Essays about: "Sustainable NGO s"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 55 essays containing the words Sustainable NGO s.

  1. 21. Sustainable Development, From Idea to Practice: A Case Study of an NGO in Cochabamba, Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ida Emilia Ketonen; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainable development discourse; sustainable development definition; nongovernmental organizations; Complexity theory; Multiple rationales; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainable development is a concept that can be interpreted and understood in many different ways. Given that the concept in itself does not provide specific guidance to what is to be achieved, how or when, actors who claim to work with sustainable development needs to know what sustainable development is to them. READ MORE

  3. 22. ”Community based breeding programs” för små idisslare i Afrika : framgångsfaktorer och utmaningar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Martina Roth; [2015]
    Keywords : lokalt anpassade avelsprogram; små idisslare; småbönder; Afrika; framgångsfaktor; community based breeding program; small ruminants; smallholder; Africa; success factor;

    Abstract : Hållbara avelsprogram för småbönder med getter och får i Afrika är ett viktigt verktyg för att öka människors välfärd på kontinenten. Historiskt sett har inte alla program tagit hänsyn till böndernas vitala roll i programmens utformning. Därför har det på flera håll i Afrika startats upp s.k. READ MORE

  4. 23. Shifting the Food System Paradigm - A Case Study of Food Purchasing in Los Angeles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Klintner; Johan Fred; [2015]
    Keywords : sustainability; cross-sector collaborations; NGOs; sustainable food systems; coordination mechanisms; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Malnourishment, food insecurity, food swamps and obesity. These are only a few of the detrimental effects of the current food system, a product of industrialization and path dependence within unsustainable practices. READ MORE

  5. 24. Microfinance a poverty trap or solution? : A study of the development strategies operational NGOs use to help entrepreneurs in developing countries escape the povetry trap

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle

    Author : Ginnet Nduwarugira; Tsion Woldemariam; [2015]
    Keywords : microfinace; NGO; self-sufficinency; entrepreneur; sustainability; society;

    Abstract : Microfinance is many times used as a developmental tool to tackle hunger and other issues related to poverty. The adoption of microfinance as a tool to raise welfare in communities is rising in the sector of Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs). READ MORE

  6. 25. Hybrid Rainfall Estimates from Satellite, Lightning and Ground Station Data in West Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Henrik Enbäck; Charlotta Eriksson; [2015]
    Keywords : rainfall estimates; West Africa; lightning; satellite; nederbördsestimat; Västafrika; blixtar; satellit;

    Abstract : Most of the working population in Ghana are farmers. It is of importance for them to know where and when precipitation will occur to prevent crop losses due to droughts and floodings. In order to have a sustainable agriculture, improved rainfall forecasts are needed. One way to do that is to enhance the initial conditions for the rainfall models. READ MORE