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Stretching between learning and accountability: Experiences of South African non-governmental organisations

open access: yesAfrican Evaluation Journal, 2016
This article contributes to knowledge around organisational learning in relation to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes of non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Dzvinka Kachur   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unraveling the Impact of Social Innovation Based on Biocycle Farming: The Path to Sustainable Development [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Social innovation is a community empowerment activity based on the community’s social needs to encourage the improvement of capabilities and social relations, as well as better utilization of assets and resources.
Firmansyah Adi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community Development Banks [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
The Clinton/Gore proposal for the creation of a network of 100 Community Development Banks (CDBs) to revitalize communities is bold and crucial for the success of the US economy. Banks are essential institutions in any community and the establishment of a bank is often a prerequisite to the investment process.
Hyman P. Minsky   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Occupational Wellness Concerns and Self-Care Strategies of Filipino Medical Social Workers During The COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesASEAN Social Work Journal, 2023
Given the intense demands imposed on medical social workers (MSWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are vulnerable to developing occupational wellness concerns (OWCs): physical, social, emotional, mental, or spiritual issues caused by work-related ...
Patricia Marie Imperial   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of personality traits with dental visit procrastination by Japanese university students

open access: yesBioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2023
Background Procrastination is a psychological trait that causes individuals to put off doing things that need to be done. It has recently shown to result in the worsening of symptoms due to delays in seeking medical care.
Yukitaka Hoshino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Police-mediated legal and social assistance to people who use drugs in two districts in Hanoi, Vietnam

open access: yesJournal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2022
The Police Mediated Legal and Social Assistance pilot program was piloted in two districts in Hanoi, Vietnam, between 2018 and 2020. It aimed to strengthen the collaboration between law enforcement and the health and labour sectors and to strengthen the
Edna Oppenheimer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sport Development and Community Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The potential of sport to contribute to community development has increasingly gained global prominence in recent years. This alignment of sport with community development can be attributed to the general view of sport as morally benign (Coalter, 2007) and its increasing salience to both international bodies and national governments as a mechanism to ...
Lindsey, I., Adams, A.
openaire   +1 more source

Under vaccination of children among Maasai nomadic pastoralists in Kenya: is the issue geographic mobility, social demographics or missed opportunities?

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background Nomadic lifestyle has been shown to be a significant factor in low immunization coverage. However, other factors which might aggravate vaccination uptake in nomadic pastoralists are poorly understood.
Anne M. Pertet   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Microbial Consortium in the Production of China Aster and Gaillardia Seedlings

open access: yesJournal of Horticultural Research, 2021
China aster and gaillardia are flowering plants with high economic importance in floriculture. In the present investigation, response of China aster and gaillardia seedlings to inoculation with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae ...
Fernandez Marysovia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The everyday experiences of early childhood caregivers: Challenges in an under-resourced community

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
One factor that has been identified to enhance the early development of children is the care provided by caregivers outside the home environment. However, little research has been done in this regard in South Africa, where a significant number of ...
Adri Vorster   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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