Browsing Studies by Subject "Cost of Living"
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April 1995 Case Study: Effect of Structural Adjustment Programmes on African Families
(1995-04-30)During 1994, two significant events occurred that focused attention on the family as the center of human society. The first was the commemoration by the United Nations of the "International Year of the Family" (IYF). The ... -
Auguest 1997 Case Study: Opting for the Poor in Our Catholic Schools
(1997-08-30)While the phrase, "option for the poor," may be of fairly recent origin, its foundation is as old as the Scriptures. The God of Israel showed special concern for the poor and took up their cause (see Psalm 103:6; Proverbs ... -
August 1992 Case Study: The Social Context of the Amecea Countries on the Eve of the African Synod
(1992-08-30)What seems to me to be very important to focus or) in both the First and the Second Independence is the role of the church. Correct me if I am mistaken, but is it not true to say that the church especially the official ... -
August 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Reports Analysis
(2023-10-06)Lusaka remains the town with the highest cost of living, clinching K9, 267.34 from the K9, 301.18 recorded in July (thus indicative of a meagre K33.84 drop). Second in line was Solwezi at K8, 455.83 rising by K68.24 from ... -
Chinsali February 2022 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-02-28)This survey was conducted on 27th February, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at Old ... -
Chipata February 2021 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-02-28)This survey was conducted on 27th February, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at Kapata ... -
Cost of Living of Primary School Teachers: The Case of Lusaka Province
(2000-06)The main findings of the study are that incomes earned by teachers in government school were significantly lower than those earned by their colleagues in private schools. However, incomes for teachers in private schools ... -
December 2004 JCTR: Debt, HIPC and the MDGs- can Zambia Scale the Height
(2004-12-30)Zambia is among the most heavily indebted countries in Africa. The decline in copper prices and the increase in oil prices in the early 1970s led to a considerable deterioration in Zambia's terms of trade. The authorities ... -
January 1996 Case Study: The Pastoral Circle: Background and Use
(1996-01-30)For several decades, church pastoral workers have followed the "see, judge, act" methodology introduced by the Cardin-related movements (e.g., Young Christian Workers* Young Christian Students), This method is a popular ... -
January 1997 Bulletin: SAP: Is it the Solution or the Problem? the Case Study of Zambia
(1997-01-30)When the Bishops of Eastern and Southern Africa issued their "Message" at the close of the 1994 African Synod, they reflected on the serious sociology-economic suffering experienced by so many of their people in various ... -
January 1998 Case Study: A Continent on the Margins
(1998-01-30)Contemporary Africa can be compared to the man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho; he fell among robbers who stripped him, beat him and went away, leaving him half-dead (cf. Lk 10:30-37). Africa is a continent where ... -
January 2000 Case Study: Grassroots Analysis: The Emphasis on Culture
(2000-01-30)First, there was an intellectual moment Here acknowledge the insight and emphasis of my colleague for many years at the Center of Concern in Washington DC, Joe Holland. Writing in the "Preface" of the revised and enlarged ... -
June 1996 Case Study: Zambia's Church Toward the Year 2000
(1996-06-30)The Catholic Church in Africa has been given a profound challenge for moving into the Third Millennium. This challenge has come from the African Synod and is expressed by the question raised by one of the Synod leaders: ... -
Mapping the Wages with the Cost of Living
(2022-08-25)Based on the BNNB findings, the Centre conducted a study to compare the monthly wages citizens got from January to June, 2021 and the cost of living. The target group included nurses, teachers, marketeers, waiters, security ... -
May 1997 Debt and Structural Adjustment: A Case Study of Zambia
(1997-05-30)Many of the international campaigns to support cancellation of foreign debt in poor countries use a particularly disturbing statistic from Zambia as an example of the impact of debt: Between 1990 and 1993, the government ... -
May 1998 Case Study: What to do About Poverty in Zambia?
(1998-05-30)Poverty in Africa is big in the news these days. But will it be big in the policy decisions here in Zambia? The recent regional meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, highlighted the extremely serious depth and dimensions of poverty ... -
Seeking Benefits and Avoiding Conflicts: A Community Company Government Assessment of Copper Mining in Solwezi Zambia
(2017-06-17)This study is a collaboration of partners of Diakonia Zambia and the Joint Country Programme (JCP) Zambia namely Caritas Zambia, Catholic Diocese of Solwezi (CDOS), Publish What You Pay (PWYP), Jesuit Center for Theological ... -
Seeking Benefits and Avoiding Conflicts: A Community Company Government Assessment of Chavuma, Zambia
(2016-12-30)This chapter is developed to lay out how the data required to meet the objectives of this study was collected. The main goal of this chapter is to justify the methodological approach, validity and ethical considerations that ... -
September 1995 Case Study: The Role of the Church in Delivery of Sustainable Health Care: Reflection on Basic Theology and Ethical Principles
(1995-09-30)Health care has long been associated with the mission of the church to evangelize, to bring the Good News to all nations. In Mark's account of the mission of the first disciples after the Resurrection, Jesus promises that ...