Essays about: "Role of NGOs in india"

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1. 1. Financial Inclusion in the Age of FinTech: A multiple case study of FinTech companies’ role for financial inclusion in India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Vincent Thermaenius; Levi Östling; [2018-08-02]
   Keywords : financial inclusion; FinTech; business models; bottom of the pyramid; financial industry;

   Abstract : Today, there exists a global problem of financial exclusion, meaning that over two billion people and 200 million micro, small and medium-sized businesses have limited access, or no access at all, to basic formal financial services and products. The problem of financial exclusion is most severe in developing countries and despite various initiatives undertaken by governments and NGOs, the progress towards financial inclusion has been slow. 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. Environmental Education and Gender: Voices from India and Brazil

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Analice Nogueira Martins; [2016]
   Keywords : Gender; education; environment; India; Brazil; NGO; Paulo Freire;

   Abstract : Dramatic changes in the environmental patterns represent a threat to human beings and life on this planet. However, due to differences in the social roles and rights between women and men, a gender perspective is essential to understand how these changes in the environment are affecting individuals in their societies. READ MORE

5. 4. One man’s medicine, another man’s poison : Environmental pollution from pharmaceutical manufacturing in Andhra Pradesh, potential sustainability measures and the role of Swedish actors.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Markus Forster; [2014]
   Keywords : Institutions; Manufacture; Outsourcing; Pharmaceuticals; Pollution; India;

   Abstract : Outsourcing of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes from developed countries to emerging economies such as India and China, has become increasingly frequent during the last decade. Simultaneously, impacts and risks associated with pharmaceuticals in the environment, particularly from manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), have gained recognition as major threats to sustainable development, locally (due to pollution of ground- and surface water) as well as globally (due to risks with antibiotic resistance development). READ MORE

6. 5. "Empowerment is to do things without having to ask for permission" - A study of self-help groups' role in empowering women in the slums of Mumbai

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Josefine Lennartson; Felicia Svensson; [2012]
   Keywords : Empowerment; India; SHGs; NGOs; women; Mumbai; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Creating Non-governmental Self-help groups (SHGs) has been a common thing in India since the early 1990’s. Studies show that the SHGs usually empower their members in different ways. READ MORE