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1. The Paradox of Food Waste and Food Insecurity : Exploring Donation and Redistribution of Surplus Food through a Multi-Level Perspective
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Around one million tonne of food is annually wasted in Sweden, of which 100,000 tonne of surplus foodis wasted in the retail sector. Even if redistribution of surplus food is the second most preferable optionto reduce food waste according to the food waste hierarchy, only 5% of surplus food in retail is donated. READ MORE
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2. Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments as an organisational learning bridge for resilience building? A case study of Red Cross National Societies in the Caribbean
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Adaptive capacity based on organisational learning (OL) is at once a critical imperative facing humanitarian organisations in their mission to save lives and support communities most at risk; and inherently evidenced as an enduring weakness over the past decades. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) are community-based risk assessments established for their utility in supporting communities’ iterative learning. READ MORE
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3. An Illusion of Care? : A Critical Study of the Rhetoric Used by Volunteer Tourism Organizations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the rhetoric of the volunteer tourism organization Volontärresor in regards to how it contributes to a normalizing discourse around global inequality. Given that rhetoric affects people’s perceptions of matters, and by extension their behaviors, the choice of words becomes political. READ MORE
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4. A salutogenic approach to volunteering : A qualitative study on the sense of coherence among Hungarian volunteers working with Ukrainian refugees
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Due to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, millions of people had to leave their home country. As a neighbor of Ukraine, Hungary is highly affected by this crisis and thousands of volunteers help refugees in this difficult situation. As their role is central in emergency response, the health and wellbeing of volunteers are of high importance. READ MORE
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5. Immigrant entrepreneurship challenges in Sweden. : Their obstacles, strategies, and proposed solutions.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : The wars in some Middle Eastern countries have played an essential role in increasingthe number of immigrants to Sweden in recent years. Some of these immigrants hadean entrepreneurial background in their home country. As former entrepreneurs, theyhave been seeking for opportunities since their arrival in Sweden in order to open theirown business. READ MORE
