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Kolawole, Oluwatoyin Dare, and Kehinde Ajila. "Driving local community transformation through participatory rural entrepreneurship development." World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 11, no. 2 (May 11, 2015): 131–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjemsd-06-2014-0016.
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Purpose – Rural entrepreneurship development and employment generation are fundamental to enhancing local-level progress and transformation. Achieving gainful employment in rural communities contributes immensely to the realisation of the potential of people living in remote communities. The purpose of this paper is to present a ten-stage practical approach for enhancing rural entrepreneurship development as a major driver of local community transformation and development. Design/methodology/approach – The action research was preceded by a preliminary study, which identified some crucial factors associated with the success of rural entrepreneurial activities in rural Lagos, Nigeria. The research, which is an offshoot of the earlier field survey, was designed to engage viable community-based organisations (CBOs) in Ikorodu, Epe, Badagry and Lekki communities for the implementation of context-specific rural entrepreneurship development projects through the provision of “non-serviceable” revolving loans. Findings – Successful funded rural entrepreneurs and CBOs served as veritable models for driving entrepreneurship development and employment promotion in rural Lagos, Nigeria. Projects funded included artisanal fisheries, barbering salons, piggeries and snail production. Practical implications – The projects which generated employment opportunities for rural youths and other able-bodied community members serve as a strategy for lifting people out of poverty. The action research was designed to inform rural development policy in Nigeria and other similar economies in the south. Originality/value – The study outlines a step-by-step process of entrepreneurship development project implementation.
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Mathieson, W. E., and T. A. Winters. "COMMUNITY CONSULTATION IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS." APPEA Journal 38, no. 2 (1998): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj97086.
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The management of community consultation is a critical step in achieving timely Government approval for projects and laying the foundation for sound long-term relationships between local communities and project developers. The benefits of good relationships with local communities will flow on to Government support for the project, employee relations, service from local suppliers, and supportive neighbours. Both Government and project proponents are increasingly recognising the value of public participation in the environmental assessment of projects-it makes good business sense.The Queensland Government guidelines state that an appropriate public participation program is essential to the full conduct of the impact assessment (Department of Family, Youth and Community Care). This paper considers the issues involved in developing an appropriate community consultation program and looks specifically at the program adopted by BHP for the assessment of a proposed ammonium nitrate plant near Moura in Central Queensland. The BHP program was commended by the Department of Family, Youth and Community Care as a best practise example for other similar industrial projects.There is, however, community consultation and community consultation. The ammonium nitrate project was near a town which had suffered serious population decline and associated loss of services and infrastructure standards over the last decade. The town had also recently experienced major trauma as a result of the Moura underground mine tragedy in 1994.The social environment was in marked contrast to the environment of other projects which BHP had recently been involved in, such as the Minerva gas development project near Port Campbell in Victoria. Where the major focus of Minerva community consultation had been to address community concern about the environmental effects of the project and the impact of industrial development on the inherent lifestyle values of the area; the Moura community consultation program focussed on direct impacts on immediate neighbours and water resources, while the broader community debate was about employment opportunity, rebuilding the resources of the local community, and what can we do to make sure this project goes ahead?Whether the community supports industrial development or otherwise, community consultation is still an essential element of project planning. The issues will vary enormously from community to community-the focus will not always be on green issues. The key is to listen generously to the community and respond in a manner that genuinely recognises and addresses its particular issues.
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Hunter, Boyd, and Matthew Gray. "Continuity and change in the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme (CDEP)." Australian Journal of Social Issues 48, no. 1 (March 2013): 35–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2013.tb00270.x.
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Matiku, Susan, Jethro Zuwarimwe, and Ndivhuwo Tshipala. "Community-Driven Tourism Projects’ Economic Contribution to Community Livelihoods—A Case of Makuleke Contractual Park Community Tourism Project." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (October 6, 2020): 8230. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12198230.
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Tourism is a known rural economic development tool. Furthermore, sustainable tourism seeks to enhance the quality of the resident lives through its economic benefits, among others. One way of diversification economic bases in rural areas is through community-driven tourism projects (CDTP). The tourism projects provide a livelihood strategy to the communities who are involved in the projects. This study makes an attempt to build an understanding of the economic contribution of community-driven tourism projects to sustainable livelihoods. The study draws on a qualitative survey carried out in South Africa’s Makuleke contractual Park Community Project. The study utilized the community capital framework (CCF) to examine the community tourism economic capitals’ (CTEC) contribution to the community livelihoods. The study also investigated on the ripple effect of the economic capital towards other capitals within the community. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data while descriptive statistics were used to analyze the demographic data. Findings indicate that through the Makuleke Contractual Park (MCP) tourism project, the community benefited economically in terms of employment and creation of small & medium tourism related enterprises which provided a livelihood strategy for the community. Through the projects’ partnerships with private investors, there was a ripple effect from the economic capital contribution to other community capitals (physical, human, social and natural). Community-driven tourism projects (CDTP) if well managed can transform community capital resources to economic multipliers which can be a livelihood strategy for the community.
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Olusa, Adekemi Opeyemi. "Impact of Community Social Development Projects on Community Improvement: Case of Ibule-Soro Community, Ondo State, Nigeria." Journal of Infrastructure Development 13, no. 1 (June 2021): 7–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09749306211023615.
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Infrastructure is important to livability of any community, hence efforts have been made by the government and the communities to provide these infrastructures. This is because it is evident that only government cannot provide all the needed infrastructures, so there is need for collaborative efforts which is done by participation of the community in the implementation of the provision of infrastructure. The collaborative effort was adopted by the Community and Social Development Projects (CSDP), a World-Bank assisted project. This study was carried out in Ibule-Soro community, in Ifedore Local Government Area, Ondo State. In all, 400 buildings were identified in the community by the community leaders out of which 10% were selected, which gave a sample size of 40 for the questionnaire administration; discussion session was held with the leaders of the community. Concept of community development and CSDP was critiqued. Findings revealed that the community is not poor, as 65% of the respondents earned above N30,000 which is the minimum wage in Nigeria, this may be due majorly to the fact that 85% of the respondents are engaged in one or the other activity like government employment, private sector or self-employed. Also, 65% of the respondents submitted that the community heard about CSDP through the community leader. It took less than six months between when the community informed the office and when the office responded to the community. The projects implemented in the community are renovation of the block of six classrooms in the Jooro high school and extension of 31 electric poles in Ibule-Soro community. The projects have lots of positive impact on the community as it has enhanced increase in the number of students’ enrolment at Jooro high school and the electric poles extension has improved the electric voltage in the community. The use of the participatory approach to implementation of community projects was recommended for adoption in similar future projects.
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Véliz, Romina Stephania Sáenz, Héctor Simón Pinargote Vélez, Yhonny Alberto Pincay Mendoza, and Sonia Rosete Blandariz. "Employment situation for the development of tourism projects in three localities of Manabí, Ecuador." South Florida Journal of Development 3, no. 4 (July 29, 2022): 4956–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.46932/sfjdv3n4-069.
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The development of the Ecuadorian rural localities is today an emerging issue that stimulates the investigation of potentialities for the improvement of the quality of life. For this reason, the generation of jobs by local development projects is of paramount importance. In the communities "La Estancilla", "Salango" and "Jipijapa" of the province of Manabí, a descriptive study was carried out with the objective of determining the potential of implementation of a local development project, which allows the tourist management of the cultural and natural heritage for the generation of employment. Techniques such as semi-structured interview and key informants, document analysis, observation and statistical methods were used. The results showed that the current situation in the communities is characterized by being agricultural and / or fishing the main source of employment, with a tendency to reduction due to migration of its population to places of greater urbanization, there is a greater number of inhabitants working outside the localities, all the covered places, as well as the young people and the women are the main unemployed groups. It is assumed that the project can generate approximately 60 new jobs in each community. It is concluded that the current situation of employment would be improved with endogenous development from tourism management projects as an alternative for the promotion of new occupations. The project is established as an important alternative that has the potential to change the employment situation in the area due to the favorable opinion about it by the local population.
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Jensen, Heather. "What it means to get off sit‐down money: Community development employment projects (CDEP)." Journal of Occupational Science 1, no. 2 (November 1993): 12–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14427591.1993.9686379.
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Kanwal, Shamsa, Abdul Hameed Pitafi, Muhammad Yousaf Malik, Naseer Abbas Khan, and Rao Muhammad Rashid. "Local Pakistani Citizens’ Benefits and Attitudes Toward China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Projects." SAGE Open 10, no. 3 (July 2020): 215824402094275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244020942759.
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The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a mega development plan in the South Asian region with the mutual cooperation of Pakistan and China. However, CPEC projects are still in the preliminary phase, and scholars and policymakers have continuously assured that CPEC projects will boost the economy of Pakistan through business creation and immense employment opportunities. This study investigated the influence of CPEC projects on the community lifestyle of local Pakistani citizens. The samples were gathered using an online survey from 335 respondents living in Pakistan. Most of the hypotheses supported by the existing data set showed the positive responses of local Pakistani citizens toward CPEC projects. The findings of this study will help government officials and the representatives of the CPEC understand the attitudes of the host community and their cooperation for the development of CPEC projects.
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Zambrano Chávez, Ángel Miguel, Sonia Rosete Blandariz, and Manuel Castro Priego. "POTENCIALIDADES DE EMPLEO PARA EL DESARROLLO DE PROYECTOS TURÍSTICOS DEL CANTÓN TOSAGUA. CASO COMUNIDAD LA ESTANCILLA." UNESUM-Ciencias. Revista Científica Multidisciplinaria. ISSN 2602-8166 1, no. 1 (April 24, 2017): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.47230/unesum-ciencias.v1.n1.2017.1.
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POTENTIAL OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM PROJECTS OF TOSAGUA CANTON. COMMUNITY CASE LA ESTANCILLARESUMENEl desarrollo de las localidades rurales ecuatoriana es hoy un tema emergente que estimula la investigación de potencialidades para el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida. Por tal razón, la generación de empleos por parte de los proyectos de desarrollo local es de trascendental importancia. En la comunidad “La Estancilla”, perteneciente al Cantón Tosagua de la provincia de Manabí, se realizó un estudio descriptivo con el objetivo de determinar las potencialidades de implementación de un proyecto de desarrollo local, que permita la gestión turística del patrimonio cultural y natural para la generación de empleo. Se utilizaron técnicas como la entrevista semiestructurada y a informantes claves, el análisis de documentos, la observación y métodos estadísticos. Los resultados demostraron que la situación actual en la comunidad se caracteriza, por ser agrícola la principal fuente de empleo, con una tendencia a la reducción por la migración de su población a lugares de mayor urbanización, existe una mayor cantidad de pobladores laborando fuera de la localidad, todas las plazas cubiertas, así como los jóvenes y las mujeres son los principales grupos desocupados. Se presupone que el proyecto pueda generar aproximadamente 60 nuevos puestos laborales. Se concluye que la situación actual del empleo se mejoraría con el desarrollo endógeno a partir de proyectos de gestión turística como alternativa para el fomento de nuevas ocupaciones. El proyecto se establece como una importante alternativa que tiene la potencialidad para cambiar la situación del empleo en el área debido a la opinión favorable acerca del mismo por parte de la población local.PALABRAS CLAVE: empleo; desarrollo endógeno; gestión turística; desarrollo local.ABSTRACTThe development of the Ecuadorian rural localities is today an emerging issue that stimulates the investigation of potentialities for the improvement of the quality of life. For this reason, the generation of jobs by local development projects is of paramount importance. In the community "La Estancilla", belonging to the Tosagua Canton of the province of Manabí, a descriptive study was carried out with the objective of determining the potential of implementation of a local development project, which allows the tourist management of the cultural and natural heritage for the generation of employment. Techniques such as semi-structured interview and key informants, document analysis, observation and statistical methods were used. The results showed that the current situation in the community is characterized, because agriculture is the main source of employment, with a tendency to reduce by migration of its population to places of greater urbanization, there is a greater number of people working outside the locality, all covered places, as well as young people and women are the main unemployed groups. It is assumed that the project can generate approximately 60 new jobs. It is concluded that the current situation of employment would be improved with endogenous development from tourism management projects as an alternative for the promotion of new occupations. The project is established as an important alternative that has the potential to change the employment situation in the area due to the favorable opinion about it by the local population.KEYWORDS: employment; endogenous development; tourism management; local development.
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Priamukhina, Natalia, and Yurii Kravchyk. "IMPROVING THE TOOLS OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE." Herald of Khmelnytskyi National University. Economic sciences 310, no. 5(1) (September 29, 2022): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/2307-5740-2022-310-5(1)-1.
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The study revealed the relevance of the problem of improving the system of tools that can be effectively used to ensure effective and balanced, problem-oriented local socio-economic development of the territories of Ukraine. The purpose of the research is to carry out analysis and identification of problematic aspects, as well as to justify recommendations in terms of improving the tools of local economic development management on the example of one of the territorial communities of Ukraine. On the example of one of the territorial communities of Ukraine, the economic activity of economic entities operating on its territory is analyzed, in particular, the structure of the types of economic activity of the territorial community is shown, the structure of employment of the population of the territorial community by types of economic activity is reflected, the indicators of employment, wages and income are characterized of the local budget by spheres of management of the territorial community. On this basis, the key obstacles to local economic development were determined, in particular, the high level of subsidies, dependence on higher-level budgets, as well as the functioning of public and communal sector organizations in the community; low level of development of business entities that represent the real sector of the economy or basic types of economic activity; weak business and business activity of the local population; its focus on interregional and intraregional labor migration; insufficient investment attractiveness of the territory for the accumulation of investment resources for the creation of new industries, including branches of processing industry; limited practices of vertical-horizontal integration of business entities, creation of cluster structures, integration with business entities from neighboring communities and the regional center; the underdevelopment of the elements of the system of preservation, formation and expansion of the intellectual and personnel resource for the activation of local economic and social development. It has been proven that in order to overcome these obstacles to local economic development, an arsenal of state management tools such as financial and investment (creation of industrial parks, growth centers, clusters; public-private partnership; financial leasing and outsourcing; crowdfunding; creation of revolving funds) should be formed and gradually implemented ), budgetary (tax incentives; implementation of local social and economic programs; inter-municipal cooperation; use of participatory budgets), credit (attraction of bank and other lending; provision of guarantees; creation of financial support funds; local bond loans), grant (attraction of resources of international technical, including financial, aid; formation and implementation of grant programs and projects) and socio-economic ( stimulation of employment, self-employment, development of entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship; provision of social housing; implementation of social inclusion projects).
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Ochieng, Willis Owino, Christopher Oludhe, Simeon Dulo, and Lydia Olaka. "Impacts of Climate Change and Hydropower Development on the Community Livelihoods in Sondu Miriu River Basin, Kenya." Journal of Sustainable Development 15, no. 2 (February 6, 2022): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v15n2p54.
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Hydropower is sustainable and environmentally friendly source of energy worldwide. Driven by streamflow, it is vulnerable to climate change and land use change. The hydropower production from the two-existing run-of-river hydropower projects on the Sondu Miriu river are vulnerable to rainfall variability and requires proper understanding of the climate change trends and policies to support sustainable hydropower development and put in place strategies for building resilience for the local communities. The main objective of this paper was to examine the impacts of both the climate change and the hydropower development projects on the livelihoods of the community living within the Sondu Miriu River basin. Participatory methodologies involving administration of questionnaires at household level and focus group discussions with the local leaders and actors were applied to determine the impacts of climate change and the hydropower development on the community livelihoods within the basin. The socioeconomic status of the basin indicates that majority of the households (>59%) are poor and earn below 8 US dollars per day. The employment rate is extremely low with only 22% in formal employment. About 49% of the households still use wood fuel and charcoal as energy sources which is a threat to catchment conservation. Strengthening community resilience to climate change impacts is one of the benefits to be derived from the hydropower projects by supporting appropriate adaptation strategies within the existing policy framework.
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Hui, Jin, and Sangyon Lim. "An Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Approach for Sustainable Assessment of Economy-Based and Community-Based Urban Regeneration: The Case of South Korea." Sustainability 10, no. 12 (November 27, 2018): 4456. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10124456.
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This paper uses South Korean cases to develop an indicator-oriented approach for evaluating the outcome of urban regeneration projects, focusing on the difference between economy-based and community-based urban regeneration projects. By identifying differences in the assessment indicators and weights of two types of urban regeneration projects, we can more successfully recognize a sustainable way to implement economy-based urban regeneration projects. The results of hierarchical assessment models show the differences in critical indicators related to economy-based and community-based urban regeneration projects. Economy-based urban regeneration projects should not only aim to revitalize local economies but also be evaluated using employment- and economic-related indicators, which should receive more weight than indicators concerning community-based regeneration. In this sense, our results suggest that different evaluation and monitoring systems must be developed to separately assess these two types of urban regeneration projects, as approximately 500 urban regeneration new deal projects are being carried out in Korea.
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Green, Heather. "State, company, and community relations at the Polaris mine (Nunavut)." Études/Inuit/Studies 37, no. 2 (June 23, 2014): 37–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1025709ar.
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Abstract Inuit employment in the mining industry has received very little attention from historians, although mining has been in the Arctic since the 1950s. Using the Polaris mine (1982-2002) on Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, as a case study, this article focuses on the Canadian government’s shift away from supporting mining developments in the late 1970s to early 1980s, on Inuit employment in the mining industry, and on the difficulties of Inuit from Resolute Bay in obtaining employment at Polaris. Previous to Polaris, the federal government saw Arctic mines, particularly Rankin Inlet (1951-1962) and Nanisivik (1976-2002), as a path to modernisation for the Inuit. However, as these earlier Arctic mines failed in this particular goal, the State became disillusioned and weary of providing financial support by the time Cominco began planning the Polaris mine in 1973. The federal government did not require Cominco to sign a formal agreement for Inuit employment, leaving the company responsible to develop its own hiring agenda. Unfortunately for the people of Resolute Bay, the company agenda did not include hiring locals as a priority, and bypassed and marginalised Resolute Bay Inuit who were keen on working at the mine. As mining has been the largest industry in the Canadian northern economy and is currently growing and beginning new development projects, it is important to understand the historical dynamics between mining companies, the State, and local communities.
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Dubihlela, J., and Antoinette B. Volschenk. "Corporate Social Responsibility Intervention Of One Mining Operator: A Community Development Case In Bojanala District, South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 16, no. 1 (December 27, 2016): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v16i1.9881.
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The South African economy constantly experiences work stoppages, is gradually losing its pride and currently experiences decisive anomalous moments underpinning new operational perceptions. Mining organisations seem to be blamed for not doing enough social capital development initiatives, particularly in underdeveloped communities. This study examines in depth the role of a mining company’s involvement in an identifiable community in South Africa’s Bojanala District. Specifically, the study evaluates the steps followed in identifying needs and the usefulness of a mining-project designed to enhance capacity-building opportunities for young South Africans; a sustainable development initiative. Qualitative action research was used in this study to ensure a participatory approach of the data gathering processes to personal and professional transformation. Action research phases were followed in the manner of Maree (2014). The findings suggest that expectations for community development projects are greater in rural and peri-uburban South African communities. It was found that participants had a general inability to read, write, speak, listen and apply the mathematical proficiency that is needed in order to function effectively in an employment environment. The youth unemployment rate in the Bojanala District can be attributed to the gap between their level of education and the employment requirements. The miners are deemed to have a responsibility towards their communities and it is the youth of these same communities that look towards the mines for employment. Mining companies can contribute to education, skills development and training of the youth. If community engagement is taken seriously as a CSR strategic approach, this would enhance positive inter-relations between the mining companies and their communities.
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Popescu, Felix-Angel. "THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS ON THE ECONOMY OF BIHOR COUNTY DURING 2007-2013 PROGRAMMING PERIOD." Oradea Journal of Business and Economics 3, Special (May 2018): 74–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.47535/1991ojbe046.
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The author uses TIATOOL model simulations, in order to reveal the potential impact generated by the Romanian Operational Programs 2007-2013 funded projects in Bihor county, on a set of 34 socio-economic indicators, for which individual intensities and weights were estimated by the author, based on the actual numbers of projects, their scope and the amounts of money absorbed by project beneficiaries. The readers should not expect a high impact of Structural and Cohesion funds on the economy of Bihor county, on short term, because these funds, like the rest of community funds, have a very pronounced redistributive role, which means that the dimension of the necessary expenditures for the implementation of projects counterbalances its revenues dimension, the amortization of such investments being made on long term. The novelty of such research is the fact that the Community authorities (in this case the European Commission) investigate the impact of Community funds only at policy level (cohesion, regional development and employment, territorial cooperation) and only in a comparative spectrum between national and regional figures, and the Romanian authorities (the Ministry of European Funds, the Operational Programs Managing Authorities) carry out impact assessments only at national and regional level.
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Sample, Pat L. "Postschool Outcomes for Students with Significant Emotional Disturbance following Best-Practice Transition Services." Behavioral Disorders 23, no. 4 (August 1998): 231–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019874299802300405.
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Six best practices—vocational intervention, paid work experience, social skills curriculum, interagency collaboration, parent involvement, and individualized plans/planning—were linked to postschool outcomes of employment and community adjustment for students with significant emotional disturbance (SED). Telephone and in-person interviews were conducted with 30 (57%) of 53 former students who had participated in supported employment and entrepreneurial education transition grant projects between 1989 and 1994. The former students answered questions about their employment, residential situations, community involvement, recreational pursuits, and citizenship activities 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after leaving school. Univariate analyses of individual interventions and student outcomes showed that students out of school for 6 months who had been employed for long periods of time while in school had higher rates of employment than those who had not worked. Students out of school for 7 year whose parents were actively involved in their educational programs were more likely than their peers with uninvolved parents to have a successful community adjustment. Recommendations for further study include pursuing the development of appropriate definitions and assessment of transition services and interventions and exploring further interventions over which educators have direct control.
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Macheka, Mavis Thokozile. "Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site and sustainable development." Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 6, no. 3 (November 21, 2016): 226–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jchmsd-09-2015-0030.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site has contributed to the sustainable development of the local people who live in its vicinity. What is critically important to underscore is the value of the site to society. Design/methodology/approach The relevant data were collected through questionnaires, personal interviews and site visits. Findings The paper reveals that cultural heritage has affected sustainable development of local communities living in its vicinity in social and cultural terms. There is promotion of Shona traditions through exhibitions and selling of curios by local people at community projects such as the Shona Village and the Great Zimbabwe Nemanwa Craft Centre. The two projects also generate revenue to the local communities. However it was established that a number of benefits from the site such as employment creation are temporary and unsustainable. The main challenge for effecting sustainable development to local communities is lack of community participation. Originality/value Most researchers are arguing that sustainability of cultural heritage is much more difficult compared to natural heritage but the findings reflect that cultural heritage through Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site could be an essential engine and valuable resource for sustainable development.
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Andreyanova, E. L. "Local community’s role in tourism development." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 885, no. 1 (October 1, 2021): 012012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/885/1/012012.
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Abstract The transformation of rural economy is most acute at the local level among the native population. The goal of the article is to define possibilities for participation of local community in development of rural tourism. When applying the participatory approach, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1) when local communities are not actively involved in the development of rural areas and tourism within the local borders, it is almost impossible to speak of any promotion; 2) rural tourism is attractive to the local community, but its ability actively participate in its development is limited by objective and subjective reasons; 3) emphasis on the benefits of rural tourism for the consumers and producers can lead to increased employment and profits for the local community. The assessment of the local community’s capacity to develop rural tourism is a crucial point in its promotion. This in turn leads to further research into the experience of integrating rural tourism into local communities. The results of the article may help in the development of concept papers on rural tourism development and may be useful in some tourism projects.
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Flippo, Karen, and John Butterworth. "Community Conversations and Transition Systems Change." Journal of Disability Policy Studies 29, no. 1 (January 20, 2018): 7–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1044207317739404.
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Within the sphere of transition to integrated employment, systems change impacts all aspects of services and supports from broad-based policies addressing funding and contracting to performance management. Although the policymaking obligations of employment systems change rests with governmental agencies, the actual implementation of policies is dependent on those either delivering the services (e.g., such as teachers, transition specialists, service coordinators, and vocational rehabilitation counselors) or those experiencing services (e.g., individuals with disabilities and their families and businesses). The purpose of the Partnerships in Employment National Transition to Employment Systems Change Project was to address state policies and practices to improve transition to postsecondary education and employment outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Several states incorporated community conversations as a strategy to build consensus for systems change at the grassroots level. We provide an overview of this work and address the ways community conversations contributed to state policy and practice development. We also offer recommendations for how this approach can be used to inform and spur policy change.
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Reddy, A. Amarender. "Involuntary Resettlement as an Opportunity for Development." Journal of Land and Rural Studies 6, no. 2 (May 13, 2018): 145–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2321024918766590.
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The rebuilding of livelihoods in the involuntary resettlement is commonly based on providing compensation to those who are displaced along with the creation of employment and income opportunities to sustain their livelihoods. Unlike rural resettlement, urban resettlement is very complex as it involves providing business opportunities, urban-based employment and income. The article examined the resettlement of displaced families affected by Tehri Hydro Power Project by constructing an entirely new town ‘New Tehri Town’ (NTT) by using impoverishment risks and reconstruction (IRR) framework developed by Cernea (1997, World Development, 25(10), 1569–1587). The result shows that project-affected families (PAFs) are better off in NTT in terms of community amenities, income and employment opportunities and in terms of increase in value of houses, but traditional employment opportunities have been lost, they have to search for new jobs and livelihoods. The R&R policies in urban areas should focus on improving skill sets of the people along with increased income and employment opportunities through the development of market and business opportunities.
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Mahmood, Shahid, Ghaffar Ali, Rashid Menhas, and Muazzam Sabir. "Belt and road initiative as a catalyst of infrastructure development: Assessment of resident’s perception and attitude towards China-Pakistan Economic Corridor." PLOS ONE 17, no. 7 (July 20, 2022): e0271243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271243.
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The Chinese Government commenced the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project in 2013 for the multidimensional development to restore the historical Silk Road paradigms. The Economic Corridor provides networks and connections based on two geographical territories. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of them, a chunk of the Silk Road Economic Belt’s economic corridors. CPEC would be an economic game-changer for Pakistan. It will generate businesses, minimize poverty, generate employment opportunities, and improve local communities’ health and education. However, it is more lucrative for the Chinese economy because CPEC is a safe, cheapest, and shortest route for importing energy rather than other routes. The present study investigates the social, infrastructural, and tourism effects of CPEC through the mediation role of rural development and knowledge sharing, including income, employment, business, land-use change variables, and CPEC adoptability for a local community in Pakistan. This study is based on four different regions of Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh in Pakistan. The study incorporates the collected data from the respondents living on the CPEC routes via face-to-face interviews from citizens (cities, villages, and towns). Besides, the study applied univariate and Structural Equation Model techniques to draw the results. The study results reveal that CPEC plays a significant role in Pakistan’s socio-economic and rural development. This mega project’s expectations might bring positive changes in infrastructure development, energy sector, and social development projects in Pakistan. The Results also indicated that CPEC would link rural areas to urban areas, which would offer development opportunities for rural regions to achieve sustainable development.
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Hansen, Anne Merrild, and Ross A. Virginia. "The Future of Hydrocarbon Development in Greenland: Perspectives from Residents of the North Slope of Alaska." ARCTIC 71, no. 4 (December 19, 2018): 365–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4750.
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Although Greenland has pursued hydrocarbon development over the last four decades, no viable reserves have been found to date. Therefore, local Greenland communities have little experience or knowledge of how such development might affect their way of life or how to influence project development and outcomes should a significant reserve be found. On the North Slope of Alaska, in contrast, hydrocarbon extraction was commercialized in the 1970s, and the industry is now highly developed. North Slope residents have experienced dramatic influences on their everyday lives and well-being as a result of large-scale hydrocarbon projects. Some consequences have been welcomed, such as economic development and higher employment rates; however, other impacts are harmful, such as reduced ability of local peoples to maintain subsistence hunting practices. The villages on Alaska’s North Slope share many features in common with settlements in Greenland, such as small size, isolation, and limited political influence. In this study, we explore how Greenlanders might learn from the Alaska experience by examining the comments of North Slope residents. We propose that increased local-to-local recommendation-sharing across the Arctic would better guide sustainable development practices and benefits into potential future projects in Greenland. We conclude that an Arctic “Community Guide” and the process to create one could improve planning and implementation of hydrocarbon projects across the Arctic and promote locally appropriate sustainable development in the affected communities.
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Magnani, Natalia, and Valentina-Miriam Cittati. "Combining the Multilevel Perspective and Socio-Technical Imaginaries in the Study of Community Energy." Energies 15, no. 5 (February 22, 2022): 1624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15051624.
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The current paper contributes to the literature on community renewable energy by considering two projects developed in the north-west of Italy, in the Piedmont region. Community renewable energy is increasingly regarded by academic literature and policy discourse as crucial to ensure a socially and environmentally just energy transition. In spite of the growing diffusion of community renewable energy projects, there is still a lack of theoretically informed analyses. Our article tries to address this gap by combining two theoretical perspectives: the multilevel perspective and the socio-technical imaginaries approach. Applying the first perspective helps reconstruct the context and circumstances that have permitted the Piedmont’s energy community projects to emerge. Particular attention is given to the windows of opportunity created by the Regional Law 12/2018, which acknowledged the establishment of energy communities for the first time in Italy. The socio-technical imaginaries perspective allows the identification of collective ideas and meanings that emerge when individuals or groups promote a socio-technical innovation. Based on this analysis, three main future changes are associated with community renewable energy: an integral ecology approach, a stronger sense of community, and a local development opportunity for rural areas characterised by depopulation, a low employment rate, and high energy demand.
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Kumar, Jai, Chen Xi, Muhammad Imran, and Joti Kumari. "Cross border project in China-Pakistan economic corridor and its influence on women empowerment perspectives." PLOS ONE 17, no. 6 (June 24, 2022): e0269025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269025.
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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a significant and inaugural project of the "Belt and Road" initiative which is considered as structure and manifesto for panoramic and fundamental collaboration between China and Pakistan. The CPEC project was initiated to develop economic growth and facilitate free trade between both countries. However, it has generated immense employment opportunities, education facilities, and improved quality of life for local citizens, specifically women, as well as international overreach. This study investigates and examines the benefits of CPEC project and its influence on women empowerment. Based on the background of the CPEC, this study has been carried out by applying a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to fill the gap. Data was aggregated with the help of a survey questionnaire and interviews from the residents of the Thar region of Pakistan, which comes under CPEC route. In total, 306 samples were acquired and analysed using different statistical tools such as SPSS (Statistical package for social sciences) and PLS (Partial least squares) to formulate the study results. The findings revealed that the development of CPEC has remarkably improved the quality of life for women by providing enormous employment opportunities, education facilities, skills enhancement programs, and training facilities. The analyzed results will guide government policymakers and officials to promote operational activities in the region, develop new educational institutions, and create employment opportunities for the local community and women to obtain further development of CPEC projects.
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Ugo, Prince Destiny. "Project Quality Management Performance: An Insight to Sustainable Development Initiatives in Oil and Gas Host Communities." Journal of Management and Sustainability 7, no. 4 (October 25, 2017): 76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v7n4p76.
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A fundamental principle of project quality management is that quality is planned into project and not inspected through project. In the context of host communities in developing countries with mineral exploration activities construction projects and contracts generally is a key provider of employment in both short, medium and long term and particularly for the locals, therefore the incorporation of quality management systems in project life cycle is paramount for sustainable development. Ensuring project quality plays an important role in socio-economic development of people as it provides the most basic infrastructure that promotes economic activities. Quality management systems (QMS) has significant value relating to project quality and cost reduction and a comprehensive quality management culture can promote project success, mutual beneficial relationship and organisational sustainability. This study provides empirical findings emanating from local vendor(s) understanding, compliance and implementation of quality management systems in a multinational oil company (MNOC) community assisted projects. The study utilised SPSS version 22 for the statistical data analysis and Goodness-of-fit-test interrogated the assumption that contractors are not complying with quality management systems in project execution. The study found inter alia that 65% of the vendors are registered as closed corporation (sole proprietorship), 15% were limited liability companies, while 20% belong to other category such as subcontractors. Furthermore, 98% of the 222 respondent are yet to develop a quality manual and a conceptual nominated vendor system (NVS) project quality model was developed to improve the contract award and project management status quo, with emphasis on the need for integration of quality management systems in project life cycle for the oil and gas host communities.
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Vosloo, Christo. "A comparison of three public projects that included community participation to determine the total value add." Acta Structilia 28, no. 2 (November 30, 2021): 170–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.7.
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Some of the most pressing and challenging problems facing South Africa are unemployment, poverty, urban redress, infrastructural decay, under-education, and the transformation of the landscape left by apartheid. In an effort to address these problems, the successive democratic governments embarked on a number of initiatives that were aimed at providing relief through building and construction projects, which require the participation by, and employment of local community members. To facilitate the desired redress, various programmes were launched and a number of projects undertaken. Some of these projects were flagship projects that were lauded by the architectural profession and attracted wide publicity. The socio-economic benefits to the community and local area, the extent of skills transfer to the community participants, and the long-term benefits they brought to the community participants are less obvious. This article revisits three such projects as case studies, with the aim of determining the extent to which they helped address the aforementioned problems and the extent of the benefits they brought to their physical and social contexts. This is done through a literature review supported by semi-structured interviews of relevant role players and an observational visit to each, in order to make recommendations suggesting how future projects could be configured to maximise the long-term benefit they could bring to their physical and social environments while addressing the national challenges. It is recommended that infrastructural development programmes such as the Extended Public Works Programme must prioritise the socio-economic upliftment and sustainable empowerment of people and configure projects with this as their main aim.
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Sun, Jai, and Zhao. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability of Local Community: A Case Study of the Transnational Project in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor." Sustainability 11, no. 22 (November 16, 2019): 6456. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11226456.
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While achieving great benefits, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has triggered potential problems between the transnational projects and local communities in the participant countries. However, there is still a knowledge gap on how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is adopted, and how CSR affects the local community. Based on a context of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), this research exploits a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to fill the gap. It finds that the CSR activities in the CPEC project are initiated by the long-term CSR initiative. Organized by the professional CSR foundation in an autonomous environment, the panoramic CSR activities are governed in a discretionary way and focus exclusively on the sustainability of the local community. Education, health-care, environment, and employment improve greatly after the implementation of the CPEC project. Theoretically, this research not only provides new insights into CSR research by taking an under-studied context of CPEC into study, but also proposes a mechanism of how CSR leads to the sustainability of local community by building a CSR-sustainability framework.
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Sloan, Philip, Willy Legrand, and Claudia Simons-Kaufmann. "A survey of social entrepreneurial community-based hospitality and tourism initiatives in developing economies." Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 6, no. 1 (February 4, 2014): 51–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/whatt-11-2013-0045.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to report on preliminary research conducted in seven sustainable hospitality and tourism operations set in developing economies which use the principles of social entrepreneurship. The applicability of community-based social entrepreneurial management systems as a means of fostering socio-economic development is analysed. Design/methodology/approach – Online contacts were first made with the selected destinations, who were asked to supply written reports on selected criteria. Purposive sampling was employed, whereby the criteria chosen for analysis were based on characteristics believed to be representative. Analysis of the reports was based on the meaning of words, in particular, in finding commonalities and differences in themes approached by each respondent. Findings – Preliminary conclusions show that the positive effects of employing local indigenous people in these projects far outweigh some negative aspects. Employment possibilities leading to improved living standards have resulted in each case. Local cultural traditions have been maintained and only in a few cases were examples of the negative effects of tourism reported. Research limitations/implications – The findings of this research are limited to a small selection of community-based social entrepreneurial hospitality and tourism projects in developing economies, thus, cannot be applied to similar projects in developed economies, where social and economic factors are considerably different. Originality/value – In developing economies, social entrepreneurs can draw on the success of the projects analysed in this paper for the creation of new, similar ventures. In developed economies, hospitality and tourism businesses wishing to pursue a more socially caring form of development can gain inspiration.
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Reynaud, Emmanuelle, Francois Fulconis, and Gilles Paché. "Agro-ecology in action: The environmental oasis projects." Environmental Economics 10, no. 1 (December 5, 2019): 66–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.10(1).2019.05.
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Agro-ecology is now considered as an alternative model to the industrial agricultural model. Faced with the limitations of conventional production models, agro-ecology is emerging today as a possible response to the challenges of the 21st century: food security, circularity, respect for the environment, and development of employment. More generally, the adoption of circular principles aims to decouple environmental pressure from agricultural productivism. Agro-ecology is a relevant research topic because it aims to ensure sustainable and resilient agricultural production, to empower local farmers, to protect the environment and to fight against climate change. This article focuses on the French Oasis projects, as part of the “Hummingbird movement” initiated by Pierre Rabhi, and which represent a successful agro-ecological experience, in economic, social and environmental terms. Different data were collected by compiling information available on the website of 76 Oasis projects across France: people living in the community; lodging possibilities; availability of a school; and direct relationship with local farmers. Then, a social factorial correspondence analysis and an environmental factorial correspondence analysis were realized to evaluate the impacts of environmental Oasis projects. The results show that profitable organizations seem to conduct more social and environmental activities in an agro-ecology context, and they put in place more actions than those who have no profitable aims.
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Woo, Chi Mun. "Measuring community dividends for oil and gas projects—an emerging approach." APPEA Journal 54, no. 2 (2014): 527. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj13100.
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The development of Australia’s CSG resources brings into sharp focus the realities of achieving a social licence to operate. It often hinges on balancing strong stakeholder interests with hotly contested issues such as land access rights. A disciplined, stakeholder-centric approach for measuring shared value can demonstrate the merits of arrangements agreed between stakeholder groups and could ultimately form part of the solution to what will be one of the defining social licence to operate issues in Australia this decade. Resource companies are making substantial investments to earn, maintain, and enhance local and wider communities as part of establishing their social licences to operate. Understanding and measuring the value created by community investments (part of the wider investments made by companies through areas such as taxes, royalties, development, and employment) drives more transparent and effective outcomes for companies, communities, and other stakeholders. While there is an expectation that community investments deliver value for money, this is difficult to demonstrate without measuring both financial and non-financial impacts. Companies that can measure the value of their community investments can make better investment decisions for the benefit of all stakeholders. Measuring the value of direct corporate investments in local communities draws on social evaluation and engagement methodologies as well as economic-valuation techniques. Considerations include on-the-ground engagement, understanding perceptions of value, understanding the major contributors to value, and alignment with community sentiment. With a knowledge of the value created by particular investments, companies can undertake an analysis to help optimise future investments. There are measurement challenges in this process; however, measuring value can bring about profound insights that strengthen company and community relations. Advantages include: yielding robust data on the costs and shared value of the arrangements by stakeholder group; identifying and quantifying value in all its various forms, such as value protected (through risk mitigation investments) as well as value created; providing a basis for communicating shared value to stakeholders in the common language of dollars; promoting an understanding of how the relevant investments drive value for stakeholders and using this information to encourage community buy-in; and, creating a framework and a process for bridging the divide between stakeholder groups with diverse and opposing views.
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Sujana, Caroline Maretha, Oki Setyandito, Putri Arumsari, Irpan Hidayat, Eduardi Prahara, and Adelia Nataadmadja. "EMPOWERING PASIR MULYA VILLAGE COMMUNITY IN SELF-SUPPORTING VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT." ICCD 2, no. 1 (November 25, 2019): 387–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.33068/iccd.vol2.iss1.132.
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Indonesia Government from the outset emphasized the importance of implementing labor-intensive programs using local village human resources. This program should be carried out as much as possible by the local villagers themselves and not by using the contractors because it would conflict with the principle of opening employment opportunities for its citizens. One of the programs is implemented in Pasir Mulya Village. Some improvements to the village facilities that will be carried out are the construction of cultural buildings, slopes stability improvement, and road improvement. Base on preliminary study, it was obtained the importance of equipping villagers who involved in the project with project management techniques such as budget planning techniques, leading and motivating a project team, the importance of teamwork and communication in a team. By conducting project management and team-building training, infrastructure development by local villagers can run effectively.
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Fede, Jacquelyn H., Kathleen S. Gorman, and Maria E. Cimini. "Student Employment as a Model for Experiential Learning." Journal of Experiential Education 41, no. 1 (December 24, 2017): 107–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1053825917747902.
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Background: Evidence suggests experiential learning promotes the development of a range of transferrable skills including communication, responsibility, and social skills. However, many students are unable to participate in internships or other common forms of experiential education because they need to work for pay. University employment has been positively associated with academic success, but less is known about its potential to develop transferrable skills. Purpose: This evaluation assessed the outcomes and experiences of former student workers employed by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Outreach project in a paid, university position. Methodology/Approach: Former workers were surveyed regarding grade point average and graduation, employment and post-graduate education, transferrable skill development, and civic behaviors and attitudes. Findings/Conclusions: Former workers reported growth on transferrable skills (e.g., communication, problem-solving), civic behaviors, and attitudes and qualitatively attributed these gains to their work as outreach workers, particularly in terms of interacting with diverse clients in the community. Results suggest benefits associated with structuring meaningful experiences in university jobs similar to those observed in other experiential education settings. Implications: University employment may be a viable route for promoting transferrable skill development. Greater consideration of employment opportunities that foster partnerships between the institution and the community may benefit the university, community, and students.
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Zenkov, A. R. "RANKINGS AS A TOOL FOR ADAPTING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO THE CHALLENGES OF POST-INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT." Social & labor researches 46, no. 1 (2022): 117–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.34022/2658-3712-2022-46-1-117-127.
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Organizational and technological changes taking place against the background of a change in the technological structure have a profoundly transformative effect on the entire spectrum of economic relations, including their socio-labor component; accelerate the processes of restructuring the labor market; set the need to adapt existing public institutions to work in new conditions. Analyzing the dynamics and directions of the development of higher education as a key subject of the system of vocational training, the author turns to the study of the phenomenon of international university rankings, which act as the subject of this study. The relevance of the chosen research perspective is explained by a number of reasons: in just a few decades since its inception, the ratings have successfully integrated into the educational systems of various countries and have found their own niche in this field. The expert community has confirmed the opinion that the entry of universities into international rankings provides countries with opportunities for the formation of world-class labor resources. All this, on the one hand, allows us to consider rankings as a fullfledged subject of the modern system of vocational education. On the other hand, the attitude to rankings as a socio-economic and, partly, cultural phenomenon, both in the public and in the expert environment remains ambiguous. Researchers pay attention to serious flaws in ranking projects, imbalances introduced by participation in rating "competitions" for individual countries and economic systems. The aim of the paper is to study the impact of international university rankings on the state and prospects for the development of university education as the basis of the current system of professional training. The article analyzes the reasons and prerequisites for the emergence of higher education rating practices. The strengths and weak- nesses of the most popular rating projects are evaluated. Particular attention is paid to the study of the practices of participation of the national system of vocational education in rating projects. In this context, the author identifies two areas of development: the creation and promotion of their own rating projects in the global market of educational services, as well as initiatives related to the inclusion of rating projects in national development programs. The author comes to the conclusions about a certain reassessment of priorities in the development of modern university rankings, outlines the further development of the rating movement in the field of education. The methodological basis of the study was institutional, systemic approaches and methods, means of content and comparative theoretical analysis. The results of the study expand the understanding of the phenomenon of international university rankings, which can be used when forming the social policy of the state, programs for the development of higher professional education, as well as for the purposes of harmonizing relations between the labor market and the educational services market.
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Azunna, Chigozie. "Post-colonial agricultural participation in livelihood strengthening." Research, Society and Development 7, no. 2 (January 1, 2018): e772144. http://dx.doi.org/10.17648/rsd-v7i2.181.
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Post-colonial agricultural initiatives, programmes and models in Nigeria are aimed at empowering rural farmers to better yields and productivity while creating employment at community level. It necessitates food security, quality domestic food production and improvement in general welfare and livelihood and the farmers. The post-colonial era in Nigeria has witnessed numerous agricultural programmes. Example includes but not the least, the National Accelerated Food Production Project (NAFPP) 1972, Agricultural Development Projects, ADPs 1975, the Accelerated Development Area Project ADAP 1982, and the Multi-state Agricultural Development Projects MSADP 1986. The application of PEA in AVM ensures that positive outcomes and productions are expected through increase in farmers' awareness of modern technologies and practices. AVM is a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to improve the livelihood of rice farmers. Structured questionnaire and face to face interview were used to collect the data and SPSS was used to analyse the data. Human livelihood capital is characterized as a two-way thing, that is, it is concerned with both environmental influence on human life and human influences on the environment, focusing on the nature and quality of the relationship that exists between human communities and the ecosystem and how the environment provides the resource base for human existence. AVM prompted a shift from the usual way of financing farm projects to government involvement and providing farmers with information on how to secure loans, credit and financial incentives. Therefore, the study conclude that the introduction and adoption of AVM brought about substantial changes to the farmers livelihood capitals.
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Lekgau, Refiloe Julia, and Tembi Tichaawa. "Community Perceptions on the Socio-economic Impacts of Wildlife Tourism from the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana: The Case of Tsabong." African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, no. 9(6) (December 15, 2020): 1044–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-67.
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The overall purpose of the current study was to investigate the socio-economic contributions made by wildlife tourism in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park to a community living adjacent to the Park. Following a mixed methods approach, the study used Tsabong, a community in Botswana, as the case study area. Interviews were conducted with key tourism stakeholders and semi-structured questionnaires were distributed to the residents involved. The study found that (i) wildlife tourism has contributed to employment creation and economic development in Tsabong, (ii) wildlife tourism has increased the community’s sense of pride in their culture and preservation of local culture because of wildlife tourism, however, also revealed that (iii) local community participation in wildlife tourism and conservation projects of the KTP is generally low and (iv) positive economic benefits of wildlife tourism are not seen by the entire community. The main recommendations of the study centre on facilitating community participation in the collaborative management of the Park.
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McIntyre-Mills, J., J. Karel, A. Arko-Achemfuor, N. R. A. Romm, and L. Serolong. "Efforts to inspire transformative research with farmers in a small town in the North West Province of South Africa." International Journal for Transformative Research 6, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2019-0003.
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Abstract The project review as outlined in this article explores the questions: What is transformative research and what is transformation as far as the community stakeholders are concerned? To what extent has the transformative research achieved its intended outcomes? The Bokamoso project (founded by Lesego Serolong as facilitator and investor) is an integrated development project designed to create employment and to enable the community to learn while they make a living through a diverse range of farming activities. The participatory research as discussed here is part of the University of South Africa’s research and community engagement programme, and is set in a remote, arid zone. This research coupled with community engagement aims to transform lives and create opportunities by enhancing their participation in education, training and employment creation. The project (which has been running since 2015) supports indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing and has succeeded in enabling the farmers trained through Bokamoso to be less dependent on social benefits (government grants).
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Sarkar, Debashis, and Sumantra Hazra. "Study on Livelihood through Adaptation and Diversification in Flood Prone Areas in West Bengal." International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology 2, no. 4 (December 25, 2014): 446–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i4.11217.
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The study points out the need for third party intervention in promoting the livelihood patterns which are less exposed to the damaging effects of flood. Self-employment in small business or trading is a good option for households to supplement their streams of income. But such business even though required small capital, required at least some degree of training and skills development. Therefore, the financing and consultancies agencies can intervene. Promotion of ancestral occupation based on traditional skills and local level resources may be considered. Once again intervention of government and non-government organizations is highly required. Similarly, non-farm wage employment can also be promoted by introduction of “year round” public projects and employment guarantee schemes. Promotion of activity-wise micro financing, self-help groups may be involved. However, none of the areas as identified can be taken sufficient to substitute the flood risk prone livelihoods as most of them are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture in the context of a farming community. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i4.11217Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(4): 446-450
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Quinn, Tom. "Building regional strength through supporting social and economic activity in Queensland's gasfield communities." APPEA Journal 59, no. 2 (2019): 690. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj18149.
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Queensland boasts a rich endowment of resource wealth, which has seen the state develop a world-class industry that contributes in many ways to the quality of life for our local communities. The development of the coal seam gas industry has become an integral part of regional Queensland, playing a pivotal role in the economic prosperity of local towns. Building regional strength is achieved by providing employment and training, using and building the capability of businesses and supporting community projects. Local recruitment strategies include regional recruitment roadshows, Yarn Ups and partnering with local labour hire agencies. For the sustainment of local employment over the long term, companies must build processes to develop our skilled workers of the future, investing in initiatives such as apprenticeship programs. Maximising local economy interaction is achieved by prioritising local procurement, using local Chambers of Commerce to build strong local supplier networks and committing to supporting and developing local business capability through mentoring, business incubation and training and competency development to improve the ability of local businesses to meet contractual commitments. Investing in and supporting local grass roots community groups, clubs and associations that provide important services to their communities through a community grants program provides lasting benefits for community members who count on the vital support of these organisations in their day-to-day lives. The oil and gas industry brings value to local communities and it is imperative that we are collectively focused on building positive relationships and supporting local economic sustainability.
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Kirwan, Gloria, and Deirdre Jacob. "Addressing barriers to healthcare access for Roma: A community development approach." Administration 64, no. 2 (August 1, 2016): 157–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/admin-2016-0020.
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Abstract The Roma community in Europe has experienced persistent marginalisation and disadvantage over many generations, with Roma regularly experiencing problems of access to healthcare, accommodation, education and employment within the European context. Ireland is a relatively new destination for Roma migration and, as yet, the experiences of Roma in Ireland are under-researched. However, problematic access to healthcare has emerged as an issue faced by the Roma community in Ireland. With reference to the work of the Tallaght Roma Integration Project (TRIP), this article aims to illuminate some of the challenges faced by Roma in this regard. The work of TRIP is informed by community development principles, including concepts of participation and social solidarity. This article explores how community development can offer a framework through which the Roma community can engage collaboratively with service providers in order to highlight need and mobilise change in service provision.
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L., Cecil A. "Indigenous entrepreneurship in timber furniture manufacturing: The Gumatj venture in Northern Australia." Information Management and Business Review 2, no. 1 (January 15, 2011): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v2i1.876.
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Despite commitment by the Australian Government to improve the economic independence of Indigenous people Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders they are the most socio economic disadvantaged group relative to other Australians. This commitment manifests in the four main strands of; 1) welfare, 2) installation of the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme, 3) legislation enabling Traditional Land Owners and miners to negotiate agreements for training and employment of Indigenous people, and 4) programmes to encourage Indigenous entrepreneurship. This paper reports an Australian Indigenous entrepreneurial business (furniture making) initiated by the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu people in East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. These Indigenous people are employed in timber milling and transporting the milled timber to Gunyangara on the Gove Peninsula where it is dried and used to make furniture. Overcoming the literature documented barriers to Australian Indigenous entrepreneurship compelled the Gumatj to develop a business model with potential to foster pathways for other Indigenous small business endeavours.
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Martín-García, Rodrigo, Carmen López-Martín, and Raquel Arguedas-Sanz. "Collaborative Learning Communities for Sustainable Employment through Visual Tools." Sustainability 12, no. 6 (March 24, 2020): 2569. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062569.
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Higher education institutions must enable students to acquire skills and capacities that prepare them for working life and enhance their employability. This will lead to an applied learning- and teaching-enhancement-oriented sustainable Higher Education System. This research aims to contribute to that goal by analyzing student interactions in a collaborative learning community. It assesses the impact of visual tools on academic performance and student satisfaction in employment-focused blended studies, in which enrollees were geographically dispersed undergraduates with a diversity of profiles. A financial studies learning community was created to test students’ interactions in a model conducive to participation as visual content creators and users. Three surveys (pre-project, appraisal of classmates’ visual exercises, and post-project) were conducted to assess project impact. First, we used a univariate approach, focused on students’ characteristics, course and project appraisals, and the effects of the project on academic performance and expectations. Secondly, a bivariate approach was conducted to detect relationships between respondents’ appraisals and personal characteristics and to determine whether their mean scores were the same irrespective of such characteristics. The findings showed that: (1) Students’ preferences concur with those of their employers; (2) participation in innovative initiatives improves students’ perception of course procedures; (3) visual tools have a positive impact on learning, in terms of both academic performance and student satisfaction. The study concludes by providing support for educational institutions´ decision-making around courses and the overall curricula by defining the factors determining academic performance and student satisfaction.
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Shapieva, Anna, Anna Rusanova, Viktoriya Lavrikova, and Elena Filippova. "Career Guidance as a Factor of Professional Identity Development at the Transbaikal State University." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences 2021, no. 4 (January 12, 2022): 463–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.21603/2500-3372-2021-6-4-463-471.
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Contemporary university education develops professional identity and builds customized academic trajectories. Career guidance technologies provide professional self-awareness and personality professionalization. At university, career guidance work is an integral part of continuous professional development of a future specialist. It covers pre-university education, higher professional education, and employment assistance. The present research featured the career guidance work conducted at the Transbaikal State University. The analysis showed that the current system lacks innovations, cannot solve the employment problem, and does not provide conditions for successful professional identity. The article introduces a set of project conditions of customized career guidance work with 1) applicants, in order to promote a conscious career choice; 2) students, to support their professional competencies and identity; 3) graduates, to facilitate their employment. The proposed comprehensive approach to career guidance will allow the university to improve the academic process and to work with the community from secondary school to the onset of professional activity.
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Nesterovich, O. "Labor market and youth employment in Ukraine in the context of European integration development." Uzhhorod National University Herald. Series: Law, no. 70 (June 18, 2022): 186–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.24144/2307-3322.2022.70.27.
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The article is devoted to one of the current problems of the modern labor market – youth employment. It is noted that today the main causes of youth unemployment are the mismatch of the volume and areas of vocational training to the needs of the economy and labor market, insufficient quality of training, unsatisfactory working conditions offered by young employers in specific jobs. All this requires immediate systemic transformations, both economic and social. Because youth is a component of the labor force, additional potential that may soon have a significant impact on improving the economic and social condition of the community and the revival of national and spiritual heritage of the Ukrainian people. Young people have a significant advantage over other age groups of the working population, as they have a longer working capacity, better physical health and endurance, a high level of education, greater professional and migratory mobility. It is concluded that in modern conditions it is necessary to intensify the process of supporting business initiatives of young people, to encourage them to actively seek work and get a profession that is in demand in the labor market; develop and implement projects aimed at financing active measures to promote youth employment; conduct research to determine the specialties, professional skills and qualifications that graduates must have; include mandatory student internships in educational programs; to develop a mechanism for promoting part- time work among young men and women in their free time and the organization of experimental enterprises in universities and vocational schools; introduce a program of “job guarantees for young people”, which would provide that no later than, for example, three months after graduation, everyone should get a job; organize meetings with employers and former unemployed who have successfully found a job or started their own business.
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Hung, Suet-lin, Kwok-kin Fung, and Siu-mei Lau. "Intersectionality and gender: community practice with low-income migrant women." Community Development Journal 55, no. 1 (December 30, 2019): 102–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsz026.
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Abstract Echoing the call to incorporate the intersectionality framework into studies of gender structure, this paper applied the framework to re-analyse the quantitative and qualitative findings of an evaluation study on a women empowerment community project in Hong Kong. This effort revealed the importance of the gender structure’s dimension of sexual division of labour and the intersectional effects of gender, race and class in explaining the mixed traditional and progressive views in different items within a domain and across different domains of the gender division of labour, specifically the marital, parental, employment, social activities and education domains. The low-income migrant women have upheld different traditional ideas in these domains. However, in contrast with the richer and local women who also shared these traditional views, low-income migrant women in this study questioned some prevailing ideas in these domains, due to their need to survive the conditions defined by the intersection of gender, race and class. The findings of this study, despite being preliminary and limited, demonstrate the significance and feasibility of studying gender structure adopting the perspective of intersectionality. Arguably, this lack of understanding of the intersectional effects diminishes the effectiveness of community intervention. In light of the paucity of research adopting the intersectionality framework in the community development field in general, and a similar deficit in the feminist and community development fields in Hong Kong in particular, the failure to adopt the intersectionality framework by the community project under consideration is understandable. It is likely that as this framework becomes more prominent in the future, given its potential to offer deeper insight into the dynamics of gender structure, community interventions for women of different identities could be strengthened.
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Garain, Swapan. "Business Sharing its Progress with Villagers Towards Developing Model Villages." GIS Business 1, no. 6 (December 20, 2006): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/gis.v1i6.5141.
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In a developing country like India, village-centric development is very critical for improving Human Development Index of the country. In this direction, corporate contribution assumes significance for rehabilitation and resettlement of project affected people and overall intervention under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. Since India is a country of villages, CSR has to be more sensitive towards the economic, social and cultural needs of rural society of the country. In this paper, it is proposed to gear all interventions for promoting model villages. Model village presents a credible vehicle for bringing about sustainability of a village community unit. A model village must have three significant components of infrastructure development, livelihood promotion and provision of services. Infrastructure development must cater to creating basic physical as well as social infrastructure like approach road, school building, community centre and social capital. Promotion of livelihood includes skill training, self-employment, employment opportunities and village enterprise development, while provision for services for the villagers includes health care, education, sanitation, recreational and other community services. Model village plan envisages a self-contained village community at the apex of all the pillars of sustainability, namely, livelihood, infrastructure and services. The future of Indian economy and the prospect of industry are going to depend largely on building sustainable and self-maintained smallest self-governing units called model villages.
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Thanju, Rajendra P. "Kali Gandaki ‘A’ Hydroelectric Project in Environmental Perspectives." Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment 1 (February 14, 2008): 15–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v1i0.880.
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Hydropower is one of the cleanest, renewable and environmentally benign sources of energy. Nepal is blessed with immense source of water resources and huge hydropower potential. The Kali Gandaki ‘A’ (KGA) Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydropower project constructed so far in Nepal. The project is a daily pondage type scheme with an installed capacity of 144 MW.
The KGA is one of the first largest hydropower projects that has been well studied environmentally and socially in the pre-project, construction and operation stages. A full team of multi-disciplinary professionals was involved during the construction phase to monitor environmental impacts and compliance with contract clauses, and to implement the mitigation measures.
Implementation of KGA in what was once considered as a remote area, has resulted in multifold beneficial impacts to the local community. Improvement of public infrastructure, enhanced educational facilities and employment of local populations, including affected families during project construction and operation phase, have enhanced the quality of rural lives. The KGA operation has contributed significantly to Nepal’s power system and has boosted the economic development of the country.
Key words: Hydropower; environmental monitoring; impacts; mitigation; resettlement; Nepal
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Galbraith, Marysia H. "Multiculturalism in a Transnational Regional Community: EU Subsides and Cultural Heritage in Southeast Polad." Politeja 12, no. 8 (31/2) (December 31, 2015): 143–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.12797/politeja.12.2015.31_2.10.
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The Bieszczady region of southeast Poland contains many traces of former multiethnic communities, and the transnational forces that destroyed them. With increasing frequency, the European Union logo marks EU involvement in cultural heritage projects throughout the region. In this article, I explore the interconnections among ethnicity, culture, and politics revealed in the ways Bieszczady residents make use of EU subsidies designated for the promotion of regional cultures. I argue that local agents cater to a vision of multiculturalism that bolsters EU values of cross‑border cooperation and tolerance for diversity, but they do so in pursuit of regional goals. Ethnographic examples show they want to increase regional pride and promote development of the regional tourist sector so that residents will feel less compelled to emigrate in search of employment. Although “transnational regional community” sounds like an oxymoron, it is an apt characterization of the Bieszczady region (and by extension other borderlands of the EU) because the transnational institution of the European Union provides the context in which particular kinds of regional identities become salient, albeit in multiple and fragmented ways.
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Dandabathula, Giribabu, Sudhakar Ch Reddy, Chandrika Mohapatra, and Peddineni V. V. Prasada Rao. "Geospatial Evaluation of Sustainable Development: Analysing a Sample of a Successful Social Safety Net." Journal of Sustainable Development 12, no. 4 (June 20, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v12n4p1.
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Sustainable Development (SD) not only ensures addressing the root cause of poverty but also helps in achieving the wellness of society. Protecting the natural resources for current and future generations is the main goal of the SD process. In recent times, developing countries have initiated social safety nets (SSNs) for poverty elimination and to achieve the SD goals through public works. The Government of India has initiated numerous development projects aimed to achieve SD and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is one of them. The research objective of this article is to harness the power of geospatial technology for evaluating the public works under MGNREGA at a district level. The proposed research method utilizes the power of remote sensing data with a very high spatial and temporal resolution to monitor the development activities at the grass root level. Satellite based land-use maps, indices, and publicly available web based geospatial information systems have been used in this investigation to assess the changes that have occurred due to the community-level planned activities. The findings from this research confirm that MGNREGA has the potential to accrue multiple dividends at all the three pillars of SD, i.e., economic development, social development, and environmental protection. It was proved from this research that public works under MGNREGA besides providing the wage based employment to the beneficiaries resulted in improved water conservation and harvesting facilities in the study area and in return, these facilities acted as a catalyst for improved agricultural productivity.
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Rahman, Perween. "Strengthening Community Initiatives, Building Partnerships Opp-Rti Sanitation and Housing Programme, Pakistan." Open House International 30, no. 4 (December 1, 2005): 51–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2005-b0012.
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The Orangi Pilot Project-Research and Training Institute's (OPP-RTI) work is based on the observation that poor people everywhere when faced by problems do not sit idle, but take initiatives, from lobbying to self help, be it for housing, infrastructure, education, security, health or employment. Some technical and organisational guidance and in some cases, credit is needed to strengthen people's work leading to confidence building and a process of partnerships in development. What began from supporting self-help sewers and housing in the informal settlement of Orangi in Karachi has now extended to many cities and sectors, influencing government policy.
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Huang, Youliang, Wensheng Lin, Shan Li, and Yan Ning. "Social Impacts of Dam-Induced Displacement and Resettlement: A Comparative Case Study in China." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (November 2, 2018): 4018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10114018.
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Dam projects are inevitably accompanied by massive displacement and resettlement, which imposes intricate social impacts on the host community. This study aims to investigate the social impacts of dam-induced displacement and resettlement in China through a comparative case study where both the control and experimental groups were investigated. Data were collected through a mix of questionnaire-survey, archival files, and face-to-face interviews. The results show that dam-induced displacement and resettlement was conducive to improving residence conditions and facilitating the acceptance of rural cooperative medical insurance. But it had negative impacts on employment, income level and income resource, and overall well-being. Implications for theory and for practice are provided in the end.