Essays about: "rural guatemala"

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1. 1. Results Measurement of Livelihood Interventions in the Humanitarian Field, using a Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) to analyze the Economic Rate of Return (ERR) of an income-generating activity (IGA) project in a post-disaster setting, in San Andres Osuna, Guatemala

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Olof Hörmander; [2023]
   Keywords : aquaponic fish tanks; results measurement; humanitarian work; development; sustainability; livelihoods; sustainable livelihoods framework SLF ; Economic Rate of Return ERR ;

   Abstract : There is limited evidence-based data on income-generating interventions, both within thehumanitarian and the development field. Nevertheless, there is a growing and unavoidable nexus between the two fields, and therefore also, within their methodologies for measuring project intervention results, as well as their success rates. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Maternal Health and the Three Delays Model in rural Guatemala - Examining Factors Affecting Maternal Health-Seeking Behaviours and Health Service Utilisation in Quiché

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Hugo Dürr; [2019]
   Keywords : health; healthcare system; health seeking-behaviours; health service utilisation; Three Delays Model; rural; Guatemala; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Objectives. Guatemala exhibits disastrous maternal and child health outcomes, with the rural, indigenous populations disproportionately impacted by high maternal mortality, chronic malnutrition, and low skilled birth attendance. READ MORE

5. 4. A place to meet - informal education in rural Guatemala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Amanda Leo; [2019]
   Keywords : Education; Informal Education; Outdoor Education; Minor Field Study; Architecture; Guatemala; Action Research; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty. READ MORE

6. 5. Food for Change: Exploring rural-urban linkages among youth in Guatemala

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Clara Axblad; [2018]
   Keywords : agriculture; communication; consumption; development; food; urbanization; Guatemala; rural-urban linkages;

   Abstract : As the world grapples with increasing urbanization, population growth, climate change and depleting natural resources, there is an increased recognition that more food will have to be produced with fewer resources while food consumption has to shift rapidly towards more sustainable patterns. Meanwhile, although many are willing to work in and innovate agricultural practices, young people in rural areas still struggle to access the resources needed to be part of this shift, not to mention to make a living. READ MORE