Essays about: "International non-governmental organisations"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 essays containing the words International non-governmental organisations.

1. 16. Selling Child Sponsorship: The Communication and Representation Practices of Plan International

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

   Author : Steven Slade; [2017]
   Keywords : Child sponsorship; Communication; Representation; Plan International; Humanitarian communication; Post-humanitarianism;

   Abstract : Child sponsorship has long been a contentious topic since its inception and subsequent mainstay as one of the key models in development for acquiring funds. As a tool for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), it is a popular and therefore competitive practice that requires able communications that simultaneously can promote sponsorship and maintain the ethical ideals of the organisation. READ MORE

3. 17. Volunteering – What is in it for you? A Case Study of Youth Empowerment in Kampala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Lisa Ewertson; [2014]
   Keywords : youth empowerment; volunteering; youth organisations; Uganda; youth unemployment; civic engagement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The high youth unemployment in Uganda has resulted in youth volunteering to gain competitive advantages in the labour market. Volunteering has an important place in social development, and it is beneficial for the individual. READ MORE

4. 18. "If We Reintegrate Six Babies, Someone Else Will Institutionalise Eight": A Discourse Analysis of NGO Workers' Constructions of Alternative Care of Children in Cambodia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Fiona Clark; [2014]
   Keywords : Alternative care of children; non-governmental organisations; personal constructs; Cambodia; discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explored alternative care of children in Cambodia through the view of employees of non-governmental organisations. Preliminary research revealed a misappropriation of the word orphanage to describe a place, not for orphans, but where poor families in Cambodia take children for care. READ MORE

5. 19. Rule of Law from the Bottom-up and the Inside-out: Evaluating the legitimacy of a “hybrid approach” NGO

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Christopher Murray; [2013]
   Keywords : civil society; democracy; legitimacy; global governance; NGOs; rule of law; international policymaking; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Within the broader literature on civil society organisations (CSOs) there are a number of discussions and debates concerning how to disentangle, dimensionalise, and evaluate the complex concept of legitimacy. Scholars have presented different “dimensions”, “components”, and “types” of legitimacy, as well as suggestions for how to evaluate legitimacy based on the “roles” a CSO should play within a given context. READ MORE

6. 20. The Sustainability of Aid: The Case of the Vi Agroforestry Programme

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Razvan Sandru; [2013]
   Keywords : Sustainability of Aid; Vi Agroforestry Programme; Phase-out; Sustainable Development; International Development;

   Abstract : The poor record of aid operations after the withdrawal of donor support has led to an increasing interest in the topic of sustainability of aid. Making a contribution to this growing topic, the thesis examines the sustainability of the development work carried out by the Vi Agroforestry Programme (VIAFP) around Lake Victoria. READ MORE