This paper critiques the approach being taken in Ghana to implement Alternative Livelihood
(AL) projects in mining communities. The rapid insurgence of illegal artisanal gold mining …

Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West
Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book …

Desertification, climate variability and food security are closely linked through drought, land
cover changes, and climate and biological feedbacks. In Ghana, only few studies have …

Before we turn to examine the particular relationships between skills and poverty reduction,
we need to locate our task within a wider development context and discourse. The present …

In developing countries, skills development has been neglected. Skills development does
not appear in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) or in many poverty reduction …

The issue of child labour in the artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM) economy is
attracting significant attention worldwide. This article critically examines this 'problem'in the …

Drawing on interviews with young migrants who have moved from rural, farming households
in northeastern Ghana to rural and urban households in central and southern Ghana, this …

Migrating for education is an insufficiently stressed aspect in the literature on children's
independent migration and it is frequently assumed that migration undermines children's …

This paper critically examines the challenges with implementing microcredit services for
small-scale mine operators—individuals engaged in labor-intensive mineral extraction …

Ghana has seen notable poverty reduction alongside improvements in school participation
since 1991. This paper examines the role of education in determining welfare and poverty …