Essays about: "Civil Society Organisation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 57 essays containing the words Civil Society Organisation.

  1. 6. The effects of female genital mutilation among teenage girls and young women in Nigeria.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Rita Keredei; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Genital Cutting FGC ; Non-governmental organisation NGO ; perception; legislation; awareness; Gender-Based Violence GBV ; practice; UNICEF; World Health Organisation WHO ; traditional; women; health; girls; circumcision.;

    Abstract : Female genital cutting is a problem that has taken several dimensions and continues to be practiced despite enormous efforts and resources invested by governments,non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to ensure that the practice is discontinued worldwide. This study was conducted with the primary objective of assessing the views and perceptions of NGOs on the practice of female genital cutting in Nigeria. READ MORE

  2. 7. ‘So long as our SEWA is with us, we can win any fight’ - A social movement organisation’s framing of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on informal women workers in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Josefine Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Crisis; Civil Society; Women Informal Workers; SEWA; Social Movement Framing; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives and created wide-reaching impacts. Societies worldwide have confronted the crisis with grassroots mobilisation and social resilience. Civil society uncovers injustices by actively participating in the local decentralised pandemic response. READ MORE

  3. 8. A Qualitative Study on Relating the Inner Development Goals to the Leadership Development Approach of a CSO in a Developing Country

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Elisabeth Wandel; Jed Manguera; Vaishnavi Srinivasan; [2022]
    Keywords : Inner Development; Leadership Development; Civil Society Organisations; Sustainability; Inner Development Goals; Constructive-Developmental Theory; Transcendent Leadership;

    Abstract : The research seeks to explore the leadership development approach within a civil society organisation (CSO) in a developing country and the connection to the Inner Development Goals (IDGs). Constructive- developmental theory and transcendent leadership provide the lens through which to explore how developing inner capacities can shape constructing new meanings of the world around us with a heightened understanding and awareness of complexity and interconnectedness. READ MORE

  4. 9. The criticism of child sponsorship: A way to preoccupy the minds of academics or a concern for the future of development?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clara Åkesson; [2021]
    Keywords : Child sponsorship programs; poverty; neocolonialism; neoliberalism; post-humanitarianism; staff interviews; depoliticization; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This research provides an overview of some of the frequently occurring themes in discussion of academic criticism toward child sponsorship with Swedish sponsorship staff. The study aims to provide a deeper understanding of child sponsorship, their purpose, and critique, than the one that can be draw from the existing literature which remains largely detached to the perspectives of the people on the ground. READ MORE

  5. 10. The Role of Public Innovation on Water Governance in Brazil

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Isabel Gennaro; Panagiota Christodoulou; [2021]
    Keywords : water governance; public sector innovation; social innovation; interactive governance; system change; cross-sector stakeholder engagement;

    Abstract : It is impossible for the world to exist without water, then why do socio-political systems treat it like an unnecessary, disposable resource?  Currently, there is a water crisis happening globally, and specifically in Brazil it encompasses tremendous socio-ecological, political, cultural and economic injustices and challenges. The water resources management and the national infrastructures are inadequate to conserve and treat this valuable commodity. READ MORE