scholarly journals The Role of NGOs in Sustainable Socio-economic Development of Rural Poor: Evidence from Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Umma Jakia ◽  
Md. Sajjad Hosain ◽  
Md. Altab Hossin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Rural Poor ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Health Consciousness ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Secondary Information

The present study aims to investigate the current initiative and practices of Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in sustainable socio-economic development of the rural poor people of Bangladesh. NGOs in Bangladesh have virtually grown in vast numbers since the independence. It has been observed that from the late seventies, NGOs have been playing an increasingly important role in the nation’s development process. The study used both primary data and secondary information. Primary data have been collected for this study using random sampling from 10 villages of 2 districts of Bangladesh. A number of techniques have been utilized to collected data from the respondents such as household survey, focus group discussions, in depth interviews and observations. The final valid sample (Sample 1 and Sample 2) size of respondents stood to 819 (750+69) who are the beneficiaries and officials of different NGOs located on those 10 villages of 2 districts. Mostly descriptive statistics have been used to conduct data analysis in this study. The results reveal that the members of studied NGOs have been benefited from various programs undertaken. It has been observed that the food intake of the NGO beneficiaries has increased considerably in terms of income generation, nutrition value and health consciousness. The paper is expected to be one of the basic foundations for those who want to investigate further regarding NGO operation and policy making.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Micro-Credit Programs in Socio-Economic Development: A Study on Selected NGOs in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Touhidul Islam ◽  
Dr. Razu Ahmed ◽  
Kohinur Aktar
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Credit

Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) evolved in Bangladesh with the commitment of bringing positive social change and attaining balanced socio-economic development through the disbursement of micro-credit among the marginal people in society. The main intention of the study is to assess the impact of micro-credit on the overall socio-economic development of micro-credit receivers. The Chi-square (χ2) and Multinomial Logistic Regression techniques have applied on primary data collected from 260 beneficiaries of micro-credit of ASA and BRAC NGOs in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. The χ2 analysis shows that the amount of micro-credit taken has a significant positive impact on respondents’ type of home, sanitation facilities, ownership of other household assets, health service received, yearly income, expenditure, and savings, and participation in family’s decision making, whereas an insignificant relationship is observed for occupational status, children education, ownership of land and livestock, sources of drinking water, economic solvency, and social status of the respondents.

scholarly journals Community Development Programs For Socio-Economic Development In Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siraj Bashir ◽  
Nasreen Aslam Shah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Impact

Community development program is defined as the set of programs and policies designed to improve the socio-economic condition and also use the existing resources in better way. It is an organized process where member’s efforts of a community can be joined with the collaboration of government departments and non-governmental organizations to improve and evolve community socially, economically and culturally. In Pakistan, the first community development program was introduced in 1951 with the establishment of pilot project in Karachi, by the federal government. Since 1951 till today various community development programs have been implemented by government and non-government organizations (NGOs) to improve the living standard of people. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact and contribution of community development programs for socio-economic development in Pakistan. The research study endeavored to analyze the social and economical impacts of these programs on the communities where the programs were implemented. The study included interviews with government officials, NGOs staff and beneficiaries in the field. The findings of study shows that programs in general have positive impacts and appreciated but a lot of work are needed to be done for the welfare of whole society. The recommendations were made as to the best practices of community development programs for policy makers and NGOs to improve the living standard of people in the country.

Role of Micro-Finance in Socio-Economic Development of Kathmandu, Nepal

Patan Pragya ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Dipak Bahadur Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Socio Economic Development

The focus of this paper is to analyze the role of micro-finance in socio-economic development of Kathmandu. Microfinance is a simple but effective credit tool that enables the most poor to pull themselves out of poverty. The socio-economic status of loanees has improved consequently than when they started small business with loan in the earlier days. Moreover, it was found that their socio-economic status was higher than that of non-loanees. Microcredit is an effective tool for raising the socio-economic status of the poor people, particularly the women.

scholarly journals Trust As a Factor in the Development of the Economy in the Context of Digitalization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Baskakova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
National Development ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Socio Economic Development

In the era of the development of digital technologies, a low level of trust in the digital environment with the spasmodic growth of transactions becomes one of the challenges. In Russia, ensuring the accelerated implementation of digital technologies in the economy and social sphere is one of the national development goals. A high and stable level of trust of citizens and entrepreneurs in basic institutions largely determines the country’s ability to achieve socio-economic development. In turn, the confidence indicator also reflects the economic situation and the potential for socioeconomic development of the country. The purpose of the study is to assess the level of trust and its dynamics in Russian society for the period 2012–2018, using an indicator of confidence in business. The empirical base is the Edelman PR Worldwide analytical reports — “Edelman Trust Barometer”, the results of the annual Deloitte Millennial Survey, and the Doing Business analytical reports prepared by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. Despite the penultimate places of Russia in the ranking of the countries where the survey was conducted, there is a positive trend: an increase in the level of trust from 38% in 2016 to 41% in 2018 and, accordingly, a shift in the rating position from 27th place in 2016 to 25th place in 2018. The change in the level of confidence of Russian citizens was carried out in relation to four basic enlarged groups of institutions: government organizations, the media, business and non-governmental organizations. A long-term trend of the level of trust was built and its features in the Russian Federation revealed. Keywords: trust, digital economy, institutions, socio-economic development

scholarly journals Poverty Human Capital and Economic Development Nexus: A Case Study of Multan Division

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salyha Zulfiqar Ali Shah ◽  
Imran Sharif Chaudhry ◽  
Fatima Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Household Poverty ◽  
The World ◽  
Per Capita

Countries across the world have acknowledged that poverty alleviation has to be of critical importance among the objectives of economic development. This paper sheds light on the Multan division, as one the important division of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The primary data was collected through a household survey during the year 2019.The study concluded that occupation of the household head in the primary sector and household size are significant and positively associated with household poverty. However, human capital of the household is found to be significant and negatively related to household poverty in the Multan division. Economic development or per capita income of the households are found to be significant and positively related with human capital of the households.

scholarly journals Emigration, remittances and emerging family structure: findings from a household survey in eight selected villages in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-155
Author(s):  
Imtiyaz Ali ◽  
Ram B. Bhagat ◽  
Sabiha Mahboob
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
Extended Families ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
International Remittances ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Migration from India to the Gulf Countries has increased dramatically in recent years. Does it actually have an impact on the joint family structure? India has been known for prevailing type of joint/extended families. This paper aims to throw new evidences for introducing the concept of “federated family”. Using primary survey data collected from 328 rural emigrant households in eight villages from the district of Kushinagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh in India, this paper contributes to the debate of socio-economic development and impact of international remittances at migrants’ places of origin. It is the first study which addresses the concept of federated family in India. Federated family seems to be a joint family, where all its members stay under the same roof but use separate kitchens.

Constraints in livestock research limiting animal production's contribution to socio-economic development

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
F. Dolberg
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Rich People ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Third World

AbstractAn important underlying concept of the paper is the observation by Dr R. Chambers that ‘poor people in developing countries hold the solution while unchanged behaviour of rich people, irrespective of place is very much part of the problem’. It is argued that it is equally important to know, and perhaps make changes, in the value systems, models of reality and cultures of those providing technical assistance (in this case the animal science community) as of those being assisted.It is noted that so far the contribution of livestock research to increased animal production among rural smallholders has been meager. Some of the constraints in livestock research to socio-economic development are discussed under the following broad headings: some recent thoughts on science, scientists, and development, the contribution so far, context and priorities and communication.It is concluded that the present first constraint in animal production research is relevant senior scientific leadership. It is also concluded that a positive strategy can be identified, which starts by placing more emphasis on exposing first-world scientists to the context of the third-world farmer as such an exposure is expected ultimately to lead to a change in research priorities.

scholarly journals Utilization of Remittance at Household Level: A Case of Khanigaun Village of Resunga Municipality, Gulmi District

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bishnu B. Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Foreign Country ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Migrant Families ◽  
The Cost

The rural out-migration for labour of Nepal is a common livelihood strategy at household level. The paper tries to assess the utilization of rural-out migrants’ remittance at household level in Khanigaun Village of Resunga Municipality, Gulmi District. The study is mainly based on primary data and utilized mixed method. The primary information collected through household survey and focus group discussions techniques. 120 sample households were selected by using purposive sampling method. The targeted households were those where at least one family member of household who are working in the foreign country or who worked foreign country and have returned now as a labour migration. The data revealed that the major bulk of remittances were used for consumption purposes. Though, household investment in business or traditional productive sectors and savings were rather small, but remittances were also seen as important financial means for investment in human capital (i.e. education, health and hygiene), housing and land purchase. The importance of the repayment of the cost of migration should not be underestimated. Finally, the study concludes that most of migrant families had improved their living standard to some extent from the remittance money so far, either they used productive or not is in the debate. Nepalese Journal of Development and Rural StudiesVol. 14 (Joint issue) (1&2), 2017, Page: 12-20

scholarly journals The Role of Cooperatives on the Socio-economic Development of Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Eshetie Berhan Atanaw ◽  
Sisay Geremew Gebeyehu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Average Contribution ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper presents the role of cooperatives on the socio-economic development of Ethiopia. It is based on a national survey where 173 cooperatives and 831 cooperatives members were taken as a sample and Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) at eight different regions of the country were considered. The study was based on semi-structured questionnaire. It included a period of ten years (2001-2011).Results of the survey reveal that cooperatives have contributed a lot in the country’s economic development besides supporting their members by providing different products, services, as well as variety of benefits such as securing their food, increasing their income, improving life style and social participation, and inputs for their agriculture activities. Moreover, on the average cooperatives support nearly 15.00 to 29.68 descent jobs and spent 28,032.29 up to 122,297.7birr as wage and salary per cooperative per year. The average contribution of cooperatives to the Ethiopian GDP for the last ten years is found to be relatively less which ranges 1.21% to 12.27%. The overall findings showed that, cooperatives have struggled to impact the socio-economic development of the country and support their members to improve their livelihood with the unpaved economy and policy of the country.

scholarly journals Social Capital and Local Development Activities: A Rural Development Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-115
Author(s):  
Rajan Binayek Pasa
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Capitals ◽  
Secondary Information

This paper examined the status of social capital and local development activities in Thapagaun village of Kirtipur Municipality. The focus has been given to explore role of social capital on local development from the perspective of rural development. More so, under the mix method study design, ethnographic methodology has been applied. In so doing, I selected 28 total households of Thapa community as respondents and also selected four participants from migrated households as participants purposively. The necessary primary data was collected and generated through household survey questionnaire, in depth interview and participant observation whereas secondary information generated from municipality profile, published journal articles and books. More specifically the study revealed with three types of social relationships (i.e. bonding, bridging and linking) that have been improving socio-economic and cultural life of the villagers in the study area. This study found that socio economic, cultural and educational status of the respondents have been playing key role for forming social capital and promoting local development activities though condition of road networking and transportation facilities are still found to be unsatisfactory. However, women are thoughtfully playing socio-economic and cultural role in the community as an outcome of social capitals. Finally, the study realized that reciprocal relationship among villagers and linking relationship with politicians/bureaucrats have been affected local development activities in this community.

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