scholarly journals Justice and sanitation well-being: an analysis of frameworks in the context of slippage, based on findings from Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kopal Khare ◽  
Lavanya Suresh
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Rapid Rural Appraisal ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rural Appraisal

Abstract Access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation is considered as a basic human right. Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin (Rural), launched by the Government of India in 2014, is hailed as an attempt towards that direction. On 2nd October 2019, India was declared free from open defecation, with rural households having full toilet coverage. However, despite Government claims, the existing literature indicates the presence of slippage: where households practice open defecation despite having access to toilets. Equating progress in sanitation interventions with mere toilet provision presents a partial assessment of sanitation. To address the gap, the ‘Sanitation Well-being’ framework, based on Amartya Sen's concept of justice, has been proposed. It identifies slippage as an outcome of various underlying factors across the sanitation life-cycle. The framework provides a lens to analyse existing frameworks and secondary data sets and finds that they do not capture the dynamism inherent in the sector. The efficacy of the framework has been tested in the rural district of Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India, through the rapid rural appraisal method. Through our investigation, we found that slippage exists in the field, and that the framework is a feasible instrument to assess sanitation as a comprehensive phenomenon.

Financial Inclusion through Financial Literacy

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
College Curriculum ◽  
Financial Exclusion ◽  
The Government

Financial literacy is a means to tackle the problem of financial exclusion. It is a combination of awareness, skills, knowledge, attitude and behaviors necessary to make sound financial decisions and achieve financial well being. Objective of this study is to analyze current policy, practices and evidences on financial literacy. The study has been carried out on the basis of review of literature and secondary data collected from a range of sources. It is found that the government of India, RBI and other regulatory bodies are running financial literacy campaigns through diverse mediums. Financial literacy centers (FLCs) are contributing for enhancement of financial literacy. However, they need to be strengthened by enhancing resources. Inclusion of financial education in school and college curriculum has also been recommended. Scope of the study is limited to Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh in India. The study might be valuable for policymakers in enhancing financial inclusion.

FACTORS AFFECTING WATER AVAILABILITY AT HOUSE HOLD LEVEL A CASE STUDY OF QUETTA BALOCHISTAN

Al-Burz ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-276
Author(s):  
Shaheen Usman Kakar ◽  
Dr. Mumtaz Ali Baloch ◽  
Dr. Shahida Habib
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Alternative Water ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sanitation Systems

  Water is of basic substance for Human development, the water brought environment, economy, civilization, livelihood provisions and well being for the society. Comprehensively understanding factors affecting the availability of water for household the water consumption behavior are required to be designed for efficient and effective water uses. To address the issue we randomly investigated 200 households in five different populated towns of Quetta city. The primary data was collected through household questionnaire survey and observation. On the other hand, secondary data included books, journal articles and websites. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The findings of this study revealed that type of family, monthly income, major source of water, presence of garden at household and responsible factor of water shortage are significantly correlated with water availability. The survey concludes that the available water resources provided by the government are not enough for the daily household usage resultantly the respondents struggle hard to managed alternative water resources as per their requirement. The paper recommend to bring  awareness for the public sector about their right to water and provision of water sources is core responsibly of Government, especially to draw a policy for new constructions of water resources or by the remodeling of water and sanitation systems.

Health and Well-Being Among the Jats of Western Uttar Pradesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 136-160
Author(s):  
Dhananjay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Implicit Perception ◽  
Perception Of Health ◽  
Empirical Field ◽  
Health And Well Being

The chapter interrogates the explicit and implicit perception of health and well-being among the Jats of Western Uttar Pradesh by using anthropological life cycle approach. The research combined village ethnography and empirical field work to discuss their behavioural choices that they make to maintain good spiritual, mental and physical well-being. For the purpose of the study, both primary and secondary data have been used. Taking a village as a unit is a generally accepted way of the doing research in the social anthropology, and the author has used this approach to gain the overview of health, well-being, wellness, and belief pattern as perceived by the villagers.

SOCIAL CHANGE, CRIMINALITY AND COVID-19: THE NIGERIAN CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Aristotle Jacob ◽  
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Wakama Ateduobie ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Government

This study examine how covid-19 has induced social changes and criminality in Nigeria as a result of economic lockdown, restriction on inter-state movement, closure of international borders, restriction of religious worship, restrictions on all forms of marital rites, ban on all burial and funeral activities, suspension of all educational activities, and social interactions replaced by social distancing. Due to this alteration of the normal human life, and since survival is key, hence the issue of criminality. This paper examined cases of criminality in the country during lockdown, government interventions to mitigate the increase in criminality as a result of the pandemic, implication of covid-19 on fashion, determinant, forms and resistance to social change. The paper is qualitative in nature and relied principally on secondary data to achieved the scope of the study, these includes publications sourced from text books, bulletins, journals, government documents, newspapers and internet. The conflict and conspiracy theory of social change was adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. The findings in this study showed that the government with the aim to mitigate the spread of the pandemic in the country restricted the movement of its citizens with compulsory sit-at-home, thus affecting the normal life of its citizens, government intervention at the federal, state and local level is grossly inadequate to cushion the effect of the epidemic on the vulnerable citizens of the country, several structural factors helped triggered Nigeria’s current economic crises such as poor public health infrastructure, institutional corruption, weak and underdeveloped digital economy, lack of social welfare programme, leadership problem, over-dependent on oil sector of the economy, lack of saving culture and, high debt profile of Nigeria. The paper recommends that government should create an enabling environment to increase the standard of living of its citizens as poverty fuels criminality, the government should not politicalize the distribution of relief materials to victims in the face of emergencies, since the protection of the welfare and well-being of the people is the reason for governance, need for good governance and the rule of law, and government should improve capacity-building strategies for adequate security of life and property in Nigeria.

scholarly journals An Ex-Ante Cost-Benefit Analysis of All-Terrain Vehicle Transportation Corridor in Southwest Alaska

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Elder ◽  
Andy Seidl
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Population Estimates ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Rapid Rural Appraisal ◽  
Transportation Corridor ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
Rural Appraisal

This research explores the construction of a geotextile ATV corridor connecting two separate village subsets, Oscarville-Napakiak and Akiak-Akiachak, in the Kuskokwim River delta. Cost-benefit analysis was used to compare the costs of constructing a geotextile trail to the benefits derived from the reduction of injuries, fatalities, and fuel consumption observed on the existing river transportation corridor during a 20-year period. Secondary data was collected for population estimates, fatality and injury rates, while the rapid rural appraisal approach was used to access the traffic rates between each village subset. The results reveal that the construction of a geotextile ATV corridor in the Alaskan bush would prove to be an economically feasible transportation alternative.

scholarly journals THE RECONSTRUCTION OF POLICY RELATED TO THE OPTIMISATION ON NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY PUBLIC MEMBERSHIP

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-214
Author(s):  
Nabitatus Sa'adah
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Analytic Description ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
Legal Structure ◽  
The Government ◽  
Payment Arrears

One of the people’s needs in terms of effort to manifest the purpose of the state which is to establish national well-being is by providing social security. Social security is a form of social protection to meet citizens' basic needs. Associated with the implementation of national social security, the government obligates its citizens to participate in the program. However, the fact was there are still many citizens which are reluctantly participating in the program. It is leading to funding collection to be not optimal and affecting the implementation of social security. The research is adopting normative approach, which is stressed on the secondary data. The research specification is an analytic description with qualitative analysis. The national social security is a compulsory program for all of the Indonesian citizens particularly for the independent level, however, not all have joined it particularly self-referred participants. Several aspects causing this problematic program, such as the lack of people's awareness. The lack of people discipline toward the payment, ineffective sanctions and lack of service, are proved with the abundant number of payment arrears by independent participants. The reconstruction of optimization of National Social Security Program is managed with the improvement of legal substance, legal structure and legal culture.

scholarly journals Nutrition Assessment of Under-Five Children in Sudan: Tracking the Achievement of the Global Nutrition Targets

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abu-Manga ◽  
Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh ◽  
Abdul Baseer Qureshi ◽  
Amira M. Elmunier Ali ◽  
Damiano Pizzol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Severe Stunting ◽  
Under Five ◽  
The Government ◽  
Global Nutrition

Background: Malnutrition places a heavy burden on the health, well-being, and sustainable development of populations in Sudan, especially a country affected by conflict, which continues to experience high levels of food insecurity, undernutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies; 3.3 million are acutely malnourished, with 522,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition and approximately 2.2 million children requiring treatment for moderate acute malnutrition. This study aims to describe the nutritional status of children under five years old and identify the progress toward the achievement of the Global Nutrition Targets. Methods: This is a secondary data analysis of a quantitative survey, using the second-round of the Simple Spatial Survey Method (S3M II) in Sudan in the period 2018–2019. The analysis used an area-based sampling methodology in all 18 Sudanese states. Data from the WHO Tracking Tools of the Global Nutrition Targets was used to reflect the progress in achieving the targets in Sudan. Results: Global stunting prevalence was at 36.35 percent including moderate stunting prevalence and severe stunting prevalence (21.25 percent and 15.06 percent respectively). Global wasting prevalence was 13.6 percent including moderate wasting prevalence and severe wasting prevalence (10.8 percent and 2.7 percent respectively). Sudan has made great progress in achieving the target of increasing exclusive breastfeeding. However, despite the welcome commitments by the Government and all stakeholders, Sudan is still struggling to implement strategies, policies, and regulatory measures to address malnutrition and achieve the Global Nutrition Targets in 2025 and the Sustainable Developmental Goals in 2030. Therefore, more than ever, there is a need for comprehensive, multi-sectoral action to address malnutrition in all its forms.

scholarly journals STATUS PENGELOLAAN SUMBERDAYA BENIH LOBSTER UNTUK MENDUKUNG PERIKANAN BUDIDAYA: STUDI KASUS PERAIRAN PULAU LOMBOK

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlania Erlania ◽  
I Nyoman Radiarta ◽  
Joni Haryadi
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Alternative Livelihood ◽  
Rapid Rural Appraisal ◽  
Fisheries Regulation ◽  
Aquaculture Development ◽  
Rural Appraisal ◽  
Lombok Island ◽  
Analyze Data

Indonesia merupakan negara pengekspor utama benih lobster ke negara-negara produsen lobster di dunia. Penetapan PERMEN KP No. 1 tahun 2015 berimplikasi pada larangan penangkapan lobster ukuran benih di Indonesia. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis data dan informasi terkait status pengelolaan sumberdaya benih lobster dan dampak dari peraturan tentang penangkapan lobster, serta potensi pengelolaan sumberdaya benih lobster alam tersebut melalui pengembangan budidaya. Pengumpulan data telah dilakukan pada tahun 2015 melalui survai lapang, focus group disscussion/FGD, dan rapid rural appraisal/RRA. Hasil kajian memperlihatkan bahwa kawasan perairan Pulau Lombok memiliki potensi benih lobster yang sangat besar. Adanya regulasi yang melarang penangkapan benih lobster menyebabkan berbagai dampak sosial-ekonomi terhadap kehidupan masyarakat pesisir Pulau Lombok. Besarnya potensi benih lobster membuka peluang untuk pengembangan aktivitas budidaya pembesaran lobster, sehingga masyarakat mendapatkan mata pencaharian alternatif sebagai pengganti aktivitas menangkap benih. Namun hal ini harus didukung dengan peninjauan dan penyesuaian kembali PERMEN KP No. 1 tahun 2015 terkait larangan penangkapan lobster khususnya ukuran benih, sehingga masyarakat diizinkan untuk menangkap benih lobster untuk kebutuhan budidaya.Indonesia is main exporter of spiny lobster seeds to lobster-producer countries in the world. Establishement of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation (PERMEN KP No. 1, 2015) had implications on the capture prohibition of lobster seeds in Indonesia. This study was aimed to analyze data and information which relate to management state of lobster seed resources, the impacts of the lobster capture regulation, and the potencies of lobster seeds resource management through aquaculture development. Acquired data are from field survey, focus group disscussion (FGD), rapid rural appraisal (RRA), and secondary data from related institutions. The result showed that Lombok Island waters area had a great potencies of lobster seeds. Prohibition of seeds capture activities through the regulation has caused various socio-economic impacts on coastal communities in Lombok Island. The magnitude of the lobster seeds potencies gives opportunities for lobster aquaculture development, thus people could get an alternative livelihood other than seeds capturing. However, this has to be supported by reconsideration and readjustment of KEPMEN KP No. 1 2015 related to lobster capture in particular for the seed size, so that the seeds capture activities could be allowed for aquaculture need.

scholarly journals Food (in) Security Among the Community at the Indonesia-Malaysia Border at Pandemic COVID-19 era: A Human Security Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 52-83
Author(s):  
Sidik Jatmika ◽  
Yogaswara Aji Pratama ◽  
Dama Rifki Adhipramana
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
The Government ◽  
Vulnerable Households

This article aims to examine food security issue among the community at the Indonesia - Malaysia border at Pandemic COVID-19 era by using the theory of interdependence and the human security approach. The study is conducted using a qualitative research method to collect and analyze both primary and secondary data. Primary data were obtained through official documents and an in-depth interview with key informants among Indonesia households of the communities in Indonesia - Malaysia border and local leaders. Meanwhile, published materials and online documents such as books, journal articles and reports served as a secondary source of data. The findings indicate that pandemics COVID-19 create vulnerability to food insecurity at border community. Realizing this fact, the government should consider adopting the human security concept, which emphasizes community empowerment as a framework in policymaking, with the aims to eradicate food insecurity among vulnerable households and to ensure the well-being of every Indonesian.

scholarly journals A Rapid Rural Appraisal of a Remote Village in Lahad Datu, Sabah

2021 ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Kwong Hui Wong ◽  
Hui Wei Ho
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Rapid Rural Appraisal ◽  
Household Environment ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Rural Appraisal

Rapid rural appraisal (RRA) is a systematic but semi-structured study used to gain new insight into rural life in a quick manner. The current article describes the RRA conducted in a remote village in Lahad Datu, Sabah. The RRA aimed to address the background of the rural community and identify public health issues. Collection of secondary data, key informants’ interview, field observation and a structured interview with the villagers selected via convenience sampling were applied to obtain necessary data. Findings from informal approaches were summarised. Descriptive analysis was carried out for data collected from structured interview. Water sanitation, sanitation facility, food safety, air pollution, zoonosis and non-communicable diseases were among the potential public health issues identified within the village. A total of 188 villagers participated in the structured interview. The median age was 28.0 (IQR 30.8). The percentage for manual workers were 21.3% while 13.8% were white collars. The illiteracy rate was 12.2% and the poverty rate at 48.9%. A total of 22.3% of respondents reported overcrowded households. The household environment and take-up rate of basic amenities were suboptimal. The highest self-reported chronic disease was hypertension, recording 13 cases. The foremost priority is to fill up the flaws in the public health needs of the villagers. Those challenges require participation from relevant authorities as well as individual empowerment.

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