Essays about: "volunteer sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words volunteer sweden.

1. 1. Analysis of winter wheat and leafhoppers for wheat dwarf virus : factors causing outbreaks of wheat dwarf disease

   University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Biology (from 140101)

   Author : Lina Karm Togo; [2024]
   Keywords : Sweden; Psammotettix alienus; DAS-ELISA; cloning; sequencing; BLASTn; BLASTx; MEGA; SDT;

   Abstract : Wheat dwarf disease is caused by wheat dwarf virus (WDV) and is transmitted by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus. The disease has been reported in many European countries, as well as in West Asia, China, and one country in North Africa. READ MORE

3. 2. On becoming an organic farmer2.14.0.0 : An autoethnographic reflection2.14.0.0

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

   Author : Cliona Jane Lyle Bredius; [2024]
   Keywords : WWOOF; sustainable tourism; Gotland; autoethnography; agriculture;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network may constitute a form of sustainable tourism on the Baltic Island of Gotland, Sweden. To do this, I narrate my own personal journey as a WWOOF volunteer trying to find my way as an organic farmer, in an autoethnographic account of my experience at Tjeldervik Gård during the spring and summer of 2023. READ MORE

4. 3. In a world of neurodiversity : How representatives of an interest organization experience their preconditions to support parents of neurodivergent children

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

   Author : Juliane Hersén; Hevi Määttä Brobacke; [2023]
   Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disability; non-profit organizations; preconditions; public health; support;

   Abstract : It is estimated that 15 percent of the world’s population live with some form of disability where neurodevelopmental disabilities [NDD] could be one. In Sweden it is estimated that five to seven percent of all children are diagnosed with NDD and attached to these children are parents who are in need of support due to unique stress problems. READ MORE

5. 4. Badge It Up : The Effect of Gamification on Online Survey Response

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   Author : Kim Siebeneicher; Edit Söderqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Gamification; badges; online survey; motivation; volunteer; non-profit organisation; Gamification; medaljer; onlineenkät; motivation; volontär; ideell organisation;

   Abstract : Collecting qualitative feedback from volunteers is essential but challenging for non-profit organisations. Gamification has been used in different contexts to try to improve users’ motivation, but has presented mixed results in the context of online surveys. READ MORE

6. 5. The Paradox of Food Waste and Food Insecurity : Exploring Donation and Redistribution of Surplus Food through a Multi-Level Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Julia Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Surplus food; food waste; food insecurity; donation; redistribution; systems thinking; multi-level perspective; Överskottsmat; matsvinn; matfattigdom; donation; omfördelning; systemtänk;

   Abstract : Around one million tonne of food is annually wasted in Sweden, of which 100,000 tonne of surplus foodis wasted in the retail sector. Even if redistribution of surplus food is the second most preferable optionto reduce food waste according to the food waste hierarchy, only 5% of surplus food in retail is donated. READ MORE