Sökning: "Relief Aid"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 57 uppsatser innehållade orden Relief Aid.

  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. ”På grund av den rätt goda förtjänsten så har väl knappast någon ens försökt själv skaffa sig arbete.” : En undersökning om lokala åtgärder i Karlstad mot arbetslöshet under mellankrigstiden och andra världskriget.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :Rebecca Linderholm; [2023]
    Nyckelord :arbetslöshet; arbetslinjen; arbetslöshetsinsatser; mellankrigstid; ekonomisk åtgärd; kommunhistoria; Karlstad; arbetsmarknad; arbetslöshetsåtgärd; arbete; kontantunderstöd; understöd; arbetslöshetshjälp;

    Sammanfattning : Denna undersökning har sitt fokus på arbetslöshetsåtgärder i Karlstad under mellankrigstiden och tiden för andra världskriget. Undersökningen baseras från rapporter och protokoll från Arbetslöshetskommittén i Karlstad samt några ytterligare lokala aktörers uttalanden i frågan vilka funnits med i bilagor till rapporter och protokoll. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Statslösa i stadens skugga : En undersökning av Stockholm stads kommitté för statslösa flyktingars hjälpverksamhet 1944–1964

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Författare :Ellen Hennius; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Hjälpverksamhet; flyktinghjälp; kommitté;

    Sammanfattning : This paper deals with refugee aid in Stockholm, more specifically the organization Stockholm stads kommitté för stadslösa flyktingar. It was a committee with the aim to help stateless refugees in Sweden, primarily Stockholm, between the years 1944 and 1964. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Role of Religion in Development Cooperation with Focus on Resilience Building

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Reem Al-Jebzi; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Resilience; spirituality; faith; religion in development; faith actors; spiritual capital; social capital; INGOs; development cooperation.;

    Sammanfattning : The lack of consensus and consistency in defining and integrating the role of religion in development cooperation as well as in resilience building agendas undermines the Global Development Agenda and the effectiveness of interventions being implemented in the Global South. This research examines international development and aid organizations’ resilience frameworks and concepts, such as the ACT Church of Sweden, Oxfam, Lutheran World Relief, Islamic Relief Worldwide, and Baha’i International Community. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Feeding the hungry or feeding dependency?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Desirée Pettersson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Dependency; food insecurity; community development; COVID-19 in townships; food-for-work programs; feeding schemes; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Is food aid a catalyst for recovery following external shocks? Can it serve community development in persistently food insecure areas in the long run, or does it create a dependency trap? This research aims to provide insights into these questions by conducting a case study of a soup kitchen in the South African township Masakhane that was established as an emergency response following COVID-19. The findings suggest that perceptions upon the nature of dependency are significantly time-dependent and volatile. LÄS MER