Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS)

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    Chronic and transitory poverty in Nigeria: Evidence from the Nigerian general household survey
    (University of Western Cape, 2021) Ohuegbe, Sandra Chiemeziem; Bayat, Amiena
    Poverty in Nigeria has always been examined as a static phenomenon, although empirical studies established that, rather than being static, the poverty levels of individuals can change over time and people can enter and leave a transitory state of poverty. Many individuals live in poverty for a long period of time, the length of which is the defining characteristic of a state of chronic poverty. There has been little or no effort by researchers to distinguish households that are chronically poor from those that are transitorily poor. It is against this background that this study sought to investigate the extent of chronic and transitory poverty among households in Nigeria: specifically, what factors influence chronic and transitory poverty in Nigeria.
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    Examining social entrepreneurship as a solution to addressing and reducing youth unemployment among disadvantaged youth in Cape Town
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Malgas, Nicola; Bayat, Amiena
    Youth unemployment is a global problem but is particularly acute in South Africa, with the unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 24 years currently exceeding 70%. Traditional ways of creating employment are failing to deliver sufficient jobs. Many countries have been able to create youth employment opportunities through entrepreneurship and to solve societal problems caused by unemployment through social entrepreneurship. Yet the total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA), the rate of youth initiation or ownership of entrepreneurial ventures, is low in South Africa compared to its global and African counterparts. This study explores social entrepreneurship as a means of addressing and reducing youth unemployment among disadvantaged young people in Cape Town.
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    Investigating institutions and policies shaping smallholder farming in South Africa: A case study of the Nkomazi area, Mpumalanga province
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Nhleko, Millicent; Bayat, Amiena
    The agricultural sector plays an important role in the economy, globally. For developing countries, particularly rural areas, smallholder farming has become an active livelihood strategy. However, poverty and household food insecurity are still prevalent among smallholder farmers. This study aimed to improve understanding of the state of smallholder farming in South Africa and the institutions and policies shaping smallholder farming in rural areas. The study took place in the Nkomazi area, of the Mpumalanga province in South Africa.
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    School readiness and community-based early childhood development (ecd) centres in low income communities: Examining the case of Gugulethu, Western Cape Province
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Chikwanda, Miriam; Bayat, Amiena
    South African children’s access to ECD facilities has significantly improved over the years. However, persistent negative learning outcomes nationally call into question whether children are being adequately prepared for schooling. Most children in South Africa live in communities characterised by limited resources and poverty. These children start their learning trajectory with poor-quality early learning opportunities. The lack of quality early learning means that poor children not only enter the schooling system ill-prepared to cope and excel, and remain behind children who have had access to high-quality, well-resourced ECD facilities, but their poor educational start continues to limit their learning and life opportunities well into adulthood. The key to changing this is adequate school readiness preparation (SRP), including key aspects of physical, socio-emotional, language and cognitive development.
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    Women in leadership in public healthcare: A case study of women in leadership in the Klipfontein Mitchell’s plain sub structure
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Johnson, Fagmeeda Carelse; Bayat, Amiena
    Women have been progressing in the workforce over the last few decades in many countries. There has been an increase of women employed from many sectors of society in various fields in private and public sector environments. South Africa became a democratic country in 1994, giving rise to many new developments and opportunities that were previously not considered for a woman and, more specifically, a woman of color in the public sector. The International Labor Office (ILO) in 2008 drafted a report of statistics of women in employment worldwide. Figures in 2007 indicated that 1.2 billion women around the world are employed with an 18.4% increase since 1997. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa 67.9% of women are employed in agriculture and only 5.8% are employed in industry while 26.4% are employed in services (Nkomo and Ngami, 2009).