Tag: Zambia

A solution-focused project to address the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions on children and young people

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Dr Darren Sharpe studied the various impacts that the COVID-19 restrictions had on children and young people in Zambia and Sierra Leone, providing them with basic goods as well as studying their wellbeing

Apart from the severe health complications, the Coronavirus pandemic has posed other significant challenges to our society: loss of economic stability, social isolation, and deterioration of mental health are among some of them. Arguably one of the most affected demographics are the vulnerable and the young. Children and young people (CYP) living with physical and mental disabilities, especially in low- […]

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Urban water and sanitation reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Access to clean water is critical for human survival.

Many countries in the developing world have undertaken ambitious reforms of their urban water and sanitation. Unfortunately, few have achieved excellent, sustainable results. In his recent book, Empty Buckets and Overflowing Pits, Dr Roland Werchota describes his research into urban water and sanitation sector reforms in four Sub-Saharan African countries, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, and explains why these […]

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