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Malgre la forte croissance economique observee a Djibouti au cours des dix dernieres annees, la pauvrete n’a pas recule dans ce pays. Cet article vise a etablir un profil dynamique de la pauvrete a Djibouti, et analyser les liens entre pauvrete, croissance et redistribution dans ce pays, afin d’expliquer les raisons de l’echec observe dans les strategies de reduction de la pauvrete. Sur la base des donnees collectees aupres de 6 200 menages, l’etude utilise la methode de decomposition de...

The aim of the aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between Job factors related to career progression, job security, remuneration, work life balance and Labour turnover among Government Technical Training Institutions in Mount Kenya Region. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics as the research designs. Target population was 40 Human Resource officers, 40 Education Officers, and 315 Heads of Sections. A questionnaire was to collect data from Human...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of selected heavy metals/metalloids in filling station dust from the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. A total of forty (40) dust samples were analysed for Fe, Ti, Zn, Zr, Mn, Sr, Ba, Cr, Pd, Ni, Cu, As and Mo using X-ray Fluorescence technique. Mean concentrations of Ba, As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, Ti, Zn and Zr were 92.26, 6.20, 70.41, 50.18, 466.22, 163.68, 4.63, 44.05, 46.93, 106.69, 327.51, 280.32 and 182.05 mg/kg, respectively. The...

Even though South African policy makers and implementers have done a lot to improve education especially in rural areas and townships, much more thinking and policy direction still need to be done to improve education in these areas.The purpose of this article is to compare the perception of teachers and principals of their schools as professional learning communities in three educational areas in the North West Province of South Africa.A quantitative research method was used and...

Good health and quality education are essential for economic growth and poverty reduction. Unfortunately, the quality of the education and health services provided in low-income countries is often low. Improving access and quality of education and health are key policy goals for Uganda. This paper builds on the Service Delivery Indicator study by further exploring issues related to the quality of service delivery in Uganda. The paper analyzes the quality of service from a poverty...

The Social Media is a group of online communication channels that allow individuals, groups, governments, organizations, and companies etc. to share information, ideas and express their selves via virtual networks sites like Facebook, Twitter, linked in, Instagram but to name a few. They have all succeeded in connecting Nigerian youths so that they have been able to share information and connect with each other without any boundaries. The purpose of this term paper is to analyze the impact...

Helminthiasis and protozoans infections have been recognized as an important public health problem. The aim of the present study was to screen soil samples collected from 10 primary schools in the city of Dschang for the presence of soil-transmitted helminth eggs, cysts, and oocysts of protozoans. A total of 400 soil samples were collected around latrines, at playgrounds, and behind classrooms in each school. These samples were examined using the sucrose flotation method. From the result...

Digital age has transformed higher education and this has affected the roles of academic libraries as well. The digital age, in the context of this study, refers to an era where information management services such as organisation, management, retrieval, and transfer of information are done primarily by using computers and other technology devices. In this era, contemporary technologies such as social media, the Internet and other technology tools have become the driving forces in the...

Rwanda has made a huge effort to arrive at universal primary education, but many children do not qualify to sit the leaving exam before they reach the age of 14. Using the Heckman probit model on data from the Integrated Household Living Conditions Surveys 2000 and 2011, this study explores the school careers of 12,539 children ages 13-17 who had the opportunity to continue primary education. The combination of extreme poverty and having younger siblings or being an orphan or foster child,...

Each year, many Nigerian students travel abroad to study different courses such as engineering, medicine, business and accounting. This paper uses data obtained from the UK Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on African students in the UK to assess the cause of the increasing number of Nigerian students, compare to other African students, studying business courses in the UK. The paper makes recommendations on how the skill contents of courses in Nigerian universities can be improved.

Collaborations among researchers based in lower and middle income countries (LMICs) and high income countries (HICs) have made major discoveries related to diseases disproportionately affecting LMICs and have been vital to the development of research communities in LMICs. Such collaborations have generally been scientifically and structurally driven by HICs.In this report we outline a paradigm shift in collaboration, exemplified by the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI), in...

Background: Every minute a child dies from malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.Despite this high infant and child mortality associated with malaria, congenital malaria is still not adequately understood as regarding its frequency, severity and management.The objective of this research work was to determine the frequency and identify the socio-demographic factors associated with the onset of congenital malaria at the gynecological and pediatric units of the Borgou Regional Teaching Hospital...

ICOMOS South Africa has invited representatives from 17 African countries to be part of a master level pilot course in human rights and cultural heritage from 13 to 17 March 2017. The training, led by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights University of Oslo, was held at Ditsong Museum, Pretoria. The report is now available. Broadly, the course covered: 1. A general introduction to the international human rights system, including its institutions and mechanisms; 2. A specific...

The transition from school to work is a critical phase in the lives of young people that has lasting effects on their entire life courses. There is lack of empirical work on gender wage and labour supply differences in Zambia, especially during the first few years spent by young workers in the labour market. This paper analysed data from the School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS), conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Zambia in 2014. The study seeks to explore the...

This paper aimed at analyzing leadership competencies among primary school head teachers (HTs) with respect to their current school leadership practices and five key performance standards identified as creating strategic direction, leading learning, leading teaching, managing the school as an organization and finally community and parental involvement. The study utilized a mixed methods approach that integrated both qualitative and quantitative as a means of tringulation. A comparison of the...