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A Baseline Assessment of Recipients of Opct Program in Kibera Informal Settlements
(International Peer Reviewed Journal and Book Publishing, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to conduct a baseline assessment of recipients of OPCT program in Kibera informal settlements Methodology: The exploratory design was considered appropriate for this study. Random ... -
Challenges experienced by men and women in informal finance groups in Gachagi informal settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(GLOBEEDU Group, 2015)Studies indicate that most people living in the informal settlements are usually poor and financially excluded. As such, they tend to rely on informal finance groups for their financial upkeep. Given that there exist ... -
Challenges Faced by Women Football Players who Participate in Football Leagues
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify challenges faced by women football players who participate in football leagues. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. It was conducted in Gatundu North ... -
Challenges facing female learners in various levels of education in Kenya
(2011)This study investigated the challenges facing female learners at various levels of education, with a view to generating strategies and recommendations that would assist in promoting their full participation in the education ... -
Challenges in Quality Control for Postgraduate Supervision
(Academicians Research Center, 2014)The role of the universities as engines of knowledge cannot can it be realised with low quality teaching and research output. The underlying assumption is that universities are capable of providing adequate foundation for ... -
Challenges that opct program face in addressing the needs and plight of the elderly men and women in Kibera informal settlements
(AJPO, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish challenges that OPCT program face in addressing the needs and plight of the elderly men and women in Kibera informal settlements. Methodology: The exploratory design was ... -
Community empowerment through participatory resource assessment at Kathekakai settlement scheme, Machakos County, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2016)Participatory mapping is a power tool in resource management. Through this exercise communities are able to identify changes in natural resources and make decision on how best to manage the change. The study analyzed ... -
Determinants of Income Security among Pensionable Retired Persons in Kenya
(Chemchemi: International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)Retirees’ income security constitutes a key concern for nations aiming to secure their ageing populations. Kenya has a growing retirement sector with about 252,000 retired civil servants who are on pension and a significant ... -
Developmental Change and Peace among Children in Kenya
(Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015)The concept of engaging children all over the world in participation or consultation is a relatively recent advent within the children’s right arena, and at least at first glance is an idea alive with ... -
Enhancing the Participation of Men and Women in the Management of Water Resources at the Bridge Water Supply Project in Kakamega County, Kenya
(KHALSA, 2015)The security of human beings is threatened by the extent to which water availability, utilization and management affects livelihoods, health and the fulfillment of basic needs of women and men. Women and men as the users ... -
Evaluation of early warning signs identification strategy in crisis intervention in the event of school arson, violence and strikes in Secondary Schools in Laikipia East Sub county.
(Contemporary Research Center, 2016)The study sought to analyze the use of counselling strategies and crisis intervention in secondary schools in Laikipia East Sub-County. The study was limited to analyze the use of crisis resolution strategies in cases ... -
Evolution of Ethnic Based Gangs in Kenya: With Special Emphasis on the Mungiki
(2013)The protection of civilians from harm and abuse is a key humanitarian concern. This challenge is compromised by the rising insecurity in Kenya, which is a major source of concern to the government, since most major ethnic ... -
Examination of Socio-Economic Determinants of Household Food Insecurity in Juba Valley Region, Somalia
(Contemporary Research Center, 2016)Despite much evidence showing that Somalia used to be food sufficient in the 1960s and 1970s, and there is every indication that it has the potential to be food secure, 70% of its households remain hungry in the 21st ... -
Experience of school - related gender - based violence by pupils and the culture of silence : A case of primary Schools in Kasarani District, Nairobi County , Kenya.
(Contemporary Research Center AUSTRALIA, 2013-03)The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Kenyan Constitution provide for the protection of children from all forms of harm, violence or abuse. ... -
Factors Influencing Men’s Involvement in the Prevention of Violence against Women in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2018)Violence against Women (VAW) is global problem that has adverse effects on women‟s health and wellbeing, undermining their overall quality of life. Historically, women globally have been known to fight VAW while men have ... -
Factors Influencing Participation of Men and Women in Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(Globeedu Group, 2015-01)Studies indicate that most people living in the informal settlements are usually poor and financially excluded. As such, they tend to rely on informal finance groups for their financial upkeep. Given that there exist ... -
Factors Influencing the Participation of Women in the Local Football Leagues
(International Peer Reviewed Journal and Book Publishing, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the participation of women in the local football leagues. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. It was conducted in ... -
Factors Predisposing Women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Kenya
(International Journal of academic research reflector, 2012)This study was guided by the feminist theory by Dobash & Dobash (1979) and Walker (1979). The study sought to establish predisposing factors of IPV. The study sample was 230 women survivors from selected shelter homes in ... -
Gender - related challenges faced by students in learning technical courses i n Machakos technical training institut e, Machakos C ounty - Kenya
(Prime Journal of Social Science (PJSS), 2014-01-15)This study aimed at exploring gender-related challenges faced by students in learning technical courses in Machakos Technical Training Institute (MTTI). The objectives of the study were to identify the courses male and ... -
Gender and poverty reduction: A Kenyan context
(Academic Journals, 2010-01)Poverty is a dehumanising condition for every one. It erodes human rights of the affected whether women or men. Poverty subjects an individual to a state of powerlessness, hopelessness, and lack of self-esteem, confidence, ...
