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FUTURE AFRICA
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is an early career research fellowship program focused on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills.
Submitted (Etomes) | Strategies for Sustaining Teachers’ Engagement by Heads of Departments in Higher Education Institutions in Cameroon: Insights from Ubuntu
Higher education institutions in Cameroon have undergone a major transformation (since the 1993 reforms) with a major objective to...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Mokake) | Carbon Stock Recovery After Selective Logging in the East Region of Cameroon
Tropical forests have large carbon stocks, and their conservation is an important mitigation measure against global warming. However,...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Odubo) | Constraints to Livelihood Sustainability among Women Farmers and Fishers in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria
Women in agriculture suffer several constraints that negatively impact their livelihood. Some of the problems stem from human activities...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Tembo) | Nsima is Food Security: Promoting Transdisciplinary Approaches to Understand Socio-Cultural Determinants of Household Food Insecurity in Rural Malawi
This study illustrates the sociocultural construction of Nsima /Maize as a metaphor for rural Malawians, representing both food and a...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Sani) | Media Convergence: Netnographic Study of the Hausa Language in Online Media, the Case of Infodemic
The advent of the Internet in the late 1990s was a significant turning point for African journalism. Its impact has been profound,...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Bazaanah) | Citizen's perceptions of water and sanitation governance in Bilsikura of the CentralGonja District, Ghana
Abstract Ensuring good governance and planning are recognized as catalysts for developing and sustaining water and sanitation systems....
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Tembo) | Faith and Food in Rural Malawi: An Investigation into the Sociocultural Determinants of Household Food Security
This study demonstrates that religion and culture play a substantial role in shaping the dietary preferences of rural Malawians....
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Chukwuma) | Fuzzy Based Spatial Risk Evaluation of Plastic Pollution: A Case Study of Anambra State of Nigeria
Plastic pollution is a global environmental issue which requires urgent attention as it threatens natural systems, human health, and...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Mhizha) | Exploring Witchcraft and Bewitching Beliefs and Social Work Responses among Street Children in Zimbabwe
Street children increasingly mark the urban morphology in many African countries. Since street childhood predisposes children to many...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Mhizha) | Climate Vulnerability among Street Children in Harare Zimbabwe: Perspectives
Globally, many challenges threaten young people’s health and well-being, including climate change and drought. Despite contributing least...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Otwoma) | Local knowledge corroborates threats of local extinctions and shifting baselines in Kenya’s exploited reef fishes
Coral reef fisheries are vital for poverty reduction and economic development in Kenya, supporting over 1.5 million people. Despite...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Chunga) | Analyzing Sediment Drivers Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Nkhata River, Nkhatabay, Malawi
The study aimed to analyze the drivers of sedimentation in the Nkhata River catchment in Nkhatabay district, Malawi, where an increase in...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Etomes) | Technology-Assisted Doctoral Supervision: Practice and Lessons from Anglo-Saxon Universities in Cameroon
Abstract This study investigates how technology-assisted doctoral supervision in teacher education can improve the quality of the...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Mhizha) | Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Processes among Adolescent Children Living and Working on the Streets in Harare, Zimbabwe
Worldwide, children’s health and well-being are threatened by many challenges , including climate change and related phenomena, such as...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Bessah) | Verification of Indigenous Weather and Seasonal Climate Forecast Skills for Climate Change Adaptation in the Pra River Basin of Ghana
Abstract This study examines integrating indigenous ecological knowledge with modern meteorological methods to enhance weather...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Ssekamatte) | Empirical perspectives regarding the status of climate change and sustainability education at business and management training institutions in Uganda
This study aimed at examining the current status of climate change and sustainability education in business and management training at...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Mhizha) | Perspectives on climate vulnerability, the maize poverty trap and resilience among street children in Zimbabwe
Worldwide, children’s health and well-being are endangered by multiple challenges, including climate change and food insecurity. Food...
Dec 1, 2021
Accepted (Msigwa) | Spatial-temporal Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Trends and Variability in the Pangani Basin, East Africa
Abstract: Although in situ rainfall data remains the most accurate, the gauge network density in East Africa is sparse. It lacks...
Dec 1, 2021
Submitted (Odubo) | Environmental Impact of Oil Pollution on Income and Livelihood Sustainability in Rural Communities of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
The environment of the Niger Delta region has been devastated by oil pollution for years, leading to problems of sustainable traditional...
Dec 1, 2021
The programme seeks to build a network of emerging African scientists with the skills needed to apply transformative research methods and approaches in addressing complex sustainability challenges in Africa, including inter- and transdisciplinarity, systems thinking, and futures literacy.
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