GRADUATING GROUP’S UNDERSTANDING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT? Our group have defined development as follows; It is about growth and advance for the betterment of an individual‚ a group‚ an organization or a nation. DEVELOPMENT does not only involve economic growth‚ although that is crucial. it is also about human development and sustainable development. Human Development describes the growth of humans throughout the lifespan‚ from conception to death. Human development seeks to understand and explain
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WHAT IS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT? In the simplest of words it is basically the creation of an environment where women can make independent decisions on their personal development as well as shine as equals in society. Women want to be treated as equals so much so that if a woman rises to the top of her field it should be a commonplace occurrence that draws nothing more than a raised eyebrow at the gender. This can only happen if there is a channelized route for the empowerment of women. Thus it is
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continued its review of social development questions. Many countries were represented by younger delegates‚ whose contributions sometimes drew applause. The youth representative of Australia ended his statement by imploring the delegates to help young people around the world create a brighter and more united world. “Help us to ensure the branches of youth flourish‚” he said. Most of today’s speakers addressed their progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations at
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Botswana‚ South Africa‚ Zambia and Zimbabwe. With an annual population growth of 1.9% in 2009‚ it is estimated that the population is now currently at 2.1 million (see World Bank 2009). Namibia has a stable economy that according to the United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP‚ 2003) is second in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of per capita expenditure in the health sector. Namibia being a “middle income” country is faced like most developing countries with the rising problem of poverty. It is estimated
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population) Diagram of the line in the Lorenz curve represents perfect equality in income distribution. The further the curve is a way of a diagonal‚ the greater the degree of income inequality. OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Variation in income distribution within a country‚ e.g China: Huge variations between rural and urban areas‚ East‚ South – East and West of the country‚ Gini coefficient is growing in China Factors effecting internal disparities: Residence:
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Child mortality in Madhya Pradesh : a cross sectional analysis The millennium development goals (MDGs) have been widely accepted as a framework for improving health and welfare worldwide. Child mortality is one of the most crucial and avoidable global health concerns. In many low income countries‚ 10-20% of children die before reaching 5 years of age . The child mortality in MDG (to reduce the under 5 mortality rate by two thirds between 1990 and 2015) is formulated as a national average.(UN- child
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Institutions Matter‚ but Not for Everything The role of geography and resource endowments in development shouldn’t be underestimated Jeffrey D. Sachs HE DEBATE over the role of institutions in economic development has become dangerously simplified. The vague concept of “institutions” has become‚ almost tautologically‚ the intermediate target for all efforts to improve an economy. If an economy is malfunctioning‚ the reasoning goes‚ something must be wrong with its institutions. In fact‚ recent
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Documents and through a comprehensive process of governmental management and employee interviews. Planning Documents consulted included the following major planning documents: The Palau 2020 National Master Development Plan; the 2000 JICA Final Report ((‘The Study for Promotion of Economic Development in the Republic of Palau’); The Public Sector Investment Program (PSIP)‚ The Cost Reduction Plan; the Palau National Committee on Population and Children (CoPopChi); The Palau National Youth Policy; and
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The Nutrition Month theme for 2013 is “Gutom at malnutrisyon‚ sama-sama nating wakasan!”. This is to raise awareness on the need for more action in addressing hunger as part of the Philippine’s commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. And the objectives of this year’s celebration are to: a) increase awareness on hunger issues and actions to mitigate hunger and malnutrition; b) encourage stakeholders to contribute in addressing hunger
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on matters relevant on the development of educational goals and programs. Education should be considered as one factor in the development of man as the most significant since it brings all breakthroughs in all walks of life. From the time of primitive education to the medieval period‚ education has been playing a great role in the lives of every citizen and the state in general. The very first task of educational contenders was and is to set educational development goals. The challenge of all educational
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