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  • Young Men on the Move to Polish Shoes in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana 
    Tanle, Augustine (Ghana Journal of Geography, 2018)
    In sub-Saharan Africa, young unemployed persons often migrate to the cities in search of employment, especially in the informal sector. This paper focuses on young migrants in the shoe-shine business which is common in ...
  • Young people on the margins: in need of more choices and more chances in twenty-first century Scotland 
    Finlay, Ian; Sheridan, Marion; McKay, Jane; Nudzor, Hope Pius (British Educational Research Journal, 2010)
    The aim of this study was to find out more about the lives of young people in the category ‘not in education, employment or training’ (NEET). We worked intensively with 26 young people in four smaller groups, spending ...
  • Youth and pornography in Ghana: An ethical perspective 
    Anderson Jnr, George; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2014-07)
    Technology has caused more harm than good in Ghana to some extent. This is in view of the falling standards in moral foundations of children and youth in Ghana. In the recent years, youngsters are exposed to pornographic ...
  • Youth Livelihoods in the Cell phone Era: Perspectives from Urban Africa. 
    Porter, G.; Hampshire, K.; de Lannoy, A.; Bongo, A.; Munthali, A.; Robson, E.; Tanle, A.; Abane, A. M.; Owusu, S. (Journal of International Development, 2018)
    Issues surrounding youth employment and unemployment are central to the next development decade. Understanding how youth use mobile phones as a means of communicating and exchanging information about employment and livelihoods ...
  • Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa 
    Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Lannoy, Ariane De; Bango, Andisiwe; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Tanle, Augustine; Abane, Albert; Owusu, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    Issues surrounding youth employment and unemployment are central to the next development decade. Understanding how youth use mobile phones as a means of communicating and exchanging information about employment and livelihoods ...
  • Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study 
    Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert; Robson, Elsbeth; Munthali, Alister; Mashiri, Mac; Tanle, Augustine (University of Cape Coast, 2012-04)
    The penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived ...
  • Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study 
    Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Mashiri, Mac; Tanle, Augustine (University of Cape Coast, 2012)
    The penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived ...
  • ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa 
    Porter, GIna; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Mashiri, Mac; Tanle, Augustine; Maponya, Goodhope (University of Cape Coast, 2000)
    This paper focuses on the linkages between education, mobility and livelihood potential for young people in rural areas of three sub-Saharan countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. Young peoples’ lives in rural locations ...
  • Zipper Failure in the Clothing Industry in Ghana 
    Nkrumah, E.; Gavor, M. E.; Pardie, S. P. (University of Cape Coast, 2015-01)
    The zipper is by far the most widespread fastener, and is found almost everywhere, installed on clothing, luggage, leather goods, and various other objects. However, a casual observation of zippers used in the clothing ...
  • β-carotene-fortified gari: processing variables effect on nutritional and sensory qualities 
    Abano, Ernest E.; Quayson, Enoch T.; Bosompem, Martin; Quarm, Margaret (University of Cape Coast, 2019-10)
    Different proportions of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) were used to substitute cassava mash and fermented spontaneously to produce composite gari—a grittycrispy ready-to-eat food product. Both the amount of OFSP and ...

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