Essays about: "Rural women s self development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Rural women s self development.

  1. 1. Women, Urban Informality and Collective Resistance : A case study on the value of self-help groups for marginalised women in Mathare informal area, Nairobi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Saale Kaubi; [2023]
    Keywords : self-help groups; marginalised women; informal settlements; urban growth; collective resistance; advancement of women; social capital; social network; Nairobi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rapid urban growth has brought along various social, economic, and environmental issues, including the expansion of informal settlements – deprived areas lacking proper housing, basic services, and safety. Informal areas, inequalities and exclusion are common features in Nairobi, where more than half of the population is residing in slums. 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. Women’s perception of participation in NREGA, empowerment as a process of change. : A comparative Minor Field Study between two villages in Andhra Pradesh, India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maxine Olausson; [2017]
    Keywords : Empowerment; India; NREGA; women; Dalit;

    Abstract : This thesis is a comparative analysis between two villages in India, examining personal accounts from participants in the world’s largest anti-poverty programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). The analysis is based on an eight-week field-study in Andhra Pradesh, which was financed through a Minor Field Study Scholarship by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). READ MORE

  5. 4. How integrated are women and gender in Integrated Water Resource Management? : a discourse analysis

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

    Author : Karin Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender; water; women; IWRM; men; development; discourse analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how gender and women are included, constructed and represented in Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) policy documents. Using Critical Discourse Analysis with a feminist approach, this study analyzes ten IWRM policy documents, ranging from the international to national level. READ MORE

  6. 5. Företagaren på landsbygden : en kvinna!

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

    Author : Sofia Riedmüller; [2014]
    Keywords : entreprenörskap; företagande; företagande kvinnor; landsbygd;

    Abstract : Entreprenörskap och företagande ses som en viktig komponent för att utveckla det svenska näringslivet. I Sverige drivs fler företag av män än av kvinnor och kvinnor står för bara en tredjedel av alla nystartade företag. Därför avsätter regeringen medel för att främja kvinnors företagande. READ MORE