Development of environmental education in Brandenburg — an assessment of financial support programmes and structures

2020 ◽

pp. 309-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Seda Sonmez Ozekicioglu ◽

Filiz Yetiz

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Financial Support ◽

National Income ◽

Production Capacity ◽

Current Data ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

The World ◽

World Economic ◽

Support Programmes ◽

The Eu

Along with their flexible production structures and rapid adaptation to technological innovations in the world economic race, SMEs are among the prominent wheels of both the EU economy and the whole world economy. In this chapter, the importance and the size of SMEs which contribute to production capacity, productive investments, economic growth, and national income, as well as employment and many other areas, are explicated using the current data; hence, the EU financial support programmes organized regarding the financial problems of SMEs are introduced. In this respect, the shares of the funding programmes offered to SMEs within the EU budget over the period from 2014 to 2020 in the Union's budget are assessed, and recommendations are made for the years 2021-2027.

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The Usefulness of Reintegration Support: The Dual Perspectives of Returnees and Caseworkers

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcy093 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 1216-1233 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ine Lietaert

Keyword(s):

Financial Support ◽

Social Care ◽

European Countries ◽

Exact Nature ◽

Residence Permit ◽

Support Programmes

Abstract Many European countries have developed assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR) programmes to support the return and reintegration of migrants who do not have a legal residence permit. There is substantial involvement of social-care professionals in the implementation of these programmes. However, the contested nature of AVRR programmes has limited an in-depth understanding of the exact nature of reintegration support and the ways it affects migrants’ lives after return. Through exploring the usefulness of AVRR support from the perspectives of those receiving it and experienced caseworkers providing it in the context of the Belgian AVRR return programme to Armenia and Georgia, this article contributes to a better understanding of the possibilities and constraints of reintegration support. Based on interviews with seventy-nine returnees during the initial two years after their return, interviews with the caseworkers and observations of day-to-day interactions between both parties, four different understandings of the ‘usefulness’ of reintegration support are delineated: reintegration support (i) as central and necessary financial support; (ii) as insufficient, decontextualised and deceptive support; (iii) as selective support; and lastly (iv) as humane and negotiated support. These understandings then evoke reflections on the implications for those stakeholders developing or implementing AVRR support programmes.

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Analysing the Impacts of Financial Support for Regional Suicide Prevention Programmes on Suicide Mortality Caused by Major Suicide Motives in Japan Using Statistical Government Data

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18073414 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 3414

Author(s):

Tomosuke Nakano ◽

Toshiki Hasegawa ◽

Motohiro Okada

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Financial Support ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Suicide Mortality ◽

Telephone Consultation ◽

Male Suicide ◽

Health Related ◽

Prevention Programmes ◽

Ranking Order ◽

Support Programmes

To improve and plan regional suicide prevention programmes that utilise more cost-effective governmental financial support compared with previous programmes, the present study determined the effects of the amount of financial support provided for regional suicide prevention programmes, such as the Emergency Fund to Enhance Community-Based Suicide Countermeasures (EFECBSC), on the trends of suicide mortalities caused by six major suicide motives between 2009 and 2018, using forward multiple regression analysis. The ranking order of motives for male suicide was health, economy, family, employment, romance and school (in that order), whereas the ranking order for females was health, family, economy, romance, employment and school. Male suicide mortality caused by economy-related motives was significantly/inversely related to prefectural intervention programmes, whereas mortality caused by health-related motives was also significantly/inversely related to prefectural intervention programmes, but significantly/positively related to prefectural personal consultation support programmes. Contrary to males, female suicide mortality caused by health-related motives was significantly/inversely related to the municipal development programmes of leaders/listeners, whereas mortality caused by family- and school-related motives was significantly/positively related to prefectural and municipal telephone consultation support programmes, respectively. Contrary to our expectations, school-aged female suicide mortality caused by school-related motives was significantly/positively related to prefectural personal consultation support, enlightenment and municipal telephone consultation support programmes. These results indicate that Japanese regional suicide prevention programmes probably affect the suppression of male suicide mortality. However, these programmes are possibly ineffective, or at least partially, have an adverse effect, in regard to the suicide mortalities of female and school-aged populations. Therefore, we should work to improve regional suicide prevention programmes, making them more cost-effective and targeted towards female and school-aged populations in the future.

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