Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Socio-cultural and Structural Constraints Facing Women Group Management in Lurambi Division of Kakamega District: the Case of Mwirake and Sikuvale Women Groups
(University of Nairobi,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 1987)This dissertation is based on a study carried out 1n order to fulfill my academic requirements for the one year postgraduate diploma course in cultural studies, offered by the Institute of African Studies, University ... -
Changes in land tenure system and their impact on socio - economic status of women: a case study of Nyaribari Masaba Sub-location, Irianyi Division, Kisii District.
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The Role Of Microfinance In Poverty Reduction Among Slum Women
(2007)Poverty has been pressing issues in Africa where majority of the African countries are listed among the poorest nations in the world. Most of these countries lie in the subSaharanAfrica .Women in these countries are ... -
Women Self-help Projects and Their Contribution to the Family Welfare: a Case Study of Gichugu Division, Kirinyaga District
(University of Nairobi,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 1993)Self-help is an important aspect of development in Kenya. This is because the success of any ~community depends largely on the community members willingness to co-operate. This study attempted to establish the~-contr ... -
Inventing ground rules: inheritance of land among the Digo of Southern Kenya
(Department of Anthropology Stanford University, 1995)This paper will focus on the importance of inheritance of land among the Digo who live on the southern coast of Kenya. The Muslim Digo, one of nine peoples who make up the Mijikenda, express social continuity through ... -
Micro Finance Institutions and Women's Empowerment in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002)This is a study on the role played by four nucro finance institutions in empowering women in Nairobi. The micro finance institutions were: Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT), Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme (KREP), Small ... -
Urbanization and the socio economic status of women: a case study of Nubian women in Kibera
(University of NairobiInstitute of African Studies University of Nairobi, 1987)What is presented in this dessertation is a socio-economic study of the conditions of women in Kibera Slums, as they struggle to survive for daily susistence in the slum areas in the marginal Fringer of Nairobi city. ... -
Women's empowerment and participation in development process. A case of Karagwe District-Tanzania
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2008)The research study aims at finding out the challenges facing women's participation in development processes. The study population were women and men working with NGOs that initiates development activities, churches, schools, ... -
Continuity and Change in Samburu Education
(University of Nairobi,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 1982)This research was designed to di.scover the effects of modern, Western-type education upon the traditional ways of life of the Samburu people of Kenya. Traditionally, the Samburu had adapted well to an arid habitat by ... -
Cultural Obstacles to Basic Formal Education and Training of Women in Sokoto State, Northern Nigeria
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Development Studies, 2012)This study set out to explore the cultural obstacles to formal basic education and training of women in Sokoto State of Northern Nigeria. The objectives of the study were, first, to investigate the extent to which cultural ... -
The Origins and Activities of Changos Women's Group: an Evaluation
(University of Nairobi,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 1987)This study aims at establishing the extent to which structural and cultural constraints_ affect women in Kenya. Although women are seen as vehicles for development by the government as they form the majority of ... -
Staff training : an analysis of requirements and future potential for the university of Nairobi library
(Department of Library and Information, Loughborough University of Technology, 1990)This study considers the training of library staff at the University of Nairobi (U.O.N.) library to be a vital component in the effective provision of library and information services. The background to the U.O.N. ... -
An Investigation Into the Factors Predisposing Men to Acts of Rape in Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2008)There are increased cases of rape against women and girls in Kenya despite the efforts that are being made to prevent its occurrences. This study was, therefore, designed to answer the following questions: What are the ... -
Behaviour Change Sequencing in the Household Production of Health: a Study in the Management of Child Survival in Bondo Division of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Institute of African Studies, 2006)In this study, we examined the sequence of health behaviour in households in Bondo Division of the then Siaya District of Western Kenya. Child survival is a socio economic problem In Bondo division. However, little is ... -
The Socio-economic Factors Influencing Juvenile Delinquency: a Case Study of Kabete Approved School, Getathuru Reception Centre, Nairobi Juvenile Remand Home and the Dandora Undugu Society of Kenya Reception Centre
(University of Nairobi,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2001)Juvenile delinquency is on the increase in Kenya, especially as the number of juvenile delinquents increase in Nairobi. This study is a comprehensive study on the juvenile delinquents to find out what factors drive them ... -
The Impact of Rural-urban Migration on the Family: a Case Study of Kanyadoto Location, South Nyanza District
(University of Nairobi, 1990)This study sought to uncover the economic, social and psychological impacts of migration on migrant families. The study critically examines theoretical models which put forward rationalistic motives as explaining the ... -
The Death of Academia: Exploring the Relationship Between Decline in Academic Quality and the Decline in Quality of Student Social Life
(University of Nairobi,International African Institute, 2011)It was the purpose of this research to determine whether there was indeed a decline in academic and social lives of students. The main focus was on the quality of academic life as perpetuated in the university, and whether ... -
Community participation in management of Ramogi Sacred Hill
(Institute of African Studies University of Nairobi, 2005)This project report presents the findings of a study on community participation in the management of Ramogi sacred hill in Usigu Division of Bondo District in Western Kenya. The main objective of the study was to assess ... -
Women's Participation in Leadership: a Case Study of the Young Leadership Development Programme
(University of NairobiInstitute Of African Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2001)The study is aims at having a gender analysis of the people trained and the participation of young women in the leadership-training course, which is a programme of the Youth Agenda. The course is targeted to the youth ... -
Determinants of Small Business Ownership: a Case Study in the Informal Sector of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,School Of Economics, 2001)Economic hardship in Kenya has led to many reforms and the focusof public policy now is on poverty eradication. Micro-finance is widely seen as a tool for breaking the constellation of forces that make households desperate ...
