Essays about: "humanitarian work"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 131 essays containing the words humanitarian work.

1. 6. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Elisha Lawodo Bloe; [2023]
   Keywords : emergency response and recovery; humanitarian assistance; corruption; Ebola virus disease;

   Abstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE

3. 7. Psychosocial Support for Children in the Humanitarian Response to the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal : A study of the work of Save the Children, World Vision, UNICEF and Plan International in comparison to the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

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   Author : Lorinda Batteux; [2023]
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4. 8. Not All Girls: Addressing Sexual and Violence-related Stigmatisations Of Former Female Child Soldiers and Children Born of War in Sahelian Crisis Mali

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Matthew Anthony Gallo; [2023]
   Keywords : Former Female Child Soldier; Children Born of War; Humanitarian INGO; Mali; Education; Economic; Stigma; Violence; Sexual; GBV.; Social Sciences; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Non-state armed groups in Mali have recruited female child soldiers for the past 12 years in its Central and Northern regions. Some of these now-former female child soldiers (FFCS) have given birth to children of these combatants, so-called “Children Born of War” (CBOW). Both mothers and their children may experience sexual (ex. READ MORE

5. 9. In search of a posture of peace : Exploring the humanitarian response to nuclear weapons

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Tijmen Hoekstra; [2023]
   Keywords : Humanitarian Action; Nuclear Weapons; Disaster; Prevention; Posture of Peace; War; Security;

   Abstract : Nuclear weapons pose a threat to humanity and a disaster waiting to happen; should tragedy occur the humanitarian sector will undoubtedly be among the first to respond to the needs of the victims. The scale and scope of a nuclear disaster is bound to be far beyond the capability and capacity of states to adequately address, let alone humanitarian organizations. READ MORE

6. 10. The Impact of Social Work Intervention on Sustainable Consumption through Food Waste Reduction in Gävle Sweden: A Qualitative Study on the Environmental and Socio-economic Benefits

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

   Author : Chioma E Onoh; Too-chukwu C Ogbuagu; [2023]
   Keywords : Food waste reduction; sustainable consumption; social work; social work intervention; environmental benefit; socio-economic benefit;

   Abstract : Sustainable consumption and reducing food waste have become critical issues in recent years as the world faces environmental and humanitarian challenges. This study aims to identify the perspectives of various actors (social workers, representatives from local organizations, and an individual) on social work interventions towards food waste reduction in Gävle Sweden, and their potential benefits to the environment and vulnerable individuals. READ MORE