scholarly journals The role of Cirebon Women Ulama in Countering Religious Radicalism

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Septi Gumiandari ◽  
Ilman Nafi'a
Keyword(s):  
Women Activists ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Religious Transformation ◽  
Religious Literacy ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Religious Radicalism ◽  
Terrorist Acts

<p>The trend in terrorist acts nowadays is using women as <em>perpetrators with a feminine approach. To respond to the condition, the figure of the Cirebon women ulama takes a very significant role. When women could be recruited as terrorists, it should be easier too to get them back to become agents of peace. This study originally attempts to describe the experiences and efforts of Cirebon women ulama in the process of socio-religious transformation in the Cirebon society towards a better direction, namely counteracting religious-based intolerance in Cirebon. This study was conducted through a descriptive qualitative method with a phenomenology approach. Primary data were obtained through documentation study, interviews, and direct observations with Cirebon women activists from various community organizations and non-governmental organizations. The results showed that there are several strategies used by Cirebon women ulama in countering religious radicalism such as (1) developing religious literacy among Cirebon society; (2) shifting communication patterns from monolog to dialog; (3) reviewing curriculum and the process of learning; (4) live-in with other religious communities and beliefs, and (5) establish institutional networking.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em><br /></em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Regional Development of Rural Tourism: The Case of the Gorska Hrvatska Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Nina Baković
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Practical Recommendations

AbstractAn approach to sustainable tourism through clusters is considered an appropriate strategy in less-developed rural areas of tourist-oriented countries, such as Croatia. This paper clarifies the key challenges of the development of tourism clusters in the region of Gorska Hrvatska and provides new data for an approach to sustainable rural tourism development. Using available secondary data from governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, protected areas of Gorska Hrvatska, and primary data of the Lika Destination Cluster, the paper explores the key challenges of developing a cluster of tourism and selective forms of tourism. Most tourism clusters in Croatia have remained in the first phase of development for years, even though this approach has failed to to achieve significant results. The key benefits of networking and branding in rural areas are identified and defined, but these potentials are still largely underutilized. The objective of this study is to provide practical recommendations to the Croatian tourism industry on how to learn from the suggested best practices and how to implement them effectively. For that purpose, the case of sustainable tourism located in the Gorska Hrvatska region, called the Lika Destination Cluster is analyzed.

scholarly journals FNGOs and financial inclusion: Investigating the impact of microcredit on employment growth in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Yawo Atiase ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Samia Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Employment Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Impact

Financial non-governmental organizations (FNGOs) are regulated microfinance institutions that operate with a social welfare logic in the delivery of microcredit to the financially excluded in Ghana. The microcredit is aimed at supporting the financially excluded individuals to create sustainable micro and small enterprises (MSEs) for the generation of both skilled and unskilled employment. From the institutional theory perspective, this study aims at investigating the impact of microcredit provided by FNGOs on employment growth among MSEs in Ghana. The major contribution of this study is the fact that, there is a little study on FNGOs and their impact on employment growth in the Ghanaian context. Therefore, this is one of the few studies that highlights the role of FNGOs in promoting financial inclusion through the provision of microcredit for employment generation purposes. Through a multiple regression analysis, the study uses primary data collected from 506 MSEs in Ghana. The results show that microcredit which is flexible in repayment mode, accessible and adequate has a positive impact on employment generation among MSEs in Ghana. However, the current cost of microcredit in Ghana has a negative impact on employment growth among MSEs.

scholarly journals Religious Minorities in Iran

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-115
Author(s):  
Nazila Ghana-Hercock
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The University ◽  
Muslim Minorities ◽  
Political Scene

The author is an associate professor of political science at the University ofSouthern California. Her previous publications include a 1982 Praeger publication,"The Women's Rights Movement in Iran: Mutiny, Appeasement, andRepression from I 900 co Khomeini."Religious Minorities in Iran is of interest to political scientists, particularlythose focused on the Middle East; Iran experts; Islamic studies experts concernedwith modem-day politics and governance; those in the field of religiousstudies or comparative religion; and also lawyers, academics, and those workingin Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field whoare interested in issues related to minority rights, freedom of religion or belief,and human rights in the Middle East.The book focuses on those identified as the main ethnoreligious componentsof the non-Muslim religious communities in Iran: Armenians, Assyrians,Chaldeans, Jews, Zorascrians, Baha'fs, and Iranian Christian converts. Themain period of study is the first decade of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, 1979to 1989. The author gives three reasons for focusing on this period; she arguesthat this was the most ideologically charged moment of the revolution, that theposition of recognized non-Muslim minorities was largely routinized by thelate 1980s, and because she wants to avoid the nuances that emerge and complicatethe political scene after the end of the cold war and the formation ofpost-Soviet states. Later periods are mainly considered only when they beardirect relevance to the points being made and in the concluding chapter ...

scholarly journals AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK ENVIRONMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-48
Author(s):  
Fred Domiano Musinya
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between workplace environment practices and employee retention in selected International Non-Governmental Organizations in Nairobi County. Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The sampling frame was the listing of staff in 93 International Non-Governmental Organizations that were selected using a simple random sampling method from the 1,252 INGO’s with offices in Nairobi County. Purposive sampling was used to select 120 staff from the 93 INGOs who participated in the study. A semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect primary data while secondary was collected through a review of published literature such as annual INGO reports, journal articles and published theses. Data analysis involved preparation of the collected data - coding, editing and cleaning of data in readiness for processing using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) package version 24.0. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to measure consistency and content validity. Quantitative data was analyzed using detailed statistics that include mean, standard deviation as well as the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 24 and Microsoft Excel. Qualitative data was evaluated and analyzed using content analysis. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the independent and dependent variables and information obtained from the study presented using graphs, charts, written text and tables.  Results: Internal promotion plans, mentoring programs, management support, effective career development policy, proper individual performance management, practical on-the-job training, effective organizational training policy, flexible leave plans, job sharing and job scheduling practices strongly influence the intention of the respondents to stay with their employers. More work needs to be done to improve succession planning, career break practices and the overall effectiveness of the work life balance policy.

scholarly journals Role of Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations in Malaysia-China Educational Exchange under Malaysian Ethnic Politics

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Nan Xia ◽  
Yanan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Chinese Education ◽  
Educational Exchange ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

Educational exchange between Malaysia and China has an important interaction with the Chinese education in Malaysia and the political relations between Malaysia and China. Chinese education in Malaysia is twisted with Malaysian ethnic politics. Malaysian Chinese students were lack of opportunities at the public institutions of higher learning due to the preferential and affirmative action policies implemented by Malaysian government under the egis of New Economic Policy (NEP).Thus, Malaysia NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) carried out educational exchange with China to open up a more spacious study channels for students. The objective of this article is to investigate the role of Malaysian NGOs towards educational exchange between Malaysia and China under Malaysian ethnic politics. Primary data were collected through interviews and the informants were selected based on purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Totally, fourteen informants were selected and interviewed based on evidence of data saturation. Secondary data were collected from journal articles, newspapers, website pages and online resources. Meanwhile, structuration theory was used to guide the researcher to get the suitable answer. Findings of this study indicate that, there are three main important NGOs that play a significant role in promoting educational exchange between Malaysia and China, which are Dong Jiao Zong (the collective name of Dong Zong and Jiao Zong), the Association of Graduates from Universities and Colleges in China, Malaysia (AGUCCM) and Malaysia-China Friendship Association (MCFA). As the purposive actors, they conduct their actions based on different levels, which are to develop Chinese education in Malaysia, to continue and inherit Chinese culture. Their unconsciousness reason is based on Malaysian Chinese’s deep feeling to China. Moreover, the educational exchange in the aspect of Chinese education is conducted under the structure of Malaysian ethnic politics, which led to a dichotomy. Nowadays, with the rise of China and the promotion of “the Belt and Road”, educational exchange between Malaysia and China will become better and better.

scholarly journals The Development of Information Technology Applications of Religious Charity Through Humanities Technology Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 352-359
Author(s):  
Agus Syihabudin ◽  
Asep Wawan Jatnika ◽  
Alamta Singarimbun ◽  
Shohib Khoiri
Keyword(s):  
Access To Information ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Holistic Concept ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
Effective Use

There are currently various non-governmental organizations, related to both religious missions and social missions, that motivate the growth of the spirit of generosity. At the same time, these organizations facilitate the collection of donations from donors and subsequently distribute these alms to people who are deemed entitled to them. The charitable institutions have developed significantly, both in terms of fundraising and distribution, partly due to the effective use of online approaches. In its development, the role of online technology has proven to have two opposite effects. In addition to the ease of access to information and effectiveness in facilitating generosity, online approaches are proven to have eliminated the emotional connections between the subjects and the objects of the charitable deeds, in this case between the donors and the recipients. Philanthropic attitudes related to religion, for example, are intended to foster humanistic relationships between the givers and the receptors. This study examines the management of online fundraising, the weaknesses and factors that hamper its implementation, and the quests for the solutions to this problem. This research is a descriptive qualitative study using direct observations over online media as the method for data collection techniques and technoculture for the analysis, supported by literature studies. The main result of this research is the holistic concept of perfecting the fundraising system and online services hence more humane.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF DONOR RELATION PRACTICES ON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Abdalla Abdi Ali ◽  
Dr. J. M. Kilika
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Spss Software

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of donor relation practices on financial sustainability of NGOs operating in Garissa County, Kenya.Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design. The total population was 228 top managers of the all the NGOs operating in Garissa. The sample size was 90 top managers of the all the NGOs operating in Garissa who were selected using random sampling. Primary data was collected through the administration of the questionnaires. Responses to the questionnaires was tabulated, coded and processed by use of a computer Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software to analyze the data using descriptive statistics. This generated quantitative reports through tabulations, percentages, and measures of central tendency. Multivariate regression was used to determine whether the specific variables together can predict a given research gap.Results: The study found that donor communication, segmentation, reporting and recognition have a positive and a significant effect on financial sustainabilityUnique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that NGOs should have clear communication policy. This will enhance effective financial sustainability. The study recommended that the organizations should train their employees on interpersonal and technological skills. Through these skills the employees will be able to communicate effectively with the donors.

The Role of Women in Community Development after Earthquake, Tsunami, and Liquefaction in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 722-742
Author(s):  
Andi Kurniawan ◽  
Syamsul Maarif ◽  
Catur Susilo Rahardi
Keyword(s):  
Women Activists ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Central Sulawesi

This study aims at identifying how women respond to uncertain situations after a disaster. Women and children are frequently in a vulnerable position due to their domestic roles. The research took place in Central Sulawesi, where the massive earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction engulfed thousands of lives and dwellings. Despite their limitation, women have become a social catalyst in enhancing optimism among the survivors. The socio-cultural background of Central Sulawesi women is an essential factor in recovering socio-economic conditions after the disaster in Central Sulawesi. Their toughness and high social care have also facilitated extensive social and economic activities, along with women activists in civil society organizations. Several non-governmental organizations under government coordination have provided rehabilitation assistance programs. The research employed qualitative approaches encompassing in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations. The research indicates that women's greater participation in disaster recovery programs could be essential. Women also brought up people's optimism to bounce back faster from suffering a disaster. 

scholarly journals Assessment of Extension Delivery Methods to Farmers in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
P. G. Kughur ◽  
A. A. Aveuya ◽  
Y. Kuza
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Informal Information

Information plays a very important role in agriculture in particular and life in general. Agriculture has become information-intensive; information is required for livestock and crop production. It empowers farmers to respond to market incentives, risks, and competition. Farmers access information from a variety of sources. These sources can be divided into formal and informal information networks. The study assessed extension delivery methods to farmers in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Stratified, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting 125 respondents through survey. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that males were 74.2%, the respondents 49% were between 26 and 35 years, 61.7% were married, 52% had farm size of 6 hectares and above. About 34% earned an estimated annual income of between ₦100,000.0 and ₦500,000.0, 83.3% acquired land through inheritance and 47.5% obtained information from extension services using radio. About 50% of identified characteristics of the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used were helped solve problems and 86% of constraints to the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used were poor infrastructure. It is recommended that government and non-governmental organizations should provide infrastructure, organize adult education for farmers and organize training to update knowledge of extension workers.

Environmental degradation, property rights and population movements: hypotheses and evidence from Rajasthan (India)

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
KANCHAN CHOPRA ◽  
S.C. GULATI
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Western India ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

This study examines, in a developing-country context, the nature of the linkages between deforestation, land degradation and the movement of population from one region to another. While it is usually hypothesized that environmental degradation leads to stress migration from rural areas, changes in institutional arrangements and the subsequent regeneration of land and water may change the situation, decreasing the attractiveness of the option to migrate. Primary data from six villages in Rajasthan (a region in Western India) are used to set up alternative models using OLS, logit and 3SLS systems methods to test alternative forms of the hypotheses. It is found that the proper specification of group property rights, as a consequence of the existence of non-governmental organizations, does reduce migration. Further, a household's decisions to migrate and/or to participate in common property right creation are interrelated, being parts of its labour force allocation decisions. Other variables influencing household decisions to participate are levels of asset ownership, degree of dependence on common land and level of education.

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