Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana: Evidence from Households and Street Children in the Northern Region of Ghana - Couverture souple

Nyamah, Isabella; Diko, Stephen

 
9783659496271: Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana: Evidence from Households and Street Children in the Northern Region of Ghana
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659496278 ISBN 13 : 9783659496271
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This book discusses the dynamics of poverty and their effects on children in Ghana. Using the Northern Region of Ghana as a case study, the causes of poverty among households, how poverty impedes child development, and the available interventions to mitigate the negative effects of poverty on children in the Region were examined. From the research, poverty levels manifested as low income levels, low educational attainment and illiteracy, and low healthcare of parents. Poverty levels were also high among informal workers particularly farmers. The research revealed dire effects of poverty on children-- particularly on their education, healthcare and risks of becoming street children. These factors made it difficult for poor households to truncate the vicious cycle of poverty as children were not provided with the needed environment to develop to their full potentials. We recommended an increase emphasis on child development issues through participatory design of national and local interventions for children, capacity building, and research on child development issues in Ghana.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book discusses the dynamics of poverty and their effects on children in Ghana. Using the Northern Region of Ghana as a case study, the causes of poverty among households, how poverty impedes child development, and the available interventions to mitigate the negative effects of poverty on children in the Region were examined. From the research, poverty levels manifested as low income levels, low educational attainment and illiteracy, and low healthcare of parents. Poverty levels were also high among informal workers particularly farmers. The research revealed dire effects of poverty on children-- particularly on their education, healthcare and risks of becoming street children. These factors made it difficult for poor households to truncate the vicious cycle of poverty as children were not provided with the needed environment to develop to their full potentials. We recommended an increase emphasis on child development issues through participatory design of national and local interventions for children, capacity building, and research on child development issues in Ghana.

Biographie de l'auteur

Isabella M. Nyamah: BA in Integrated Development Studies, University for Development Studies; MSc in Development Policy & Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST). Education Program Officer at CAMFED Ghana.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659496278
ISBN 13 
9783659496271
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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