Transportation costs and availability can be a major bar- rier: lactating women may not have the means or options to travel to a health facility, facing challenges such as high costs, long distances, poor roads, or limited public trans- portation. Time constraints and opportunity costs also ...
In Ghana, housing practices for the majority of urban residents lie outside the scope of formal housing markets and planning regulations. This has made urban upgrading a key component of physical development in cities in Ghana. In the face of accelerated urbanisation and the corresponding upsurge ...
“We have been appealing to the government to come to our aid and fix the roads in Abokobi-Boi,” said Honorable Moses Dowuona. “As the elected assemblyman, I have raised the concerns of the residents and businesses in the area with the appropriate authorities, but so far, no action ha...
adding that ACEP's proposal based on consultation with communities and other stakeholders was that these resources should go to invest in the pro-poor sectors of agriculture, education, as well as critical infrastructure in roads and rail-lines dealing...
Roads, bridges, and large parts of the Sunderbans mangrove forest were destroyed. The damage was estimated at a staggering US$ 1.2 billion. Two days after the cyclone hit East Pakistan, Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, the chief martial law administrator and President of Pakistan...
As in Ghana, a semi-autonomous agency was set up with local leaders of known integrity, and most staff were fired and had to reapply and take a test. The first year 1996-1997 was a seeming success with a 30% increase in revenue collected. However, between 1997 and 2001 corruption re...
Mastercard Foundation-backed fintech accelerator launches in Ghana The main objective is to accelerate access for MSEs to markets through digitization and e-commerce platforms. Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for over $200 million to expand in Africa Although the terms of...
Eritrea Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Kenya Nigeria Sénégal Zambia Moderate (40–59%) Democratic Republic of Congo Lesotho Liberia Low (<40%) Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Namibia South Africa Tunisia Zimbabwe poverty and inequality, with the majority of growth occurring in slums and informal settlements...
Ghana and Indonesia, as well as the King of Cambodia — but received no public response. Mao — having embarked onsandou yiduo(“three fights and one increase,” a reference by Mao to the struggle against imperialism, revisionism, and reactionaries in order to develop China) — was the only...
Effects of credit ‘plus’ on poverty reduction in Ghana. J. Dev. Stud. 2021, 57, 343–360. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Cheng, X.Y.; Wang, J.Y. Elite capture, the “follow-up checks” policy, and the targeted poverty alleviation program: Evidence from rural western China. J. ...