Essays about: "humanitarian work"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 131 essays containing the words humanitarian work.

1. 26. How does Sweden Ensure Conflict Sensitivity in the Development Sector? : A Case-Study of the Implementation of the Do No Harm Framework in the Swedish Development Sector

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Alexandra Sjöberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Do No Harm; Swedish development sector; policy change; development; conflict sensitivity;

   Abstract : Ensuring that harm does not take place in the work conducted in other countries by the humanitarian and development sector, is vital. However, there still seems to be a lack of research looking into specific conflict-sensitive approaches. The Do No Harm (DNH) framework was developed by Mary B. READ MORE

3. 27. The SDGs in Georgia : An explanatory case study on the roles of humanitarian organisations

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Maiken Sofia Bjorlin Hansen; [2022]
   Keywords : SDGs; Georgia; Humanitarian actors; Planet goals;

   Abstract : This dissertation explored how humanitarian organisations have supported Georgia to achieve the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of 2015, in particular the Planet Goals. It has proven difficult for Member States to turn the SDGs into national policy. READ MORE

4. 28. Cash-based programming – a catalyst for change in humanitarian aid? Exploring cash-based programming’s effects on humanitarian aid, the humanitarian-development nexus & the localisation agenda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Charles Drury; [2022]
   Keywords : aid; humanitarian; humanitarian aid; cash-based programming; cash transfers; humanitarian cash transfers; cash and voucher assistance; Nexus; HDP Nexus; localisation agenda; localization agenda; multi-year funding; anticipatory response; consortium; resilience; catalyse; facilitate; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent- and increasingly protracted, causing humanitarian actors to be under mounting pressure in their attempts to respond to the increasing amount of people in need. Among else, cash-based programming has been highlighted as part of the solution to this and has been rapidly on the rise as an aid modality among humanitarian actors in the past few years. READ MORE

5. 29. A Scoping Review of Tools to Assess Psychosocial Stress in Humanitarian Aid Workers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Lea Jacobsson; Anna Rodriguez Bolin; [2022]
   Keywords : COPSOQ III; scoping review; humanitarian aid work; validity; assessments; interventions; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study presents a scoping review of tools to assess psychosocial stress in humanitarian aid workers, with a particular focus on the third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III), and an overview of interventions to address work-related stress in this population. The databases Lubsearch and PsycInfo were searched for journal publications reporting on the validity of the COPSOQ as well as assessments or interventions for humanitarian aid workers experiencing work-related stress. READ MORE

6. 30. Multi-Purpose Women Center for a Community in Kisarawe,Tanzania - Enhancing social resilience through architecture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Katharina Frank; [2022]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Architecture greatly influences people‘s lives regarding health, stability, and education and is crucial for economic and social development. This architectural thesis project aims to improve the living conditions of a marginalized community in a rural Tanzanian village, Kisarawe, through a design proposal. READ MORE