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How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

La trajectoire d'un dispositif de conservation à l'épreuve du territoire

Natures Sciences Sociétés, 2017
En reconstituant la trajectoire et les effets d'un dispositif de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN) au Sénégal conduit au début des années 2000, cet article questionne l'aptitude supposée des ONG vertes internationales à ...
Riegel Julie
doaj   +1 more source

Does Digital Banking Promote Remittance Receipts? Evidence From Developing Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the realm of technological advancement, like many sectors, the financial sector swiftly embraced digital transformation to help facilitate financial transactions, especially remittance receipts. The digitalisation of the banking sector has made transfers and access to funds quite easier, faster, and more economical by reducing transaction ...
Syed Ali Abbas, Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for not proceeding to reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation: A cohort study of 220 women in a specialized referral center

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study identifies factors associated with not proceeding to clitoral reconstructive surgery among women with female genital mutilation (FGM) enrolled in a specialized surgical pathway. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a multidisciplinary referral center in Montreuil, France, between January 2021 and December ...
Félicia Joinau‐Zoulovits, Maëlle Silvestre De Sacy, Bruno Renevier, Sarah Abramowicz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Troubles de la ménopause: enquête sur les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques du personnel des structures sanitaires de Dakar

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Evaluer le niveau de connaissance du personnel de santé des structures sanitaires de la région de Dakar, l'attitude et les pratiques face aux troubles de la ménopause.
Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Marie Edouard Faye-Diémé, Mamour Guéye, Tatiana Giséle Sandjon, Magatte Mbaye, Jean Charles Moreau, Alassane Diouf   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Does Economic Complexity Promote Inclusive Green Growth in Developing Economies?

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although economic complexity (ECI) is closely linked to structural transformation, its implications for inclusive green growth (IGG) remain underexplored, particularly in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Notably, there is a knowledge gap on how progress in ECI affects IGG.
Emmanuel Y. Gbolonyo, Isaac K. Ofori, Nathanael Ojong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paediatric computed tomography diagnostic reference levels in Africa: A systematic review

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 139-147, March 2025.
Improvements in computed tomography (CT) technology have increased its applications in medical imaging. Variations in the paediatric DRLs indicate that harmonisation and standardisation of paediatric CT protocols are essential for the optimisation of paediatric doses. Abstract Introduction Improvements in computed tomography (CT) technology in terms of
Emmanuel Gyan, Christiana Subaar, George Edusei, Linda Antwi Nyarko   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic approaches to measuring labor exploitation in agriculture: A systematic literature review of indicators and methodologies

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Agriculture remains highly vulnerable to labor exploitation, affecting almost two million workers worldwide and drawing increasing attention, particularly within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 8 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, the informal nature of exploitation and fragmented data complicate its analysis.
Claudio Mirabella, Emanuele Schimmenti, Antonino Galati, Valeria Borsellino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intermediation Work for Localization: The Role of a Place‐Based and Multi‐Stakeholder Meta‐Organization

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Localization is the process of adapting and developing international aid to suit local contexts. Thus, localization involves paying attention to the relations between organizations and local actors receiving development aid. One key question that has not, as yet, been satisfactorily answered is how to collectively organize localization to ...
Ingrid Mazzilli, Héloïse Berkowitz, Sihem Mammar El Hadj   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source