Essays about: "tool of advocacy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words tool of advocacy.

1. 16. Albinism: When Skin Becomes A Death Sentence. : Using Advocacy In NGO Communication

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Louise Jönsson Andersson; [2015]
   Keywords : advocacy; albinism; NGO; ICT4D; peace and development; communications; Tanzania;

   Abstract : The thesis is about a small NGO that is working with the rights of persons with albinism in Tanzania. It deals with the NGOs advocacy work on a local and national level, and addresses the challenges that come with their work.  I have concluded that advocacy is a powerful tool for NGOs to use as a part of their strategic communication. READ MORE

3. 17. Representations of Teen Pregnancy and Motherhood in the United States

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

   Author : Jacqueline Daldin; [2015]
   Keywords : Representation; Identity; Resistance; Teen Pregnancy; Human Rights; Participatory Communication; Social Media; The United States;

   Abstract : The teen pregnancy rate in the United States has been rapidly and steadily declining across all ethnic groups and races over the past two decades and is now at an all-time low. Most academic studies attribute this decline to increased and consistent use of contraception. READ MORE

4. 18. Live action role play (larp) in a context of conflict: An ethnographic study of larp in Ramallah

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

   Author : Tindra Englund; [2014]
   Keywords : larp; conflict transformation; lederach; peacebuilding; art; Ramallah; Palestine; Youth; ethnographic;

   Abstract : This study contributes to the specific segment of the research field of peace and conflict studies (PACS) pertaining to the use of art as a tool for conflict transformation towards a positive peace. It is original for its choice of subject - live action role play (larp) as a potential tool for conflict transformation. READ MORE

5. 19. Placemaking in the RhineMain Regionalpark

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Renate Krause; [2014]
   Keywords : regional park; placemaking; governance;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a case study on the RhineMain Regionalpark in the context of placemaking and governance. As the second-oldest regional park in Germany, the RhineMain Regionalpark offers vast green open spaces all throughout the region for leisure and recreation to citizens and visitors. READ MORE

6. 20. Social Work as a Democratic Tool : The inclusion of socially marginalized groups in the electoral process

   University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

   Author : Fanny Ellfolk Kenttä; [2013]
   Keywords : Democratic deficit; Socially marginalized groups; Electoral participation; Social work; Economic inequalities; Inclusion; Social mobilizing; Advocacy; Empowerment;

   Abstract : The democratic deficit in the U.S. becomes strikingly evident as statistics show that only half of the population actually votes in elections. Seeing that many who do not participate in the electoral processes are also generally members of socially marginalized groups then this is an increasing social issue. READ MORE