Essays about: "role of ngos in rural development"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the words role of ngos in rural development.

1. 11. Conservation 2.0: Leveraging social media for fundraising in Kenya – the case of WildlifeDirect

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Elizabeth Mwambui; [2010]
   Keywords : social media; blogs; conservation; Kenya; ICTs;

   Abstract : Social media - Blogs, social networks (Facebook), micro-blogging (Twitter), You Tube, Flickr, Maps, and Mashups (combinations) - has changed the way we work and communicate. Social media are experiencing explosive growth rates and new prominence, not only in the lives of individuals but as tools in democratic processes and social change (Clark 2009, Gilmor 2004). READ MORE

3. 12. Operationalising the SARD-Initiative in Viet Nam

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

   Author : Rasmus Kløcker Larsen; [2006]
   Keywords : sustainable agriculture and rural development; Agenda 21; partnership; dialogue; stakeholder; learning; self-organisation; civil society; indigenous; ethnic minority;

   Abstract : The SARD (Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development) Initiative is a partnership programme which emerged at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 to support the implementation of Agenda 21, Chapter 14. Described as a multi-stakeholder umbrella framework designed to support the transition to people-centred sustainable agriculture and rural development it is intended as a civil society led, government supported, FAO facilitated undertaking. READ MORE

4. 13. Local Cooperation in Water Management : A Minor Field Study from South India

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Camilla Ståhlberg; [2006]
   Keywords : Community Based Water Management; locals’ participation; collective action; CPR; irrigation tank; institutional analysis; MFS;

   Abstract : Decentralized development approaches have in recent years gained wide acceptance in policy circles. In India the national and the state governments have for a long time undertaken the primary responsibility for water management. In recent years however, there has been a clear shift of policy towards increased reliance on the local communities. READ MORE

5. 14. Assessment of the Role of Micro-credit in the Development of Social Capital : A Field Study about Micro-credit Programme Clients in Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Tm Abdullah Al Mamun; [2005]
   Keywords : South Asia; Bangladesh; Micro-credit; women; NGO; social capital; women s empowerment; network; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to investigate how does the micro-credit does, small scale loans to poor people, work in poverty alleviation and building social capital in rural Bangladesh. The major objective of the study is to show how the NGO activities help to increase women's access to micro-finance, generate new income earning opportunities, and to enhance social mobilization and create formal network, norms and trust for collective action and thus develop social capital. READ MORE