Essays about: "poverty corruption"

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  1. 16. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS TO EDUCATION Strategies to increase access to education for children living with HIV in Vietnam: A Minor Field Study

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

    Author : Linda Verngren; [2016]
    Keywords : Stigma; HIV AIDS; education; power and capital; inequalities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores stigma in regards to access to education for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam and strategies to overcome stigmatization. This study is based on previous research which claims that HIV-related stigma causes isolation, bullying and social exclusion among affected groups. READ MORE

  3. 17. Girls in Youth Gangs in Central America

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

    Author : Joseline Paulsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Girls; Youth Gangs; Central America; Violence; Gender; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras;

    Abstract : Youth gangs, so-called Maras, in Central America have for a long time been one of the major factors contributing to the great amount of organized crime and violence in the Central American countries. The citizens in this region are exposed to violence and other crimes from the gangs on a daily basis. READ MORE

  4. 18. Foreign aid and corruption : Ethical aspects of foreign aid

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Melinda Sundsten; [2016]
    Keywords : human rights; foreign aid; corruption;

    Abstract : This literary analysis focuses on the correlation between foreign aid and corruption. The “Capabilities Approach” by Amartya Sen is used to discuss how to, and who is responsible for, developing an ethically justified aid policy. Arguments and ideas from five different sources have been analyzed. READ MORE

  5. 19. Silencing the Subaltern: A Postcolonial Critique of NGO-run Orphanages in Jinja, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Louisa De Wet; [2016]
    Keywords : Uganda; NGOs; orphanage; disempowerment; corruption; faith-based organisations; weak states; racism; white privilege; subaltern; postcolonialism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The large number of orphanages in Jinja, Uganda has promoted the widespread institutionalisation of children from poor families. Parents are left disempowered and have very few options but to sign over the rights of their children because NGOs in the region have largely prioritised orphanage care over other services. READ MORE

  6. 20. Capabilities to Demand Participation : Local Participation in Common-Pool Resource Governance - A Case Study of Lake Atitlán

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hannes Willner; [2016]
    Keywords : common-pool resource; governance; participation; decentralization; freshwater;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to understand, describe and explain how local, public participation in the governance of common-pool resources (CPR) work in a decentralized development context. This is done through field research on lake Atitlán in Guatemala as a case of a freshwater CPR that struggles with environmental degradation as a result of failure of collective action in conserving the lake. READ MORE