Essays about: "Nongovernmental organisations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Nongovernmental organisations.

1. 1. Sargassum seaweed in Guadeloupe: a public health concern : An interview study in Guadeloupe, French West Indies

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Hanna Grönroos; [2023]
   Keywords : brown algae; Guadeloupe; health; health literacy; lifestyle; sargassum; brunalg; Guadeloupe; hälsa; hälsolitteracitet; livsstil; sargassum;

   Abstract : Bakgrund Strömmar av brunalgen sargassum har drabbat Karibien i flera år, särskilt påtagligt det senaste decenniet, sedan år 2011. Den överväldiga mängden sargassum har förknippats med klimatförändringar och utsläpp av gödningsmedel i havet. READ MORE

3. 2. Fact-Finding Online – A Fair Trial Offline?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Disa Janfalk; [2021]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces massive evidentiary problems due to flawed state-cooperation, limited access to sites of atrocity and an insufficient budget. Meanwhile, potentially relevant digital open-source information abounds, as citizens increasingly turn to social media to spread awareness of human rights violations and possible international crimes. READ MORE

4. 3. CONFRONT DIFFICULT TIMES WITH DIGNITY : A study of women’s experiences working in the Colombian NGO sector

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sandra Bäcklund; Johanna Edin; [2019]
   Keywords : Colombia; gender equality; essential factors; machismo; NGO sector; nongovernmental organisations; role models; segregation; work-family.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to deepen the understanding of women's working conditions within the NGO sector in Colombia, and to find out what factors that impact women’s possibilities for achievements. Through out a qualitative approach five interviews with women were conductedin Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. READ MORE

5. 4. Bridging the gaps? : Practitioner’s attitudes and understanding of the temporal,institutional and funding gaps between humanitarian anddevelopment assistance

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rakel Nilsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Development; Humanitarian; Temporal; Institutional; Funding; Gaps; Bridging; International aid; Nongovernmental organisations; Sectors; Donors; Sida; Silo;

   Abstract : Due to an increased humanitarian caseload the UN has called for the international community to work differently from delivering aid to ending needs, partly by enhancing the engagement between humanitarian and development actors. The thesis aims to describe and analyse the dynamics between humanitarian and development aid and by so doing provide an empirical contribution to the larger discussion on how to streamline international assistance by addressing the temporal, institutional and funding gaps between the two types of assistance. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of local knowledge applied by farmers towards management of crop pests and diseases in the Masaka region, Uganda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Johanna Unger; [2014]
   Keywords : pest and disease management; participatory; extension; farmer groups; local knowledge; Uganda;

   Abstract : Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Uganda and it employs roughly 80 % of the work force. Ninety per cent of the country’s farmers are smallholders. The Masaka district is the country’s agricultural hub for coffee (Coffea spp. L. READ MORE