Speaking of, for, and with others: Some methodological considerations
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2016 This is a brief reflection on two decades of work in NGOs and with trade unions from 1982 to 2001. For most of the time covered by this research note, I worked for a non-governmental organisation (NGO), one of several small, politically committed ...
Kerfoot, Caroline
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Evaluation involvement of local HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisations in Benin
African Evaluation Journal, 2016 Background: For some years, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society have become increasingly involved in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Maurice T. Agonnoude +2 more
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Social Community Engagement: The Evidence of the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM)
Journal of Business Management and Accounting, 2017 The social engagement by the Non-Governmental Organisation (henceforth, NGO) reflects social accountability to the public. With this in mind, the paper examines the role of social disclosures in articulating NGO accountability relations in ABIM.
Norazita Marina Abdul Aziz
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Transforming informal communities through discourse intervention:RioOnWatch, favelas and the 2016 Olympic Games [PDF]
, 2018 In August 2016, tens of thousands of journalists descended on Rio de Janeiro to cover the summer Olympic Games held in that city. While the majority covered the action on the track, many sought stories about the city itself, world famous for startling ...
Talbot, Adam
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Can NGOs Regulate Medicines Markets? Social Enterprise in Wholesaling, and Access to Essential Medicines. [PDF]
, 2011 Citizens of high income countries rely on highly regulated medicines markets. However low income countries' impoverished populations generally struggle for access to essential medicines through out-of-pocket purchase on poorly regulated markets; results ...
Chaudhuri, Sudip +2 more
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Tropical Agricultural Research, 2017 Non-governmental organisations (NGO) around the world operate under highly dynamic and volatile conditions creating workplace adversities that lead to stress.
C. S. N. Somaratne +2 more
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Outreach services to improve access to health care in South Africa: lessons from three community health worker programmes [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2013 Introduction: In South Africa, there are renewed efforts to strengthen primary health care and community health worker (CHW) programmes. This article examines three South African CHW programmes, a small local non-governmental organisation (NGO), a local ...
Nonhlanhla Nxumalo +2 more
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Soft employability skills obtained from a nongovernmental organisation’s labour market intervention
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2022 Orientation: Employability development is needed to alleviate poverty in South Africa. This study sought to examine employability development, with specific reference to soft employability skills within a low-income community in Gauteng province of South
Cecile M. Schultz
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Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Their Part towards Sustainable Community Development
Sustainability, 2022 Background: Alternative healthcare, community development, social justice, and education are all areas where non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly being recognised or promoted, but these efforts are hampered by government inefficiency and resource constraints.
Norhasni Zainal Abiddin +2 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020 Background: In 2012, 38% of the South African population resided in the rural areas of the country. The professional healthcare services are concentrated in the urban areas, resulting in an imbalance between urban and rural healthcare services.
Angela A. Morris-Paxton +2 more
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