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    Enhancing sexual and reproductive health Information of adolescents as a panacea to curb HIV and AIDS in Nigeria
    (University of Fort Hare, 2015) Ajibade, Patrick
    In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the information available to adolescents concerning sexual health, existing approaches need to be assessed to determine their efficacy as a means of reducing the vulnerability and exposure of adolescents to HIV and AIDS. This paper takes the form of a case study and makes use of Peer Education Training (PET) as an intuitive and innovative approach to enable adolescents to make informed sexual decisions to reduce the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Africa. The data was gathered by observing the behavior of participants in Peer Education Training, as sharing information among peers within a single demographic group has been found to provide an effective way of encouraging communities to participate in and own their campaigns against the spread of HIV and AIDS. On the basis of the findings, the wide adoption of peer education campaigns within individual ecosystems is suggested as an effective means of mitigating the spread of sexually-transmitted infections, HIV and AIDS. Cultural and academic institutions could play a vital role in the designing and use of peer education information programs, and media-centered peer education can provide an effective means of transmitting information, which may be further enhanced through the use of gaming techniques.
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    The role of knowledge management in improving small, micro and medium enterprises productivity: a case of Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa
    (University of Fort Hare, 2016) Ajibade, Patrick
    The paper explores the role of knowledge management (KM) in Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) as a catalyst for an improved productivity. The paper highlights that KM as important resources, and as an intellectual capital to help small business achieve sustainable growth. The aim was to confirm that small business competitiveness requires an ability to create, retain, use and transfer knowledge as business intelligence. Data was collected through a systematic literature review, interviews and observations. The findings showed that SMMEs could improve productivity through knowledge sharing and transfer. It was difficult to test the robustness of sharable knowledge claim in the business processes. The paper shows that the business owners experience difficulties on how knowledge acquisition, retention and transfer impact their operations. Most of the SMMEs still lack the skills to convert tacit knowledge into an explicit knowledge for business intelligence and improved productivity. The paper recommended that the SMMEs give adequate priority to the importance of collaboration through business intelligence gathering and sharing. SMMEs should endeavour to convert their tacit into explicit knowledge. This might facilitate process replication, and knowledge transferability.