Essays about: "Kiva"

Found 5 essays containing the word Kiva.

  1. 1. Communicating online microfinance as an effective poverty alleviation tool: a case study of Kiva

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

    Author : Stuart Grant; [2018]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Chains of equivalence; Kiva;

    Abstract : Microfinance is a significant component of financial inclusion, which has come to the fore in contemporary developmental literature and practice. It has been used as a poster child of millennial development. READ MORE

  3. 2. Creating Social Good through Debts: Critical Discourse Analysis of Borrower Representations at Kiva

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

    Author : Dragomir Dimitrov; [2018]
    Keywords : online lending; microfinance; representations; borrowers; critical discourse analysis; postcolonialism; kiva; global south; individual single parents;

    Abstract : Kiva is an international non-governmental organization that competes for funds with others in the field. As a consequence, some special relationships and dependencies are formed. This paper argues that among the most significant ones are the representations of borrowers on Kiva’s online lending platform. READ MORE

  4. 3. Word-of-Mouth Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Fredrik Olovsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Word of mouth can be a key growth driver and there is a need for more research on what marketers can do to generate more word of mouth. In particular, nonprofit organizations, that do not have the funds to advertise and rely on traditional media to get attention, could benefit from a better understanding of word-of-mouth marketing. READ MORE

  5. 4. Microfinance 2.0 : can a crowdfunded model save microfinance?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Andre Persson; [2013]
    Keywords : Microfinance; crowdfunding; crowdsourcing; economic development; development aid; human rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mikrolån och mikrofinanser har haft stor spridning sedan de först introducerades för cirka 30 år sedan. Många har sett detta som en stor succee och som ett viktigt steg i utrotningen av fattigdomen. Det har dock höjts kritiska röster mot att mikrofinanser och den ökade kommersialiseringen av mikrolån har skapat negativa konsekvenser. READ MORE

  6. 5. Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector in the Ukraine: Achieving the Potential

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Olena Kiva; [2009]
    Keywords : window of opportunity; policy instruments; technical measures; energy efficiency; energy saving potential; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Ensuring energy security, eradicating energy poverty, and reducing GHG emissions from the energy sector are some of the key reasons why energy efficiency will be addressed in the Ukraine. The residential sector, being among the major energy consumers in the national economy, has a large energy saving potential. READ MORE