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020 _a0-85954-404-4. ISSN 0967-0548
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082 0 4 _a96-104982
100 1 _aO'Reilly, C.
110 2 _aNatural Resources Inst., Chatham (United Kingdom)
245 0 0 _aSurvival strategies of poor women in urban Africa:
_b the case of Zambia
260 _c1995
340 _aPrinted
500 _a2 appendices; 24 ref. Summary (En) Natural Resources Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB (UK)
520 _aUrban poverty is increasing alongside growing urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Women constitute a significant proportion of the urban poor but their role is often neglected by development projects. Research was undertaken with the aim of providing better definition and targeting of project interventions. Survival strategies include migration, marriage and fertility, education, links with rural areas, social networks, saving and borrowing, and home production through urban agriculture. Most women also engage directly in some form of income-earning activity. The scale of these activities varies widely but for the vast majority of poor women, it is most often the vending of foodstuffs. Poor women depend on purchased natural resources products for family food and fuel supplies, and are also involved in the trading of these products. Ways in which women's livelihood strategies could be strengthened are discussed and the need for a multi-dimensional initiatives is emphasized. Credit, confidence-building, access to information, and specific income-generating activities are highlighted as major requirements
546 _aEnglish
595 _aAC
650 1 0 _aAfrica
650 1 0 _aAfrica south of Sahara
650 1 0 _aAnglophone africa
650 1 0 _aEnterprises
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650 1 0 _aFarms
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650 1 0 _aInvestment, finance and credit
650 1 0 _aLabour and employment
650 1 0 _aLiving standards
650 1 0 _aMankind
650 1 0 _aRural sociology
650 1 0 _aSmall enterprises
650 1 0 _aSocial structure
650 1 0 _aSouthern Africa
700 1 _aGordon, A.,
_ecoaut.
773 0 _tNRI Socio-economic Series (United Kingdom).- Natural Resources Institute Socio-economic Series (United Kingdom). no. 10 Chatham (United Kingdom). NRI. 1995. 36 p
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