The Role of Egyptian Non-Governmental Organizations in Integrating the Differently Abled

Social Model ◽

Study Approach ◽

The Social ◽

The Disabled

From a rights perspective, disabled citizens should have access to education, health, employment and information services similar to all other citizens. Besides governments, civil society organizations have an important role to play. The aim of the current research paper is to explore the role of Egyptian non-governmental organizations in integrating the 'differently abled' citizens in society. After reviewing the range of theoretical models used in studying disability, whether the individualistic/medical model, the social model or the biopsychosocial model, a case study approach, adopting the most different design, is used to study the work of four non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with the disabled in Egypt. Findings revealed that the implicit disability model adopted by the different NGOs influenced their activities, their perception of challenges faced, and their recommendations for improved effectiveness. While the traditional NGOs followed the individualistic/medical model of disability, the other relatively newer NGOs leaned more towards the social model.

Social Model: A New Approach of the Disability Theme

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692010000400022 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 816-823 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Luciana Neves da Silva Bampi ◽

Dirce Guilhem ◽

Elioenai Dornelles Alves

Keyword(s):

Medical Model ◽

Social Model ◽

Social Injustice ◽

Daily Lives ◽

New Approach ◽

The Social ◽

The Disabled ◽

Medical Model Of Disability ◽

Points Of View

The experience of disability is part of the daily lives of people who have a disease, lesion or corporal limitation. Disability is still understood as personal bad luck; moreover, from the social and political points of view, the disabled are seen as a minority. The aim of this study is to contribute to the knowledge about the experience of disability. The research presents a new approach on the theme: the social model. This approach appeared as an alternative to the medical model of disability, which sees the lesion as the primary cause of social inequality and of the disadvantages experienced by the disabled, ignoring the role of social structures in their oppression and marginalization. The study permits reflecting on how the difficulties and barriers society imposed on people considered different make disability a reality and portray social injustice and the vulnerability situation lived by excluded groups.

Innovation and NGOs

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation ◽

10.5367/ijei.2011.0017 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 17-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Stephen R. Luxmore ◽

Clyde Eiríkur Hull

Keyword(s):

New Technology ◽

Indirect Approach ◽

Study Approach ◽

Industry Study ◽

Private Politics ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

The Impact

Innovations that antagonize non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will face significantly greater challenges than those that do not. The impact of non-governmental organizations on the commercialization of new technology is evolving from the more traditional indirect approach of lobbying governments. The new NGO approach is to pursue private politics, in which the NGO seeks to exert direct influence over entrepreneurial companies that commercialize radical new technology. The authors use the industry study approach to explore how this new NGO role affects innovation. They present a theoretical framework that encompasses the emerging role of NGOs and set out the practical managerial implications that emerge from their analysis.

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Collaborative Communication Processes and Decision Making in Organizations ◽

Fostering Social Innovation through E-Collaboration

10.4018/978-1-4666-4478-6.ch004 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 59-71

Author(s):

Ayla Esen

Keyword(s):

Social Problems ◽

Social Innovation ◽

Social Value ◽

Social Challenges ◽

The Social ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Collaborative Efforts

Increasing awareness in social problems and the high complexity of social challenges has boosted social innovation efforts in recent years. Social innovation refers to new and innovative solutions to social problems that create social value, involve public good, and affect the society, mostly developed by participation of stakeholders who have interests in the problem. Social innovation leads to social value created through a series of collaborative efforts of public, private, and non-governmental organizations. This chapter highlights the importance of collaboration in social innovation and examines the role of e-collaboration as a group coordination and communication mechanism in the social innovation processes. The first part of the chapter presents evidence on what social innovation is and describes how social innovation intertwines with collaboration. The second part of the chapter defines the key conceptual elements of e-collaboration and explores how e-collaboration can foster social innovation concerning each conceptual element.

Educational Development and Infrastructure for Immigrants and Refugees - Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies ◽

The Background of Challenges on Developing Education Policy for Syrians in Turkey

10.4018/978-1-5225-3325-2.ch005 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 85-107

Author(s):

Şaduman Kapusuzoğlu ◽

Mehmet Durnalı

Keyword(s):

Education Policy ◽

Main Part ◽

Educational Policies ◽

Immigrant Education ◽

Integration Of Immigrants ◽

Sample Case

The focus of this study will be on the truth lies in identifying one of the background of challenges on comprehensive and precise educational policies required to be developed and executed so that training and educational needs of immigrants in Turkey will be fulfilled very effectively. The background will be examined in terms of organizations playing active roles in immigrant management. The introduction provides an overview of; relation between integration of immigrants into a society and role of education, adaptation of education system for immigrant, immigrant education policy, and immigrant management. In the main part, Turkish national, supranational and international governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) acting on behalf of meeting the needs of refugees and immigrants in Turkey will be determined and discussed in a systematic and holistic way. Their foundation, main mission, roles, practices, some of their projects will be explained as a sample case.

Fostering Social Innovation through E-Collaboration

Remote Work and Collaboration ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1918-8.ch003 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 54-67

Author(s):

Ayla Esen

Keyword(s):

Social Problems ◽

Social Innovation ◽

Social Value ◽

Social Challenges ◽

The Social ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Collaborative Efforts

WHEN STRANGERS BECOME FAMILY: THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF AGING POPULATION

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.252 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S65-S65

Author(s):

Ronald J Angel

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Health Care Access ◽

Aging Population ◽

Federal State ◽

Retirement Plans ◽

Municipal Governments ◽

Non Governmental Organizations

Abstract Mexico’s rapidly aging population presents serious short and long-term challenges to the state and to families, since relatively few individuals have formal retirement plans. Although health care access is formally universal, and non-contributory retirement income is provided to all elderly in need, the Mexican old-age welfare remains limited. In this study we assess the potential role of civil society organizations (CSOs), a category that includes secular non-governmental organizations (NGOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs), in advocacy for and service provision to elders in need. Social and demographic changes, including the migration of children away from their parent’s community, the need for women to work, smaller families, and more are undermining the capacity of the family to provide all of the care and support that frail aging parents need. Given the fact that the federal, state, and municipal governments are limited in what they can provide, the role of CSOs is potentially significant.

Intersectoral cooperation as a basis for social security

Management ◽

10.2478/manment-2014-0007 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 83-95

Author(s):

Anna Łoś-Tomiak

Keyword(s):

Social Security ◽

Public Institutions ◽

Non Profit ◽

Intersectoral Cooperation ◽

The Social ◽

Mutual Relations

Summary The paper presented the separation of the economy into three sectors. The mutual relations between sectors were described, with a particular reference to the cooperation of non-governmental organizations and public institutions. The role of non-profit institutions in the proper and efficient implementation of the social function of the state was highlighted. The attention was paid to the importance of non-governmental organizations in the system of social security as well as to the significance of tasks undertaken in cooperation of public administration. The assessment of the quality of the conducted cooperation was conducted and the necessity of deepening it for mutual benefits, and the benefits of beneficiaries as well, was recommended.

COVID-19 and the role of health promoters and educators

Emerald Open Research ◽

10.35241/emeraldopenres.13608.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

James Woodall

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Medical Model ◽

Professional Group ◽

Social Model ◽

Community Control ◽

Global Public Health ◽

The Social ◽

Settings Approach ◽

Future Strategy

The role of health promoters and educators in the current and future response to COVID-19 is critical, but, to date, under explored. This opinion paper offers a number of important contributions that this professional group may offer both in the immediate and future strategy of global public health. While the importance of a medical model of health cannot be underplayed, the social model of health suggests that some groups in society are being more disproportionately impacted than others. Health promotion has been committed to reducing inequalities and therefore offers ‘a voice’ to those most marginalised. The paper suggests that bottom-up approaches focusing on building individual and community control is essential and, moreover, the concepts of a settings approach in health promotion, the fostering of critical health literacy and ‘salutogenesis’ may be worthy of further debate and discussion.

The role of international non-governmental organizations in service delivery for orphans and abandoned children in China

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872816660603 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 60 (5) ◽

pp. 1154-1168 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cheryl Chui ◽

Lucy P Jordan

Keyword(s):

Rural China ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Chinese Government ◽

Welfare Provision ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Vulnerable Population Groups

This article examines the role of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in social welfare provision in addressing the developmental and material needs of orphans in rural China. Data from qualitative interviews with INGO representatives and state officials were combined with documentary analysis to investigate the ways in which the state and civil society respond to orphans’ needs. It was found that while INGOs are actively contributing to the social provision of orphans, in part reflecting the pluralization of welfare, there is an urgent need for the Chinese government to play a more proactive role in safeguarding the care and protection of one of China’s most vulnerable population groups.

The role of applying good governance standards on civil society organizations to achieve sustainable development

ARID International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.36772/arid.aijssh.2022.477 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 130-142

Author(s):

عاصم علي حسن الشرفي

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Civil Society ◽

Good Governance ◽

Well Being ◽

Effective Role ◽

The Right

Countries and governments are seeking to develop their societies and achieve prosperity with growth for their people, through achieving comprehensive sustainable development, which guarantees the right of current generations to well-being, and preserving the right of subsequent generations through good exploitation of available resources, wealth and full preservation to the surrounding environment and not to destroy it. However, good governance reflects to recent global developments and changes that have coincided with changing in the system of political governance and the role of governments, as this concept was put forward in the framework of political programs in order to achieve development goals. Thus, good governance was provided and supported by international non-governmental organizations, such as the United Nations and international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, in order to add an authoritative, ethical way to practice power in managing the affairs of states and societies. The problem in this research paper was the extent of the contribution of civil society organizations in the development process, as a result of the weak role of governments and states, which forced these organizations to work side by side with governments in the process of achieving sustainable development. This paper relied on the descriptive and analytical approach and aimed to identify the important and effective role of civil society organizations in the process of achieving the development of peoples and societies. The study concluded that it is not possible for these civil organizations to contribute to achieving sustainable development with the absence or weakness of implementing and activating the standards of good governance, since good governance is the foundation to Achieve the real sustainable development.