Essays about: "SOCIAL PROBLEM OF POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES"
Found 4 essays containing the words SOCIAL PROBLEM OF POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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1. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE
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2. Surviving Poverty in the Philippines
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Basic human rights are not being met in many parts of the world. People in poverty suffer from hunger, ill-health, poor education and low standards of living which negatively affect their well-being. READ MORE
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3. A child labor free Philippine : When will that be?
University essay from Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : We have been in the Philippines where we did a research about child labor. We went to a country in South because we wanted to come home with a deeper understanding of how social work can be practiced in a developing country and to get a bigger global perspective. READ MORE
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4. Too Poor to Care? Pro-poor Solid Waste Management in Manila
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study of pro-poor solid waste management (conducted in Manila 2006) look at waste both as a health problem and as a livelihood for the poor. Pro-poor solid waste management policies optimize social- environmental- and economic benefits for the poor. READ MORE
