Essays about: "my village"
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11. Mental training in opera
University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/OperahögskolanAbstract : I started thinking about mental training in singing quite late in my studies. I had many problems with my nerves when I was at the beginningof my professional studies. I remember having a course for three months that was called ”Performancetraining”. READ MORE
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12. A hard nut to crack : a gender analysis of a community and a value chain in Indonesia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : In this master’s thesis, I have investigated gender dynamics within a village called Batudulang on the Island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. It is qualitative research, based on observations, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. READ MORE
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13. "I want money to change my life" : Influence of VSLA methodology on women's economic empowerment, Likuyani division, Kenya
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In the last couple of years, informal savings groups have emerged as an alternative to formal microfinance institutions. These groups are, according to theory, assumed to empower women and to reduce poverty. READ MORE
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14. Trying to “fit” in: Consequences of uniform development goals for diverse social-ecological systems
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Local social-ecological systems (SES) have diverse needs owing to their heterogeneous properties such as distinctive histories, cultures and environments. Previous studies have illustrated that a failure to recognize spatial and temporal dynamics, especially in the context of the Anthropocene, where ‘time and space are compressed’ due to globalization, gives rise to the problem of ‘fit’. READ MORE
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15. We are Women in Coffee!: An explanatory case study of Fairtrade’s gendered impact on female and male farmers of a Fairtrade certified Kenyan coffee cooperative
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Due to globalisation, the world is becoming increasingly intertwined with complex global trade networks linking producers and consumers through largely unequal relationships. Fairtrade addresses this inequality by supporting the vulnerable producers. READ MORE
