Purpose The goal of this research is to look at how urban microfinance affects livelihood
transformation in terms of poverty reduction, living standards, social well-being …

The well-being of human populations and their sustainable development are strongly
predicated on energy and food security. This is even more true of Africa due to often …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the detrimental consequences of
participating in stokvels among women entrepreneurs within the South African township …

Diffusion of smartphone technology has created multiple opportunities for economic
development. This research investigated the use of smartphones in financial management …

Introduction South Africa, grappling with the complexities of malnutrition, faces a dual
challenge of undernutrition in children and overnutrition in adults, particularly among …

While systemic leverage points have been identified as a powerful approach for planning
and assessing policies and interventions for sustainability transformations, few studies have …

Traditional savings and credit associations, also known as 'Osusu'in Sierra Leone, are
unions of individuals with common economic goals aimed at reducing poverty and economic …

This thesis examines women's empowerment within the context of agriculture exploring
whether international agriculture projects are empowering rural female farmers in sub …

Objective: To identify topics of study related to Community Savings Groups (CSGs) from the
literature available. Design/Methodology/Approach: Some phases of natural language …

As the prevalence of obesity is increasing globally, the burden of malnutrition is shifting in
the developing countries. In low and middle income countries, women are the most widely …