Essays about: "Youth empowerment"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 46 essays containing the words Youth empowerment.

1. 31. Youth Employment and Income Generation : A field study in Ribáuè District, Mozambique

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Manja Elstner; Lovina Primadica; [2014]
   Keywords : Income Generation; Entrepreneurship; Youth Employment; Ribáuè; Mozambique;

   Abstract : The African country of Mozambique has been undertaking a remarkable development process within the past. However, this has not been translated into a significantly decreasing poverty–or unemployment rate. Especially amongst young, the unemployment rate is quite high. READ MORE

3. 32. Self-help facilitation for people living with disabilities: a tool for empowerment? A qualitative study in the context of rural Zambia

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi

   Author : Sofia Groth; Matilda Söderström; [2014]
   Keywords : disability; community; empowerment; self-help; Zambia;

   Abstract : This report is the result of a field study conducted in the southern part of Zambia, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how self-help facilitation provided by the organisation Response Network can contribute to the empowerment of people living with disabilities in the context of rural Zambia. READ MORE

4. 33. Empowerment in the Lives of Peer Educators– A case study of a HIV/AIDS Sports-for-Development NGO in Lusaka, Zambia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Maurice Klaehne; [2014]
   Keywords : youth development; HIV AIDS; empowerment; sport for development; public health; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The literature on sport for development has expanded greatly over the past decade due to recent development trends. In particular it has enjoyed success as a peer education based preventative health strategy for many HIV/AIDS affected African countries. READ MORE

5. 34. Volunteering – What is in it for you? A Case Study of Youth Empowerment in Kampala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Lisa Ewertson; [2014]
   Keywords : youth empowerment; volunteering; youth organisations; Uganda; youth unemployment; civic engagement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The high youth unemployment in Uganda has resulted in youth volunteering to gain competitive advantages in the labour market. Volunteering has an important place in social development, and it is beneficial for the individual. READ MORE

6. 35. Children and Youths in Dharavi ́s rise to Empowerment : - from a NGO perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

   Author : Sandra Svensson; [2014]
   Keywords : Social work; slum; children; youths; Dharavi; non-governmental organizations; NGO; empowerment; social development; India; Mumbai;

   Abstract : This dissertation view a sample of projects conducted by two different non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Dharavi, a slum-area in Mumbai, India, and examines how they con-tribute to children and youth ́s social development and empowerment. Due to the large global population of children and youths, as well as that a large percentage of the world ́s inhabitants reside in slum-areas, it is considered of importance to gain information regarding the social work that isbeing conducted with the focus. READ MORE