scholarly journals The effects of international remittances on expenditure patterns of the left‐behind households in Sub‐Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Ajefu ◽  
Joseph O. Ogebe
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Expenditure Patterns ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
International Remittances ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Domestic and International Remittances and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-54
Author(s):  
Narges Ebadi ◽  
Davod Ahmadi ◽  
Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
International Remittances ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

The amount of remittances to developing counties, defined as the flow of monetary and non-monetary goods, has increased globally and has surpassed the amount of money spent on foreign aid in these developing countries. The impact of remittances on households’ purchasing power has been studied; however, its link to food security status is yet to be explored. This paper quantitatively analyses the relationship between food security status (measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale) and the receipt of domestic/ international or both remittances on households in sub- Saharan Africa. Data are derived from the Gallup World Poll from the years 2014-2017. Multinomial logistic regression models and binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to analyze the data. Results showed that remittance recipients had significantly higher household incomes (especially if the remittance was coming internationally and domestically), lived with significantly more household members (7 or more members), and were more likely to be separated (including divorced or widowed). Households that received domestic remittances had significantly higher odds of being food insecure than households receiving no remittances. Conversely, households receiving remittances internationally or a combination of domestic and international remittances had significantly lower odds of food insecurity compared to non-receivers. This study found that receiving remittances affect the food security status of people living in SSA countries. 

Mobile Money Transfer

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Martin Kang'ethe Gachukia
Keyword(s):  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Mobile Money ◽  
International Remittances ◽  
Money Transfer ◽  
Sub Saharan

The chapter reviews the growth of mobile money transactions (MMTs) and their effect on international remittances and financial inclusion. The novelty of MMTs is its widening adaptation beyond Sub-Saharan Africa with increased confidence in use of MMTs by international humanitarian agencies and governments in reaching out to citizenry through government-to-people (G2P) as well as people-to-government (P2G) payment platforms. The chapter is conceptualized on the emergent themes emanating from the World Bank data under the G20 financial inclusion indicators in 60 countries with remarkable MMTs per 100,000 adults. Emergent findings from the data indicates of MMT benefits to small countries such as the Pacific Island countries, benign economic policies under West African countries, increased uptake of cash and voucher transfers through humanitarian support, and the pursuit of cashless economy through mobile wallets. In essence, the growth of MMTs is currently viewed as leap-frog strategy to the low- and middle-income countries embracing MMTs in promoting the sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Beyond poverty as a proxy: reducing inequality in infant mortality by identifying and targeting higher risk births

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ramos ◽  
Chad Hazlett ◽  
Stephen Smith
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
Mortality Burden ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Better Than

Infant mortality remains high and uneven in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Given finite resources, reducing premature mortality requires effective tools to identifying left- behind populations at greatest risk. While countries routinely use income- or poverty- based thresholds to target policies, we examine whether models that consider other factors can substantially improve our ability to target policies to higher-risk births. Using machine learning methods, and 25 commonly available variables that can be observed prior to birth, we construct child-level risk scores for births in 22 sub-Saharan African countries. We find that targeting based on poverty, proxied by income, is only slightly better than random targeting, with the poorest 10 percent of the population experiencing approximately 10 percent of total infant mortality burden. By contrast the 10 percent of the population at highest risk according to our model accounts for 15-30% of infants deaths, depending on country. A hypothetical intervention that can be administered to 10% of the population and prevents just 5% of the deaths that would otherwise occur, for example, would save roughly 841,000 lives if targeted to the poorest decile, but over 1.6 million if targeted using our approach.

scholarly journals Financing primary and secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Vitallis Chikoko ◽  
Pinkie Mthembu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
Ceteris Paribus ◽  
Equity In Education ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Education Financing ◽  
Sub Saharan

In this paper, we review literature on the financing of primary and secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with a view to contributing some insights about the extent to which the region can achieve the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). At the heart of SDG 4 of the UN 2030 Agenda is the desire to achieve equity in education provision to the extent that no one is left behind. Leaving no one behind in this context suggests a pro-poor approach to educational financing. The SSA region lags behind other developing regions regarding investing in education and is, therefore, under threat of failing to meet the very ambitious aims of SDG 4, hence this focus. We examine the literature through a three-pronged conceptual framework, including public, external aid, and private education financing. Findings show that, ceteris paribus, SSA will not have adequate financial resources to meet SDG 4 requirements. Public education financing, which remains the major source, needs to increase significantly. For this to happen, SSA countries’ economies must necessarily grow.

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