Essays about: "Humanitarian assistance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 72 essays containing the words Humanitarian assistance.

1. 11. The Use of Cash and Voucher Assistance for Sustainable Livelihoods in Protracted Crises: Silver Bullet or Double-Edged Sword? : A Case Study of Northeast Syria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Juliette Dautriat; [2022]
   Keywords : Livelihoods; Cash and Voucher Assistance; Protracted Crisis; Syria;

   Abstract : This thesis sheds some light on how cash and voucher assistance (CVA) can promote sustainable livelihood outcomes in protracted crisis settings, analyzing the case study of Northeast Syria. It aims to contribute to the design of CVA programming in Syria and similar contexts in a way that fosters sustainable livelihoods and advances self-sufficiency among affected populations. READ MORE

3. 12. Challenges and Opportunities for Culturally Sensitive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in the African Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Amigues; [2022]
   Keywords : Mental Health and Psychosocial Support MHPSS ; Cultural and faith sensitivity; Faith-related coping mechanisms; Faith-based and traditional actors; Stigmatization;

   Abstract : Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is a growing field of intervention in humanitarian assistance worldwide. The influence of culture and faith in individual and collective coping mechanisms and recovery processes has brought scholars to emphasize the need for MHPSS programming to adopt a cultural and faith sensitive approach to increase the cultural relevance and efficacity of interventions. READ MORE

4. 13. Greening Humanitarian Aid: A case study on environmental mainstreaming in the Minawao Refugee Camp in Cameroon

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Majewski; [2022]
   Keywords : humanitarian governance; environmental mainstreaming; humanitarian-development-peace nexus; clusterisation; refugee camps; Cameroon.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative case study on greening policies in the Minawao Refugee Camp in far-northern Cameroon. It thoroughly investigates the actors and dynamics of humanitarian aid and specifically explores how environmental mainstreaming can shape humanitarian governance. READ MORE

5. 14. Towards a more coherent approach to peacebuilding : Mine action paving the way for ex-combatant reintegration in the case of Colombia

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Sara Kamoun; [2022]
   Keywords : Keywords: Mine action; reintegration of ex-combatants; DDR; peacebuilding; post-conflict reconstruction; community security; DDR-Mine Action nexus;

   Abstract : There is a growing awareness among researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners regarding the importance of increased coordination among numerous post-conflict peacebuilding processes and the consequent need for conceptual clarity as a precondition for coordinated, holistic peacebuilding interventions. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR), and Mine Action are among the very first entry points in post-conflict reconstruction, however, despite sharing similarities they form part of distinct communities of practice, and the nexus between the two remains widely unaddressed academically and in practice. READ MORE

6. 15. Possible nutritional output of rapid-deployable CEA greenhouses for emergency scenarios

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Tor Blomqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Space technology; Humanitarian; hydroponics; Controlled Environmental Agriculture; nutritional yield; nutritional indicator; aeroponics; nutrient film technique; space food; BLSS;

   Abstract : Space research is a catalyst for innovation and has for decades provided many tools for the improvement of life on earth. The development of space food and the demand of new methods for on-site food production for long-term space missions may, in fact, help solve the issues regarding food insecurity on earth. READ MORE