Essays about: "international volunteer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words international volunteer.

1. 1. Volunteering Within Forced Migration and the Role of Identity : The Context of International Volunteers Working to Support Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Sarah Lang Møller; [2023]
   Keywords : Volunteering; refugees; identity; Ukraine; displacement;

   Abstract : This study investigated the motivations and experiences of international volunteers’ who recently worked to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland. The study was particularly interested in exploring volunteers’ individual retrospective accounts, and what role the phenomenon of identity played before, during, and after volunteering. READ MORE

3. 2. Faith-based organizations in multilateral humanitarian aid : A closer look at Country-Based Pooled Funds

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Öberg; [2023]
   Keywords : faith-based organizations; FBO; religion; multilateral aid; humanitarian aid; international aid; localization; United Nations; UN; Country-Based Pooled Funds; CBPF; institutionalism;

   Abstract : Religion has played a central part in human history and is still a foundation in many societies. Faith-based organizations are in some countries the largest providers of social services and were pioneers in the humanitarian aid sector. READ MORE

4. 3. The climate change impact on international migration flows : An abductive case study on how climate change can affect migration flow from Bangladesh to Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Joel Bergström; [2021]
   Keywords : Peace and Development studies; Migration studies; international migration flow; Bangladesh; Sweden; Climate change.; Fred och Utveckling studier; Mirgations studier; Internationell migrationflöden; Bangladesh; Sverige; Klimat förändingar.;

   Abstract : The question if climate change affects the international migration flow from Bangladesh to Sweden has been investigated. Through the usage of the conceptual framework of Black et al (2011), the theory of migration system theory, and the concept of network migration have been presented in an abductive qualitative case study. READ MORE

5. 4. Boundaries of Knowledge : Foreign-Local Knowledge Exchange through Community Cooperation in Rural Guatemala

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Blad; [2019]
   Keywords : foreign-local knowledge exchange; social learning systems; agriculture; community; Guatemala;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the learning process between foreign and local knowledge in a community of organic farmers by the name Atitlán Organics in Tzununa, rural Guatemala. Foreign settlers with formal education and contemporary farming experience work alongside indigenous local Guatemalan farmers in this community, which also takes on international volunteer workers. READ MORE

6. 5. Part-time Humanitarians : International volunteers in the humanitarian response to the 'European refugee crisis' in Greece

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Carolin Jarmusch; [2019]
   Keywords : European Refugee Crisis; Greece; Functional Theory of Motivation; Volunteer Motivations; Volunteer Challenges;

   Abstract : Focusing on the case study of the so-called ‘European refugee crisis’ in Greece since 2015, the research highlights new insights into the motivations, experiences, and challenges of international volunteers in humanitarian relief operations. Unlike previous analyses on volunteer motivations, this study’s analytical framework is built on a combination of the functional (psychological) and symbolic (sociological) approach to the theory of motivation. READ MORE