Essays about: "DFID"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word DFID.

1. 1. Who is the Research for? : Exploring a Funder’s Approach to Development Research Communication

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

   Author : Kristin Colenbrander; [2023]
   Keywords : Development research; communication; research uptake; decolonisation; critical discourse analysis; research funder; research to policy;

   Abstract : Recent debates about decolonising research suggest that researchers should reframe how they think of research participants in the Global South: not as data points, but as partners who are involved from research design to dissemination. However, the findings of development research are rarely shared with participants or other non-decision-maker audiences in the Global South. READ MORE

3. 2. AID EFFICIENCY: CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT OR VALUE FOR MONEY A comparative study of Sida and DFID

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Viorica Doros; [2021-02-22]
   Keywords : Sen’s capability approach; value for money; aid efficiency; Sida; DFID; agency; well-being; IAGG;

   Abstract : Evaluative frameworks of aid efficiency have various approaches based on donor priorities, international agreements and agenda, and existing theories in place. This thesis aims to investigate whether measurement of capabilities enhancement is losing ground to Value for Money Approach – a theory perceived to look into cost-effectiveness and economic growth only. READ MORE

4. 3. Education Projects in Ethiopia: are they democratic? A case study on Official Development Assistance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Marlaina Lahger; [2020]
   Keywords : Ethiopia; Education Projects; Democratic Theory; International Organizations; Official Development Assistance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : It would be difficult to argue that an uneducated society in today’s world would persevere beyond that of an educated; education has become an essential key to survival. It has been considered “a foundational driver of development which furthermore helps create self-reliance, economic growth, direction to better health and even democratic societies” (Usaid. READ MORE

5. 4. The story of a post-feminist in post-patriarchy : the consequences of customary laws and practices on rural women’s land rights and livelihoods in Tanzania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Clement Peter Kopweh; [2016]
   Keywords : sustainability science; patriarchy; rural women; customary laws; poverty; livelihood; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In rural Tanzania, customary laws and practices have for over 50 years been the major constraints of women’s land rights and livelihood. According to customs, a man has inherent powers to own and control land, and he is considered to be the rightful heir of such resource, and a woman is not. READ MORE

6. 5. 'WHEN THE MAN DIES EVERYTHING DIES': The Effect of Inheritance Practices on the Livelihoods of Widows in Northern Ghana.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Musah Ibrahim; [2015]
   Keywords : Patriarchy; Livelihood; Inheritance practices; Intestate; Culture; Norms; Values; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The extant literature on inheritance has largely focused on the success or failure of legislations in addressing the plight of widows. A gap in the discourse is the failure to investigate the experiences of widows and how their dis-inheritance affects their livelihoods. READ MORE