Essays about: "Poverty targeting"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 28 essays containing the words Poverty targeting.

  1. 6. Energy poverty and the elderly-care: Exploring energy poverty in the elderly-care through case studies with social welfare organizations in Taiwan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Tzu Ling Kuo; [2020]
    Keywords : Science General;

    Abstract : The topic of energy poverty has recently gained prominence amongst researchers and academia in Taiwan within the context of rising energy prices and low emission energy transitions. Social welfare organizations (SWOs) that provide 24-hour residence and care for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly and disabled, highly depend on various energy services and are likely to be significantly affected due to rising energy prices, adding to their existing financial pressure. READ MORE

  3. 7. "Power Woman" in rural Zambia. Communicating to address and engage problems about charcoal use and child marriage.

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

    Author : Zandra Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A lot has been done in the past years to improve gender equality globally – operationssuch as UN Woman, the Sustainable Development Goals in Agenda 2030 and the workof many international non-governmental organizations. Nonetheless the world is stillfar from being gender equal. READ MORE

  4. 8. Extraordinary or Ordinary at Best? - An Empirical Study on the Application of Machine Learning Tools for Proxy Means Tests in Poverty Targeting

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nicolas Leicht; Colja Maser; [2019]
    Keywords : Poverty targeting; Proxy means tests; Machine learning; Household surveys;

    Abstract : Proxy means tests are a widely used approach in development programs where the beneficiaries need to be determined through targeting. These tests apply a standard econometric method, ordinary least squares, to predict consumption levels using household characteristics as input variables. READ MORE

  5. 9. War on 'the poor' : The Construction of Begging as a Social Problem within Swedish Policy

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

    Author : Joakim Blomqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Begging; human rights; social rights; governmentality; securitization; policy; poverty; vulnerable EU-citizens; WPR;

    Abstract : In recent years EU-citizens living in poverty exercising their right to free movement within EU have gained increased political interest. Some vulnerable EU citizens travel to Sweden in order seek livelihood, some of them engage in begging. READ MORE

  6. 10. Powering Africa by Empowering its People : An Action Research study at a Zambian microgrid company building local capacity to reach large scale viability

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jonatan Ala-Mutka; [2019]
    Keywords : Microgrids; Off-grid power system; Rural Electrification; Sub-Saharan Africa; solar power; local capacity building; commercial microgrid business; sustainable development; diffusion; training of rural populations; organizational change; Action Research; Mikronät; fristående energisystem; landsbygds elektrifiering; Sub-Saharan Afrika; Solkraft; Lokal kapacitets utveckling; kommersiellt mikronäts företag; hållbar utveckling; Utbildning av lokalbefolkning; organisatorisk förändring; Action Research;

    Abstract : Despite recent advances in the global electrification rates, increasing from 76% in 1990 to 85% in 2012, the United Nations goal of universal access to electricity by 2030 is still far from achieved, with an estimated 1.1 billion people still without access to electricity. READ MORE