Essays about: "Nakuru"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Nakuru.

1. 1. “You can choose your friends, but not your neighbours” : A field study of the informal practice of restorative justice and its ties to community resilience in rural communities in Nakuru County, Kenya

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Ebba Berggrund; [2017]
   Keywords : restorative justice; community resilience; ADR; Kenya; culture of silence;

   Abstract : The justice system in the east-African country Kenya has long been subject to severe corruption and lengthy bureaucracy.  Both historical and current injustices have been left unattended and unaddressed, obstructing community resilience. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the opportunities and challenges of ICTs for women farmers in Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Tania Braimok; [2017]
   Keywords : Kenya; dairy sector; women’s empowerment; ICT access and usage;

   Abstract : In Kenya, women contribute significantly to the dairy sector. While their role may differ, common for most of them is that they all lack access to productive resources, in comparison with men farmers. The sector is severely underperforming and has been in decline during several decades. READ MORE

4. 3. Nationally Initiated Local Peace Committees : On the structure and functioning of the Nakuru Peace Committees in Kenya

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Helena Åkerdahl; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : With the evolving concept of Infrastructure for Peace as a starting point, and its emphasis on local ownership of peacebuilding initiatives, I analyse the structure and functioning of Local Peace Committees (LPCs) with the focus on one county in Kenya. The thesis explores a gap in the knowledge of these committees by focusing on the friction between a nationally initiated LPC structure and the creation of local ownership of this peacebuilding operation. READ MORE

5. 4. Phyllis memorial childrens home and academy : ett undersökande förslagsarbete för framtida utveckling av ett barnhem och skola i Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Stina Höglund; Hanne Nilsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Kenya; barnhem; skola; utvecklingsland; kulturell kontext; vatten; sanitet; ta tillvara på resurser; strategi; social hållbarhet;

   Abstract : Phyllis Memorial Childrens Home and Academy är beläget utanför Nakuru i västra Kenya. Barnhemmet grundades år 2000 av Jacinta Njoroge och under tolv år har en kraftig expansion och utveckling skett. Det som började som ett privat finansierat initiativ är numera en väletablerad verksamhet som finansieras av ett organiserat bistånd. READ MORE

6. 5. Songs of an epidemic : responding to HIV/AIDS through song, poetry and drama in Nakuru, Kenya

   University essay from Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Elias Rådelius; [2012]
   Keywords : Health Belief Model; Social Cognitive Theory; Medical Ethnomusicology; HIV AIDS; Nakuru; Kenya;

   Abstract : This study examines the use of songs, poems and drama to raise awareness of, and respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nakuru, Kenya. The primary focus is that of youth-oriented interventions, but additional examples are also examined and analyzed. READ MORE