Essays about: "gender rural development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 160 essays containing the words gender rural development.

  1. 21. Parental Perceptions, Experiences, and Expectations on the Teaching of Sexuality Education in and Out of Gambian Schools

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Fatou Kah; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : sexuality; parent-child communication; perceptions; norms; culture; religion;

    Abstract : Aim: This study seeks to contribute to the literature inadequacy in the field of sexuality education in the Gambia by highlighting the controversies surrounding sexuality education for young people by exploring the perceptions, experiences, and expectations of parents on the teaching of sexuality education in and out of Gambian schools. Theory: The theoretical framework that guided the methodology and data analysis of the study was the post-modern feminist theory which utilizes the constructivist perspective and the psychoanalytic approaches to sexuality by also making use of the Freudian frameworks. READ MORE

  3. 22. The role of gender equality on rural women development in agriculture : case study: koperative duhinge ikigori kanjongo “KODIKA”, Nyamasheke district, Rwanda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Christella Mukakalisa; [2021]
    Keywords : gender equality; rural women development; agriculture;

    Abstract : Gender is as a contract in society regulating the relations between men and women. But Gender equality is referred to as equal rights, roles and responsibilities for men and women. It is a crucial element in sustainable development, and it is considered as human rights. READ MORE

  4. 23. Dialling up women farmers’ empowerment vis-à-vis agriculture: Exploring the effects of mobile phones in rural India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Vanessa Berghoff; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; agricultural development; agricultural transformation; India; feminisation; farmer; women farmer; gender equality; empowerment; rural livelihoods; rural development; mobile phones; mobiles; smartphones; technology; ICT4D; ICT4Ag; mixed methods; quantitative methods; qualitative methods; case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite women being the backbone of the agricultural sector in India, the patriarchal agrarian system poses major obstacles and challenges specific to women farmers with consequences well beyond the individual. This research aims to explore how mobile phones can empower rural women vis-à-vis agriculture. READ MORE

  5. 24. A pandemic revealing another : Colombian indigenous women in the national COVID-19 discourse

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Francesca Gallisai; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; gender; ethnicity; Colombia; discourse Analysis; feminist postcolonial theory;

    Abstract : During the last years, Colombia has put an effort in formally achieving higher levels of equality in the country which is particularly visible through the National Development Plan (2018-2022). The spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, magnified those inequalities that the Plan is supposed to challenge by showing not only their ubiquity but the mechanisms through which they can be exacerbated in crises situations. READ MORE

  6. 25. Städernas vilda mellanrum : och deras betydelse för barns fria lek

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Märta Bergman; [2021]
    Keywords : urbana vildlandskap; vilda mellanrum; barn; fri lek; Stockholm; Hagsätra; förtätning; mätbara och omätbara värden;

    Abstract : Det här examensarbetet handlar om städernas obyggda mark och dess betydelse för barns fria lek. Det inkluderar en fördjupning av lek som fenomen och vikten av platser som tillåter interaktion. I arbetets innefattar även ett utforskande i hur dessa platser hotas av ett samhälle med stark tilltro till mätbara värden och fasta kategorier. READ MORE