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An analysis of the law and the effectiveness of government and non governmental organisations’ interventions in curbing under age commercial sex work in Epworth and along the Mukuvisi river bank Harare, Zimbabwe
(2017)
Child prostitution has become a global phenomenon which raises concern and alarm. In Zimbabwe children as young as eight years old are engaging in prostitution in the area along the Mukuvisi River and in Epworth, Harare. ...
" Boom or Gloom?” An examination of the impact of mining activities on the livelihoods of female small holder farmers in Zvishavane District
(2017)
Many studies have focused on how mining activities have affected local communities
however very few studies have examined the impact of the extractive industry on the
livelihood activities of rural women. The extraction ...
An assessment of child juvenile detainees’ access to legal aid in Tanzania
(2017)
This study centres on the access to legal aid for child juvenile detainees in Tanzania
mainland. The study aims at looking at access to legal aid by child juvenile detainees living in the retention home. Further it aims ...
Gender dimensions of accessing business loans for micro and small businesses: A case study of Chipata District in Eastern Province of Zambia
(2017)
This dissertation explores why despite women traders in Chipata District in Eastern
Province of Zambia being provided with business loans the end result is failure. Microfinance providers exclusively target women traders ...
Women entrepreneurs’ legal position in relation to effecting communications and payments using mobile phones: A need for reform
(2017)
The use of mobile phones for their communication and simple financial payments needs has been widely touted as capable of facilitating women’s development, by aiding women reduce the flexibility, mobility and time constraints ...
Beyond the rhetoric: A critical analysis of the women’s access to justice in Malawi in relation to the right to equitable distribution of matrimonial property upon the dissolution of marriage
(2017)
This dissertation, written by a judicial officer from Malawi, examines the women’s
right to access justice in matters concerning distribution of matrimonial property after
a judicial dissolution of a marriage. The study ...
“What can she say” Exploring the negative impact of child marriages on women’s meaningful participation in the public sphere
(2017-02)
Having been born in a family of 13 by a woman who got married at 15 years of age and was abused, oppressed and refused her right to education and to participate in the public sphere, as a women’s law researcher I seek ...
Women’s participation in water governance and reform in Zimbabwe: A case study of four A1 resettlement farms in Mazowe catchment post the fast track land reform and resettlement programme
(2016-08)
It is now a globally acknowledged fact that there exists a human right to water for “basic needs” that allows everyone to enjoy an adequate standard of living that guarantees one the highest attainable standard of physical ...
Left out in the cold: Interrogating the inclusion of women employed in the informal sector in Lesotho into the formal Social Security System
(2017)
The economic crisis in Lesotho has led masses in resorting to informal sector as an
alternative survival strategy to sustain their livelihoods. The author is human rights based lawyer and women activist who is agitated ...
We need it now! Interrogating the concept of an open prison for female inmates with children in Zimbabwe
(2017)
This dissertation is about realising equality for female inmates in the Zimbabwean prison system; it identifies that there is only one open prison1 for male inmates yet female inmates, especially those with children and ...