A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE DELIVERY TO DEEP RURAL COMMUNITIES Promise S. Mvelase1‚ Nomusa Dlodlo2 ‚ Sizakele Mathaba3 ‚ Salah K. Kabanda4 1‚ 2‚3 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Meraka Institute Box 395 Meiring Naude Road Brummeria Pretoria 0001 South Africa Telephone: (+27) 012 841 31901‚2 / 29483 Fax: (+27) 012 841 4720/4570 E-mail:pmvelase@csir.co
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Community based group intervention for tobacco cessation in rural Tamil Nadu‚ India: a cluster randomized trial Abstract Objective: To determine the efficacy of community based group intervention for tobacco cessation and to identify the barriers for cessation intervention among rural men. Methods: We recruited 400 men (20-40 years) currently using any form of tobacco from 20 villages of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu and randomized them equally into intervention and control groups. A
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Ben Nelson English 1000 10-30-12 Rural Masculinity Since the beginning of time boys have looked up to men as their role models. The men these boys look up to have shown the masculine qualities that are needed to encompass the guy code. Many Americans like the qualities that make up the rural masculinity or a “country boy”. These country boys encompass many good qualities that make them popular. The stereotypical country boy is white 10-60‚ and usually is in the lower-middle class (blue
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CSR STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rationale for Study: The three major concepts which the thesis revolves around are: i) Gandhian Socio-economic Analytical Framework ii) Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and Strategies iii) Integral and Sustainable Rural Development All of these strands are powerful enough in their individual spheres but if these are blended into a concept for sustainable rural development‚ a new paradigm for social change in rural India is possible‚ where there
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and markets these products in India and across the globe. Coromandel is the second largest manufacturer of Malathion and only the second manufacturer of Phenthoate. Coromandel has also ventured into the retail business setting up more than 640 rural retail centers in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The Company clocked a turnover of Rs.9‚ 823 crore during FY 2011-12. lt was ranked among the top 20 best companies to work for by Business Today and was also voted as one of the ten
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and 600‚000 people. The large dissimilarity among these guesses and estimations describes that‚ as the National Coalition for the Homeless states‚ "By its very nature‚ homelessness is impossible to measure with 100% accuracy." Homelessness in Rural Areas: Rural homelessness is the consequence of insufficiency and a deprivation of reasonable housing. The research occurred in 2005 shows that the chances of being poor are from 1.2 to 2.3 times greater for individuals living in nonmetropolitan areas‚ as
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author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate. While public financial institutions (such as public development banks) are commonly associated with developing countries‚ in fact they are prevalent in the developed world as well. We study a sample of public financial institutions in industrialized countries and identify dominant trends in their organization
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Rural Tourism concept and definition for the Oku Sub-Division In current world‚ the rural and its development is considering as a phenomena for new break‚ scene‚ scenery‚ environmental richness and its promotion and increasingly regarded as an imperative element. Historical monuments‚ edifices‚ traditional rural mores‚ customs and the social order are being paid more attention. Universally‚ in some more reachable rural regions‚ there has been incursion of population; often the people are despondent
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Discuss the changes in rural areas and their impact on gender. Is modernization and development the answer? Poverty is highly found in rural areas where there is a lack of education‚ healthcare‚ limits access of choices‚ and numerous challenges for its habitants. A major cause of poverty among India’s rural people is the lack of access to productive assets and financial resources as well as high levels of illiteracy. According to International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) women in general
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Rural Tourism and Rural Development. Introduction: Rural tourism in India: Prospects for rural tourism in India: Role in Rural development: Conclusion: Introduction: Indians believe in holidays: The country has among the largest number of public holidays in the world. Yet the most common reason for getting away is to "visit a native place." Migrant workers return to their family farms at harvest time. Others return to their villages for an annual pilgrimage. The concept of a holiday where you
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