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the author that grassroots NGOs show very real promise as one source of support for such women. These workers, in spite of … the value of the burgeoning vitality of 'grassroots' NGOs in asking what can be done to support migrant women and to … cultivate and harness the potential for NGOs to best work with and serve these women. …
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This paper examines the effects of farmers' education on agricultural productivity by using primary data collected from a household survey conducted in 2009-10 in 12 villages in KBK districts of Odisha. The study analyses the results employing Cobb-Douglas production function. The findings...
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enterprises and a third layer of governance and an array of organisations, such as unions, financial institutions, and NGOs, all …
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Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have dominated considerably in developing countries in alleviating a wide …
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This study examines the level of poverty and NGOs' poverty alleviation efforts in the context of rural Sri Lanka with … an emphasis on the impact of poverty alleviation programmes implemented by ten NGOs in 15 villages in Vavuniya District …. The data were collected by household survey from beneficiaries, and key informant interviews with officials from NGOs and …
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sustainability programme. The Universal NGO examined has a unique approach to sustainability wherein partnerships with local NGOs are …
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Women's empowerment is usually regarded as an effective way of reducing their vulnerability to martial violence. In Bangladesh, the microfinance revolution resulted in an unprecedented surge in women's economic empowerment. However, the expectation that economic empowerment will reduce marital...
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) of NGOs. Based on literature review, it finds that the management controls of for-profit organisations and NGOs do not … follow similar paths as the nature and objectives of the two types are different. Common problems in controlling NGOs are the … accountabilities, and the balancing between voluntarism and professionalism. MCSs of NGOs should maintain transparency, ensure both top …
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Conceptualising the ongoing conflict over genetically modified vs. non-genetically modified crops in the frame of property rights, one can see that economic valorisation dynamics and aspirations are working on both sides, within two differently evolving agri-food paradigms, with biotechnology...
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