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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 ... -
Domestic solid waste management practices in an informal settlement: A gendered perspective
(Royallite Global, 2021-07-30)This study aimed at investigating the practices of men and women in the management of domestic solid waste in Kiandutu Informal Settlement in Kiambu County, Kenya. The consideration of ... -
Economic Empowerment of Refugee Women in Ghana and its Influence on Household Decision Making
(IJCAB, 2022)This study looked at the economic empowerment of refugee women in the Ampain and Egyeikrom camps and how this influence household decision making. Specifically, the study was concerned with refugee women in camps who have ... -
Education As a Strategy to Mitigate Harmful Cultural Practices and Value Systems
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Elusive Quest by Women for Legislative Numbers in Kenya’s National Assembly of the 11th Parliament (2013 -2017)
(International Peer Reviewed Journal and Book Publishing, 2021)Purpose: Application of gender quotas in the 2013 general elections in Kenya led to 68 women legislators joining the National Assembly. This was the largest number of women elected to the legislature since independence ... -
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 ... -
Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya: Lessons Learnt from Gikuyu Women Change Stories” in African Journal of Gender and Women Studies
(African Journal of Gender and Women Studies, 2019-10)Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has widely been practiced across Africa. The Gikuyu considered the rite of passage central in transforming girls into women and it stood at the epicentre of the Christian missionaries’ and ... -
Evaluation of Disability Mainstreaming Status in Selected Public High Schools and Employment Institutions in Liberia
(International Peer Reviewed Journal and Book Publishing, 2021)Purpose:The purpose of the study sought to evaluate the status of disability mainstreaming policy in education in selected public high schools and public employment institutions in Liberia.Materials and Methods: ... -
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. ...
