8. What role do NGOs play in reducing poverty in developing countries? Introduction When it comes to poverty reduction in developing countries one often thinks of charities like Oxfam‚ Water Aid‚ Christian Aid‚ Red Cross and many others and the work they do to help reduce poverty. Non-governmental organizations such as these mentioned above play a central part in poverty reduction in many developing countries such as those in sub-Saharan Africa‚ South East Asia‚ Latin America and also those of
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AUSTRAILIA’S ILLICIT DRUG POLICY: A COMPLETE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION JESSICA PRICE JARED ROSS POL-222 TASK 4: A RESEARCH REPORT DATE OF SUBMISSION: 23‚ October 2012 Table of Contents Abbreviated Terms 4 Executive Summary 5 Australia’s Illicit Drug Policy: Past‚ Present‚ & Future 7 A Closer Look at Recommendations and Approaches 11 Appendix A 15 Appendix B 18 Works Cited 21 ABBREVIATED TERMS ABS Australian
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Let’s take a quick look at some widely accepted principles in the mainstream development community‚ at the three descending levels of the world as a whole‚ Asia as a region‚ and the Philippines specifically. All three share in common placing poverty reduction at the core of development work. Global Level: In September‚ 2000 the UN General Assembly ended the Millennium Summit by adopting a set of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In addition to the first MDG of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
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“Investing in education is the most effective way to reduce poverty” In many ways this is a difficult statement to assess. There is no doubt that education is a key initiative in the reduction of poverty. Whether it is the most effective is harder to say for sure. We can easily confirm correlation in the relationship between reduced poverty and increases in factors such as education and health. However it is no simple task to measure and compare the level of impact a component such as education has
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the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline. It also managed a smooth and peaceful political transition in 2008 and 2009‚ and has created a political and policy environment conducive to economic and social progress and poverty reduction. The Ghanaian economy has grown at an average annual rate of 4.8 per cent over the past two decades. By 2008 GDP growth had reached 7.3 per cent. The agriculture sector‚ which contributed 33.5 per cent of GDP in 2008‚ remains the country’s major
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Cycle Time Reduction - An Inter - organizational Supply Chain Perspective TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … (Page 3 - 4) ISSUE IDENTIFICATION … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … (Page 4) ENVIRONMENTAL & ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …. (Page 5 – 8) RECOMMENDATION (S) AND IMPLEMENTATION… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … (Page 9) MONITOR & CONTROL … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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attainment of the targets that the country has committed in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The country’s 2015 Maternal Mortality Reduction target of 52 poses a huge challenge not just to government but to every stakeholder in health. The Department of Health as the leader in health‚ has initiated the implementation of health reforms for the rapid reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality. More than the implementation of evidence-based health interventions like immunizations‚ micronutrient
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Development‚ which has many meanings in different contexts‚ has a particular international component within the human development in this class. Therefore‚ it encompasses globalization and fighting poverty‚ and the development of institutions‚ economies‚ health care‚ and education. With the development of technology and internationalization integration of industrial production‚ economic development brings nations closer. After the World War Two‚ the technology boom stimulated the global economic
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well as acceleration in economic growth‚ the reduction of inequality and the eradication of poverty.” Dudley seers stated that development involves creating conditions necessary for full realisation of human conditions necessary for full realisation of human potential. According to him‚ an evaluation of development must take into account that three interrelated processes in a growing economy i.e. reduction in poverty‚ reduction in unemployment and reduction in
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