South AfricaInnovation has become critical for many countries in the Global South, particularly in responding to challenges such as slow economic growth, primary commodity dependence, and socio-economic inequalities. Since 1996, the National System of Innovation (NSI) approach has been adopted by ...
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(2) How do CC and AMR compare in their social, political and behavioural challenges? and (3) What are the policy implications of this theoretical analysis, and what considerations need to be made when designing policy approaches to target CC and AMR? The remainder of this article will be ...
Just as any other endeavor, I had challenges, in the former some local people did not buy the idea and there were cases whether people would be mad about us reporting on them and also some people would think we were using them.
In Africa's Great Lakes region, many rural communities face serious challenges including chronic poverty, lack of infrastructure, high unemployment, inadequate education systems and healthcare services, as well as a fundamental absence of public social protection mechanisms. In some contexts, rural dwell...
In contemporary times, climate change has become a focal point of their endeavors. In the face of this shared global crisis, the conventional efforts aimed at safeguarding children's rights are increasingly encountering challenges in provi...
This article discusses the progress in addressing social development challenges within the member countries of IBSA. It examines the social achievements of IBSA members, in the context of their economic performance and the Millennium Development Goals. It also assesses the forces which propel these ...
to how social accountability strategies and interventions are implemented within different countries. The book is written by practitioners, for practitioners, providing first hand experience of designing and implementing social accountability initiatives and the challenges, methods and successes each one ...
We propose that volunteering increases the likelihood of self-employment among young adults because volunteering improves self-esteem, which helps prospective entrepreneurs cope with the challenges associated with self-employment. We further predict that young adults who participate in diverse voluntary organi...