scholarly journals Women Shellfish Collectors: Economic and Social Implications of the Shellfish Extractivism Perna perna (Linnaeus) in Paraná Coast, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Adilson Anacleto ◽  
Alcione Mariano Pires de Oliveira ◽  
Ana Paula Maia ◽  
Karen Alice de Castro Rodrigues ◽  
Thais Mendes Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The People ◽  
Repetitive Movements ◽  
N 93

This study aimed to elaborate a diagnosis of the situation experienced by women who practice the collection of shellfish from Paraná Coast, revealing the economic and social implications of shellfish collection that may be limiting the activity. The study showed that women are predominant in the activity, and they are developing the activities related to the extraction of mollusks since adolescence. The study also revealed that women shellfish collector had an average of 4 children and had a low level of education and high levels of illiteracy. The average income obtained was on average of USD 107.90, with the majority of the interviewees (n = 93%) having in the activity the only source of income. It should be noted in relation to the income obtained, these women can be classified in the group of people living on the “poverty line” who are the people who receive an income of up to US$ 5.5 (approximately R$ 22.00) per day. 86% of the interviewees reported that, due to the humidity in the workplace and the repetitive movements, they already had some health problem. The main implications of the activity were associated to the low income measured with the activity and the unhealthy environment, and the potentialities such as income generation and the possibility of reconciling professional activities with domestic ones were the most positively highlighted. The collective organization can be considered the main alternative of this group of women in the fight for better remuneration, work environment and quality of life.

Penerapan Weighted Sum Model (WSM) Dalam Penentuan Peserta Jaminan Kesehatan Masyarakat

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Mesran Mesran ◽  
Suginam Suginam ◽  
Surya Darma Nasution ◽  
Andsyah Putera Utama Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Weighted Sum ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
The People ◽  
Community Health Insurance ◽  
The Government ◽  
Simple Additive Weighting

Community Health Insurance is one of the government programs for the people of Indonesia in obtaining treatment services at Puskesmas. The program is very helpful for people who are low income and live below the poverty line. Indicators for the government in providing this service consists of 10 (ten) criteria that are House Ownership Status, Floor Area per Household Member, Type of Floor of House, Type of Wall House, Lighting House Used, Fuel Used, Frequency Of Eating In A Day, Ability Buy meat/chicken/milk in a week, Employment of head of household, Education of head of household. In the application, of course, has constraints in deciding who the participants who get the Jamkesmas service. With the application of one of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) able to overcome obstacles faced by government. Some methods of MCDM such as Simple Additive Weighting(SAW), Weighted Product(WP), Weighted Sum Model(WSM) can solve this problem. By applying the WSM is relatively easy and fast, is believed to be able to get the best results.

scholarly journals Effects of Riverbed Extraction on Ground Water Resources in the Vicinity of Tinau River, Rupandehi

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khet R Dahal ◽  
Chandra P Poudyal ◽  
Prajwal Adhikari ◽  
Subodh Sharma ◽  
Jitendra Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Flood Plain ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Plain Area ◽  
The People ◽  
Tube Wells ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Dug Well

CORRECTION: The correct PDF for this article was loaded on 22/04/2013.The study was carried out in the vicinity of the Tinau river, Rupandehi, Nepal from July 2011 to June 2012. Ten number of shallow tube wells (STWs) of depths 5.18 m to 7.62 m, four shallow tube wells (STWs) of depths 28.96 m to 36.58 m. from Amawa and Farsatikar Village Development Committees and one dug well (DW) from Butwal Municipality were selected for the purpose of this study. The depth of the STWs was different but many STWs were of 6.09 m deep. The DW was of 18.29 m. The information was collected from the owners during field visit of the sites. A standard questionnaire was prepared and asked to the affected persons. The site observation was done in the dry season as well as in the rainy seasons. It was found that the extraction of riverbed materials from the river channel and the flood plain area has adversely affected the aquatic environment of the Tinau river. Massive extraction of the riverbed materials from this river started after the enforcement of local governance act, and regulation 1999. The income generated from the riverbed materials is quite enough. This is one of the major sources of income generation of DDC Rupandehi and the VDCs attached to this river (from Butwal to Bethari). The depth of the river increased due to extraction activities as a result groundwater table lowered. The STWs having depth of 5.18 to 7.62 m stopped discharging water from the aquifer in the dry season. Similarly DW of Butwal municipality having depth of 18.29 m stopped discharging water at dry season. But the STWs of depths from 28.96 m to 36.58 m. located at the same area/site were not affected by the extraction in the Tinau river. The people, who are residing on the bank of the river Tinau, suffered from drinking water problem because they are using the water from STWs. The effect is directly facing the people of low and medium level having low income generation. The extraction activity is going on and the deficit of water availability in STWs and DW is common in the vicinity of the Tinau river especially in the upstream (from Butwal to Paschim Amawa), whereas there is less effects of riverbed extraction for STWs of depths more than 27.43 m in the same sites. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 13, No. 2 (2012) 133-140 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i2.7726

Diet Quality of Atlantic Families Headed by Single Mothers

2006 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Theresa Glanville ◽  
Lynn Mcintyre
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Dietary Adequacy ◽  
Lone Mothers

Purpose: As part of a larger study on food insecurity and dietary adequacy of low-income lone mothers and their children in Atlantic Canada, we examined diet quality among household members. Methods: Network sampling for ‘difficult to sample’ populations was used to identify mothers living below the poverty line and alone with at least two children under age 14. Trained dietitians administered 24-hour dietary recalls weekly for one month to mothers on the dietary intake of themselves and their children. We calculated Healthy Eating Index category scores for eligible mothers (129) and children (303) using Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating and the Nutrition Recommendations for Canadians. Results: Diet quality of low-income lone mothers was poor (35.5%) or in need of improvement (64.5%), with no mother having a good diet. The diet quality of children varied by age, with 22.7% of children aged one to three having a good diet or needing improvement (74.6%), 2.1% of children aged four to eight and no child aged nine to 14 having a good diet, while the diets of about 85% of older children in both age categories needed improvement. Conclusions: Younger children seem to be protected from poor quality diets in households with limited resources to acquire food.

Effect of COVID-19 Quarantine Period on a Married Woman With Special Reference to a TIER-II Selected City in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-148
Author(s):  
Elangovan Ramanujam ◽  
R. Sundareswaran ◽  
R. Suganya ◽  
Nashwa A. Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Married Woman ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Tier Ii ◽  
The People ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus that affects most of the people around the world in their respiratory system. The COVID-19 crisis has affected the married Indian women in a different way and overloads them in all aspects during the quarantine period. Across every domain, from health to the economy, safety to societal protection, education to occupation, this creates a greater impact irrespective of their professions. Psychological and economic impacts are felt especially by working women who are getting moderate and low income and close to the poverty line. Unpaid work has amplified at home, with children out of school, spouse work from home, intensified special care needs of elder persons, and other emotional uncertainties. To explore various impacts of lockdown due to COVID-19, this study analyzes the challenges and opportunities of a married woman with a special reference to TIER-II selected city in India.

scholarly journals POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH ETHICAL PHILANTHROPY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) REGION

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-186
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Phenomenological Hermeneutics ◽  
The People ◽  
Ethical Role

Poverty using the United Nations’ criteria refers to denial of choices, opportunities, and the lack of capacity as a result of low income for a person to effectively participate in society. Poverty creates problems such as ill-health, inability to acquire the basic necessities of life, deprivation of full exercise of civic and political rights, and so forth. In spite of the enormous wealth in both human and natural resources in MENA, many people in the region are living in abject poverty. Using phenomenological hermeneutics and existential critical analysis, the paper argues for ethical philanthropy to be used to alleviate the poverty in the region. Poverty is an ethical issue for it affects the quality of lives that humans can live as moral beings and impacts human behaviour. It is unacceptable that the enormous wealth of the region is not used for the benefit of all. Outside government efforts and the imperative of efficient political leadership, wealthy individuals and non-governmental groups have a moral responsibility to help to alleviate poverty in the region. It is this ethical role of individuals and groups in rendering philanthropic help to alleviate and if possible end poverty in the region that is the thrust of this paper. The paper affirms that abject and other forms of poverty are present in the region. The paper concludes that individuals and groups have an ethical duty in philanthropy to alleviate poverty in the region. The people of the region will become better and achieve a higher level of happiness and peace through the practice of ethical philanthropy.

scholarly journals The Quality of Housing Produced by the Low Income in a Developing Country: A case study in Ibadan, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
Jaiyeoba Babatunde Emmanuel
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
The People ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Housing Standards ◽  
Low Income Housing

The paper illustrates how housing produced by the low income in Ogbere area of Ibadan is negotiated from the societal complex due to the inability of government to provide for them and low income housing not being attractive to the profit driven private sector. Quantitative and qualitative methods were adopted while using the lens of Lefebvre’s theory of space to examine the people, the process and the houses produced. The findings necessitate situating low income housing standards, quality and policy interventions in the social context to upgrade the quality of life in urban areas. Keywords: Lefebvre, Low income, Housing production, Social context eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Reality, Innovation And The Challenges Of Using Village Funds For Improving The Quality Of Life In The Community (Study in Some Villages On Kupang Regency)

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2665-2677
Author(s):  
Reyner F. Makatita, Petrus E. De Rozari, Reni R. Masu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Community Study ◽  
Community Quality Of Life ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Village Communities ◽  
The Village

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the reality, innovations and challenges of Using Village Funds in Improving Community Quality of Life (Case Studies in Several Villages in Kupang Regency). Research Methodology: This research is included in qualitative descriptive research. The data collection techniques used were questionnaires, interviews and documentation studies. Results: The results of this study indicate that several villages that are on the poverty line in Kupang Regency show that the readiness of village officials and village communities in utilizing and using village funds is still low. Limitations: This research was only conducted in the village a survey of several villages located in the poverty line in Kupang Regency that is Oesao Village, Oebelo, Mata Air and East Baumata Village. Contribution: The results of this study are expected to be material for consideration and evaluation in the use of village funds in improving the quality of life of the people on Kupang Regency

Residents' perception and use of green space: Results from a mixed method study in a deprived neighbourhood in Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 855-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeunsook Lee ◽  
Naeun Gu ◽  
Somi An
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Deprived Neighbourhoods ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
The People

Variables other than the physical existence of green space can affect its health benefits, including the residents' perceptions of the green space. In this study, factors associated with residents' perceptions and use of green space, as well as, their demands for green space to promote their use of such space were examined. The study focused on a deprived area in Jeonju City, Korea and used a mixed method design that involved both quantitative and qualitative components. The quantitative data from a cross-sectional survey of 1000 residents and the qualitative data from interviews with 30 residents were obtained. The results showed that the people in poorer socio-demographic and residential situations were more dependent on local green space, and good relationships between neighbours in this low-income area led to more frequent use of green space. The most important and fundamental requirements for green space are easy accessibility and safety. Also, physical and social activities must be promoted through the use of green space. As since green space can play a significant and positive social role in deprived neighbourhoods, both the quantity and quality of such spaces should be strongly considered as part of any revitalization efforts.

scholarly journals Food aid for the poor – key working tool for protection of food interestsof ukraine’s population

2019 ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Iryna Nizhnik ◽  
Ruslan Mudrak
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Subsistence Level ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
Food Expenditures ◽  
Food Expenditure

The need to protect the food interests of Ukrainian citizens is conditioned by a number of pressing challenges – insufficient level of income, high growth rates of consumer food prices, excessive level of market concentration, excessive volumes of food exports, which cause a deficit in the domestic market, etc. For a full-scale deployment of the Ukrainian food aid program, it is necessary to preliminarily conduct an experiment. As part of the experiment, we propose to involve low-income citizens in the program, who has a total income not exceeding 130% of the poverty line (subsistence level). According to the statistics of 2017, the protection of food interests needs those households whose average income is less than UAH 2,085 per month – these are household’s first decile group. The average benefit is UAH 284 per person per month. A tentative budget for food aid for all households and the decile group should be UAH 1204.6 million. An increase in food expenditure by 1% will lead to an increase in real GDP of Ukraine by 0.97%. Food expenditures of the population of Ukraine in 2017 amounted to UAH 673539.0 million. Their increase by UAH 1204.6 million, or 0.18%, will cause real GDP growth of 0.17% or UAH 4266.9 million.

scholarly journals The Characteristics of Poverty and Its Alleviation in Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewa Ketut Sadra Swastika ◽  
Yana Supriyatna
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Integrated Rural Development ◽  
The People

<strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Makalah berjudul ini disusun berdasarkan telaahan (review) beberapa hasil penelitian, literatur dan data sekunder dari berbagai sumber. Selama lebih dari tiga dekade, berbagai upaya telah dilakukan untuk mengentaskan masyarakat dari kemiskinan. Sebelum krisis ekonomi, upaya keras tersebut telah berhasil menurunkan angka kemiskinan dari 40 persen tahun 1970-an menjadi 11 persen tahun 1996. Krisis ekonomi  sejak 1997 telah melumpuhkan semua sector ekonomi. Akibatnya, angka kemiskinan meningkat menjadi 25 persen tahun 1998, meskipun turun lagi menjadi 16 persen tahun 2005. Peningkatan harga bahan bakar minyak tahun 2006 berakibat meningkatnya kembali proporsi penduduk miskin menjadi 18 persen. Sebagian besar penduduk miskin berdomisili di perdesaan dan sangat tergantung pada sektor pertanian. Oleh karena itu, sektor pertanian harus dibangun dalam bentuk pembangunan perdesaan terpadu. Strategi pengentasan kemiskinan melalui bantuan tunai, pangan, atau pinjaman dana bergulir terbukti tidak efektif dalam mengentaskan mereka dari kemiskinan. Penyediaan kredit lunak dengan prosedur yang sederhana, disertai dengan pembangunan infrastruktur mungkin lebih efektif. Pada saat yang sama, pemerintah pusat dan daerah hendaknya mendorong dan memfasilitasi swasta untuk berinvestasi dalam agroindustri di perdesaan. Selain itu juga membangun kemitraan usahatani yang saling mengun-tungkan antara petani dengan perusahaan agroindustri. Dengan strategi ini diharapkan keluarga miskin dapat meningkatkan kesejahteraannya melalui penjualan produk, serta dapat bekerja di pabrik pengolahan hasil pertanian, sehingga lebih banyak peluang memperoleh pendapatan, dan jumlah penduduk miskin berkurang. <br />     <br /><br /><strong>English</strong><br />This paper is written based on the review of some studies, literatures and secondary data from some sources. For more than three decades, some efforts have been done, and successfully reduced the number of poverty, from 40 percent in 1970s to 11 percent in 1996. However, the economic crisis started in mid 1997 has caused an increase in the percentage of people under poverty line to almost 25 percent in 1998, although decreased to 16 percent in 2005. An increase in gasoline price has resulted an increase in proportion of poverty to almost 18 percent of the population. Most of the poor are living in rural areas with marginal land, low quality of human resource, and poor infrastructures. On the other hands, they are strongly depending upon agricultural sector. Hence, agricultural sector should be developed in terms of integrated rural development. The strategy of poverty alleviation by giving the poor with granted-cash, food aid, or revolving fund is not the effective way to alleviate poverty. Instead, providing them with soft credit together with development of infrastructures might be more effective. At the same time, the central and local governments should encourage the investors to invest in agro-industry in rural areas. A fair partnership could be developed between farmers and companies. By these strategies, the poor families could help themselves to improve their welfare, through selling their products, as well as working in the agro-industrial sector. Thus, more income can be generated, so that the people living under poverty line will be reduced.

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