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Fcab Africa: Advancing Financial Stability, Security, And Well-Being, Center For Social Development
Fcab Africa: Advancing Financial Stability, Security, And Well-Being, Center For Social Development
Center for Social Development Research
In sub-Saharan Africa, mobile phones and financial technology have opened doors to financial inclusion for millions, but the new financial terrain is uneven ground fraught with risks. High fees, aggressive marketing, mounting personal debt, varied digital access, and nascent regulatory structures heighten vulnerability and threaten hard-won progress toward broad financial inclusion. Financial Capability and Asset Building in Africa, or FCAB Africa, will equip human-service professionals to broaden financial stability, security, and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa, developing the financial capability of service populations and cultivating sound financial strategies. The initiative will also work with financial-service providers to create a comprehensive financial-development …
Examining The Impact Of In-Situ Infrastructural Upgrading On Sustainability In Informal Settlements: The Case Of Accra, Ghana, Hsi-Chuan Wang
Examining The Impact Of In-Situ Infrastructural Upgrading On Sustainability In Informal Settlements: The Case Of Accra, Ghana, Hsi-Chuan Wang
Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design Theses & Dissertations
Approximately one-quarter of the world’s urban population lives in informal settlements today. Providing basic services and improving life quality in these settlements is a growing challenge that policymakers and researchers must address. The in-situ upgrading approach, which entails providing local services and infrastructure to informal settlements, has been advocated by many researchers over relocation or resettlement. However, the outcomes derived from this approach are still understudied, making it a substantial gap in the research. This research examines the impact of in-situ infrastructure provision and how this approach has adaptively responded to the trend of informal urbanization, especially by exploring the …