“In Everyday Media Culture in Africa, we finally have a gem of an exploration into African
media functioning as an integral part of Africans' lived realities–whether it is the legacy …

This paper investigates the decision-making process of community members who decide on
using telecenters for entrepreneurial endeavors. A qualitative approach through interviews …

Information Communication Technology (ICT) can be instrumental in enabling women to
empower themselves economically and otherwise; to connect and communicate across …

This paper considers the potential role of various transformative general-purpose
technologies in affecting gender equity. The particular technologies considered at length …

Drawn from a year of ethnographic fieldwork among farmers in Uganda, this study engages
with developing an understanding on how access to and use of media and information …

This thesis examines the digital-mediated pathways of African migrant women in South
Africa. In doing so, it focuses on the ways they mitigate risks in transit and sustain social …

Information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming an ever more important part of
everyday life all over Africa. In addition to newspapers, magazines, radio and television …

The technology revolution of the 20th century minimized the importance of geographical,
economic, social and political barriers and reduced transaction and information costs thus …

Egypt's female landowners–97 per cent of whom do not manage their own land (United
Nations Development Programme 2005a)–feel frustrated and limited due to their male …

Ugandans' past, present, and future are tied to land--the trees bearing fruit today were
planted by their ancestors and ensure their children's futures. Land and access to land is …