Essays about: "Kenya NGO"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Kenya NGO.

  1. 1. Impact and Innovation: How Can NGOs Manage Both? A Single-Case Study on Ambidexterity in a Dynamic Environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Hedda Heinonen; Linn Samuelson; [2023]
    Keywords : Innovation; Organizational ambidexterity; Environmental dynamism; NGO;

    Abstract : Organizational ambidexterity is a concept that captures an organization's ability to manage business efficiently by exploiting existing solutions, and to cope with future demand by exploring new opportunities. Scarce resources amplify the need for efficiency, while a dynamic environment demands adaptation and innovation. READ MORE

  3. 2. In the Shadow of the Pandemic : Exploring the Intersection of Crisis and Human Trafficking in Kenya. A Qualitative Case Study on the Effects of COVID-19 on Vulnerabilities, Emerging Trends, and NGO Responses

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

    Author : Johanna Plöen; [2023]
    Keywords : Kenya; Human Trafficking; Covid-19; Push and Pull Factors; Crisis Management; NGOS; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe economic and social disruptions in Kenya, which exacerbated vulnerabilities and raised concerns about potential increases in human trafficking. Therefore, this qualitative case study examines how the pandemic affected human trafficking and NGO responses during this period. READ MORE

  4. 3. WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT - A STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WIDOWS IN NAIROBI, KENYA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Kajsa Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Widowhood; Women’s Empowerment; Gender Equality; Kenya; Power Structures.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As international actors and public policies have centered the ambition of gender equity, empowerment has become a buzzword within international development. With its original conceptualization suggesting a process of redefining the structures of power, feminist scholars have noted how empowerment has been robbed of its central element; power. READ MORE

  5. 4. The perception of local knowledge in development cooperation : A case study of a local NGO in Kibera, Nairobi

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Lindberg; Kajsa Wictorin; [2022]
    Keywords : local knowledge; civil society; sense of place; locality; social capital; Kibera;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the perception of local knowledge within Wale Wale Kenya, a small local organization operating in Kibera, Nairobi. The people who run the Kenyan organization have all grown up in Kibera and thus have strong local roots. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Nature of Digital Extension Services in the Developing World

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elliot Mackenzie; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The rapid diffusion of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya is hoped to be an effective solution to meeting the crucial information needs of smallholder farmers to improve their economic and environmental resilience. This thesis conducts a case study based on interviews with actors who provide digital agricultural extension services to farmers in Kenya to assess the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS), and its features and current trajectory. READ MORE