Essays about: "women and illiteracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words women and illiteracy.

1. 1. Female Entrepreneurship in Russia: Women Wanted!

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Nataliya Seliverstova; Aleksandra Somkova; [2018]
   Keywords : Entrepreneurship; Female Entrepreneur; Female Entrepreneurship; Female Entrepreneurship in Russia; Female Entrepreneurship Barriers; High Potential Female Entrepreneurship.;

   Abstract : Female entrepreneurship, as a subject of the academic research, has gained a lot of popularity in the recent years. A considerable amount of attention to this field has been caused by the growing recognition that female entrepreneurship has a profound impact on the economic development. READ MORE

3. 2. Educating Roma Women & Girls. Bringing European Standards to the City. Experiences from Suceava & Malmö

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Patricia Iacob; [2017]
   Keywords : Education - minorities - gender rights - Roma - human rights cities - intersectionality - EU Framework for Roma Inclusion - participation in decision-making - local implementation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Since EU’s expansion to incorporate former Communist countries, attempts to solve the so-called “Roma issue” spurred an unprecedented array of policies, interventions and measures at national and transnational level. Instead of the expected positive changes, discrimination and poverty worsened. READ MORE

4. 3. The Social Impact of Remittances on Gender roles in Kosovo; a catalyst for Women Empowerment?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Andreas Yngvesson; [2017]
   Keywords : Social remittance; Kosovo; Migration; gender roles; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how social remittance have impacted gender roles in household structures in Kosovo. By studying the ideas, norms, practices and social capitals sent from the migrant families to the residing families in the country of origin, I will examine if this has led to a change in Kosovar household structure. READ MORE

5. 4. Adult Literacy Teaching and Learning at Community Learning Centers in Afghanistan : A research study of adult literacy teaching and learning - challenges and opportunities from the facilitators and learners’ points of view at Community Learning Centers.

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   Author : Khalilurahman Hanif; [2015]
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   Abstract : In 2003, the concept of Community Learning Centers (CLCs) was introduced in Afghanistan, and based on an agreement among the Ministry of Education (MoE); National Federation of UNESCO Association in Japan (NFUAJ) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) CLCs started working in the country. One of the key responsibilities of CLCs is to reduce illiteracy in the country, and to establish literacy courses for adults who are 15 years old and above and remained illiterate. READ MORE

6. 5. Fluid Cash and Discordant Households: Exploring perceptions of and attitudes towards saving for childbirth : A qualitative study in Pallisa district, Uganda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Laura Hytti; [2015]
   Keywords : Maternal health; birth preparedness; Uganda; savings groups; gender; household decision-making;

   Abstract : Background and Aim:  Maternal mortality in Uganda is among the highest in the world despite improvements in access to skilled delivery and emergency obstetric services. This is impacted in part by financial barriers. READ MORE