The Role of Information and Knowledge in Poverty Eradication in Africa: a case study of Namibia
| dc.audience | Audience::Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division | |
| dc.conference.date | 16-22 August 2014 | |
| dc.conference.place | Lyon, France | |
| dc.conference.sessionType | Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA) Special Interest Group | |
| dc.conference.title | IFLA WLIC 2014 | |
| dc.conference.venue | Lyon Convention Centre | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mchombu, Kingo Jotham | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mchombu, Chiku Mnubi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-24T08:22:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-24T08:22:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper starts by exploring and defining poverty reduction in African society and discuses how poverty affects different groups in society, namely: women, Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), youth, rural and urban slum-dwellers. Different mechanisms used to address poverty alleviation are briefly assessed including policies, and access to resources. The role of access to information and knowledge forms the final part of the presentation and deals with specifically how information stimulate and promote the economic and cultural changes essential for the sustainable development. | en |
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| dc.language.iso | en | |
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| dc.rights.accessRights | open access | |
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| dc.title | The Role of Information and Knowledge in Poverty Eradication in Africa: a case study of Namibia | en |
| dc.type | Article | |
| ifla.Unit | Section:Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division | |
| ifla.oPubId | https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/996/ |
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