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Child Porterage and Africa’s Transport Gap: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi and South Africa

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Porter, Gina, Hampshire, Kate, Abane, Albert, Munthali, Alister, Robson, Elsbeth, Mashiri, Mac, Tanle, Augustine, Maponya, Goodhope +1 more·2012·World Development

Abstract

Children’s load-carrying has been largely invisible in studies of African economies, being commonly subsumed under women’s or family labor. This paper, based on interdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative research in 24 sites, examines the role of child porterage in helping to fill Africa’s transport gap and considers its developmental significance for education, well-being, and health. It provides detailed information regarding the scale, nature, and perceived impacts of children’s load-carrying work in domestic and commercial contexts, indicates the importance of gender and generational analysis, and explores key policy challenges.

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  • In some African societies, physically transporting goods, such as water, is considered a lower status activity and deemed more appropriate for females.

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Authors
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., Tanle, A., Maponya, G., & Dube, S.
Affiliations
University of Cape Coast (GH)
Venue
World Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-10
Volume
40
Issue
10
Pages
2136-2154
ISSN
0305-750X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2072655459
Cited by
63
References
43
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FWCI
14.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • World Development (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ES/D002745/1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Education and Labor Relations
Keywords
child labor, load carriage, transport gap, child transport, gender and work, generational analysis, child well-being, child health, transport policy, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa

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