Results 61 to 70 of about 42,685 (291)

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Digital Banking Promote Remittance Receipts? Evidence From Developing Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the realm of technological advancement, like many sectors, the financial sector swiftly embraced digital transformation to help facilitate financial transactions, especially remittance receipts. The digitalisation of the banking sector has made transfers and access to funds quite easier, faster, and more economical by reducing transaction ...
Syed Ali Abbas, Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Africa's Biodiversity Will Not Be Saved by Protected Areas Alone

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Luca Luiselli
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Telegram Regarding Ambassadorial Work in Sierra Leone

, 1968
Telegram describing the American Ambassador to Sierra Leone's attempt to convince the Sierra Leone government to condemn USSR intervention in ...
United States. Embassy (Sierra Leone)
core   +1 more source

Rhetoric, ritual and reality: understanding the relationship between ex-combatants and the TRC in Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2020
This thesis explores the relationship between ex-combatants and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Sierra Leone. It fills important empirical and conceptual lacunae in foregrounding the transitional justice experiences of ex-combatants, a ...
van den Berg Bhagwandas, Sayra Adinda
core   +1 more source

A cross‐sectional study of caesarean deliveries performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in nine district and regional hospitals in Sierra Leone using the Robson Ten Group Classification System

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high in Sierra Leone despite significant decline in the last decade. The aim of the present study was to evaluate obstetric care delivery using the Robson Ten Group Classification System (TGCS), focusing on caesarean delivery (CD) and task‐sharing.
Josien Westendorp, Rugiatu Jalloh, Sarrah Sheriff, Jenny Wussow, Guro Stamland, Sigrid‐Anne Bjorøy, Francis Moses, Marcus J. Rijken, Risa Hoffmann‐Lonnee, Håkon A. Bolkan, Alex J. van Duinen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collective Action in Diverse Sierra Leone Communities [PDF]

Scholars have pointed to ethnic and other social divisions as a leading cause of economic underdevelopment, due in part to their adverse effects on public good provision and collective action.
Edward Miguel, Rachel Glennerster, Alexander Rothenberg   +2 more
core  

The impact of civil war on forest wildlife in West Africa: Mammals in Gola Forest, Sierra Leone

, 2011
Human conflicts may sometimes benefit wildlife by depopulating wilderness areas but there is evidence from Africa that the impacts tend to be negative. The forested states of West Africa have experienced much recent human conflict but there have been no ...
Lindsell, J.A., Siaka, A.M., Klop, E.
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of stillbirth deliveries and associated factors at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2019 to 2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Globally, 1.9 million babies were stillborn at 28 or more weeks of gestation in 2021. In sub-Saharan Africa, the stillbirth rate is 28.7 per 1000 total births, and in Sierra Leone, it is 118.1 per 1000 total births.
Lilian Kumba Admire-Taylor, Adel Hussein Elduma, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Umaru Sesay, Anna Jammeh, Awol Yemane, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Aminata Koroma, Joseph Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Mohamed Vandi, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source