased forest loss and degradation beyond their previously-understood footprints. The worker populations drawn to these areas create communities that rely on shifting cultivation and non-timber forest products (NTFP) for food, energy, and building materials. An estimated 12% of forest loss within the RCE and 9% of the area of IFP was found to be within 5 km of mines, logging, or plantations. Given increasing demographic and commercial pressures on DRC’s forests, it will be crucial to factor in this landscape-level land use change dynamic in land use planning and sustainability-focused governance.

A descriptive perspective on intergenerational sustainability in education and the impact of family lineage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Bernard Yungu Loleka
Keyword(s):  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Transition Matrix ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission Of Education

This study investigates how family lineage descent groups influence the intergenerational transmission of education for the cohorts of 1940-1989 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The study applies both transition matrix and intergenerational persistence (IGP) methods, using the father's years of schooling as a proxy for parental education. The findings suggest a pronounced steady persistence in education for the estimated mean regression coefficient over a period of 49 years. Moreover, results by gender indicate that intergenerational persistence in education has significantly decreased for males in recent cohorts but slightly increased for females. Furthermore, findings suggest that intergenerational persistence has been decreasing in matrilineal descent groups in recent cohorts while increasing for the patrilineal descent groups. The study gives a good sense of the relationship between family lineage descent and intergenerational transmission of education in DRC. In addition, it indicates that there is both substantial upward and downward intergenerational education mobility in the country.   Keywords: Cohort analysis, Family lineage descent groups, Intergeneration transmission of education, Inter-generational persistence (IGP) methods, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Transition matrix.

The impact of hospital and urban wastewaters on the bacteriological contamination of the water resources in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 1034-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pitchouna I. Kilunga ◽  
John M. Kayembe ◽  
Amandine Laffite ◽  
Florian Thevenon ◽  
Naresh Devarajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bacteriological Contamination

Ethnic Conflict in Burundi

Matatu ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-417
Author(s):  
Marie-Thérèse Toyi
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Child Soldiers ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Standard Education ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Former Child Soldiers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Culture Education

In spite of the laudable political and humanitarian efforts to tackle the cyclical ethnic-related conflicts in Burundi, the impact of the refugee and returnee phenomena on the culture, education, and economy of the country and beyond has not yet received its full due attention. This study aims at increasing awareness on this issue. It first identifies the refugee- and returnee-related new linguistic trends in Burundi, together with their subsequent impact on education. How many Burundians learned Kiswahili in exile in Tanzania or in the Democratic Republic of Congo, not only for educational or professional purposes but also for survival, but who, back in Burundi, saw their language of exile become an obstacle to the pursuit of a standard education? Why has their plight not attracted as much attention as did that of war orphans, widows, and former child soldiers? This study also surveys the cultural exchanges between Burundian refugees and returnees with their host country and their motherland.

scholarly journals An assessment of Key Success Factors for Construction Projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2(I)) ◽  
pp. 16-34
Author(s):  
Adrien Fariala ◽  
Olawumi Dele Awolusi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
The Impact

The success of the Government's construction projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2011 has been anchored on the potential of construction firms in completing these projects based on the planned timeframe as well as the budget. Consequently, from a project management viewpoint, the main objective of the present study was to assess the critical success factors in developing countries' construction projects and to examine the impact of risk management, leadership, experience and expertise, and project size on construction projects in DRC. Data was gathered from respondents in the construction projects in DRC using quantitative methods. A statistical software program, SPSS version 25, was subsequently used to analyze the collected quantitative data. The findings emanating from this study contribute to the body of knowledge on key success factors in construction projects in DRC as a developing country. It was revealed from the study that the success of construction projects in DRC could be boosted through effective and efficient risk management. In addition, effective and efficient leadership mainly transactional leadership would affect construction project success. Further, the more the experience and expertise of construction project staff, the more likely the project success criteria would be met, and the more likely the project would be successful. And lastly, smaller-sized and medium-sized construction projects may be more successful, whereas mega projects may not be very successful due to insufficient and limited experience and expertise.

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