Essays about: "aid sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 202 essays containing the words aid sector.

1. 1. Exploring the Applications of Machine Learning in the Public Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Adrian Hammarberg Dalmyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Despite the many use cases for machine learning, it sees minimal usage in Sweden’s public sector today. It is important that the public sector in particular utilizes the most efficient tools available. READ MORE

3. 2. African Women and Storytelling : Unveiling the Power of Narrative to Shape Collective Imaginary

   University essay from

   Author : Clelia Vegezzi; [2023]
   Keywords : African Women; Women; Black Women; Storytelling; stories; Collective Imaginaries; Characters; Novels; INGOs; Noviolet Bulawayo; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;

   Abstract : During my eight years of work in the communication department of an NGO based in Kampala I have undetaken several workshops organized by istitutional donors, such as USAID, on how to write what the aid sector calls stories of change.  Puzzled by the information and skills obtained in such context and the stories I have encounter and wrote during my job from one side, and on the other side acknowledging how novels helped me to navigate my feeling of disorientation while living and experiencing the Ugandan context; I have decided to embark in this research to better understand where the stories produced by INGOs and the contemporary literature differentiate. READ MORE

4. 3. NGO Challenges in Providing Aid: Ukraine Context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Julija Paskeviciute; [2023]
   Keywords : NGO; Aid; Partnerships; Development; SDGs; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The NGO role in providing aid and internal/external impacts that are occurring during the process are central pillars in analysing the development objective and Sustainable Development Goals for the future. The challenges that the NGOs face during aid processes are not solely dependent on singular sources and rather require complex, and multi-faced approaches. READ MORE

5. 4. Tax-aid nexus - The case of Sub-Saharan Africa and China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Marthe Coppieters; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper empirically discusses the interaction between Chinese Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Sub-Saharan tax revenue 2000-2017. Through the use of the methods OLS and IV, I pose the question whether there is evidence supporting the tax-aid nexus, which suggests a negative impact of increasing foreign aid on tax revenue. READ MORE

6. 5. Childhood Iconography in Humanitarian Aid: A comparative analysis to understand the academic discourse generated by visual representations of suffering children : The Use of Childhood Iconography in Humanitarian Aid

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Dupraz; [2023]
   Keywords : Childhood iconography; humanitarian sector; ethics; academic discourse; exploitation of suffering; powerlessness; power relations.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at providing a literature review of the academic debate regarding the use of childhood iconography in the humanitarian sector. This topic is not new and has been broadly discussed by academics since decades. READ MORE