Essays about: "Rural Livelihoods"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 151 essays containing the words Rural Livelihoods.

  1. 11. Results Measurement of Livelihood Interventions in the Humanitarian Field, using a Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) to analyze the Economic Rate of Return (ERR) of an income-generating activity (IGA) project in a post-disaster setting, in San Andres Osuna, Guatemala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Olof Hörmander; [2023]
    Keywords : aquaponic fish tanks; results measurement; humanitarian work; development; sustainability; livelihoods; sustainable livelihoods framework SLF ; Economic Rate of Return ERR ;

    Abstract : There is limited evidence-based data on income-generating interventions, both within thehumanitarian and the development field. Nevertheless, there is a growing and unavoidable nexus between the two fields, and therefore also, within their methodologies for measuring project intervention results, as well as their success rates. READ MORE

  3. 12. Socioeconomic impacts of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami (TBTT) plantation project on the participating communities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Javeria Haris; [2023]
    Keywords : tree plantation; socioeconomic; rural livelihoods; sustainable livelihood framework;

    Abstract : Tree plantations are regarded as one of the key components to fight the environmental challenges. Such plantations may impact the livelihoods of the local populations in both positive and negative ways. READ MORE

  4. 13. Coping with Covid-19 in rural India: Did financial strategies help to maintain wellbeing?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Simona Koria; Jennifer Träff; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Psychological Wellbeing; Financial Coping; Unconditional Cash Transfer; Covid-19; Panel Data; Propensity Score Matching; Low-and Middle Income Countries;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on psychological wellbeing and explores the mediating role of financial coping strategies for this association. Using four waves of representative panel data, collected in 2018, 2020 and 2021 from 2 997 households living across 294 villages in the state of Odisha, India, we find that stress increased whilst depression decreased, resulting in psychological wellbeing being unchanged during the pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 14. Gender roles in households : A case study on gender roles in households in northern Tanzania

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Sustainable Societies (SUS)

    Author : Ottilia Lundh; [2022]
    Keywords : Case study; gender roles; Tarime; northern Tanzania; gender inequality; gender perspectives; Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project SEMA ; sustainable livelihoods; oppression; physical violence; female genital multination; household activities; education; gender equality.; Fallstudie; könsroller; Tarime; norra Tanzania; ojämlikhet mellan könen; genusperspektiv; Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project SEMA ; hållbar försörjning; förtryck; fysiskt våld; kvinnlig könsstympning; hushållsaktiviteter; utbildning; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : This case study investigates perspectives and changes in gender roles in household activities from a gender (in)equality context in Tarime, northern Tanzania. The participants in this study part-took in a previous project called the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project (SEMA) which aimed to integrate gender perspectives and sustainable livelihoods in rural parts of Tarime. READ MORE

  6. 15. Sustainable livelihood for farmers : A study presenting both challenges and opportunities for local small-scale farmers in Alluriquin, Ecuador

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Olivia Adolfsson; [2022]
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    Abstract : The primary sector is of high importance to the economy and wellbeing of many countries. This is especially true for Ecuador, where 51 percent of the population living in rural areas earn their living through agriculture, livestock and fishing activities. READ MORE