Essays about: "Utvecklingsinitiativ"

Found 2 essays containing the word Utvecklingsinitiativ.

  1. 1. Development Initiatives’ Impact on Women’s Empowerment : A Field Study on a Business Training and Microcredit Program in Kenya

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Josefin Grafford; Josefin Hansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Women’s empowerment; Development; Development initiatives; Poverty alleviation; Microcredit; Business training; Self-help groups; Gender inequality; Feminist theory; Kenya; Kvinnors egenmakt; Utveckling; Utvecklingsinitiativ; Fattigdomsbekämpning; Mikrokredit; Entreprenörskapsutbildning; Självhjälpsgrupper; Ojämställdhet; Feministisk teori; Kenya;

    Abstract : The primary goal of development organizations is poverty reduction, but their initiatives have in recent years also been recognized as a potential tool in empowering women and raising their status. Previous knowledge on the topic is largely based in an understanding of empowerment that seems to miss or overlook limitations and impacts of initiatives which authors with a more feminist view on empowerment address. READ MORE

  3. 2. An evaluation of platforms for open government data

    University essay from KTH/Data- och elektroteknik; KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Johan Stråle; Helena Lindén; [2014]
    Keywords : open data; platform; government; municipality; PSI directive; CKAN; Socrata; OpenDataSoft; öppna data; plattform; myndighet; kommun; PSI-direktivet; CKAN; Socrata; OpenDataSoft;

    Abstract : Municipalities and government agencies are producers of information that may be of interest to the public concerning areas such as population statistics, weather data and policy decisions. In the Digital Agenda, the Swedish Government emphasizes the importance for data to be spread and promotes the development and innovation of new e-services created by other parties than government agencies. READ MORE