How Communities Thrive and Foster Sustainable Livelihoods – An Exploratory Community-based Research with Koforidua Zongo by Danae Zachari B.A. University of Victoria, 2017 A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS in the Department of Geography © Danae Zachari, 2024 University of Victoria All rights reserved. This thesis may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without the permission of the author. We acknowledge and respect the Ləkʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Ləkʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.