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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"community welfare"”.
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Mission accountability: a case study of performance reporting in a large, multi-service community welfare organisation.
Community welfare organisations (CWOs)¹ perform an important role in society. They are founded on religious or social values that are given expression through their mission statements. In undertaking their work, many command significant economic resources. While the literature shows an increasing …
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A study of employees' perceptions of corporate social responsibility management in the Namibian banking industry
… perception of the role of CSR and commitment to community welfare and development? CSR refers to all of an organisations impact on society and the need to deal responsibly with the impacts on each group of stakeholders, shareholders, customers, suppliers, employees and the community. Secondary …
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The moral economy of Islamic philanthropy in Cape Town: the case of Mustadafin Foundation and the African Muslims Agency
… South African organisation with a legacy of community building and political activism driven by an Islamic social justice ethos. On the other hand, AMA was founded in 1981 as a transnational humanitarian organisation operating across Africa and Asia. Both organisations play a critical role in …
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The Influence of Science Teacher Preparation Programs on Instructional Practices of Beginning Primary School Teachers in Malawi
… factors, time conflicts with other official and community welfare duties, and mixing English with vernacular during teaching. Implications for practice and for further research have also been suggested.
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The perceived role of community involvement in the mega-event hosting process : a case study of the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
… factors have contributed to the emergence of community involvement, and its optimal role in the planning and hosting of such events, as one of the more contentious issues debated in contemporary tourism literature. It should be noted in particular that much of the publicised rationale for …
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Shaping urban form without zoning: a case study of houston
… property sales and maintenance than at improving community welfare and governance. From the theoretical perspective, the study argues that a spectrum of market solutions and planning approaches at the ends are more relevant than the bipolarity view. Equity goals are not met in market approaches. …
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Experiences of Moral Commitment: A Phenomenological Study
… and concerns for justice, individual rights and community welfare. Participants' lives reveal that neither traumatic life experiences nor abusive family backgrounds preclude the development and enactment of moral commitment, and, in fact, may compel persons to serve others in a selfless manner.
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COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN SOUTH KOREA: TOWARDS DEVELOPING A LOCAL MODEL FOR PRACTICE
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore community empowerment practice (CEP) in South Korea (SK) and develop a Korean model of CEP. To begin, I describe key contexts of Korean society such as political, economical and cultural backgrounds alongside the history of Korean community work. To achieve the …
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Universities, Communities, and Service-Learning for Urban Development: Rethinking the Work of Kaya Clínica in Maputo, Mozambique
… for the underserved. However, academic-local community relationships are historically rooted in extractive practices, with little or no contribution to improving local people’s lives. This thesis explores alternatives for building strong and mutually beneficial collaborations between …
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A study of the Ingham County Council of Social Welfare
Project (M.A.)--Michigan State College. Dept. of Social Service, 1952
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An economic and institutional analysis of community wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe
… on the economics and institutional aspects of community wildlife conservation in the context of local communities living adjacent to the Gonarezhou NationalPark in Zimbabwe. A significant proportion of wildlife in Zimbabwe, and in Southern Africa in general, is managed as a common pool resource …
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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders (SAFER) Grant Program: An Analysis of Fiscal Federalism and How Local Governments utilize SAFER Grant Funding
… local emergency services, fiscal policies, and community welfare, contributing valuable knowledge for policymakers, grant administrators, and scholars interested in enhancing public safety and preparedness.
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“How have social grants in Zambia been paid and what lessons can be learnt from this?”
… Point Managers’ (PPMs). The system also uses Community Welfare Assistance Committees (CWACs) to help in the identification of eligible beneficiaries and to monitor payments. This manual payment system was assessed to have administrative and operational weaknesses including corruption and …
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Explainable AI for Social Good: Applications in Mental Health, Public Health Risk, and Environmental Traceability
… mental health states and facilitates deeper community-level insight via keyphrase analysis. The main contributions are: 1. development of a novel multitask learning framework for mental health predictions; 2. implementation of a novel and effective multitask optimization algorithm; and 3. …