Factors shaping the availability of state-owned, degraded tropical forests for conservation management by NGOs in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Management, Massey University, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2016 Degradation of tropical forests contributes to climate change, loss of biodiversity through habitat reduction and ongoing poverty for people who depend on forest resources.
Ross, Amy Elizabeth
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is an insidious form of child sexual abuse (CSA) that impacts Australia's most vulnerable children and young people. Reports of CSE abuses experienced by children and young people living in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) have spurred urgent calls for improving responses to CSE in Australia.
Sarah Ciftci +2 more
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Levels and interconnections of project success in development projects by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) [PDF]
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2019 Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand and identify the nature of evaluation criteria, levels and associations among levels of project success in development projects by NGOs in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach The setting for this study is Sri Lanka, a country currently recovering from civil war and natural disasters and host to a
Nanthagopan, Y. +2 more
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The Web sites of New Zealand non-governmental development organisations : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, School of People, Environment and Planning, College of Humanities and Social Sciences [PDF]
, 2002 New Zealand Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGOs) are facing challenges in areas of accountability, effectiveness, efficiency, and communication and sharing of information, both internally and externally.
Webster, John
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn +9 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Recent years have seen a growing scholarly interest in youth activism (YA), a phenomenon often viewed as a positive development in response to declining civic and political engagement among young people. However, most of the research focuses on the activists themselves and gives less attention to how YA is perceived by the broader youth ...
Martyna Elerian +2 more
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Strategies of Sufficiency Under Institutional Complexity: A Study in the German Food Industry
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Organizations face increasing institutional complexity as they navigate competing demands from their institutional environment regarding financial performance and environmental responsibility. In our study, we examine how 39 award‐winning organizations in the German food industry frame sufficiency, a sustainability strategy focusing on ...
Lena Leifeld, Simon Oertel
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Animal WelfareShifts from direct implementation to advocacy-based programming have been documented across many non-governmental organisation (NGO) sectors, including animal welfare.
Emily Haddy +5 more
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Civil society, Islamism and democratisation: the case of Morocco [PDF]
, 2006 The positive role that an active civil society plays in processes of democratisation is often highlighted in the literature. However, when it comes to the Middle East and North Africa, such activism is considered to be detrimental to democratisation ...
Cavatorta, Francesco
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Institutional Entrepreneurship and Work for Enhanced Sustainability at the Base of the Pyramid
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Promoting sustainability at the base of the pyramid (BoP) often falls short of inclusive development due to informal and fragmented institutions, creating institutional voids. Although institutions are critical in BoP settings, there is limited clarity on how institutional mechanisms can address sustainability challenges in low‐income contexts
Nikolas K. Kelling +2 more
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