Institutional Constraints and Expanding Spaces: A Case Study on Heifer International’s Localized Development in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-147
Author(s):  
Chen Taiyong
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Technical Training ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract One of the first international NGOs to enter China after the country’s Reform and Opening, Heifer International uses the donation of livestock and technical training as its entry point for poverty alleviation and community development. After entering China, like a number of other international NGOs, Heifer encountered a number of limitations on its existence and development, however, through clear analysis and definition of environmental differences and institutional constraints, as well as proactive adjustment of its strategies and methods of work, Heifer was able to respond to differences and break through limitations, fight for survival and a space in which to develop, establish positive interactions with local communities and governments, and expand the scope and influence of its operations.

Wilderness tourism – alleviating poverty through empowering local people

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ajagunna ◽  
Fritz Pinnock ◽  
Robert Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Local Residents

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how “wilderness tourism” is being successfully used to promote tourism development in the economically depressed community of Bangor Ridge in Jamaica. Through this promotion, its sponsor, Sun Venture Tours, has been able to create employment for local residents and in so doing, contribute to community development and poverty alleviation. The company has also been able to demonstrate that local entrepreneurs have the capacity to address issues in their communities with little or no reliance on government. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs a qualitative research methodology using both primary and secondary data. The study focuses specifically on Bangor Ridge in Jamaica with Costa Rica and Belize used as comparators. Findings – This paper concludes that the exclusion of heritage assets from the government's development strategies for tourism in Jamaica has resulted in economic and social stagnation and a decline in economic opportunities for rural communities on the island where unemployment and poverty are rife. It argues that there is a strong case for consultation among all stakeholders as to the value of the country's natural assets and the future of tourism in Jamaica. The paper observes that tourism cannot be sustained unless Jamaica's natural assets are preserved and carefully utilized. Originality/value – This paper explores topical issues and provides a case study that clearly illustrates how government could redirect its interest in terms of support to local communities whose assets form the basis for tourism products on the island.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM: A PANACEA FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NQILENI VILLAGE, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Tshepiso Jonathan SETOKOE ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Positive View ◽  
Observation Report

This article investigates the viability of community-based tourism (CBT) in support of socio-economic development and poverty alleviation through a case study in Nqileni Village, Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. This was done through data solicited using a qualitative research approach amongst residents of Nqileni village in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The data collected was then analysed using NVivo system, version 11, which provided substance to the research through the creation of a comprehensive observation report. The results indicated a positive view of members of the community relating to the contribution of CBT to community development (socio-economics) and poverty alleviation.

scholarly journals Towards a Tourism and Community-Development Framework: An African Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 5305
Author(s):  
Owen Gohori ◽  
Peet van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Functional Community ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article examines the perceptions of local people concerning the potential of tourism to alleviate poverty and bring about community development in the Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. In-depth interviews, direct observations, and informal conversations were used to collect data in the four districts of Manicaland where there were functional community-based tourism (CBT) projects. After establishing a poverty criterion, data were collected from 43 local poor people in the four districts of the case study area. The results show that tourism development in Manicaland brought about community development through social, economic, environmental and cultural benefits. The authors suggest that there are interrelationships between tourism, poverty alleviation and community development. They show these interrelationships through a tourism and community-development framework which they developed based upon the results of the various methods of data collection used in this study.

A Case Study of Microfinance and Community Development Banks in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 116S-133S ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Hudon ◽  
Camille Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Private Goods ◽  
Inclusion Properties ◽  
Development Banks

Inclusive financial sectors are essential to poverty alleviation. While microcredit can be governed as a private good, self-managed civil society organizations propose an alternative way of managing financial services. Brazil’s Community Development Banks (CDBs) are growing and dynamic manifestations of these nonprofit organizations. Based on field research in Brazil, this article uses Elinor Ostrom’s design principles of successful self-governing common-pool resource organizations to analyze CDBs’ microcredit system. Our results suggest that private goods could be altered when they are governed by community self-managed enterprises. They become hybrid goods as they mix the characteristics of private and common goods. This change is facilitated by specific organizational arrangements such as self-governance that emerge from grassroots dynamics and the creation of collective-choice arenas. These arrangements help strengthen the inclusion properties of nonprofit microcredit services.

Strategic CSR based on Local Wisdom for Corporate Sustainability (A Case Study on Sugar Factories in Karesidenan Besuki)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Yosefa Sayekti ◽  
Taufik Kurrohman ◽  
Purnamie Titisari
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Strategic Csr ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Partnership Program

Objective - The objective of this program is to help and support sugar cane farmers, cooperatives and small business, and engaged in community development (such as education/training, improving health, public infrastructure/facilities, environmental conservation and poverty alleviation). Methodology/Technique - This study is a qualitative study which aims to analyze the CSR activities of sugar factories located in Situbondo based on strategic CSR concept. There are three sugar factories which are studied and analyzed in this study, i.e.: PG Assembagoes, PG Pandjie, and PG Olean. They have a program named partnership program and community development. Findings - The Partnership Program provides benefits to sugarcane farmers located around the sugar factories, and also give benefits to sugar factories themselves since more than 60% of the sugarcane milled come from the farmers. Novelty - This paper analyzes company's perception, perspectives, and understandings of CSR concepts, especially strategic CSR, also its implementation. Type of Paper - Empirical. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, company sustainability, strategic CSR, sugar factory, partnership program and community development

scholarly journals Top-down Paternalism Versus Bottom-up Community Development: A Case Study of Compulsory Income Management Programmes in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
The Past

The compulsory income management or welfare quarantining programmes introduced by Australian governments over the past 11 years have provoked major public contention. One key source of conflict has been around whether these programmes have been introduced via co-design processes enabling the consent of local communities, or alternatively whether they are merely top-down programmes imposed with minimum consultation on specific geographical sites. This article argues that most consultation processes have been limited and tokenistic, and rarely included actual income management participants. An alternative bottom-up community development process is proposed based on the principles such as social inclusion, participation and empowerment.

Water Problems and Community Development: A Case Study of Igbo-Ora Community of Oyo State, Nigeria.

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 001-008 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. I. Ikhile ◽  
◽  
Kofo A. Aderogba ◽  
Clement O. Ogunnowo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Water Problems

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Through Microfinance - A Case of Rural Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Saida Parvin
Keyword(s):  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Donor Agencies ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

Women’s empowerment has been at the centre of research focus for many decades. Extant literature examined the process, outcome and various challenges. Some claimed substantial success, while others contradicted with evidence of failure. But the success remains a matter of debate due to lack of empirical evidence of actual empowerment of women around the world. The current study aimed to address this gap by taking a case study method. The study critically evaluates 20 cases carefully sampled to include representatives from the entire country of Bangladesh. The study demonstrates popular beliefs about microfinance often misguide even the borrowers and they start living in a fabricated feeling of empowerment, facing real challenges to achieve true empowerment in their lives. The impact of this finding is twofold; firstly there is a theoretical contribution, where the definition of women’s empowerment is proposed to be revisited considering findings from these cases. And lastly, the policy makers at governmental and non-governmental organisations, and multinational donor agencies need to revise their assessment tools for funding.

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