The impact of physical work exposure on musculoskeletal problems among tribal women of Udaipur District
February 2011
Work related musculoskeletal disorders are group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons and nerves. Work activities, which are frequent and repetitive or activities with awkward postures cause these disorders, which may be painful during work or at rest. In the home and farm where women performs tasks while sitting, standing, bending, twisting, awkward posture, duration of work and inadequate rest...
The state of community development foundations in South Carolina and its implications for rural development
February 2011
The issue of inadequate funding opportunities for community development foundations and non-profits that serve the needs of rural and poor communities in the US is a concern that is very well documented. In rural South Carolina, poverty, the lack of opportunity, and limited income or financial resources to work with have been identified as major causes for population losses from the rural areas to urban and...
“Role of non–governmental organizations in promoting sustainable agriculture development in Karnatakaâ€
February 2011
Non-government organizations as a third sector institutional framework are playing a crucial role in providing strong support to the development issues. They have an important role, especially where the government and private sectors are showing less interest. One of the main sectors is agriculture. It is observed that many countries across the world provide support for modern agriculture, mainly to increase...
The up and down sides of oil and gas development in the Wood Buffalo Region of Alberta, Canada: Positioning Ghana for progressive gains
January 2011
Socio-economic benefits and challenges are consequential to oil and gas development, and effective planning is key to advancing favourable development outcomes. Drawing from Canada’s experience, this paper indicates that employment opportunities directly related to construction and operation of oil and gas production plants and indirect spin-off jobs needed to support the sector (e.g., manufacturing,...
Understanding local self governance - An applied research perspective
January 2011
The following paper is about the working of an intermediary research organization in the area of local governance in India. The Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bangalore, India has used budget analysis to understand the issue of local governance. Budgets are used to interpret the political will of the government in taking up schemes in the various sectors. It is an important instrument to understand the...
Sulabh sanitation and social reform movement
January 2011
The sanitation situation in India has been dismal both in urban and rural areas and only few towns have provision of sewage system. A small number of people use septic tanks and only two systems are prevalent on large scale, that is, defecation in the open and manual cleaning of human excreta by the class of people called ‘human scavengers’. The technology of two-pit, pour-flush toilet (popularly known as...
Early childhood education: An overview
January 2011
This paper x-rayed pre-primary education as one of the sub systems and policies in the National Policy on Education (2004) that has been neglected and is failing in Nigeria. Several years after its publication (1977) and revised four times, there is still a very yawning gap between policy formulation and implementation. Pre-primary education, which ordinarily is supposed to be the foundation stone of our...
In the rugged journey of bettering lives abroad: does the driver matter?
December 2010
This article highlights difficulties that humanitarian organizations encounter juggling the expectations of their own organization and the donor community. Drawing on World Vision Canada’s (an NGO) case, we found that aligning their work to local priorities of beneficiaries, collaborating locally and gender mainstreaming are still wishes. Soliciting and reporting on funds within single project-based...
The role of the state and Fiji council of social services (FCOSS) in service delivery in Fiji
December 2010
Since 1980s, the global trend of international major donor agencies has been to divert aid from the state to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for the reasons of good governance, better accountability, more transparency and efficient service delivery. This has also been the case in the South Pacific island countries and particularly in Fiji after the 1987 coups. This re-direction of funds from the state to...
The influence of communication on administration of secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria
December 2010
This study investigated the extent to which communication affects administration of secondary schools in Delta State. It is a survey study based on ex-post facto design. The researcher raised some questions and formulated three hypotheses were tested using z-test to guide the study. The target of the population of the study was 320 public secondary school principals and 9608 teachers in the state. The...
Knowledge-based economy and society has become a vital commodity to countries
August 2010
Technological change is driving demand for skilled labor and spurring an upgrading skills across economies. The emergence of a knowledge-based economy (k-economy) has spawned a “new” notion of workplace literacy, changing the relationship between employers and employees. The traditional pledge where employees expect a stable or lifelong employment will no longer apply. New ideas or intellectual...
The environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) in Malaysia northern region: Their roles in protecting water resources
August 2010
Malaysia northern region has been an important space for public sphere by Malaysian environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs). The past decades have witnessed severe threats in water resources in the northern region. Charitable and voluntary organizations have been contributing significantly towards the solution of the threats. The ENGOs have equipped themselves adequately and advocated for policy...
Deforestation and its impact on women
August 2010
The dominant social paradigm encompasses basic values, culture and heritage of masses is rooted in the survival of the communities. The survival in turn is entangled with their relative environmental circumstances and ecological surroundings. According to Castaneda (1971), the modern western man cannot understand the realities of social life of those communities who have to cope with the technological...
Preparing for judgment and the prospect of change: Approaching the 2011 review of the United Nations Human Rights Council
July 2010
While much has been said about the shortcomings of the UN Human Rights Council, improvement of the body’s efficiency and efficacy has received few considerations. Recognition that there is considerable room for improvement at the Council inspired an investigation into proposals aimed at changing the structure and substance of the body. This article is based on extensive research which found that...
Teachers’ disciplinary approaches to students’ discipline problems in Nigerian Secondary Schools
July 2010
This paper dealt with teachers’ disciplinary approaches on students’ indiscipline in Nigerian secondary schools. Disciplinary power of teachers’ is proved by the very fact of its exercise; and it is an organic necessity in every society whose members it guides to their end by providing them with rules of action. Students discipline problem had so existed and disciplinary methods employed...
Planting seed for developing community mental health services nationwide: A community-based mental health demonstration project during the armed conflict in Croatia
July 2010
250,000 people were displaced within Croatia as a result of the armed conflict in the period from 1991- 1995. This also created an additional burden on the Croatian mental health system. The openings of many community-based mental health and psychosocial programs suppported by the international community in Croatia at that time created an oppportunity to further development of Croatian community mental health...
Watershed programme: Adoption of knowledge in farming by farmers
June 2010
Watershed programme is an integrated one, addressing the problems in rain fed areas. It addresses the environmental and ecological problems like deforestation, over-utilization of water and most importantly it seeks to convert unsustainable agriculture to sustainable agriculture besides tackling unemployment and under-employment faced by the farmers as well as landless people. Of all the beneficiaries, the...
Cameroonian youths, their attractions to scamming and strategies to divert attention
June 2010
Internet crime is a worldwide problem and all nations are susceptible. Rumour holds it that the incidence is high in some parts of Cameroon. We were able to find out the extent to which students are involved in internet crimes and its present and future impacts on Cameroonian youths and the nation, in addition to proposing civil society intervention strategy to re-enforce existing initiatives to fight against...
Learning organization elements as determinants of organizational performance of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Singapore
June 2010
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Survey of mothers of children with cerebral palsy
June 2010
Cerebral palsy (CP) is found in every country and in all types of families. It is difficult to estimate exactly how many people have CP. Many people with mild CP are never diagnosed, while others may have multiple disabilities, which overshadow their CP. About one in every three hundred babies born will have, or will develop CP. It is reported in China, that the occurring rate of CP is 1.5 - 5% and the total...
Socio-economic determinants of contraceptive use among rural women in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria
May 2010
The study examined the socio-economic determinants of contraceptive use among rural women in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. The study was conducted in the four clans in the area. Ikwuano was purposively selected because of its classification as rural and high dependence on agriculture. Data for the study were collected through a service questionnaire. A total of 200 women were randomly selected...
Unemployment, curriculum outcomes, psycho-social characteristics, and college of education graduates’ entrepreneurial abilities
May 2010
The study adapted an ex-post facto design to predict the effect of curriculum outcomes, personality traits, common business practices, and gender role-stereotypes on entrepreneurial abilities of College of Education graduates. The sample was 86 College of Education graduates. These were purposively drawn in their denomination as those who were self-employed 23 (26.7%), government employed 25 (29.1%)...
Reviewing NGOs' media strategies: Possibilities for NGO-media collaboration
May 2010
With the emergence of exploding forms of media and ever greater variety of internationally vocal non-governmental organizations including multinational corporations, the field of public diplomacy and international relations is infinitely more complex. The fluid equation of public and private forces on the world of international communication and public diplomacy is the crosscutting issues in the multimodal...
Fertility decline and women’s status: A micro data analysis of the role of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh
May 2010
In the last two decades, Bangladesh has achieved considerable fertility decline despite pervasive poverty and under development. Unfortunately, recent statistics suggest that despite continued increase in contraceptive use, the fertility decline has stalled. Thus Bangladesh becomes an interesting case study for exploring the question of what factors are necessary to bring about further fertility decline. In...
Effect of constructivism instructional approach on teaching practical skills to mechanical related trade students in Western Nigeria technical colleges
March 2010
The study assessed the effect of constructivism instructional approach on teaching practical skills to mechanical related trade students in western Nigeria technical colleges. Elements of constructivism assessed include concept mapping, cooperative work skills and cognitive apprenticeship. Pretest, posttest experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was adopted for the study. A total of one...
Family planning practices among secondary school women teachers in Ekiti State, Nigeria
March 2010
The study investigated family planning practices among secondary school women teachers in Ekiti State. The sample was 180 subjects randomly selected from four local government areas (LGA) of the 16 LGAs of the state. Simple random sampling was used to get the 180 samples for the study. A self constructed questionnaire was used to collect data. The data collected were analyzed using t-test analysis. The two...
Development of women’s education in Kenya
March 2010
From century to century, education for women/girls has always been an issue in the world, especially in developing countries. Education has also been seen by some cultures as root causes of change to their cultural norms. Having education indeed does allow a person to make proper choices about their future life. However, this idea of choices has not always been the case in the countries where most of the...
Changing scenario of organic farming in India: An overview
February 2010
India produces a large variety of food crops including cereals, pulses and oilseeds. Diversified agriculture is the priority of the Central Government, and technical and financial support is being extended to farmers to encourage diversification especially in the areas of horticulture, floriculture, medicinal and aromatic plants, apiculture (pee-keeping) and sericulture. The government is continuously working...
Technical education and its challenges in Nigeria in the 21st Century
February 2010
Technical education deals with the training of technical personnel for the purposes of initiating, facilitating and implementing the technological development of a nation and also to create the basic awareness of technological literacy to our youths. In Nigeria, the training of technical personnel has witnessed formidable challenges ranging from poor funding to inadequate facilities both quantitatively and...
Prevalence of obesity among Nigeria Nurses: The Akwa Ibom State experience
February 2010
This study sought to investigate Prevalence of Obesity among Nigeria Nurses, with particular reference to Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. A Survey Research Design was used for the study. 500 Nurses were randomly selected from 1082 Nurses in Akwa Ibom State Public Health Institutions. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using percentages frequency. 62.2% nurses showed...
Developing rural tourism as an alternative strategy for poverty alleviation in protected areas: Example of Oku, Cameroon
February 2010
In recent years the concept of rural or ecotourism has been gathering impetus in the countryside of developing countries. Areas which were previously based on agriculture are now urgently seeking new forms of income generation. This has resulted in the emergence of rural tourism which offers a solution to diverse needs. The paper uses a combination of primary and secondary data to appraise the rural tourism...
Lessons from Japanese environmental reform movement: The risk communication between grass-roots experts and local people
January 2010
This paper attempts to show the importance of the risk communication between grass-roots experts and local people from Japanese Environmental Reform Movement. The paper also tries to illustrate that this risk communication causes spontaneous education and keeps the local people and environment from risk, as Beck mentioned in his book “Risk Society” (Beck, 1992). Spontaneous education means the...
Sujala watershed project and its impact on rural energy management - A study in Hosadurga Taluk of Chitradurga district
January 2010
Water is a natural resource without which life cannot be sustained. Watershed development is to ensure the availability of drinking water, fuel wood and fodder and helps in raising incomes and employment opportunities for marginal and small farmers, landless laborers and also socially marginalized groups through improvement in agricultural productivity and production (Rao, 2000). It is very certain that the...
Wellness attitudes of Secondary School Teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria
January 2010
This paper examines the wellness attitudes of Secondary School Teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research was adopted. 480 secondary school teachers were selected from both Public and Private Schools in Cross River State using deliberate sampling technique. A researcher- constructed questionnaire (r = .86) was the main instrument for data collection. Percentage frequency was used to...
Fertility decline and women’s status- the role of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh: A micro data analysis
January 2010
In the last two decades, Bangladesh has achieved considerable fertility decline despite pervasive poverty and under development. Unfortunately, recent statistics suggest that despite continued increase in contraceptive use, the fertility decline has stalled. Thus Bangladesh becomes an interesting case study for exploring the question of what factors are necessary to bring about further fertility decline. In...
Disarmament education: An imperative for effective management of education for sustainable development in Africa
December 2009
Africa’s educational terrain is hostile to innovative ideas that can usher in development and consequently sustain it. This idea is motivated by the fact that the death, destruction and suffering which violent conflict have imposed on the African peoples through the excessive availability and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) have negatively affected the productivity of the educational system. Due to...
Incidence and socio-economic dimensions of begging in Nigerian cities: The case of Ogbomoso
December 2009
This study is an empirical report of the incidence and dimension of begging in Nigerian cities with Ogbomoso as a case study. The enumeration of beggars was conducted on different weekdays at different wards in Ogbomoso Township to obtain data on incidence of begging while questionnaires were administered on randomly selected beggars to obtain information on their socio - cultural and socio - economic...
High prevalence associated with unsafe injection practices among male injecting drug users in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu State, India
December 2009
The intertwined epidemics of HIV/AIDS and injecting drug use are among the most emerging public health problems in India. Injecting Drug Usage (IDU) was found to be more prevalent among the ex-prisoners who were visiting the World Vision of India. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among a sub-sample of frequently incarcerated community-based injecting...
An appeal against swine flu and its havoc
November 2009
It is a saying that “Prevention is better than cure”. The same principle has to be adopted in case of swine flu and its havoc as till there is absence of any medical and scientific development to prevent and cure the swine flu. After large death toll all over the world due to virus and its sign of spreading beyond human control, drew the attention of many to search any kind of remedial aspects to have some...
Policy perspectives on the role of government in the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers: Lessons from Zimbabwe
November 2009
Many governments and donor aid agencies have been involved in distributing free agricultural inputs to farmers particularly during periods of natural disasters, harsheconomic environments or unjust government policies which could create vulnerable groups of farmers. When properly targeted, such efforts have enabled vulnerable farmers to regain crop and livestock productivity while recovering from their...
Management of woody plants in indigenous land use systems of the Sahel: Example of North Cameroon
November 2009
The dry savannahs of Africa are fragile environments at the ante-room of desertification. The stability of this ecosystem depends on ephemeral herbs and grasses and several tress and shrubs which play a variety of roles in traditional land use systems. Despite a wealth of indigenous knowledge on their uses demographic pressure and commodification of rural products are imposing biological stress on these vital...
Food for thought
October 2009
Food for thought is a new feature in our newsletter in which we’ll raise important philosophical, moral or legal questions about specific issues that we may think carry a high risk of child right violations. I want us to think about them together. If we feel strongly that there is something wrong about them, is that just a feeling, is that feeling personal, or are there good common grounds to feel alarmed by them?...
Esperanza Trabajando gains, losses, lessons learned and steps forward: An evaluation report
October 2009
Esperanza Trabajando aimed to build capacity of 17 Hispanic faith-based and community based organizations for providing job training and development to adjudicated and at-risk youths in 10 regions of the US. Three areas of capacity were targeted by this project: organizational, service, and network capacity. Evaluation findings showed that organizational capacity increased significantly for all participants, with 70%...
The impact of human rights NGO activity on human right practices
October 2009
Do large numbers of human rights international non-governmental organizations correlate with high governmental respect for human rights? Moreover, do the activities of these organizations with members within a country lead to improvements in the human rights practices within a state? This paper uses new data to provide the first large scale empirical test of the effects of these organizations on human rights...
Rotten apple: An investigation of the preponderance of unsatisfied teachers in Nigeria
October 2009
The study investigated the preponderance of teachers who are dissatisfied in Nigeria’s secondary schools. Teacher dissatisfaction is suspected to be a major reason for declining job commitment resulting in dismal performance by students. Two thousand teachers responded to a questionnaire which sought to know whether teachers had tried to leave teaching and if they would consider doing so should the...
Poverty alleviation and service delivery – developing a conceptual framework for South Africa’s service delivery system
October 2009
Poverty alleviation is one of the means of eradicating poverty and establishing ideal sustainable livelihoods. Since most poverty alleviation programmes are delivered within the public service institutional set up, the pursuit for sustainable livelihoods can only be realized if the public service delivery system is sustainable. This article discusses poverty alleviation and service delivery in the South...
Strategies of managing higher education for youth labour market in Nigeria
October 2009
The role of higher education in preparing youth for labour market is becoming more challenging in the modern society. The effort of higher education in producing relevant and skillful graduates to meet the needs and demand of modern world labour market is a great task for education management. This paper is a review of related literature; it also employed observation coupled with experience. This paper examines youth...
Strengthening civil society organizations/government partnership in Nigeria
September 2009
There is broad agreement that civil society organizations (CSOs) refer to the set of institutions and organizations that inter-phase between the state, business world, and the family. Broadly speaking, CSOs include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), peoples’ organizations, community-based organizations (CBOs), civic clubs, trade unions, gender groups, cultural and...
Functional communication in non-governmental organizations: Challenges for post-literacy development and language education opportunities
September 2009
The present study examined the Nigerian situation in relation to the language needs of the fast growing ‘third sector’, that is, the non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Sample for the study consisted of 85 respondents from 10 randomly selected NGOs in the southwestern part of Nigeria. Observation and questioning techniques were used to gather relevant data. Of the 85 respondents, 84 opined that there were...
The chemical properties of African pear pulp at different stages of fruit development
September 2009
Lack of information on the properties of African pear has led to no processed products from it, as the fruit flesh is greatly appreciated by local people who eat it after boiling or roasting. The results showed that the development of the fruit differed significantly (p < 0.05) on all the chemical parameters evaluated from the fifth week after fruit set. The results at the (17th - 21 wks after fruit...
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