Essays about: "orphans"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the word orphans.

  1. 21. ON DIFFERENT TERMS - Social work among vulnerable children in a developing country

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Beatrice Eriksson; Maria Grönte; [2011]
    Keywords : Antonovsky; attachment theory; BBIC; developing country; developmental-ecological theory; intervention; motivation; orphanage; orphans and vulnerable children; prevention; protection factors; risk factors; salutogenes; social work; SOC; Uganda; volunteers;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to get a deeper understanding, from a Swedish context, of how you can do social work with vulnerable and orphaned children in a developing country such as Uganda. We have investigated this through the example WEBALE, an NGO working in a context where among other things HIV/AIDS, poverty and a defective social safety net have led to social problems affecting children. READ MORE

  3. 22. Give a child a family - Foster Families as a model of care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Mozambique?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Carina Winberg; [2010-12-15]
    Keywords : Orphans; foster family care; AIDS; Mozambique;

    Abstract : In 2006 approximately 1 600 000 children in Mozambique, under the age of 18, were orphaned mainly due to HIV and AIDS. This corresponds to 12-16% of the total population. Extended families are no longer capable of providing for more orphans given the severe economic constraints. READ MORE

  4. 23. Finding a Home for Orphan Works: Will a Human Rights Perspective Help?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Danilo Penetrante Ventajar; [2010]
    Keywords : European Business Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Copyright has traditionally been considered as a right that has a social function. Thus, among the various justifications for its existence, it is the utilitarian or instrumentalist justification that has often been hoisted in order to assess how well it serves the needs of society. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Orphan Protagonist - A Grounded Theory of Orphanhood, Self-image and Conduct Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Matilda Jerneck; [2010]
    Keywords : symbolic interactionism; grounded theory; orphanhood; sub-Saharan Africa; sociological understanding; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is a grounded theory study of orphanhood in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It aims at understanding how orphans experience their life circumstances; negotiate social interactions and self-images; and develop aspirations for future existence. READ MORE

  6. 25. Education and Healthcare Possibilities for Street Children in Babati Town,Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Sanjidaa Sayeed; [2010]
    Keywords : Street Children’s Right; Education; Health; Poverty; The Authority; Most Vulnerable Children;

    Abstract : Street children are the most vulnerable group in any society. It is estimated that 150 millions children lives on the street in the world. Most of these children lack all basic needs. This study is been done in Babati district, Tanzania. READ MORE