Dependency of Urban Poor Food Expenditures on Household’s Social Dynamics; The Situation of Low-Income Households in City of Kigali, Rwanda

Emmanuel Nzeyimana, Prof. Maurice M. Sakwa and Prof. Gregory Namusonge
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Emmanuel Nzeyimana: PhD Scholar, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Prof. Maurice M. Sakwa: PhD JKUAT, Kenya
Prof. Gregory Namusonge: PhD JKUAT, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 1, 130-139

Abstract: Households often depend on income from relatives working abroad or in other cities. Similarly, issues related to access to credit and loans, membership to Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAS) may have great influence on incomes, which determine food access during emergencies (Maluku et al, 2014). Baiyegunhi and Fraser (2010) emphatically stated that households are more vulnerable to poverty when the household head’s education is low. This paper analyzes how social characteristics in the low-income Households in City of Kigali influence their level of food security. Our research has focused on three key factors; i) Size of the low-income households, ii) The level of education for the Head of Households and iii) Household membership to various social associations with the objective of getting and accessing resources to improve their livelihoods.

Date: 2020
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