Essays about: "child protection social work"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 essays containing the words child protection social work.

1. 21. Young, Alone and Struggling to Grow - Experiences among Independent Child Migrants at the Urban Destination of Kumasi, Ghana

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

   Author : Ida Veileborg; [2011]
   Keywords : independent child migrants; youth transitions; vulnerability; self-protection; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the individual and gendered experiences among young girls and boys who have migrated independently to the city of Kumasi in Ghana in search of work and better life opportunities. The research questions relate to their experiences of opportunities and constraints at destination; self-protection strategies that they employ to minimize negative effects of vulnerabilities and risks; and about their social navigation of youth transitions from dependence and childhood towards independence and adulthood. READ MORE

3. 22. DEVELOPMENT POLICIES FOR STREET CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH : A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON EDUCTION PROGRAM

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Shakila Nawaz; [2011]
   Keywords : Bangladesh; Education; Development Policies; Street Children; Convention of the rights of children; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : UNICEF reports and daily newspaper reports suggest that street children are excluded from existing child rights facilities in Bangladesh. To examine the situation of social exclusion of street children, this paper examined the development policies for children in Bangladesh to understand how the existing policies can protect street children‟s rights and how they could enjoy country‟s currently available facilities. READ MORE

4. 23. Levelling the Playing Field - the Mandate of Multilateral Development Banks to Apply Labour Standards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Monica Chmiel Mejborn; [2010]
   Keywords : International Human Rights Law and International Labour Rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines five Multinational Development Banks (MDBs) mandate to apply labour standards in their operations. The MDBs are international organizations often set up with a mission to enhance economic growth and reduce poverty. An overwhelming majority of the members of the MDBs are also members of the UN and ILO. READ MORE

5. 24. Eliminating Child Labour: A Case Study of South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Linda Lindblad; [2009]
   Keywords : Arbetsrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Child labour is born out of poverty, and it leads to more poverty. Those that work from a young age often have no possibility of going to school, and can only perform manual work as adults, which often pays little. Many children face considerable risks in their place of employment. READ MORE

6. 25. Att bli sedd men inte hörd: En studie om hur barnperspektivet tydliggörs och beaktas vid handläggning av ekonomiskt bistånd

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Angelica Karlsson; Mathilde Petersson; [2006]
   Keywords : socialt arbete; social work; ekonomiskt bistånd; supplementary benefit; barnperspektiv; child perspective; Social problems and welfare; national insurance; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this essay was to make a critical study of how the social worker made the child perspective distinct in the administration of the supplementary benefit. To be able to answer this purpose we decided to examine what knowledges, possibilities and what concrete procedures the social workers use in those cases. READ MORE