Essays about: "role of women education for rural development"

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1. 1. The gatekeepers of Moroccan cultural heritage : Amazigh women and the status quo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Madisson Macdonald; [2021]
   Keywords : Berber women; Berber carpet weaving; cultural heritage preservation; rural gender norms; nomadic tourism; placemaking; authenticity; sustainable destination development;

   Abstract : This study aims to determine the role of Amazigh/Berber women in maintaining and preserving the cultural heritage of their people through carpet weaving, as well as how this tradition contributes to gender norms and tourism in rural Morocco. The research method consisted of conducting semi-structured interviews and a literature review of intangible cultural heritage preservation, traditional gender norms in rural areas, and nomadic tourism theories. READ MORE

3. 2. Knocking on the door : a study on nutritional education and women’s empowerment on household level in rural Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Therese Strimell Flodqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : gender; women´s empowerment; decision making; intra-household bargaining; nutritional education; scale–N;

   Abstract : In Sub-Saharan Africa, food is often prepared by women, by mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters or sisters-in-law. Despite their crucial role in household food security women in developing countries are generally disempowered and they have low decision-making power. READ MORE

4. 3. Women’s Education in Four Villages in Kenya: The Perceived Outcomes on Livelihoods and Household Welfare

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Sara Bengtson; [2014]
   Keywords : development studies; livelihood diversification; household welfare; women’s education; Kenya; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with women’s education and the perceived effects it might have on households’ livelihood diversification into the rural non-farm economy. In addition, it looks at household welfare and how women’s education and potentially livelihood diversification adds to better welfare. READ MORE

5. 4. Företagaren på landsbygden : en kvinna!

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Sofia Riedmüller; [2014]
   Keywords : entreprenörskap; företagande; företagande kvinnor; landsbygd;

   Abstract : Entreprenörskap och företagande ses som en viktig komponent för att utveckla det svenska näringslivet. I Sverige drivs fler företag av män än av kvinnor och kvinnor står för bara en tredjedel av alla nystartade företag. Därför avsätter regeringen medel för att främja kvinnors företagande. READ MORE

6. 5. Benefits of the Vocational Education - Perceptions of the Young Female Students of a Vocational Training Center in Addis Ababa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Ulla-Kaisa Pihlaja; [2014]
   Keywords : education; youth; developing countries; Ethiopia; vocational education and training VET ; capabilities approach; gender; changing urban space; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The importance of education in development is generally acknowledged, but in the discussions and practice, this usually includes only basic education. However, during recent years, the growing number of urban unemployed youth in cities of developing countries has raised the question of the role of vocational education and training (VET). READ MORE