The contribution of young people to learning for development in African co-operatives: case studies from Lesotho and Uganda

Investigators

Sally Hartley

Funding

An ESRC CASE Studentship (collaborator UK Co-operative College) funded PhD project, 2009-2012.

Aims and objectives

The objectives of this research are to bring together two key concerns: (i) innovative forms of organisation and activity for promoting enterprise and income generation in African development and (ii) the role and needs of youth in Africa who have the potential to shape Africa's future but who face the very real demands of building skills and capabilities and gaining employment.

Publications

Hartley, S (2011). Co-operatives as a learning space for youth, In: ICA (International Co-operative Alliance) Co-operatives Research Conference, Finland August 2011, ICA.

Hartley, S (2011). Research with youth and role of self-directed photography, In: The Second Visual Methods Conference, Milton Keynes UK September 2011, Open University UK.

Hartley, S (2010). Youth and Co-operatives, In: Co-operative College UK Working with Co-operatives Conference, London UK December 2010, Co-operative College UK.

Hartley, S (2009). Understanding how co-operatives can engage with the growing youth population in Africa and what the potential impacts of being a co-operative member can have on a young person's life, In: ICA (International Co-operative Alliance) Co-operatives Research Conference, Oxford September 2009, ICA.

A repository of IKD Working Papers and other research outputs can be viewed at IKD Publications.

Last updated: 27 March 2013