Essays about: "NGOs and poverty reduction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words NGOs and poverty reduction.

  1. 1. Can the Guarantee Instrument Fight Poverty? : A Minor Field Study in the Morogoro Region in Tanzania

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Linnéa Prytz; Ida Norman; [2019]
    Keywords : Guarantee instrument; Financial access; Productivity; Welfare; Tanzania; Agriculture;

    Abstract : The role of access to finance for economic development has received extensive attention recently, which has brought the issue to the top of the policy agenda. The growing attention has resulted in several public policy initiatives to encourage access to financial services, especially in low-income countries where credit constraints are severe. READ MORE

  3. 2. NGOs, EDUCATION & ACCOUNTABILITY

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Paulina Dahl; [2017]
    Keywords : Accountability; NGO; Education; India; Poverty Reduction; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During the last three decades, the number of NGOs within the educational field in India has increased dramatically due to the Indian government struggling with providing free quality education. NGOs in India have been praised for their contribution to development, but also criticized for inefficiency and lack of accountability. READ MORE

  4. 3. Helping Villages Help Themselves. Localizing development in Myanmar

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

    Author : Sudip Joshi; [2014]
    Keywords : Village organizations; participatory development; social capital; Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund; Myanmar; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Key to Myanmar’s current reform is the shift towards people-centered development. In wake of this trend, I/NGOs are localizing their projects through autonomous village organizations. This research appraises the motivations leading to the proliferation and effect of such VOs in Myanmar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can NGOs make a difference? - The role of NGOs in agricultural water development policy processes in Tanzania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Susanne Skyllerstedt; [2013]
    Keywords : agricultural water management; networks; non-governmental organisations; participation; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Agricultural water management (AWM) has been identified as a mean for small-scale farmers to increase productivity and to overcome challenges posed by occurring climate changes, holding them in a poverty trap. Stakeholder participation has been included in national plans since the development of the Agenda 21, from the Rio Conference in 1992. READ MORE

  6. 5. The link between Stakeholders Value Network and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) : Case study of Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) in Ethiopia

    University essay from Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT

    Author : Bekele Hundie; Mesay Gebre; [2011]
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the need for a more open and sustainable business approach that centers on social responsibility in creating sustainable solutions for the smallholder, specifically with contributions from stakeholders in the value network and others like Non Government Organizations (NGOs). This approach is to create sustainable competitive markets and business network. READ MORE