Q Methodology Study on Young People and Agrifood
Type:
Agriculture, Food & Climate
Used Q methodology to examine how young people and their parents in Ghana understand employment and farming, with particular attention to aspirations, perceptions of desirable work and attitudes toward agriculture.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in Collective Action Movements in Africa
Type:
Human Rights, Governance & Civic Action
Examined how collective action movements in Africa can be monitored, evaluated and understood, with particular attention to changing theories of change, mobilisation strategies, leadership and learning within social movements.
Situation Analysis of Youth in Africa and Development of Policy Toolbox
Type:
Youth, Education & Employment
Assessed the situation of young people across Africa and developed a policy toolbox to support governments in designing more inclusive and sustainable policies that promote youth wellbeing and development.
Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana
Type:
Informal Economy & Work
Led the Ghana component of a 10-city study of the urban informal economy, examining how street vendors in Accra are affected by economic trends, urban policies, value-chain dynamics and other forces shaping their working conditions and livelihoods.
Modelling the Career Choices of Students at the University of Ghana
Type:
Youth, Education & Employment
Examined the career aspirations, preferences and choices of University of Ghana students, with particular attention to final-year students preparing to enter the labour market, and analysed patterns across a large student survey.
Reframing the ‘Young People-Agriculture’ Discourse
Type:
Agriculture, Food & Climate
Examined changes in policy and practice in Ghana’s agri-food sector and their implications for young people’s employment and futures, including policy narratives, youth-focused programmes and emerging opportunities in agriculture.
Human Rights, Power and Civic Action (RIPOCA): Comparative Analyses of Human Rights-Based Approaches and Civic Struggle in Development Contexts
Type:
Human Rights, Governance & Civic Action
Investigated how struggles for human rights are shaped and constrained by power relations and structural inequalities, with a focus on rights organisations and civic action in Ghana within a wider comparative multi-country study.
Formalising the Informal and Informalising the Formal? Analysing Changes in Women’s Work in Ghana
Type:
Gender & Women’s Empowerment
Examined changes in women’s work in Ghana’s formal and informal sectors, focusing on banking and paid domestic work and the implications of changing employment conditions for women’s livelihoods and security.
Evaluation of the Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management (ENAM) Project
Type:
Agriculture, Food & Climate
Conducted a qualitative evaluation of the ENAM project to understand participants’ experiences and the relationship between income-generating activities, household practices and efforts to improve child nutrition through animal-source foods.
Economic Empowerment of Young People in Ghana: Social and Institutional Triggers and Constraints
Type:
Youth, Education & Employment