Better be safe than be sorryâ€: An analysis of workshop behaivour in vocational and technical schools
September 2009
It is an indisputable fact that wherever work is done with machines or hand tools, there is likelihood of accident occurring, causing injuries to people, damages to machines, tools and materials in such a workplace. This accident may be caused by the worker's acts or omissions. Technical schools being equipped with a variety of such tools and machines for teaching and learning process are not left out. These schools...
Child labour in the handicrafts home industry in Kashmir: a sociological study
September 2009
The study has been undertaken among child labourers in the handicrafts home industry in Kashmir (2008), in order to establish the phenomenon of child labour in its proper perspective. The objectives of the study have been fulfilled by projecting appropriate variables in the process of data analysis and discussion. Any social problem as an empirical reality has various aspects, such as demographic, economic, geographic,...
Towards effective management of university education in Nigeria
August 2009
Higher education plays a crucial role in the supply of high level manpower for the socio-political and economic development of a nation. To this end, the effective management of this educational sector becomes necessary. This paper examines the myriads of problems militating against the effective management of the Nigeria university education system. These include: financial crisis, poor infrastructure,...
Effect of socioeconomic characteristics of rural youths on their attitude towards participation in community development projects
August 2009
The study evaluates effect of socioeconomic characteristics of rural youths on their attitude towards participation in community development projects in Rivers State, Nigeria. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire administered to 210 youths in 27 communities. A multi stage random sampling technique was employed in the selection and data analysis was by the use of Pearson correlation....
Study on the changing process of Kerala women through Kudumbashree in Kerala
August 2009
This study asks if membership in “Kudumbashree” leads to more equitable gender relations and economic advancement in rural area. The study reveals that women empowerment is the best strategy for poverty eradication. Rural women, who were regarded as voiceless and powerless started identifying their inner strength, opportunities for growth and their role in reshaping their own destiny. The process of...
Presentation on public, private and people partnership model for sanitation at the 6th earth watch conference on water and sanitation 2008
August 2009
In 2002 at the world summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg, the most significant achievement was that all governments agreed to a target to halve the proportion of people without access to adequate sanitation by 2015. Prior to this meeting, sanitation had never been an issue of it’s own on the development agenda. A topic that had once been a taboo subject became a topic that had received global concern...
A new conservation NGO, neotropical primate conservation: Project experiences in Peru
July 2009
The Neotropics, tropical areas of South and Central America are home to the largest number of primate species of any bio-region. Many of these species face a serious risk of extinction due to anthropogenic factors such as hunting and deforestation. In 2007 a new NGO was set up to promote the in-situ conservation of these species, Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC) is the first NGO solely...
Gender and renewable energy in rural Nigeria
July 2009
The paper examines ways in which increased attention to renewable energy and gender linkages can help promote development, as well as work towards meeting the target set out in the millennium development goals. It argues that poor women in rural areas generally rely on burning traditional biomass fuels which impact negatively on their well being. The paper explains that increased access to renewable energy...
An atlantic rim partnership
July 2009
The end of the cold war and its hot war proxies, has loosened up such trading and security blocs as the OECD and NATO, but without always creating the new alliances necessary to meet the challenges of the new century. One particular challenge is that of finding a partnership with the new democracies of Africa, independent of the European aid conventions which grouped together all former colonies, however...
A pioneering clinician scientist and a non governmental health organization: Gunduz Gedikoglu and Our Children Leukemia Foundation - OCLF of Turkey, in verge of celebrating Its 30th Anniversary in 2010
June 2009
In year 2010, Turkey will celebrate its 30th anniversary of opening the first pediatric marrow transplantation unit at the “BCLV – Bizim Losemili Cocuklar Vakfi” – OCLF – Our Children Leukemia Foundation” under the patronage of the pediatric hematology professor, Dr. Gunduz Gedikoglu. The OCLF founded in 1980 has applied 1139 chemotherapies and 199 marrow / blood stem...
Factors influencing role performance of community based organisations in agricultural development
June 2009
The study evaluated factors influencing role performance of community based organisations in agricultural development in Imo State, Nigeria. Data for the study was collected with the aid of structured questionnaire administered to 72 randomly selected respondents in the study area. Data analysis was by use of frequencies, percentages and ordinary least square multiple regression. Findings revealed that income...
Economic analysis of consumption of fresh and processed fruit in Bowen University Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
June 2009
Increased productivity, marketing and consumption of fruits was recommended, but in west Africa we lack adequate food that is rich in nutrients needed by man for health and reproductive life. This study aim at determining the socio-economic characteristics of respondents and the proportion of students’ income spent on both fresh and processed fruits. Also the level of acceptability of processed...
Valuing the time, leading the future: A case study of the time banking program of an educational institution in Taiwan
June 2009
Time banking, a reciprocal service exchange system, uses units of time as currency. It has received increasing attention as an effective way for community empowerment. It is mainly used to provide incentives for services such as community mutual help, health care, education, and caring for the underprivileged. This study illustrates a time-banking initiative of an educational institution in Taiwan....
Measuring gender disparity at primary school level in Pakistan
May 2009
Though the furnished educational quality of the enrolled students leads towards the positive example of success of not only in education but also in practical life of the ensuing generation, yet to alleviate gender disparity in social and cultural context, special measures are needed for the success and improvement of females overall in the country to participate in share contributed by experience of...
Survey of HIV and AIDS knowledge in internally displaced persons camps in northern Uganda
May 2009
This paper is a summary of the results of a survey conducted in the Agoro and Potika internally displaced person’s camps in Kitgum district of northern Uganda. The survey looked at HIV knowledge levels, service knowledge and levels of stigma. The survey found noteworthy results, one being that the “ABC’s” of prevention (Abstain, Be faithful, and use a Condom) were generally well-known;...
Determinants of participation in pest management groups by smallholder cotton producers in Zimbabwe
May 2009
Individual pest management is often associated with high costs due to pest drift and lack of economies of scale. This study is intended to determine the factors affecting the decision by farmers to join group pest management which harmonizes community decision making in controlling pests. Using a logit regression analysis, the following factors were found to have a positive impact on farmer proclivity to be...
Group and associations in the governance process of states in Africa
May 2009
It has increasingly become evident that the system of government inherited from the colonial powers in Africa have proved to be a failure, because of the reasons of uninhibited particularism and the inherent contradictions found with western systems of democracy in Africa. The advent of global political and economic reforms initiated by most countries in Africa since the attainment of independence has...
Building institutions for partnership in local governance in Nigeria
May 2009
A developmental explanation for the niche of informal institutions and their linkage to governance suggest that they evolve functionally within societies to address checks and balances and comparative advantage issues. Contemporary attitudes and beliefs about informal institutions and the role that they play constrain centralization of authority, in the sense that national government becomes pre-eminent just...
Environmental assessment of the Chad-Cameroon oil and pipeline project in the Kribi region of Cameroon
May 2009
Trans-national projects of the magnitude of the Chad-Cameroon oil and pipeline project must always have some negative effects on the quality and quantity of the environment. Following an environmental impact assessment (EIA) a series of mitigation measures must be put in place to minimize the intensity of the negative effects of the project on the environment. The paper seeks to assess the impact of the...
The role of community based organisations in economic development in Nigeria: The case of Oshogbo, Osun state, Nigeria
May 2009
The study assesses the role of community based organizations (CBOs) in economic development of Osogbo, Nigeria. This is with a view to establish the economic impact of CBOs on local economy and their significance in national economic development. It uses primary data collected from all the heads of 140 CBOs that have registered with the 2 local government councils in the study area as at the time of this...
Manavseva crusade against childhood blindness
May 2009
Entire child-community with an age below 12 in the rural areas of Vidarbha (Maharashtra) will be screened over a period of three years. 10-15% percent of the children may have refractive errors. These children of the age 12 and below will be screened for refractive correction and will be provide with free spectacles after complete check-up. 2-4% of the children may have infection and minor eye ailments. These...
Tele-Opthalmology Rural Outreach Services (Toros)
May 2009
Cooperation, it is a humble request to the readers of NGO journals. To make this eradication of childhood programme a successful mission kindly donate for this cause as Manavseva Trust is expecting to expand this mission to reach to more children’s in rural area. The trust is having FCRA AC No.050000 0100341741 INR PNB(Indora)Nagpur India. The names will be...
Primary Schools library Project, Education Supplements International (ESI) - NGO
May 2009
PROJECT TITLE: Primary Schools Library / Project. PROJECT LOCATION:The project has been designed to cover 64 primary schools in Subukia Constituency in Nakuru North District, Rift Valley province in the Republic of Kenya. NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION: Education Supplements International (ESI) – NGO. PROJECT DURATION: THREE YEARS FROM Jan 2010 - Dec 2012.TOTAL BUDGET: KSHS...
Gender and local governance in Pakistan: Representation vs. participation
May 2009
Women’s participation in governance is extremely important for an even human resource development, poverty alleviation and good governance. In, Pakistan, a concerted and collaborated effort has been made in this regard by providing women 33% representation in local governance through the current local government ordinance, 2000. However, the traditional cultural values and societal norms that ascribe...
Enhancement of police force through e- governance in India
May 2009
The present scenario shows a multi-tier FIR system in the police department, it reveals that citizen with some complaint first goes to the police station and reports his complaint to the Munshi who passes it to the station officer who in turn reports it to area in charge or sub- inspector. He tries to solve the problem, usually he is able to solve the problem but if it is not solved at this stage than it will be...
The application of information and communication technology in Nigerian secondary schools
May 2009
This study examined the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in Nigerian secondary schools. The study investigated the level of availability of ICT facilities in schools, the capacity for using ICT facilities for teaching learning, the perceived benefits of using ICT and the problems facing the use of ICT in secondary schools. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The...
Performance analysis of a sample microfinance institutions of Ethiopia
May 2009
The purpose of this study is to appraise the performance of Ethiopian MFIs in terms of various criteria by comparing with the Micro banking Bulletin (MBB) benchmark and for some relative ratios comparison among themselves. The MF industry as a whole is challenged by the need to reach the poorest customers and at the same time being financially self sufficient. Although the industry as a whole is growing at a...
International remittances: A source of development finance
May 2009
Migration has been an important issue in human history. In recent years, the pace of international migration has been phenomenal due to trade liberalisation, deregulation of restrictive measures and the development of transportation facilities, communication network and global cultural integration. As a result international migration has become a major concern for policy makers of labour sending as well as...
NGO-state interaction and the politics of development in Cameroon in the context of liberalisation
April 2009
The economic downturn and consequent impoverishment in Cameroon have led to a large increase in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are being heralded by some as the development panacea. This has triggered some readjustment in the dynamics of interaction between the Cameroonian state and NGOs with the promulgation of the 1999 law to control NGOs. This paper critically explores the emerging trends and the roles...
Comparative analysis of stressors on job performance of public and private health workers in Calabar, Nigeria
April 2009
This study investigated and compared the influence of stressor on the job performance of the health workers in the public and private sectors. The stressors investigated include interpersonal conflict, job security, poor remuneration, non-participation in decision-making, and inadequate skill acquisition. Five hypotheses were generated to serve as a guide to this study. A validated structured questionnaire was used to...
Sustenance of education sector reforms in Nigeria through adequate participation by all stake holders
April 2009
This study assessed the views of stakeholders on sustenance of education sector reforms in Nigeria. A structured and validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 160 subjects randomly drawn from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, including education inspectorate divisions. Population t-test was used to analyze the data collected. Results of the study revealed that community participation in...
School attendance of child labor: A pilot survey in Gaibandha district of Bangladesh
April 2009
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of some selected determinants on school attendance of child laborers in Bangladesh. For this, the data were collected from 1157 child laborers of Gaibandha district, using purposive sampling technique based on the scheduled questionnaire. To analyze the collected data, univariate analysis, c2- test statistic and logistic regression technique are used respectively....
Transformation of the South African health care system with regard to African traditional healers: The social effects of inclusion and regulation
April 2009
The paper will examine the recent incorporation of African traditional healers into the larger government-regulated health system. The new legislation passed by government is an attempt to legally recognise the fact that African traditional healers in South Africa play a significant role as part of the health system in the country. The health system has gone through dramatic changes since 1994, including the shifting of...
Role of SHGs in socio-economic change of vulnerable poor
April 2009
Self help groups (SHGs) have emerged as popular method of working with people in recent years. This movement comes from the people’s desires to meet their needs and determine their own destines through the principle “by the people, for the people and of the people”. Ordinarily ‘self help’ refers to the provision to aid self, but here self is also taken internally. Self – help...
Who is reaching whom? Depth of outreach of rural micro finance institutions in Ghana
April 2009
Outreach of microfinance institutions has been saddled with the definition of who is poor specifically within the context of an individual’s capability to access financial and non-financial services. This paper presents empirical results of the structure of the microfinance market in Ghana as per institutions and defines the market target of each of the institutions based on the socio-economic characteristics of...
Industrializing the Nigerian society through creative skill acquisition vocational and technical education programme
April 2009
The development of any nation is critical to the economic survival and vibrancy of that nation. This holds particularly true for developing nations like Nigeria, who is still grappling with chronic factors like unemployment and underemployment, which have kept them in the perpetual bondage of economic frustration. Vocational and technical education a multifaceted, multi-disciplinary and pragmatic field of study, is...
Attaining standards in technology education in Nigeria universities through effective utilization of physical facilities
April 2009
Technical Education programmes at university level involve an effective interaction among the lecturer, the student and the environment. The environment which includes the physical facilities enables the lecturer to attain cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domain objectives. These traits could only be attained if the lecturer adopts instructional approaches that effectively associate with the use of physical...
Training technology and vocational education teachers for the new 9-3-4 education system in Nigeria: Its problems and prospects
April 2009
The construct of this paper is to ascertain the attendant problems prevalent in the training patterns of vocational and technical education teachers in our various training institutions in the country, and its consequences in the teaching or impacting of knowledge by these trained personnel to the young ones in the post-primary schools across the state and beyond. It also suggested remedies for overcoming the...
The interface between customary law and local government legislation in Nigeria: A retrospect and prospect
April 2009
An evolutionary examination of democratic governance in Nigeria throws up a lot of gap which metaphorically are in need of surgical operations. Not only are the existing statute almost a near departure from what obtains in practice, politicians and technocrats carry on as if all the grey areas that have constituted a cog in the operation of a just, equitable, accountable and democratic system are immutable to change....
Waste management towards sustainable development in Nigeria: A case study of Lagos tate
April 2009
This paper discusses a key dimension of Wastenomics – that of addressing the sustainable waste management practices and education. Key words: Waste, development, Lagos state.
NGO input and stakeholder participation in natural resource management: Example of North west Cameroon
March 2009
The predominance of environmental degradation in Africa has generated waves of concern from international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Since the 1990s there has been a remarkable increase in the number of NGOs with environmental protection interest in the South. The paper appraises the involvement of NGOs and stakeholder community in environmental protection projects in terms of resource...
Spatio-temporal analysis of micro financing for agricultural innovation diffusion in Mezam division, Cameroon
March 2009
Some rural development experts consider micro-financing as a panacea for food insecurity and rural poverty alleviation. Development policies in favour of the rural poor using micro-financing have had positive but insufficient impacts on the conditions of poverty. The study uses a combination of primary and secondary data to make a spatio-temporal analysis of micro financing based on the innovation diffusion model. It...
Reducing back pain and increasing performance in software professionals
March 2009
It is obvious that in today’s competitive world every individual has to work very hard to survive and to develop. The nature of today’s work world is a very large portion of work that is done on computers. The presence of computer in the workplace leads to a set of peculiar characteristics of the workstation which require the workers to stay in a static posture for long periods. All these work conditions...
The challenges of effective policing as measure of controlling the phenomenon of police corruption in Nigeria today
March 2009
There is a kind of consensus in the extant literature on democracy, democratization and democratic consolidation generally that maintenance of law and order is a sine qua non to the stability of any polity in all regions and climes. All societies require a body of men and women whose sole occupation is that of protecting them from the dangers of external invasion, internal subversion, or irredentist claims...
Accountability, transparency, and government co-option: A case study of four NGOs
March 2009
As Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) grow in importance on the international development scene, transparency, accountability and government co-option are becoming increasingly important topics. The growing influence of NGOs requires that donors, academics, and policy makers start care-fully examining transparency and accountability issues on both in micro and macro level. In this paper, we seek to answer...
Sustainable rural finance: Prospects, challenges and implications
February 2009
Market failures in rural finance and related issues of adverse selection, moral hazard, and transaction costs justify targeted interventions to ensure that services reach the poor and the un-banked sustainably. Service providers aiming at sustainability cannot rely on donor money and instead they have to generate their own operational income from provision of efficient services and setting the price for their services...
Strategies for social and cultural inclusion on development and natural resource management
February 2009
In this paper, we present some strategies to improve community work that resulted from 24 small projects in 14 communities distributed through 7 States of Southeast Mexico. The proposal recovers views and opinions of local populations about technical and social factors that shape community action. We obtained people’s input through a series of participatory evaluation workshops carried out during 10 consecutive...
Persisting poverty, unemployment/underemployment in Cross River State, Nigeria: The urgency of improving good governance and participation in the state economic empowerment and development strategy
February 2009
Civil society contribution to social and economic development has been acknowledged and documented in the literature. Ruefully, despite the disappointing results of development planning concentrated at the national federal level and imposed from the federal capitals of Nigeria from the gaining of political independence in 1960 to the 1990s and the decision at the dawning of the 21stCentury that the rather “top...
The prospect of UBE programme in Akwa Ibom State, south-south Nigeria
February 2009
In this paper, the origin of Universal Basic Education (UBE), its objectives, contents and problems facing the implementation of the programme have been discussed. The major problems facing the success of the UBE programme in Akwa Ibom state were found to include, population explosion and lack of qualified/adequate teachers. Measures that can be adopted to correct some of these failures have been highlighted. The...
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