Tag: informal settlements
Spatial Distribution and Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Hazards on Household Livelihoods in Informal Settlements of Homa Bay Town, Kenya

Spatial Distribution and Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Hazards on Household Livelihoods in Informal Settlements of Homa Bay Town, Kenya

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Ochieng Brytone, Hezron O. Agili & Isaac O. AyuyoFaculty of Biological and Physical SciencesTom Mboya University, Homa Bay, KenyaEmail: rollinsonbright@gmail.com / hagili@tmu.ac.ke / ongongaayuyo@gmail.com Abstract: Climate hazards including flooding, prolonged water shortage, and extreme heat, impose severe and differentiated socio-economic burdens on residents of urban informal settlements. Drawing on a mixed-methods cross-sectional household survey (n…

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Structural Disempowerment and the Mentorship Vacuum: Entrepreneurial Mentorship and Youth Economic Empowerment in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements, Kenya

Structural Disempowerment and the Mentorship Vacuum: Entrepreneurial Mentorship and Youth Economic Empowerment in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements, Kenya

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Timothy Osiru Okatta, Violet Nekesa Simiyu and James SankaleDepartment of Social Sciences and Development StudiesThe Catholic University of Eastern AfricaEmail: timothyokatta@gmail.com Abstract: Youth economic empowerment in Nairobi’s informal settlements is constrained more by the collapse of mentorship and support systems than by a lack of motivation or entrepreneurial potential. This study examined the contribution of…

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