Essays about: "poverty in india"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words poverty in india.

  1. 21. Empowering women through an NGO chain : Assessing development from a knowledge transfer perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Isabel Wahlgren; Sarah Bergh; [2015]
    Keywords : Non-Governmental Organization; NGO; Knowledge Transfer; Microfinance; Women; SHG; Empowerment; Sustainability; India; Poverty Alleviation.; Ideell organisation; kunskapsöverföring; mikrofinansiering; mikrolån; självhjälpsgrupp; Indien; fattigdom.;

    Abstract : Over the last decades the topic of microfinance as a method to alleviate poverty has been debated to a large extent in the academic literature. In India, the method of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) is today widespread among Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and has been proven to empower women economically and socially. READ MORE

  3. 22. "I can't change my life situation": An exploration of the relation between agency and social structure for women in the fishery sector in Mangalore, India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Ellen Thorell; [2014-10-21]
    Keywords : fish market; women; social structure; agency;

    Abstract : A lot of people in the global south's fishery sector live in great poverty. Despite this there is a lack of research which comprises the importance of social sustainability as well as the role of women in the sector. READ MORE

  4. 23. India’s Hunger Problem: A Comparative Analysis of the Performances of Food Distribution at the National level and in the State of Tamil Nadu

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Raghul Madhaiyan; [2014]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Performance Evaluation; Poverty; Hunger; Food Security; Food Distribution System;

    Abstract : Food is fundamental for humans to survive and vital for development. Food security is a major issue and sustaining it is a challenge for the countries of the world. READ MORE

  5. 24. With a few liters of clean drinking water : a Cost Benefit Analysis of the socio-economic effects from implementing new clean drinking water technologies in rural India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Erik Boije; Gustaf Eskhult; [2014]
    Keywords : water-related illness; cost-benefit analysis; India; atmospherical water; solar disinfection; water supply; clean drinking water;

    Abstract : In 2010, Airwatergreen AB started testing their new technology, the Airwaterwell, an atmospherical water generator of their own design that is running on solar heat, with a production capacity of three litres of water per day and m2. The purpose was to focus on foreign aid organizations as main purchasers for project investments towards rural communities in developing countries that suffer from lack of, or compromised quality of drinking water. READ MORE

  6. 25. Förbättringsprocesser inom sanitet i slumområden i Indien : en kvalitativ studie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Clara Lindell; [2014]
    Keywords : empowerment; fattigdom; hållbar utveckling; Indien; lokalsamhälle; sanitet; slum; stadsplanering; open defecation; urbanisering;

    Abstract : Den globala fattigdomen påverkar livet för miljarder människor världen över. Tillsammans med en ökande urbanisering ger fattigdomen en grogrund för ytterligare spridning av slumområden i städer. 2,5 miljarder människor uppskattas idag leva under osanitära förhållanden. READ MORE