scholarly journals Diagnosis and education for a better future in Uganda

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-73
Author(s):  
Natasha Kopitsis
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Local Impact ◽  
Improve Access

Abstract Since 2005, the Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation (NNHF; www.nnhf.org) has worked in collaboration with local partners and internationally renowned experts to improve access to haemophilia care. The NNHF has identified three areas on which to focus its activities in order to create impact where it is most needed: capacity building, diagnosis and registry, and education and empowerment. Underpinning these focus areas are targeted awareness creation activities and the development of strategic partnerships, which enable and facilitate local impact creation through empowered community advocates and authority engagement. NNHF supports fellowships, local development projects, and recognises extraordinary achievements via the annual ‘NNHF Project of the Year Award’ and the ‘NNHF Community Award’. Raising awareness of haemophilia in Uganda was the NNHF global fundraiser in 2015. This article summarises how the donations raised were used to establish diagnosis and education for a better future for Uganda’s haemophilia patients.

Role of local banks as potential primary stakeholders in community-type destinations

2010 ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Credit Unions ◽  
Community Type ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
Tourist Development

The aim of the paper is to analyse the role of rural credit unions (CRs) in the local financial system and their position as potential primary stakeholders in communitytype destinations. These destinations could be considered as networks characterised by relationships to be understood through the network approach and stakeholder theory. In community-type destinations the level of integration of the tourist offer depends on the intensity and structure of relationships, that is, on the coordination among enterprises, public bodies, local communities and destination management organisations, that manage only a part of the resources and participate with distinct roles, capabilities and power. In these destinations the local credit system has a fundamental role, since it funds enterprises and takes part in local development projects. The CRs are cooperative banks that - by statute - foster economic and social development of the territory. The field research conducted in a typical community-type destination in Italy investigated if there exists a link between the role of the CRs and the development of the tourist offer, to test if they are also primary stakeholders for the tourist development of the territory. The research highlights that CRs are primary stakeholders for the development of traditional economic activities and that they have mainly a financing role for the development of the tourist offer. Signals of change in role are perceivable within the network: from financier to partner in the planning of initiatives and support activities of the tourist development. The results suggest a possible re-positioning of local banks in the network for tourist development projects.

scholarly journals The Domination of a Fussy Strongman in Provincial Thailand: The Case of Banharn Silpa-archa in Suphanburi

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Nishizaki
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Character Traits ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
The Way

Several scholars portray Thai provincial strongmen as having character traits associated with nakleng – ‘tough guys’ – who are violent and ruthless toward enemies, but generous and compassionate toward supporters. Banharn Silpa-archa, the strongman of Suphanburi province, does not fit the description however. His personality is reflected in the way he meticulously – fussily – monitors all local development projects. This surveillance pushes otherwise lazy and inefficient local civil servants to be more diligent in their work. Banharn's domination rests on Suphanburians' appreciation of his non-nakleng-type leadership.

scholarly journals Design Education for Local Development

Artifact ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Pernille Askerud ◽  
Barbara Adler
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Material Objects ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Typical Design

In the western part of the world, the concept of design is increasingly perceived as a central means of how we organize the world and imbue it with (cultural) meaning, rather than a quality attached to material objects. In this article we are interested in what concept of design is implied in typical design training activities in different cultural contexts (Morocco, India, Thailand, Mexico, and Singapore).Inspired by the questions that have arisen in connection with project experience and research done by the authors in many countries, this survey outlines approaches and efforts to establish design competence with a particular paradigm to the fostering of sustainable economic and cultural development in local communities. Having worked with development projects involving various aspects of design, we have chosen to study projects with clear design goals as examples of how diverse the interpretation of the concept of design can be.  These observations may stimulate an awareness of the important impact of notions of design in terms of innovation and cultural diversity and may even give rise to more research into these issues.

scholarly journals Biomass-Based Innovations in Demand Driven Research and Development Projects in Africa

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Jatta ◽  
Nana Afranaa Kwapong ◽  
Bertrand Festus Nero ◽  
Oluwole Fatunbi
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Good For ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

The case for demand-driven research and development has received important considerations among governments, donors and programme implementing partners in development planning and implementation. Addressing demand is believed to be a bottom-top approach for designing and responding to development priorities and is good for achieving development outcomes. In this paper, we discuss the concept and application of demand driven research for development (DDRD) in Africa. We use evidence of six projects implemented under the BiomassWeb Project in Africa. We focus on parameters on level of engagement of stakeholders - whose demand is being articulated, the processes for demand articulation, capacity building and implementation processes, innovativeness of the project, reporting and sustainability of the project. We find that the nature of the institutions involved in articulation and implementation of demand-driven research and development projects and their partnerships influence the impact and reporting of demand-driven projects.

Over the counter low-dose cannabidiol: A viewpoint from the ACRE Capacity Building Group

2021 ◽  
pp. 026988112110353
Author(s):  
Christine Mary Hallinan ◽  
Edward Eden ◽  
Myfanwy Graham ◽  
Lisa-Marie Greenwood ◽  
Jessica Mills ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Regulatory Authority ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
The Public ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Medicinal Cannabis ◽  
Research Excellence ◽  
Improve Access ◽  
Made In

Amidst growing global acceptance of medicinal cannabinoids as a potential therapeutic interest in cannabidiol (CBD) is increasing. In Australia in 2020, a government inquiry examined the barriers that the public are experiencing in accessing medicinal cannabis. A number of recommendations to improve access were made. In response to these recommendations, the Australian therapeutics regulatory authority down-scheduled CBD from Prescription Only (Schedule 4) to Pharmacist Only (Schedule 3). As a group of early to mid-career researchers of the Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE), we propose some considerations in relation to over-the-counter availability of CBD and opportunities to improve knowledge about its potential therapeutic benefits alongside its increased uptake.

scholarly journals Participatory E-Planning With Civic Crowdfunding

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Goodspeed
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Popular Method ◽  
Public Benefits ◽  
Neighborhood Scale

Civic crowdfunding, or recruiting participants and collecting financial donations online for local development projects with public benefits, is an increasingly popular method for participatory e-Planning at the neighborhood scale. However, little is known about the donors' backgrounds, project involvement, or social capital outcomes. This article reports on a survey of 154 donors to ten such projects that finds that they are geographically diverse, are older and whiter than the project tracts, report some volunteering activities, and experience modest changes to social capital outcomes. The article discusses implications of the findings, such as how practitioners can ensure inclusion of diverse people and encourages participation among donors, and what future research is needed.

scholarly journals Design of Strategies for the Implementation and Management of a Complementary Monetary System Using the SWOT-AHP Methodology

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6849
Author(s):  
Alexandra Lenis Escobar ◽  
Ramón Rueda López ◽  
Jorge E. García Guerrero ◽  
Enrique Salinas Cuadrado
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Scientific Debate ◽  
Monetary System ◽  
Monetary Systems ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Ethical Finance ◽  
Process Methodology ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The objective of this research is to contribute to the scientific debate on “complementary monetary systems” (CMSs), what strategies may be the best for allowing the implementation of a CMS in a territory and that optimise the potential that it seems to have to strengthen processes of sustainable local development and urban resilience. For this, the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats-Analytic Hierarchy Process methodology (SWOT-AHP) has been used, which has allowed us to identify four strategies: (1) build a social, economic and political consensus, (2) create a community observatory for “complementary social monetary systems” (CSMSs), (3) define communication tools for raising awareness and education in ethical finance and (4) promote the alignment of the CSMS with sustainable local development strategies. These strategies have been formulated so that that they can be implemented by any entity, public or private, and for any of the types of CMS that may be part of a CSMS.

scholarly journals Legitimacy of uncertain policy work: Exploring values in local economic development projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 440-459
Author(s):  
Albin Olausson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
To Come ◽  
Development Agents

This article takes the standpoint that, due to high levels of uncertainty, local economic development work suffers from both input- and output-based legitimacy. Nevertheless, local governments are active development agents and try to come up with economic development initiatives. In order to better understand the legitimate basis for uncertain economic development work, this article offers an unconventional analysis of economic development projects. Drawing on scholars of organization theory, legitimacy is defined as congruence in values between the studied projects and the stakeholders in the surrounding environment. The article examines what kinds of values pervade local governments’ economic development projects. The empirical material is based on thick interview and observation data derived from a study of eight local development projects in Sweden. The results show that values of professionalization and deliberation pervade the analysed projects. Taking the two sets of values together, the results indicate that local government administration seeks to legitimize its economic development work as being based on professional directed processes of public deliberation. Both these sets of values challenge the local representative democratic system of government as the prime source of the legitimacy of local governments’ interventions.

scholarly journals A service model for diakonia in the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika1

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Manala ◽  
T. F.J. Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Youth Groups ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Welfare Department ◽  
The Church

This aticle reflects on the ecclesial position of the diakonia within the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Arika. The body-of-Chist model is postulated as the basis for a pracical theological theory. Koinonia is depicted as a linchpin for Christian caring and sharing towards which, if made aware of its role in poverty alleviation, it would make a meaningful contribuion. Ways and means of raising awareness are discussed, ater which relevant resources for practical service provision are identified and discussed. The establishment of small groups and the engagement  of women and youth groups are cited as enabling actions in respect of the meaningful provision of benevolent and development services. It is then suggested that the church start, register and run development projects in co-operaion with the welfare department, business, development agencies and ecumenicalriends.

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