Role of Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) in Private Housing Reconstruction for Vulnerable Community (A case study of Okhaldhunga District, Nepal)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-114
Author(s):  
Tej Bahadur Karki ◽  
Rita Lamsal ◽  
Namita Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Great Earthquake ◽  
Private Housing ◽  
Vulnerable Households ◽  
Housing Reconstruction ◽  
Almost All

Vulnerability is such stage when such people and group can be easily harmed physically or emotionally. They are always in risk in natural or man-made disaster so such people and groups should be cared and supported by all concerns. Great earthquake of August 2015, many old age people, poor, single women, child-headed family and disable family become vulnerable in earthquake affected districts of Nepal. So, Nepal Government had deployed the Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) team to support the vulnerable households. The main objective of this study was to identify the role of STA in private housing reconstruction of vulnerable household. The study was conducted in Okhaldhunga district among the 35 vulnerable households. The study was based on the mixed method so both quantitative and qualitative method was used to collect the data. The findings show that majority of ethnic group who were more than 70 years old were in urgent need of support who were fully supported by STA. almost all beneficiaries were happy with the support and behaviour of STA. economically, 44.1% household had spent more than 3 Lakh to build the house so they had to manage the additional amount. They had taken loan from relative and neighbor so Nepal Government should provide livelihood support to such household to improve their socio-economic status.

scholarly journals Economic Engagement, Development, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Applied Public Service Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Economic Engagement

This article investigates the unique role of applied public service colleges in engaging with communities through economic development and entrepreneurship-related activities. Schools of public administration, affairs, and service are often distinctively tasked with being public facing, connecting and working with outside agencies, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Using a case study of Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, which employs a public-private partnership model to find solutions to challenges facing communities, the economy, and the environment, the authors discuss the emerging engagement role of these schools using a typology of strategies brought forth by the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. The authors outline seven specific programs run by the Voinovich School and discuss the activities, services, and intensity of each. As opposed to other forms of civic or community engagement, this article focuses primarily on economic engagement, such as technical assistance, business development, and related activities that drive regional and rural economic growth. Having a deeper comprehension of how such programs operate to enhance engagement and interaction between academics and outside stakeholders can be an important aspect of growing similar connections in other schools to further pursue regional connectivity and development.

scholarly journals The role of business incubator on cultivating innovation on start-ups: The case study of Bandung techno park (BTP) Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dodie Tricahyono ◽  
Dini Turipanam Alamanda ◽  
Grisna Anggadwita ◽  
Fajar S.A Prabowo ◽  
Lia Yuldinawati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Primary Method ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Business Incubator ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Minimum Requirements ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Start Ups

The importance of business incubators to support the growth of start-ups cannot be overemphasized especially in developing country such as Indonesia. This study aims to determine the most appropriate model that competent to provide an accurate depiction of the role of a business incubator on cultivating innovation of startups during the incubation process. It is conducted by using a case of Bandung Techno Park (BTP) as one of the first business incubators in Indonesia that positioned itself as an incubator for technology-based start-ups. The data were collected by ensuring the credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability by adopting triangulation as the primary method. Informants were recruited from different stakeholder groups and provided with the opportunity to verify the result of the interviews. The findings show that there are none of the existing models that are able to provide a complete yet accurate depiction of BTP functioning. Almost all of the models suffer from lack of means to accommodate the learning process that must be undergone by start-ups during the incubation process. In order to respond to this gap, this study offered minimum requirements that must be satisfied by any incubator models. 

scholarly journals Role of Karanja Tail Matra Basti in Purishaja Krimi – A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prajakta A. Pasarkar
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Ancient Time ◽  
Separate Branch ◽  
Serious Disease ◽  
Almost All

There are lots of patient come in the clinic complaining serious disease like Apsmara, Unmanda, pandu, hridroga, jirnapratishyaya, skin disease ,and many more .we started treating them with hetu, nidan parivarjan, sampramti bhanga basics. but some while we have to think about krimi. In ancient time Concept of Krumi and their relation in the development of disease is described in almost all ayurvedic  samhita. Acharyas  also describe  Krumi as an etiological factor in various diseases. Recent global estimates indicate that more than a quarter of the world’s population are infected with parasitic infestation. Krimi is a serious public health problem and is widely prevalent in developing countries due to low environmental quality and people of low nutritional status and poor personal hygiene. Medicinal Plants has been utilized as medicine from ancient time. Traditional Knowldge of Ayurveda medicinal plant and their treatment method are rooted in classical literatures and unscripted dialets of people in India. Krimi in Ayurveda in broad sense is all worms and microbes whether visible or invisible; pathogenic and nonpathogenic subtle organisms and microorganism. As in modern science there is separate branch of helminthology and microbiology.

scholarly journals Pesantren for World Peace (A Case Study in a Pesantren in Jombang)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Ali Makhrus ◽  
Rizki Amalia
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
World Peace ◽  
Humanitarian Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Radical Ideology ◽  
International Event ◽  
Almost All

<p>The issues of terrorism and radicalism emerge in almost all countries in the world. Acts of violence based on intolerance - religious, cultural, social- bring drastic consequences and often lead to a humanitarian crisis. Hate narratives, drastic changes of social order, poverty, and injustices influence people, especially youth, to be easily attracted by radical ideology. As a result, destructing church and other worship places, even killing non-Muslims become massive agendas held systematically and planned as the name of jihad. The wrong way to understanding Islam supporting peace and tolerance brings extremist people to have a perception that non-Muslim blood is halal. As a country with Muslims as the majority society, Indonesia needs to do comprehensive and systematic agendas to prevent young generations from radical ideology. <em>Pesantrens</em> as a reliable Islamic institution that have played significant roles in promoting peace and tolerance since many years ago need to have innovative ways to promote world peace. This study aimed to explore the role of a Pesantren in Jombang to promote world peace through conducting an international interfaith event namely <em>ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp </em>involving 94 youths from many countries. This study was qualitative research using interview, observation and document analysis as tools to gather data. This study found that the Pesantren promote world peace through an international event involving credible speakers, and bringing the participants to visit some religious places and meeting various religious adherents. This paper hopefully could be an inspiration for other pesantrens in promoting world peace.</p>

scholarly journals Role of Ayurveda in Unmada With Reference to ADHD –A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 4800-4806
Author(s):  
Rakesh Khatana ◽  
Renu Rathi ◽  
Anamika Khatana
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Health It ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Knowledge Memory ◽  
Poor Concentration

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent neurobehavioral disorders of childhood which affects the social, learning and behavioural abilities, Ayurveda explains almost all the Psychiatric and Behavioral disorders under the headings of Unmada and Apasmara where Unmada is a disease featured as unstable intellect, mind, knowledge, memory, consciousness, and bad manners. This case report is aimed at dissemination of role of Ayurveda in the management of ADHD (Unmada). This case study of 4.3 years male presented with complaints of hyperactivity, poor concentration, easily irritable, shouting, headbanging, unable to speak two words at a time and sentences since last one and half year. It has shown promising results. Rasayana is the source of achieving the excellent quality of rasadidhatus (body tissues) which increases life span, improves Medha (intelligence), stabilizes youthfulness, cures disease, enhances complexion, lustre, and voice makes body strong and healthy. So Sarsawataarishta with gold is selected as a choice of drug as best rejuvenator as it promotes memory and intelligence, improves speech, and promotes health. It provides nourishment to body tissue and also acts on mind. It opened the door of the Ayurvedic approach with hope to deliver the good result in similar disorders. The case was successfully treated with the help of internal medications which were carminative, digestive and mild purgative in action, external oleation and medicated oil enemas suggested by Acharya in the treatment of Unmada. In the view of Ayurveda, ADHD can be named as Unmada due to the specific psycho-somatic clinical presentation.

Significant accomplishment of the post-disaster housing reconstruction: A community perspective from 2015 earthquake affected communities in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-128
Author(s):  
Mukti Suvedi
Keyword(s):  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations ◽  
Private Housing ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Housing Reconstruction ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Post Disaster

In spite of the significant grants and supports after 2015 earthquake, housing reconstruction faced numerous challenges in addressing the needs of the disaster affected communities. The earthquake threatened almost all aspects of the societies in14 of the most affected districts. Government of Nepal and various development partners, including bilateral agencies, were involved in the implementation of housing reconstruction projects in different districts. All these initiatives in communities yielded diverse results. Because of the resulting disquiet from the public, the post-disaster housing reconstruction is becoming the concern and dilemma to researchers, development and humanitarian organizations worldwide. It is evident that private housing reconstruction is complicated and slow process, which is knotted with social, economic, and political dimensions. The paper highlights the significant contributing factors for accomplishing the housing reconstruction after the earthquake. A multi-dimensional holistic approach interprets the nexus of successful reconstruction, which are discussed in the paper. This paper serves as a valuable resource that highlights the significant factors for the government, development and humanitarian partners, and researchers.

The Public Role of Religion in Modern Ghanaian Society

Pneuma ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 71-90
Author(s):  
Comfort Max-Wirth
Keyword(s):  
William James ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Role ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Role Of Religion

Abstract This article lends its voice to the discussion on Charles Taylor’s Varieties of Religion Today: William James Revisited, which critiques William James’s view that the public dimensions of religion will be less real and less necessary and, therefore, will decrease in modern societies. The article uses Ghana as a case study to show that religion is still a public phenomenon in modern African societies. Religion has always been a crucial part of Ghanaian public life, including politics, although today it finds expression in the context of pentecostal Christianity. As the religious phenomenon with the strongest presence in contemporary Ghana, Pentecostalism informs the lives of many. Nowadays, during political elections, voters would consider whether or not a candidate exhibits pentecostal religious qualities in deciding to vote him or her into office. Likewise, politicians use religious communities and leaders for the purposes of mobilizing voters or organizing constituencies. Furthermore, religious language has come to dominate political discourse and debates with politicians casting their messages and visions in religious (mostly biblical) imagery and allusions to appeal to worshipping populations both imaginatively and emotionally. In demonstrating the increasing public quality of religion in modern societies, this article identifies some of the strategies Ghanaian politicians use to play on the pentecostal imaginations of the Ghanaian populace, all in a bid to secure political power. This article argues that while religion is a private experience in modern Western societies, it is public and mainstream and influences almost all facets of life in modern Africa, particularly Ghanaian politics.

Measuring the impact of insurance on urban earthquake recovery using nightlights

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 857-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuong Nhu Nguyen ◽  
Ilan Noy
Keyword(s):  
Recovery Process ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Residential Housing ◽  
Local Recovery ◽  
Canterbury Earthquake Sequence ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Abstract We measure the longer-term effect of a major earthquake on the local economy, using night-time light intensity, and focus on the role of insurance payments for damaged residential property in the recovery process. The destructive Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (2010–2011) in New Zealand is our case study. Uniquely, for this event, &gt;95% of residential housing units were covered by insurance and almost all incurred some damage. However, insurance payments were staggered over 5 years, enabling us to identify their local impact on recovery. We find that night-time luminosity can capture the process of recovery; and that insurance payments contributed significantly to the process of local economic recovery after the earthquake. Cash settlement of claims was no more effective than insurance-managed repairs in generating local recovery. Notably, delayed payments were less affective in assisting recovery; this suggests an important role for the regulator in making sure insurance payments are made promptly after disaster events.

scholarly journals Women and rural tourism in the integration context – case study in Con Son, Can Tho

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. First
Author(s):  
Tran Thi Tuyet Van ◽  
Nguyen Duy An ◽  
Truong Hoang To Nga
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Status ◽  
Almost All

Tourism is one of the most important sectors creating jobs for women. According to the Tourism Human Resource Development Program by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism in 2015, the proportion of women in tourism accounted for 56% of the general labor force. In rural areas, participation in tourism organizations helps to significantly improve incomes and spiritual life of women. Through the tourist benefits, there has been a positive change in the awareness of gender equality that women are not only able to enhance income for themselves and their family but also contribute to local socio-economic development. The research team has selected Con Son (Son Island) in Can Tho Municipality for the survey because women here participate in almost all rural tourist activities. With the help of ethnographic fieldwork, participative observation and in-depth interview, the objective of the study is to assess the status and role of women in organizing, managing and implementing tourist activities. The results show that through tourism, the position of rural women, in family as well as in community, is lifted up. In parallel, tourism offers women many opportunities to manifest their capacity and to affirm their values.

scholarly journals A Decomposition of Male-Female Earnings Differentials

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4II) ◽  
pp. 885-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rehana Siddiqui ◽  
Rizwana Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Earnings Gap ◽  
Market Production ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Status Of Women

The participation of women in paid economic activities has increased in almost all the countries and Pakistan is no exception.1 However, the quantitative increase in female participation in market production has neither led to qualitative improvements in their lives nor to equality of opportunity and treatment between males and females at home and in the labour market. In emerging global economic scenario, the role of females in a country’s economic development is becoming critical. This will be a major issue in the next century, as welfare of a society can not be improved unless specific measures are undertaken to improve the socio-economic status of women. In this study we intend to examine the role of females in labour market, particularly their earnings relative to the earnings of males. The household data show that in 1993-94 the earning gap between males and females was 43 percent. This was lower than the 63 percent gap reported in 1979 and higher than 33.1 gap reported in 1985-86.2 These changes in male-female earnings gap raise a number of questions, including the following:

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