Essays about: "what is outreach"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words what is outreach.
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16. Towards improving smallholder agriculture : role of climate information services in Ethiopia
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Several studies have suggested effective climate information outreach is invaluable for smallholders’ decision-making on farming operations as a viable strategy to cope with extreme effects of climate change and increased productivity. Starting with the review of development and agriculture issues, this thesis seeks to investigate the knowledge and practice of improved agro-ecological techniques as well as roles of actors and access to information communication technology options among smallholders. READ MORE
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17. Social Marketing : A way to reach and empower vulnerable people through prevention work against the spread of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Ethiopia
University essay from Institutionen för socialvetenskapAbstract : Millions of people in the world are infected by HIV/AIDS or/and other Sexually Transmitted Infections, STIs. Ethiopia is, with its population on almost 94 million people, one of the worst affected countries. READ MORE
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18. The Street Child's Process to Leave the Streets of Lima, Peru
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : This study is based on a field study conducted in Lima, Peru. The field study was financed by the MFS (Minor field study) scholarship of SIDA. My intention was to illuminate the street child’s process, as an actor in interaction with its surrounding environmental systems, to leave the streets of Lima, Peru. READ MORE
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19. The implications of financial sustainability in the microfinance industry
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : Microfinance is a relatively young and somewhat ambiguous concept. The phenomenon has, however, proven to contribute to making the lives better for many poor people, thus the interest for the industry has grown substantially. The increased attention has stimulated the movement towards more financially sustainable organizations. READ MORE
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20. Pop-culture icons as agents of change? : The roles and fucntions of celebrity activists in peace- and development related global issues
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the possible theoretic and (f)actual role(s) of pop-culture icons in peace and evelopment-related global issues, using the qualitative research methods of text- and discourse analysis. Do pop-culture icons have a role to play at all in this field? If so, what is that role? What are these celebrity activists currently saying and doing on the international development scene and what are their analyses like? What are their current and historical functions? There is support in the academic literature suggesting that celebrity activists can possess vast power resources (scope of influence), (soft) power and (charismatic) authority, which in turn enables them to influence the attitudes and values of (especially young, receptive) people. READ MORE
