Sökning: "Local humanitarian organizations"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 35 uppsatser innehållade orden Local humanitarian organizations.

  1. 1. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Elisha Lawodo Bloe; [2023]
    Nyckelord :emergency response and recovery; humanitarian assistance; corruption; Ebola virus disease;

    Sammanfattning : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Faith-based organizations in multilateral humanitarian aid : A closer look at Country-Based Pooled Funds

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Jakob Öberg; [2023]
    Nyckelord :faith-based organizations; FBO; religion; multilateral aid; humanitarian aid; international aid; localization; United Nations; UN; Country-Based Pooled Funds; CBPF; institutionalism;

    Sammanfattning : Religion has played a central part in human history and is still a foundation in many societies. Faith-based organizations are in some countries the largest providers of social services and were pioneers in the humanitarian aid sector. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Impact of Social Work Intervention on Sustainable Consumption through Food Waste Reduction in Gävle Sweden: A Qualitative Study on the Environmental and Socio-economic Benefits

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Författare :Chioma E Onoh; Too-chukwu C Ogbuagu; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Food waste reduction; sustainable consumption; social work; social work intervention; environmental benefit; socio-economic benefit;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainable consumption and reducing food waste have become critical issues in recent years as the world faces environmental and humanitarian challenges. This study aims to identify the perspectives of various actors (social workers, representatives from local organizations, and an individual) on social work interventions towards food waste reduction in Gävle Sweden, and their potential benefits to the environment and vulnerable individuals. LÄS MER

  5. 4. GBV and CRSV In the War Against Ukraine : “The battle is both armed and on women’s bodies, as it always is” (Interview, Förberg, 2023)

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Hanna Centerskog; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Gender-based violence; GBV; CRSV; Ukraine; war; armed conflict; sexual violence; violence stigma and norms;

    Sammanfattning : In 2022 Russia illegally invaded Ukraine starting a full-scale war against the country. The war has had severe humanitarian concerns for the civilian population, one of the consequences being increased levels of GBV and CRSV. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Localization Agenda and its Effects on Humanitarian Operations : A Comparative Case Study of Haiti and Bangladesh

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Karina Esmail; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Localization; Bangladesh; Haiti; Grand Bargain; IASC;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore the localisation agenda in humanitarian aid put forward during the 2016 Grand Bargain. The thesis aims to prove that localisation remains a high level concept with little effective implementation in humanitarian contexts. LÄS MER