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This article explores the meaning of community and perceptions of disability in Rwanda, as revealed through a community‐based ethnographic study. This study took place in Rwanda in an educational policy context driven by international rhetoric about human rights, inclusion and the arguably unachievable Education for All targets. We argue that the emphasis on the inclusion of marginalised groups in Rwanda’s current education policy is a reality on paper, but not in practice. However, we...

The Sudanese refugee children in Nairobi, Kenya, face xenophobia and discriminative urban refugee policies, which preclude their admission into public elementary schools in the city.In turn, these children's enrolment in private schools in Nairobi is hindered by their parents' or guardians' precarious socio-economic status.To enhance educational access for their children, a Sudanese refugee community in Nairobi established a school for their children, despite their economic deprivation.Thus,...

Uptake of VCT and other HIV prevention strategies among rural African women is affected by various socio-cultural and economic factors which need elucidation. Our aim was to establish the responsiveness to HIV education among rural women attending three dispensaries in Kenya. This study was designed to assess gender and psycho-social factors that influence HIV dynamics in rural Kenya. This was a cross-sectional questionnaire based study of 1347 women, conducted in October 2009....

This is the first detailed study of the character and particularity of China's rapidly growing education and training cooperation with Kenya. Set against the 50-year history of Kenya's engagement with China, it pays special attention to the human resources targets of the Forum for China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) from 2000. It argues that the growing popularity of China as a destination for both short- and long-term training for Kenyans, and the increasing interest by Kenyans in learning...

The study is based on data gathered for the Assessment Modelling Initiative (AMI), part of the District Development Support Programme (DDSP) project conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in 2002, in conjunction with the Department of Education (DoE) and provincial departments of education of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Limpopo. The project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by Research Triangle...

Nowadays it is increasingly recognized that climate change constitutes a factor of displacement that cannot be disregarded anymore. In its First Assessment Report in 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human mobility. Further, in 2007, its Fourth Assessment Report authoritatively established that human-induced climate change is accelerating and already has severe impacts on the environment and human lives....

Africa is a water-stressed country where scarce water resources are unequally available to South Africans.It seems inevitable that climate change will in future severely affect the availability of water resources and the ecological and socio-economic aspects of water uses in the country.It is especially the poor, indigent and marginalized sectors of the population that have inadequate access to water and it is these people who would also be most severely affected by the impact of climate...

Sexual assault is a common social disorder among students in our tertiary institutions. This study ascertains the extent and effect of sexual assault among Nigerian students. Two hundred and Sixty Eight structured questionnaires were distributed to randomly selected students in 4 tertiary institutions, information on socio demography, sexual history and consequences of their exposure were obtained for analysis and interpretation. Thirty seven (13.8%) of the respondents were sexually...

This study determined the effectiveness of Montessori Method of Teaching, MMT on Junior Students' achievement in measuration.The study was carried out in Education Zone B of Benue State, Nigeria using a sample size of 224 junior secondary 1(JSS1) students.It was a non equivalent quasi-experimental study which was guided by two research questions and three hypotheses.The instrument Measuration Achievement Test (MAT) constructed by the researchers with a reliability coefficient of 0.76 was...

This article begins by outlining the common issues raised in a number of research reports on initial teacher education in developing countries. Two overarching themes are identified, namely (i) attracting high quality recruits to the profession and retaining them and (ii) implementing supportive policies and practices for ongoing teacher learning. A comparative description is then provided of initial teacher education in four selected Southern and East African countries, namely Botswana,...

Several methods of exercise training are used to promote cardiovascular health. It is not clear as to which of the methods of training are more beneficial in promoting cardiovascular health, especially among children and adolescents. The investigation was therefore, conducted to find out and compare the effects of a 6-week intermittent and continuous training on blood pressure of Nigerian male and female children and adolescents. To achieve this purpose, 15 (10 males and 5 females) children...

This study examined the knowledge and practices of adolescent school girls in Kano, Nigeria around menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Data was collected quantitatively and analyzed using Epi info version 3.2.05. The mean age of the students was 14.4 +/- 1.2 years; majority was in their mid adolescence. The students attained menarche at 12.9 +/- 0.8 years. Majority had fair knowledge of menstruation, although deficient in specific knowledge areas. Most of them used sanitary pads as absorbent...

The United Nations has established a number of Millennium Development Goals intended to shape world efforts towards a more sustainable and socially just future for all. Worldwide, governments and organisations including the Commonwealth Foundation have committed funds to cooperative work to achieve the Goals. The project reported here was conceived as a contribution to this work, and was sponsored by the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEAM) and the Matthew Goniwe...

Abstract The loss of natural habitats through destructive anthropogenic activities has been identified as one of the major drivers of environmental degradation. This is even more prevalent in developing countries where poverty and ignorance of the value of biodiversity is rampant. A pilot study was conducted in two highland wetlands in central Kenya to compile baseline data through the use of field survey, questionnaire and subsequent seminars. The study showed that wetlands offer...

INTRODUCTION The study of nitrate concentrations in South and southern Africa is not a new subject (Tredoux and Talma, 2006, Tredoux et al., 2004), with the publication of a nitrate distribution map in 2001. However, these studies were constrained by the amount of data obtained, GIS software and computer processing power, making it difficult to determine the levels of and extent to which nitrate occurs (Tredoux et al., 2001).