Much of the debate centers on the perceived tradeoffs between women’s empowerment efforts and organizational financial sustainability. Many microfinance institutions (MFIs) struggle with if and how they should incorporate empowerment strategies in their organizations in light of these perceived tradeoffs. Recent trends in donor funding away from organizations that place primary emphasis on women’s empowerment and toward organizations focused on achieving financial sustainability have created
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the various ways in which participation and democracy could be strengthened in the UK. In this essay I will explain the 4 main ways in which the participation in our democracy in the UK can be strengthened. The 4 ways are; Increased use of referendums‚ compulsory voting‚ Digital democracy and finally‚ lowering the voting age. Obviously‚ all of the listed ideas have advantages and disadvantages and this is what I will explain in this essay. The first way in which the UK democracy
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should empower the Afghan Government to actively pursue peace negotiations with the Taliban because total victory is neither plausible nor affordable. U.S. and NATO have battled the Taliban for sixteen years. Some defense analysts estimate the Afghan war cost the U.S. between $4 to $6 trillion dollars. Furthermore‚ thousands of Americans sacrificed their lives and limbs in pursuit of victory against the Taliban. Yet‚ the Taliban insurgency remains resilient today. The U.S. military strategy is unsuccessful
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Modern Essay. Assessment Task 4 Assess the effectiveness of the League of Nations to the maintenance of peace in Europe to 1939. The League of Nations‚ which was created in 1918‚ was supposed to provide collective security for all members‚ seek peaceful solutions between conflicting nations‚ prevent any conflict and ultimately prevent another world war. It failed to do this. The League‚ which did not have a standing army‚ could not enforce collective security for its members or any aggressive
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Assess the extent to which incumbents have an advantage over challengers in congressional elections A common source of debate in American Politics revolves around the existence of Incumbency Advantage. Congressional elections take place every six years in the Senate and every two years in the house‚ which leads to the question; does already holding office make re-election easier‚ giving incumbents advantage over challengers? One advantage incumbents can have over their challengers is that they
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Assess the extent to which conservatism influenced changes in American society in the 1920’s In the early 20th century there were a variety of changes throughout American society. These changes were brought about by the election of the Republican Party and the conservative policies that they implemented throughout the 1920’s. Changes and reforms occurred throughout society but mainly in the areas of‚ prohibition and crime‚ immigration restrictions‚ religious fundamentalism‚ racial conflict‚ anti
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The Effectiveness of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal Hannah Mickelson United States History Hour 4 After suffering three long years of economic hardships‚ Franklin Roosevelt was elected president which gave the nation hope of overcoming the awful years of the Great Depression. The New Deal was Roosevelt’s response to the depression and became effective as soon as he was elected into office. The New Deal was intended to bring relief‚ reform‚ and recovery to the country. Although the New Deal
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Briana Purifoy Effectiveness of Sobriety Checkpoints Special Problems in Criminal Justice Dr. Stone December 1‚ 2010 Abstract A good theoretical basis exists for believing that properly conducted sobriety checkpoints and campaigns‚ may reduce drunk driving‚ and data from multiple checkpoint programs support this belief. The courts have upheld the constitutionality of checkpoints‚ opposing those who believe them to violate the fourth amendment. Each year‚ more deaths result for alcohol-related
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Diploma in children and young persons development: Assignment 1 In my assignment project I will be explaining the different types of development which all have a huge impact on children and young persons lives‚ my assignment will be covering all aspects of children and young persons development from birth to the age of nineteen. It is very important for each childcare practitioner to know all these aspects of development as they will need to know this when taking observations of children and also
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communication are closely tied to other areas of development‚ this learning outcome requires you to understand and be able to explain links between speech and development and the likely impact of any difficulties that children may have in acquiring speech‚ communication and language. Some children may not be able to understand the words being spoken to them and/or the grammatical rules of sentence construction. Therefore‚ when their teacher tells the class what they need to do‚ or explains a new idea or
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