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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Oxfam"”.
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Poverty, porn, and the picture : exploring representation of exploitative media through the case of Oxfam
… of visual representation. Using the organization Oxfam as a site of study, press releases were examined for visual markers of exploitation. Creating parameters of exploitation including isolation, passivity, vulnerability, food insecurity, and poverty, the images were coded to find visual trends …
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A rights-based approach to accountability : an exploration of the RBA theory as a mechanism of downward accountability in development and humanitarian NGOs
… to as "downward accountability." It investigates Oxfam America as a case study and assesses whether Oxfam's RBA meets criteria for strengthening downward accountability and whether this theoretical link is feasible. Overall, this research reveals that Oxfam America literature and staff do not …
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Monitorització Trailwalker
La ONG Intermon Oxfam organitza anualment una cursa solidària anomenada "Trailwalker" en la que una sèrie d'equips han de completar un recorregut de 100km en menys de 32h. S'ha dissenyat i implementat una solució de seguiment dels equips en cursa amb la creació d'una aplicació per dispositius …
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Safeguarding from Scrutiny: Toward a Critical Consciousness of Organizational Culture in Humanitarian NGOs
… to deal with the policy aftermath of the Oxfam abuse scandal from the 2010 Haiti earthquake, growing calls for new safeguarding measures have resulted in unresolved implications around organizational culture. This dissertation shows that the sector has delivered a largely technocratic …
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NGOs & climate change campaigns : understanding variations in motivations and activities of environmental and development organizations
… NGOs: Friends of the Earth International and Oxfam-Great Britain. In particular, I looked at why these NGOs have engaged in climate change activities in the countries where they are working and why they have oriented their campaigns in the way that they have. The findings suggest that NGO …
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Healthcare infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships in Developing Countries : the Queen 'Mamohato Hospital in Lesotho
… Group, International Finance Corporation, IFC, Oxfam, Tsepong, Netcare, Maseru, Lesotho, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Senior-year Undergraduates’ Essence of Lived Global-Citizenship (GC) Experiences Within Study Abroad Programs (SAPS) at Jesuit Catholic Universities in the U.S. Midwest (UMI) Province of the Society of Jesus (SJ)
… for examining GC through key frameworks (UNESCO, Oxfam, OECD, and IAJU) and detailing the methodology. Ten diverse students from six Jesuit institutions were selected through purposeful sampling. Data collection included semi-structured interviews, post-interview narratives, and memos, which were …
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Gendered political spaces in international relations : the case of NGO use of information & communication technologies (ICTs)
… the Institute for Journalism in Transition and Oxfam is undertaken. The thesis then analyses the use of ICTs as a political tool by these organizations, using spatial theories as a framework. The application of spatial theories as a methodological approach aims to extend the discursive …
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'We're all Fairtrade consumers now!? An exploration of the meanings, moralities and politics of Fairtrade consumption
… beyond the dedicated network of church halls and Oxfam shops and through the mainstream retail sector. Whilst this growth has been widely represented as the result of thousands of individual citizen-consumers ?voting? for fairer trade, this thesis tells a different tale. Moving away from accounts …
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Beyond Relief and Rehabilitation: The Role of NGOs in Kenya's Development, 1924--2000
… Rockefeller Foundation, CARE International and Oxfam in Kenya's development process between 1924 and 2000. Based on secondary and primary research conducted in the United States and Kenya between 2002 and 2004, the dissertation historicizes INGOs in their tripartite paradoxical roles as agents …
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The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization
… controversies surrounding charities, such as the Oxfam fiasco, have shaken the industry as recent as 2018, showing that principled companies with the intention to support society can also take ethics for granted. The extant literature reveals that people's capacity to identify and interpret moral …
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Representing the MAJORITY WORLD famine, photojournalism and the Changing Visual Economy
… out in Mali in November 2005 in conjunction with Oxfam GB. This photographic commission demonstrated the difficulty of finding an alternative visualisation of food insecurity (famine) that meets the demands of non-government organisations’ (NGOs) ethical picture policies yet satisfies the …