A5001978201- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Global Health Care Issues
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Community Health and Development
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Bioactive natural compounds
- Morinda citrifolia extract uses
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Marriage and Family Dynamics
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
University of Ghana
2012-2025
In this article, we investigate the daily work entailed in maintaining informal transnational childcare relationships between migrant parents and children's kin or non-kin caregivers country of origin. By applying concept 'kin work', seek to understand how is performed within care relationships. Using a simultaneous matched sample methodology that gives equal weight data on both sides relationship, team researchers collected ethnographic from Ghanaian Netherlands their Ghana. This approach...
Diabetes is a leading cause of death globally, with significant burdens in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, knowledge contextual factors associated diabetes LMICs are limited. This study highlights three important lessons on by identifying interpreting related to its prevention management within low-income urban community Accra, Ghana. was qualitative study. Data were collected through four focus group discussions (FGDs) older adults men women (50+ years) 18 in-depth...
Migration research tends to conceptualize migrants as providers of social protection for people back home. Yet the care conducted within transnational families and way it is organized an integral part a global system which based on reciprocity between their in home countries. This relies work just much remittances overseas. Drawing ethnographic data from 34 caregivers, we provide detailed description by Ghana migrants' children analyze what caregivers do make this possible. We find that have...
Background Community health participation is an essential tool in research and management where community members, researchers other relevant stakeholders contribute to the decision-making processes. Though processes can be complex challenging, evidence from previous studies have reported significant value of engaging with projects.Objective To identify nature extent involvement participatory (CHPR) projects Ghana draw lessons for design a new project on diabetes intervention Accra called...
This article seeks to engage in a critical debate around the sociocultural contexts and academic understandings of agency vulnerability. It proposes an agency–vulnerability nexus as useful conceptual tool consider these linked concepts how they have been related literature on children youth across social cultural contexts. We use term ‘nexus’ we seek explore ‘agency’ ‘vulnerability’ not antonymic binaries but multi-dimensional connections created both by individuals settings which inhabit....
Young people are frequently involved in research about their own lives and contributions to the shaping of priorities increasingly valued. Recently, young people’s participation has been extended advisory group roles including supporting planning, design delivery projects. Such involvement marks an important shift towards valuing views on how should be conducted is often required as part funding processes. In this article, we explore value contribution a project focusing livelihoods migrants...
GHANA STUDIES / Volume 14 ISSN 1536-5514 E-ISSN 2333-7168© 2012 by the Board of Regents University Wisconsin System 133 GROWING UP IN A TRANSNATIONAL HOUSEHOLD: STUDY OF CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS ACCRA, ERNESTINA KORLEKI DANKYI Introduction International labour migration (ILM), whether it is forced or voluntary, not a new phenomenon. Recently ILM has been growing with much dynamism , spanning all facets including its composition, volume and destinations that promise world where hope...
The Sustainable Development Goals underscore the importance of migration to achievement health, and global presents both opportunities challenges for development health promotion. Despite such recognition, very little work has focused on promotion with young migrants, including how shapes positive health. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study that sought advance knowledge experiences internal migrants in Ghana (n = 14) considers ways harness these perspectives sustainable...
Concepts of empowerment pervade popular discourses on youth and the term is often applied uncritically as a means to leverage young people’s perspectives matters that affect their lives. Despite such focus, little critical work exists unpacks own meanings term, or indeed considers possible unintended consequences may emerge from these framings. Drawing interviews focus groups with 59 African migrants aged 15–24 years in Ghana, we examine understandings consider concept’s usefulness for...
Ghana has ratified almost all international legislative instruments aimed at enhancing the welfare of elderly. At domestic level, country formulated and implemented policies that seek to improve lives Using mainly secondary data also analysis research conducted Ga Mashie in Greater Accra Region, paper provides a narrative review existing legal framework role state institutions advancing interest aged. Two flagship programs, Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) National Health...
One family, two countries, researchers. Experiences with a simultaneous matched sample methodology A (SMS) allows researchers in different locations to observe the effect of human embedding transnational social relations The exchange field notes provided significant advantages research. In particular, it revealed dynamics relationsBeing on sides family network and continuous advantage that were able observer simultaneity, as allowed them immediately follow up events both sides. helped...
International labour migration (ILM), whether it is forced or voluntary, not a new phenomenon. Recently ILM has been growing with much dynamism, spanning all facets of including its composition, volume, and destinations that promise world where hope optimism co-exist gloom