Essays about: "ActionAid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word ActionAid.

1. 1. Empowering Women, Supporting Children. Early Childhood Development Centers as a Strategy to Reduce Unpaid Care Work and Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nyanza, Rwanda.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Michele Scalzulli; [2023]
   Keywords : Unpaid Care Work; Early Childhood Development Centers; Women s Economic Empowerment; Rwanda; Gender Equality.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of early childhood development centers (ECDC) on unpaid care work (UCW) and women's economic empowerment in Rwanda. Thanks to the collaboration of ActionAid Rwanda (AAR), data from a sample of women in Nyanza district was collected and analyzed to gain insights into UCW dynamics and the role of ECDCs in women's lives. READ MORE

3. 2. Two steps forward, one step back – measuring social change in women’s rights through feminist values : An intersectional feminist critical content analysis on two NGO reports

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Yuser Zaher Abdulrazzaq Al-Alaq; [2022]
   Keywords : social change; human rights; development; feminism; intersectionality; Monitoring; Evaluating; Learning MEL ; feminist values; measure; non-governmental organisation NGO ; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The need to measure and track both people and processes involved in change is increasing. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), states, and research need to find tools to ensure that the treaties, programmes, and strategies meant to reduce poverty and increase equality are working. READ MORE

4. 3. Where is “Intersectionality”? A multiple case study on how development organization integrate intersectionality in their approach to reduce violence against women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Aayush Chitrakar; [2021]
   Keywords : Development Organizations; Intersectionality; Intervention Projects; Participation; Violence Against Women; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Nepal has long been recognized as a multi-cultural country with a diverse geographical area. Despite its natural beauty, Nepal is plagued by a number of social issues. Violence against women has always been an issue, exacerbated by patriarchal cultures. Several development organisations are trying to alleviate the situation. READ MORE

5. 4. Climate Change Communication by Development NGOs : An Analysis of The Potential Role of Marketization

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Signe Isbäck; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate Change; Marketization; Marketization of Aid; NGOs; Discourse Analysis; Development Studies;

   Abstract : This thesis sets out to answer how development NGOs frame climate change in the wake of the Agenda 2030 and assess what factors might be at play in shaping the universal framing of climate change as emphasized in the SDGs. While there are several factors which might influence the framing of climate change used by NGOs, this study focuses on marketization as a potential explanatory factor. READ MORE

6. 5. Experiencing the “worst period of her life” : A critical analysis of women´s portrayal in humanitarian aid campaigns

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Emy Lynch; [2018]
   Keywords : Humanitarian action; humanitarian aid campaigns; women´s representation; bare life; Agamben; the DRC;

   Abstract : Women and children are often the focus of humanitarian aid campaigns, generally considered to be the main victims of humanitarian emergencies. Previous research has explored the portrayal of victims within humanitarian action, focusing on humanitarian images, and how humanitarianism portrays the refugee. READ MORE