scholarly journals Livelihood Diversification Among Indigenous Peri-Urban Women in the Wa Municipality, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-96
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Abu Abdulai ◽  
Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile ◽  
Moses Naiim Fuseini
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Livelihood Diversification ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
Multiple Production ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Municipal Assembly ◽  
Wa Municipality

Studies on peri-urban development have not paid enough attention to the strategies and dynamics of diversifying livelihoods among  indigenous women in the Global South. This paper explores the dynamics of livelihood diversification strategies among indigenous women in response to peri-urban development in Wa, Ghana. The mixed-methods design guided the study, while the sample consisted 399 respondents selected from a sample frame of 1494 women. Data analyses involved descriptive statistics, non-parametric and thematic analyses. The study found that peri-urban development had led to the loss of access to farmland among indigenous women. In response, women have resorted to switching from farm-based to non-farm-based livelihoods amidst multiple production challenges.There is, therefore, the need to support the sustainability of women’s livelihoods through the Municipal Assembly and, in particular, through policy interventions such as support for skills training and financial support to enable indigenous people to make a sustainable living. Keywords: Diversification, Ghana, Livelihoods, Peri-Urbanization, Women

scholarly journals IMPLICATIONS OF POOR WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE WA MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Justice Agyei Ampofo
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Development Program ◽  
School Management ◽  
High Rate ◽  
United Nations Development Program ◽  
Municipal Assembly ◽  
Wa Municipality

The management of waste has become one of the key environmental concerns of the past decades with hundreds of scientific papers published on the topic every year. However, there seems to be paucity of studies on the implications of poor waste disposal management practices on schools in general in Ghana and Wa Municipality in particular. The purpose of this study was to investigate the implications of poor waste disposal management practices on Senior High Schools in Wa Municipality. The study adopted a mixed method explanatory sequential approach with both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. The tools used to capture the required data includes, questionnaires, interview schedules and observation. The study respondents were students, teachers and school management of selected Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study respondents were one hundred and twenty two (122) respondents comprising 45 students, 45 teachers, 30 school management officials, 1 education officer and 1 waste management officer. The study revealed that, the commonest type of waste generated within the Senior High Schools in the Municipality were food waste, rubbish, papers, plastic materials. Key findings of the research shows that waste was not separated into plastics, papers, organic waste and was haphazardly disposed due to lack of dustbins. Again, the study found out that uncollected waste in Senior High Schools causes poor sanitation. It also emerged from the study that high rate of population growth in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality have resulted in the generation of an enormous volume of solid waste, which poses a serious threat to environmental quality and human health and this causes disease outbreaks; cases of cholera as well as other diarrhea diseases in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The study recommends that the Wa Municipal Assembly and ZoomLion Company should supply dustbins to Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. Finally, the study recommends adequate resourcing of waste disposal management for Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The waste management institutions should be adequately resourced to ensure efficient and effective waste disposal management in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The Wa Municipal Assembly should liaise with other corporate bodies like the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to pull financial resources to support the institutions in charge of managing waste especially the ZoomLion Ghana Ltd. With the support, adequate dustbin and core waste disposal management equipment such as compaction trucks roll on/roll off trucks, skip loaders would be purchased to ensure effective waste collection and disposal.

Indigenous Women Social Entrepreneurship; Poverty Alleviation Tool Used by Development NGOs in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-164
Author(s):  
Seth Amofah
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
International Market ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Development Ngos

This research paper examines the role of Non-Government Organizations (NGO) in the use of indigenous women social entrepreneurship as a means of reducing poverty in Northern Ghana. The study focused on an Estonian NGO working in significantly poor-rural districts of Northern Ghana. The study employed case study design where face to face semi-structures interviews were used to gather data from local women entrepreneurs, NGO staff and local government officials. A sample of twenty-one (21) respondents was gathered purposefully to achieve the aim of the study. The study found out that, most poor communities in Northern Ghana are endowed with resources needed for production. What are however lacked are managerial training, financial and technical support as well as market access. Development NGOs connect indigenous resources such as raw materials, human capital and social capital together through provision of equipment and skills training to produce internationally certified products for both local and international market. The study found out that producing local products for international market increases the rate of poverty alleviation since many local people get involved and the financial returns is higher than producing for the local market. The study also identified the creation of new macro-micro international relations between the NGO’s home country and the indigenous communities. Keywords: Indigenous Social entrepreneurship, Women, Poverty alleviation, Development NGOs, Northern Ghana.

scholarly journals Urban Planning Policies to the Renewal of Riverfront Areas: The Lisbon Metropolis Case

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5665
Author(s):  
Eduardo Medeiros ◽  
Ana Brandão ◽  
Paulo Tormenta Pinto ◽  
Sara Silva Lopes
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Planning Policies

Urban planning offers various design possibilities to solve fundamental challenges faced in urban areas. These include the need to physically renew old industrial and harbour riverside areas into liveable, inclusive and sustainable living spaces. This paper investigates the way urban planning policies have helped to renew the waterfront areas in the Lisbon metropolis in the past decades. For this purpose, the contribution of the European Union (EU) and national urban development plans over the past decades are analysed. The results demonstrate an intense renewal of the waterfront areas in the Lisbon metropolitan area (LMA), particularly in Lisbon over the past three decades into leisure, ecologic and touristic areas, vis-à-vis the previous industrial and harbour vocation.

HOW DO RURAL HOUSEHOLDS PREFER TO ADAPT LIVELIHOODS TO ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND POLICY CHANGES?

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
YUAN ZHENG ◽  
JETTE BREDAHL JACOBSEN ◽  
BO JELLESMARK THORSEN ◽  
ZHEN LIU
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Utility Theory ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Random Utility Theory ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Policy Interventions

A better understanding of how society anticipates and adapts to future changes is critical to inform impact assessment and to develop timely and well-targeted policies to support adaptation. However, the forward-looking adaptation process remains poorly understood. In this paper we introduce choice experiment as a useful approach to investigate how households prefer to adapt livelihoods ex ante to the economic impact of climate and policy changes. This allows us to frame adaptation decisions within the random utility theory and explicitly quantify the likelihoods of particular adaptation choices given varied attributes of contextual changes and households. We collected data from 162 rural households in three Chinese mountain villages. Overall, households chose primarily to increase efforts in agriculture activities or stick to current livelihood portfolios. The results of a Mixed Logit model indicated that households’ choice of agriculture was certain while their adoption of non-agriculture liveliho ods to safeguard the households from future changes. Moreover, several possibilities were evaluated for policy interventions to build adaptive capacity of households and facilitate adaptation. Such measures could, for instance, focus on supporting agricultural inputs, providing access to credit as well as practical skills training.

scholarly journals WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE WA MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-290
Author(s):  
Justice Agyei Ampofo
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
School Management ◽  
Sequential Approach ◽  
West Region ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Municipal Assembly ◽  
Wa Municipality

Waste disposal management is an issue of concern among stakeholders responsible for waste management. The purpose of this study was to examine waste disposal management practices in three selected Senior High Schools (SHS) within the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study adopted a mixed method explanatory sequential approach with both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. The tools used to capture the required data includes; questionnaires, interview schedules and observation. The study respondents were students, teachers and school management of selected Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study respondents were one hundred and twenty-two (122) respondents comprising 45 students, 45 teachers, 30 school management officials,1 education officer and 1 waste management officer. The study found out that different kind of solid wastes are generated in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study found out that the commonest types of solid waste generated in these schools were food waste, rubbish, and ashes. Again, it was found out that waste is been disposed off in open spaces in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The study further revealed that, students, teachers and school management are worried about the waste disposal situation in senior high schools within the Wa Municipality. It also emerged from the study that there are no proper waste dump sites in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The study also found out that waste is being thrown away without separation in senior high schools within the Wa Municipality. It also emerged from the study that waste management practices are very important to students. Based on the findings of the study, the study recommends the provision of adequate dustbins in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The study further recommends regular collection of waste in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality by the institutions responsible. At least, waste should be collected once in every week in Senior High Schools within the Wa Municipality. The study further recommends regular monitoring of waste collection by the Wa Municipal Assembly. This will keep the place constantly clean and prevent any possible outbreak of communicable diseases such as cholera and typhoid.Keywords: Waste Disposal Management Practices, Senior High Schools, Wa Municipality, Ghana.

scholarly journals CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (HOTELS) IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WA MUNICIPALITY IN GHANA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Justice Agyei Ampofo
Keyword(s):  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
High Water ◽  
Revenue Generation ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
West Region ◽  
The Government ◽  
Municipal Assembly ◽  
Wa Municipality

Hotel industry is one of the lucrative ventures which provide a lot of services to people. It has globally aided many countries in terms of revenue generation. A country’s revenue system can work effectively if the hotel industry pays their tax rate allocated to them. The hotel industry provides services like accommodation, food, entertainment and health and fitness to people. The objective of the study was to find out the role of the hotel industry in the development of Wa Municipality in the Upper West Region of Ghana. All the workers of the selected hotels in Wa Municipality constituted the sample. Four hotels were selected for the study by the use of systematic and simple random sampling. Sixty (60) respondents were selected for the study. The study found out that the hotel industry of Wa Municipality in the Upper West Region of Ghana provide jobs for people, provide accommodation for visitors, support revenue generation of Wa Municipal Assembly. The study further found out that the hotel industry in Wa is faced with challenges such as energy crises, high tax rate, high water and electricity bills. The study recommends that the government of Ghana should reduce the tax rate of the hotel industry, reduce the electricity and water bills of hotels, and provide a good regulatory framework to enhance their operations.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Development and Land Use Management: Wa Municipality in Perspective, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dambeebo ◽  
Chernor A. Jalloh
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Urban Land Management ◽  
Wa Municipality

Land use planning is one of the effective ways of achieving overall sustainable physical development especially, in urban areas. Various stakeholders in Ghana such as government agencies are therefore, responsible for the development and enforcement of national and local plans that specifies land areas for residential, industrial, transport and recreational facilities towards achieving sustainable development. Empirical literature within the Wa Municipality is not clear on weather enforcement and/or compliance pose as a challenge to sustainable urban development. The main objective of this study was therefore, to assess the physical development and land use planning guidelines in the Wa Municipality and analyse people compliance for sustainable land management. Both primary and secondary data were used in this study. A questionnaire was used to collect primary data from 173 households in the Wa Municipality. Besides, heads of three institutions responsible for enforcing planning guidelines were interviewed. The results maintained that physical development planning guidelines are there to guide urban development in the Wa Municipality, but enforcement and effective compliance has been weak. Also, demographic and economic variables of the respondents as well as the lack of institutional capacity are the factors responsible for low levels of compliance. The non-compliance with planning guidelines contributes to haphazard physical development. This implies that the existence of clear planning guidelines is a necessary but not sufficient condition for sustainable urban land management. It is therefore, recommended that appropriate intervention through effective education for the general public as well as resource allocation to the enforcement institutions. This will facilitate the achievement of sustainable urban land management in the Wa Municipality.

Improving Communication Skills in Health Care

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
Lynda Katz Wilner ◽  
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
International Medical Graduate ◽  
Medical Graduate ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Medical Interpreters ◽  
Accent Modification

Hospital reimbursements are linked to patient satisfaction surveys, which are directly related to interpersonal communication between provider and patient. In today’s health care environment, interactions are challenged by diversity — Limited English proficient (LEP) patients, medical interpreters, International Medical Graduate (IMG) physicians, nurses, and support staff. Accent modification training for health care professionals can improve patient satisfaction and reduce adverse events. Surveys were conducted with medical interpreters and trainers of medical interpreting programs to determine the existence and support for communication skills training, particularly accent modification, for interpreters and non-native English speaking medical professionals. Results of preliminary surveys suggest the need for these comprehensive services. 60.8% believed a heavy accent, poor diction, or a different dialect contributed to medical errors or miscommunication by a moderate to significant degree. Communication programs should also include cultural competency training to optimize patient care outcomes. Examples of strategies for training are included.

A Comparison of Experiential and Observational Approaches for Enhancing the Interpersonal Communication Skills of Speech-Language Pathology Students

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah R. Klevans ◽  
Helen B. Volz ◽  
Robert M. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Student Speech ◽  
Verbal Skills ◽  
Interpersonal Effectiveness ◽  
Helping Relationship ◽  
Interpersonal Skills Training ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Clinical Interactions

The effects of two short-term interpersonal skills training approaches on the verbal behavior of student speech-language pathologists were evaluated during peer interviews. Students who had participated in an experiential program in which they practiced specific verbal skills used significantly more verbal behaviors though to facilitate a helping relationship than did students whose training had consisted of observing and analyzing these verbal skills in clinical interactions. Comparisons with results of previous research suggest that length of training may be a crucial variable as students appear to need considerable time and practice to master the complex skills necessary for interpersonal effectiveness.

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