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Showing 1 to 20 of 179 for “"development initiatives"”.
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Development initiatives in programming on privately-ownedArab satellite television and their reception amongdisadvantaged Saudi women
This study analyses how media initiatives have sought to improve the coverage on private pan-Arab television channels, of poverty, illiteracy, and violence against disadvantaged Arab women. This was achieved by studying how women‘s status has been critiqued on MBC1, an entertainment channel, and on …
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Human Resource Development: An assessment of capacity development initiatives of World Bank projects in Ghana
The significance of capacity development programmes, as key driver for sustaining development goals, is anchored in all international fora. This research complements and extends our present understanding of the contribution of capacity development approaches to development and achievement of the …
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Human Resource Development: An assessment of capacity development initiatives of World Bank projects in Ghana
The significance of capacity development programmes, as key driver for sustaining development goals, is anchored in all international fora. This research complements and extends our present understanding of the contribution of capacity development approaches to development and achievement of the …
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Toward Financial Inclusion and Female Empowerment through Microfinance Development Initiatives in Manila and Central Luzon, Philippines
… importance of religion on female empowerment and development efforts to creating financially inclusive societies. The results of the interviews show that religion contributes to resolving financial information asymmetry and making the financial and non-financial resources available to the …
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What's happening to my neighborhood? : lessons learned about civic engagement from case studies of community development initiatives
… developing public policies or planning community development interventions. This thesis analyzes two cases in which community development activities were each undertaken under a specific set of social, cultural, political and economic conditions that shaped the context of civic engagement. The …
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A communication strategy for development initiatives with special reference to a population development case study in North-Eastern Kwazulu-Natal
… the West became actively involved in Third World development, focusing on the diffusion of information and technology, in its plight to persuade the Third World to adopt Western innovations and to change its behaviour accordingly. Growth and success were measured in economic terms and …
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Analysis of Local Economic Development Initiatives towards poverty mitigation within Big 5 Hlabisa local municipality: perspective of youth and municipal official
… (1996) were considered in advancing the LED initiatives. The national order set an obligation on the local government circle to promote economic movement from a grassroots level and expand formative economic activities. The LED initiatives were planned to magnify economic development, share …
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The Role of Incubation Model in Supporting Local Economic Development Initiatives of Youth Start-Up Enterprises: A Case of Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province
… incubation models in bolstering local economic development (LED) initiatives, with a particular focus on youth start-up enterprises, within the Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The research is underpinned by a qualitative desktop-based Systematic Literature Review (SLR), …
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Enhancing the capabilities of small producers in developing countries to meet global challenges: an investigation into the contribution of international craft development initiatives.
Worldwide, externally supported craft development initiatives aim to enhance the capability of local craft producers to succeed in globalized markets. However, the contribution that these organizations make towards the abilities of local actors remains unclear. Following a hermeneutic reflection on …
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Can development initiatives reduce the recruitment of adolescents to organised crime groups? Perspectives of the recipients of the Prospera Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Mexico
This thesis explores the role of Development policy as an alternative to the traditional public security focused strategies for tackling organised crime violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. To do so, it builds bridges between the academic literature of criminology and development. It …
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Archives as a cornerstone of community growth: developing community archives in Brandon, Manitoba
… and engagement of archives with local community development initiatives. The study suggests that innovative usage of archival material can facilitate community engagement in the knowledge-based economy and support a broad range of community economic development initiatives. Archival public …
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Are You Happy? Local Economic Development in Northern Thailand
<p>Thailand has had a long history of economic development. In recent years, Thailand began to focus on economic development initiatives a local level. The implementation process has been slow, but the introduction of social enterprise programs has proven a promising strategy in local economic …
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The importance of community participation in the implementation of Local Economic Development: A case study of Makhado Local Municipality
… in the implementation of Local Economic Development in the Makhado Local Municipality. Local Economic Development is considered as a solution to the triple challenges (unemployment, poverty, and inequality) in South African municipalities. Local Economic Development approach aims to …
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Urban Agriculture and Sustainability in Chicago
… a changing economy by introducing sustainable development initiatives. Policy makers and environmental activists have often praised these efforts, pointing to the enhancement of quality of life, the mitigation of industrial pollution, and these initiatives' capacity to address poverty in a …
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“If I’m here to teach means I’m really good”: an IPA study into International Academic Staff lived experiences – challenges, coping strategies, investment, and identity
… sense of resilience, coping strategies, and/or initiatives taken in bettering themselves; all of which this research addresses through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology. Life as IAS can be multidimensional and challenging, with language barriers and accent associated …
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Primary school initiatives for pupils with personal and social development needs
… the important role of personal and social development in primary education to promote the social inclusion of children who have poor life experiences (Scottish Office, 1999a). HMIE reports however suggest that there are few opportunities in primary schools in Scotland for pupils with social …
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Unlikely Partners: Collaboration Between Colonizationists and Radical Abolitionists in Washington County, Pennsylvania, during the 1830s
… abolitionists cooperated on various community-development initiatives during the 1830s. Slavery was important to these community elites. But other issues were just as important to them, if not more.
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Developing An Instrument to Measure Teacher Attitudes Toward Multilingual Pedagogies
… also be used formatively to design professional development initiatives related to teaching multilingual students and then, to evaluate these development initiatives. In short, the instrument constructed in this dissertation study can help ensure that more appropriate and effective teaching …
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