Construction Management in Developing Countries, Lecture 3, Needs of the developed and developing countries; ways to fulfill the needs and their impact in construction project management in developing countries
Volunteer tourism involves travellers participating in volunteer work, such as conservation or development projects, in local communities they visit. It provides benefits like self-actualization and helping local development. Nepal is a case study as it relies on foreign aid and tourism due to its poverty and damage from earthquakes. Volunteer tourism could help rebuild Nepal through community work, teaching, animal rescue, building homes, cultural preservation, disaster relief, and medical or construction assistance.
The International Conference on Migration in Africa (ICMA) hosted by the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) and the Institute for Social Development at UWC, on 3 December 2014 brought together local, African and international scholars, academics, researchers, practitioners, professionals, policy makers and NGO representatives and funding bodies to discuss issues relating to human mobility in Africa. The topics included south-south migration, the nexus between migration and development, irregular migration and reintegration of returnee migrants.
This document discusses different types of migration including forced and voluntary migration. It notes that humanitarian organizations have traditionally prioritized assisting refugees fleeing conflict, violence or persecution. However, given the increasing complexity of migration flows, some argue humanitarian organizations should take a more inclusive approach and address the needs of all migrants, regardless of their legal status. The document discusses some of the key needs of migrant populations including basic necessities, healthcare, special protections for women and children, food security and water sanitation, and ensuring their human rights are upheld.
World peace may be defined as a situation in which people from all countries across the world are pleased and live in harmony with one another. World peace unites the worldwide community, allowing them to focus on more pressing concerns impacting the globe, such as climate change. When countries collaborate, their inhabitants profit because they may easily travel from one country to another for jobs, studies, or tourism.
The document discusses various types and causes of human migration. It defines migration as the permanent movement of people across national or international borders. It then describes different types of migration like internal, international, chain, and relay migration. Forced migration types include refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers. Voluntary migration involves emigrants and immigrants. The document also examines push-pull factors, migration patterns and data, and the theories of migration proposed by scholars like Ravenstein, Lee, Todaro, and Stark.
Construction Management in Developing Countries, Lecture 3, Needs of the developed and developing countries; ways to fulfill the needs and their impact in construction project management in developing countries
Volunteer tourism involves travellers participating in volunteer work, such as conservation or development projects, in local communities they visit. It provides benefits like self-actualization and helping local development. Nepal is a case study as it relies on foreign aid and tourism due to its poverty and damage from earthquakes. Volunteer tourism could help rebuild Nepal through community work, teaching, animal rescue, building homes, cultural preservation, disaster relief, and medical or construction assistance.
The International Conference on Migration in Africa (ICMA) hosted by the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) and the Institute for Social Development at UWC, on 3 December 2014 brought together local, African and international scholars, academics, researchers, practitioners, professionals, policy makers and NGO representatives and funding bodies to discuss issues relating to human mobility in Africa. The topics included south-south migration, the nexus between migration and development, irregular migration and reintegration of returnee migrants.
This document discusses different types of migration including forced and voluntary migration. It notes that humanitarian organizations have traditionally prioritized assisting refugees fleeing conflict, violence or persecution. However, given the increasing complexity of migration flows, some argue humanitarian organizations should take a more inclusive approach and address the needs of all migrants, regardless of their legal status. The document discusses some of the key needs of migrant populations including basic necessities, healthcare, special protections for women and children, food security and water sanitation, and ensuring their human rights are upheld.
World peace may be defined as a situation in which people from all countries across the world are pleased and live in harmony with one another. World peace unites the worldwide community, allowing them to focus on more pressing concerns impacting the globe, such as climate change. When countries collaborate, their inhabitants profit because they may easily travel from one country to another for jobs, studies, or tourism.
The document discusses various types and causes of human migration. It defines migration as the permanent movement of people across national or international borders. It then describes different types of migration like internal, international, chain, and relay migration. Forced migration types include refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers. Voluntary migration involves emigrants and immigrants. The document also examines push-pull factors, migration patterns and data, and the theories of migration proposed by scholars like Ravenstein, Lee, Todaro, and Stark.
Backpacking with a Purpose: Voluntourism Workshop for INKspireJustine Abigail
This document discusses the opportunities and challenges of voluntourism. It notes that while voluntourism has become a multi-billion dollar industry, it often perpetuates systems of oppression, imposes Western ideals, and uses unskilled volunteers. However, it can also create meaningful cultural exchange and social change when done responsibly. The document provides suggestions for ethical voluntourism, including having realistic expectations, volunteering only for community-requested projects, learning about the local culture and context before serving, and ensuring the organization assesses volunteers and is transparent about costs and partnerships.
Bridging the development gap file organiserjodiecmills
The document discusses the development gap between developed and developing economies. It covers three main topics: the causes of the development gap which can be explained by economic theories and the roles of global organizations, the social, economic, and environmental consequences of the gap for developing countries and urban poor, and approaches to reducing the gap through theories of development as well as aid, trade, and economic growth though there is debate around these strategies.
Forced migration has accompanied persecution, as well as war, throughout human history but has only become a topic of serious study and discussion relatively recently. This increased attention is the result of greater ease of travel, allowing displaced persons to flee to nations far removed from their homes, the creation of an international legal structure of human rights, and the realizations that the destabilizing effects of forced migration, especially in parts of Africa, the Middle East, south and central Asia, ripple out well beyond the immediate region.
Unit 3 contested_planet_bridging_the_development_gapALawson1234
The document discusses bridging the development gap between rich and poor countries. It explores the causes of the gap, including unequal distribution of wealth globally and different measures of development. The consequences of the gap include poverty, poor health outcomes, urban slums, and ethnic inequalities. Strategies to bridge the gap involve both top-down approaches like large infrastructure projects led by governments and companies, and bottom-up grassroots projects led by local communities and NGOs. Aid and foreign direct investment are also discussed as ways to fund development.
Volunteer tourism involves travelers visiting destinations to take part in community projects, such as conservation work, development work, or medical assistance. It benefits both individuals and society. For individuals, volunteer tourism allows participants to complete their goal of travel while learning from local communities and feeling that they have made a positive difference. For society, volunteer tourism provides contributions in social, economic, and cultural areas. However, volunteer tourism also faces hurdles such as financial costs prohibiting some from participating. Several organizations place volunteers in projects around the world.
This document discusses the concept of immigrant transnationalism. It begins with a brief background on traditional immigration studies, which viewed migration as a one-way movement between sending and receiving countries. It then introduces the concept of transnationalism - where immigrants regularly engage socially, culturally and economically in both their country of origin and destination. Key drivers of transnationalism include advances in transportation and communication. The document also discusses measuring and implications of transnationalism, as well as opportunities for transnational entrepreneurship and platforms.
Migration is the movement of people between locations. There are many reasons why people migrate, including economic, social, political, and environmental factors. Migration can be international or internal, and is driven by "push" factors in the origin location and "pull" factors in the destination. Common push factors include lack of jobs, poverty, and conflict, while pull factors include opportunities for better employment and quality of life. Migration impacts both origins and destinations.
Lee's model of migration proposes that people move due to push and pull factors. Push factors induce people to leave their origin location due to negatives like poverty or instability, while pull factors attract people to destinations that have positives like job opportunities or thriving economies. People evaluate the push and pull factors of different locations along with any intervening obstacles like distance or borders to determine if the factors are strong enough to force or entice migration, or if closer intermediate locations are preferable.
Private development assistance (PDA) from foundations, corporations, and non-profits totals around $45-60 billion annually, roughly equal to official development assistance (ODA). PDA focuses on economic development and humanitarian needs through concessional loans and grants. While PDA bypasses some issues with ODA like corruption and strategic interests, it also lacks coordination, data, and accountability. Moving forward, the PDA community aims to develop effectiveness standards and link more closely with ODA institutions to help shape the post-2015 development agenda.
UNICEF is the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. It promotes children's rights as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and works in over 190 countries and territories. UNICEF has over 10,000 employees working towards goals like improving children's health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, and protecting children affected by humanitarian crises or HIV/AIDS.
Sustainable development refers to environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects; not just mitigating negative impacts but pro-actively engaging with these areas with the full range of stakeholders, through a focus on corporate and sustainable responsibility initiatives. Given the high levels of mistrust in Haitian and Kenyan societies, this paper examines CSR initiatives in the tourism sector which could engage citizen diplomacy and increase transparency.
Not many academic papers have been adventurous enough to associate tourism development in black countries with other topics like peace, CSR, transparency and population engagement particularly in destinations like Kenya and Haiti where corruption and unequal distribution of wealth are almost part of the tradition. This paper contributes to the body of meta-literature by focusing on tourism as an economic activity can contribute to the reconciliation of the different classes but more importantly transcend the conception of the government being the oppressor.
Starting with some key concepts analysis, this article adopts a progressive approach successively presenting the studied destinations and then a comparative analysis. It seeks the answers one key question: To what extent CSR practices in tourism can bring peace in Kenya and Haiti? The objective is to discover if the impacts of CSR practices are the same in Kenya (the starting point) and Haiti (the extension point). In other words, is there any kind of dilution of the impacts of CSR practices the further you get from the starting point?
Methodologically, this article builds on academic critical literature on CSR practices and tourism development. This study is going to adopt a comparative and inductive approach.
The World Bank is an internationally supported bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for programs to reduce poverty. It has 185 member countries and over 10,000 staff worldwide. The World Bank provides loans, grants, analytical services and capacity building to fund projects focused on reducing poverty, improving health, education, sanitation, and supporting sustainable development.
The document discusses Maine's aging population and tightening labor force and how immigrants are critical to the state's economy. It notes that Maine's population growth has been flat while the population is getting older. Immigrants make up 4% of Maine's labor force compared to 15.9% nationally. The industries with the largest share of foreign-born workers include computer systems design, home health care services, travel accommodation, and colleges/universities. While immigrants face barriers like language and credential issues, they fuel industries and start businesses. Strategies proposed to better integrate immigrants include developing strategic plans, educating employers, and improving access to education and workforce programs.
Presented during the 2019 Bonner Summer Leadership Institute at Waynesburg University by Lindsey Forbes (University of Nevada, Reno). This workshop discussed the dangers of voluntourism and will challenge your thinking on
international volunteering.
The document summarizes the challenges faced by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in the Philippines in protecting temporary overseas Filipino workers. OWWA is funded through mandatory contributions from overseas workers and employers. It provides services like insurance, loans, education assistance and repatriation. However, it struggles with balancing service provision and fund stability on a limited budget. It also faces challenges in ensuring migrant worker representation, transparency and accountability of funds. Destination countries should also do more to protect temporary foreign workers.
This document summarizes the key points from a paper on global migration and development presented at the 2007 Global Forum on Migration and Development. It discusses how migration has potential benefits for development but also risks, and the importance of policies that enhance the benefits and mitigate the risks. It focuses on the concerns of UNICEF and UNDP regarding sustainable human development, migrants' rights, and impacts on women and children, such as those left behind. More research is needed to understand how migration affects children and inform better protection policies.
This document is the annual report of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation for 2012. It provides an overview of the Foundation's grants and activities that year across its three program areas: promoting international arts engagement, protecting reproductive rights, and improving the performance of public institutions in New York. A total of $4.78 million was appropriated to 53 grantees. The report describes the goals and strategies within each program area, and provides details on several specific grants made to organizations such as Art21, Bang on a Can, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Global migration occurs through internal migration within countries and international migration across borders. There are five main groups of immigrants: permanent immigrants, temporary workers, illegal immigrants, petitioned immigrants, and refugees/asylum seekers. The top three regions of origin for migrants are Latin America, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, and the Middle East/North Africa. While migration benefits destination countries through economic contributions, it also leads to debates around its impacts and integration challenges for migrants.
The document discusses remittances sent home by migrant workers and strategies for leveraging them for development. It notes that remittances have surpassed overseas development aid and foreign direct investment. It also provides statistics on top remittance receiving countries and discusses some challenges faced by diaspora organizations in implementing community projects in countries of origin.
Building social capital for effective citizen and state institutions;
Promotion of dialogue, public enlightenment, cultural renaissance, tradition, and renewal
Local Governance and Development
Global migration is a complex phenomenon that involves over 250 million people moving between countries for various economic, social, and environmental reasons. There are two main categories of migrants - labor/economic migrants who move for jobs or family reunification, and forced migrants who move due to adverse circumstances like conflict, persecution, or natural disasters. The key drivers of migration include economic and demographic factors, environmental factors like climate change or natural disasters, and human-made crises. Migration impacts development goals around health, education, gender equality, decent work, sustainable cities, climate action, and more. Many Filipinos work overseas due to poverty, unemployment, curiosity about other cultures, and to send money home to support their families, though this often comes
Backpacking with a Purpose: Voluntourism Workshop for INKspireJustine Abigail
This document discusses the opportunities and challenges of voluntourism. It notes that while voluntourism has become a multi-billion dollar industry, it often perpetuates systems of oppression, imposes Western ideals, and uses unskilled volunteers. However, it can also create meaningful cultural exchange and social change when done responsibly. The document provides suggestions for ethical voluntourism, including having realistic expectations, volunteering only for community-requested projects, learning about the local culture and context before serving, and ensuring the organization assesses volunteers and is transparent about costs and partnerships.
Bridging the development gap file organiserjodiecmills
The document discusses the development gap between developed and developing economies. It covers three main topics: the causes of the development gap which can be explained by economic theories and the roles of global organizations, the social, economic, and environmental consequences of the gap for developing countries and urban poor, and approaches to reducing the gap through theories of development as well as aid, trade, and economic growth though there is debate around these strategies.
Forced migration has accompanied persecution, as well as war, throughout human history but has only become a topic of serious study and discussion relatively recently. This increased attention is the result of greater ease of travel, allowing displaced persons to flee to nations far removed from their homes, the creation of an international legal structure of human rights, and the realizations that the destabilizing effects of forced migration, especially in parts of Africa, the Middle East, south and central Asia, ripple out well beyond the immediate region.
Unit 3 contested_planet_bridging_the_development_gapALawson1234
The document discusses bridging the development gap between rich and poor countries. It explores the causes of the gap, including unequal distribution of wealth globally and different measures of development. The consequences of the gap include poverty, poor health outcomes, urban slums, and ethnic inequalities. Strategies to bridge the gap involve both top-down approaches like large infrastructure projects led by governments and companies, and bottom-up grassroots projects led by local communities and NGOs. Aid and foreign direct investment are also discussed as ways to fund development.
Volunteer tourism involves travelers visiting destinations to take part in community projects, such as conservation work, development work, or medical assistance. It benefits both individuals and society. For individuals, volunteer tourism allows participants to complete their goal of travel while learning from local communities and feeling that they have made a positive difference. For society, volunteer tourism provides contributions in social, economic, and cultural areas. However, volunteer tourism also faces hurdles such as financial costs prohibiting some from participating. Several organizations place volunteers in projects around the world.
This document discusses the concept of immigrant transnationalism. It begins with a brief background on traditional immigration studies, which viewed migration as a one-way movement between sending and receiving countries. It then introduces the concept of transnationalism - where immigrants regularly engage socially, culturally and economically in both their country of origin and destination. Key drivers of transnationalism include advances in transportation and communication. The document also discusses measuring and implications of transnationalism, as well as opportunities for transnational entrepreneurship and platforms.
Migration is the movement of people between locations. There are many reasons why people migrate, including economic, social, political, and environmental factors. Migration can be international or internal, and is driven by "push" factors in the origin location and "pull" factors in the destination. Common push factors include lack of jobs, poverty, and conflict, while pull factors include opportunities for better employment and quality of life. Migration impacts both origins and destinations.
Lee's model of migration proposes that people move due to push and pull factors. Push factors induce people to leave their origin location due to negatives like poverty or instability, while pull factors attract people to destinations that have positives like job opportunities or thriving economies. People evaluate the push and pull factors of different locations along with any intervening obstacles like distance or borders to determine if the factors are strong enough to force or entice migration, or if closer intermediate locations are preferable.
Private development assistance (PDA) from foundations, corporations, and non-profits totals around $45-60 billion annually, roughly equal to official development assistance (ODA). PDA focuses on economic development and humanitarian needs through concessional loans and grants. While PDA bypasses some issues with ODA like corruption and strategic interests, it also lacks coordination, data, and accountability. Moving forward, the PDA community aims to develop effectiveness standards and link more closely with ODA institutions to help shape the post-2015 development agenda.
UNICEF is the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. It promotes children's rights as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and works in over 190 countries and territories. UNICEF has over 10,000 employees working towards goals like improving children's health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, and protecting children affected by humanitarian crises or HIV/AIDS.
Sustainable development refers to environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects; not just mitigating negative impacts but pro-actively engaging with these areas with the full range of stakeholders, through a focus on corporate and sustainable responsibility initiatives. Given the high levels of mistrust in Haitian and Kenyan societies, this paper examines CSR initiatives in the tourism sector which could engage citizen diplomacy and increase transparency.
Not many academic papers have been adventurous enough to associate tourism development in black countries with other topics like peace, CSR, transparency and population engagement particularly in destinations like Kenya and Haiti where corruption and unequal distribution of wealth are almost part of the tradition. This paper contributes to the body of meta-literature by focusing on tourism as an economic activity can contribute to the reconciliation of the different classes but more importantly transcend the conception of the government being the oppressor.
Starting with some key concepts analysis, this article adopts a progressive approach successively presenting the studied destinations and then a comparative analysis. It seeks the answers one key question: To what extent CSR practices in tourism can bring peace in Kenya and Haiti? The objective is to discover if the impacts of CSR practices are the same in Kenya (the starting point) and Haiti (the extension point). In other words, is there any kind of dilution of the impacts of CSR practices the further you get from the starting point?
Methodologically, this article builds on academic critical literature on CSR practices and tourism development. This study is going to adopt a comparative and inductive approach.
The World Bank is an internationally supported bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for programs to reduce poverty. It has 185 member countries and over 10,000 staff worldwide. The World Bank provides loans, grants, analytical services and capacity building to fund projects focused on reducing poverty, improving health, education, sanitation, and supporting sustainable development.
The document discusses Maine's aging population and tightening labor force and how immigrants are critical to the state's economy. It notes that Maine's population growth has been flat while the population is getting older. Immigrants make up 4% of Maine's labor force compared to 15.9% nationally. The industries with the largest share of foreign-born workers include computer systems design, home health care services, travel accommodation, and colleges/universities. While immigrants face barriers like language and credential issues, they fuel industries and start businesses. Strategies proposed to better integrate immigrants include developing strategic plans, educating employers, and improving access to education and workforce programs.
Presented during the 2019 Bonner Summer Leadership Institute at Waynesburg University by Lindsey Forbes (University of Nevada, Reno). This workshop discussed the dangers of voluntourism and will challenge your thinking on
international volunteering.
The document summarizes the challenges faced by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in the Philippines in protecting temporary overseas Filipino workers. OWWA is funded through mandatory contributions from overseas workers and employers. It provides services like insurance, loans, education assistance and repatriation. However, it struggles with balancing service provision and fund stability on a limited budget. It also faces challenges in ensuring migrant worker representation, transparency and accountability of funds. Destination countries should also do more to protect temporary foreign workers.
This document summarizes the key points from a paper on global migration and development presented at the 2007 Global Forum on Migration and Development. It discusses how migration has potential benefits for development but also risks, and the importance of policies that enhance the benefits and mitigate the risks. It focuses on the concerns of UNICEF and UNDP regarding sustainable human development, migrants' rights, and impacts on women and children, such as those left behind. More research is needed to understand how migration affects children and inform better protection policies.
This document is the annual report of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation for 2012. It provides an overview of the Foundation's grants and activities that year across its three program areas: promoting international arts engagement, protecting reproductive rights, and improving the performance of public institutions in New York. A total of $4.78 million was appropriated to 53 grantees. The report describes the goals and strategies within each program area, and provides details on several specific grants made to organizations such as Art21, Bang on a Can, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Global migration occurs through internal migration within countries and international migration across borders. There are five main groups of immigrants: permanent immigrants, temporary workers, illegal immigrants, petitioned immigrants, and refugees/asylum seekers. The top three regions of origin for migrants are Latin America, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, and the Middle East/North Africa. While migration benefits destination countries through economic contributions, it also leads to debates around its impacts and integration challenges for migrants.
The document discusses remittances sent home by migrant workers and strategies for leveraging them for development. It notes that remittances have surpassed overseas development aid and foreign direct investment. It also provides statistics on top remittance receiving countries and discusses some challenges faced by diaspora organizations in implementing community projects in countries of origin.
Building social capital for effective citizen and state institutions;
Promotion of dialogue, public enlightenment, cultural renaissance, tradition, and renewal
Local Governance and Development
Global migration is a complex phenomenon that involves over 250 million people moving between countries for various economic, social, and environmental reasons. There are two main categories of migrants - labor/economic migrants who move for jobs or family reunification, and forced migrants who move due to adverse circumstances like conflict, persecution, or natural disasters. The key drivers of migration include economic and demographic factors, environmental factors like climate change or natural disasters, and human-made crises. Migration impacts development goals around health, education, gender equality, decent work, sustainable cities, climate action, and more. Many Filipinos work overseas due to poverty, unemployment, curiosity about other cultures, and to send money home to support their families, though this often comes
The document discusses several key topics related to global migration and development:
1) It summarizes UNICEF and UNDP's focus on sustainable human development, migrants' rights, and the impacts of migration on women and children.
2) It discusses how migration can benefit development through remittances but also introduces new vulnerabilities for migrants and their families.
3) It calls for more research on how migration impacts children, including those left behind and those migrating alone. Greater data is needed on the magnitude and demographics of children affected by migration.
The document summarizes key facts from the United Nations 2017 International Migration Report. Some of the key points include:
- The number of international migrants has grown rapidly in recent years, reaching 258 million in 2017 up from 173 million in 2000.
- Over 60% of migrants live in Asia or Europe, with the largest numbers in the US, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and Russia.
- International migration is an important issue addressed in the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants.
- The report provides the latest data on levels and trends in international migration worldwide.
Navigating the Complexities and Barriers of Language While Building your Mult...Aggregage
Join Romina Morandini and Dario Kanevsky for their panel discussions about the avenues we encounter in a multicultural workforce, such as the complexity of languages, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in leadership, and the international interactions between companies.
Leadership Solutions to Stem the
Crises in Human Development: Volunteers enrich citizenship and serves as an effective conduit for civic education; interjecting public participation in decision-making that promotes social harmony and public trust
1. Migration is defined as the movement of people between locations. It can be internal within a country or international across country borders.
2. The key causes of migration include economic, social, political, and environmental factors. Economic migration occurs to find work, while political migration happens to escape conflict or persecution.
3. Migration is influenced by "push" factors that encourage people to leave an area, and "pull" factors that attract people to a new location. Rural-urban migration in developing countries is often driven by lack of jobs and land in rural areas.
The document discusses community development and partnerships. It introduces key concepts like stakeholders and approaches to community development. It outlines the speaker's background working on community projects. The main stakeholders in development are identified as: US government agencies, international organizations, foundations, NGOs, host country NGOs, and local community members. Effective partnerships require understanding community interests and bringing stakeholders to a common agenda to solve locally-defined problems.
The newsletter highlights partnerships between the UN and other organizations in Trinidad and Tobago. It discusses the UN's 'My World' survey that aims to gather citizen input for developing global priorities. It describes how UNTT promoted the survey locally through online and street campaigns. It also summarizes United Nations partnership with the End Hunger Campaign to hold a march on International Youth Day focusing on mental health, with over 1,500 participants. A coordinator from End Hunger Campaign emphasizes the importance of the mental health theme and challenges facing youth, as well as their efforts to bring social and educational events to rural communities.
Globalization is a process of increasing interconnectedness between societies around the world through the international exchange of goods, services, money, ideas and culture. This has led to traditional societies merging to form a more homogeneous global society. While globalization has increased communication of ideas like democracy and human rights, it has also contributed to issues like unequal wealth distribution, global terrorism, and environmental damage. Debates around balancing the advantages and disadvantages of globalization continue.
In 2012, UNICEF delivered results for children through collaborative relationships with
a broad range of partners, including governments, the multilateral system, civil society
organizations, the private sector and global programme partners.
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, and other UN agencies play important roles in global public health and development. WHO focuses on health issues, UNICEF aids children and mothers, UNFPA addresses reproductive health and gender equality. Along with other UN programs like WFP, UNDP, and UNEP, they work to achieve goals like eradicating poverty, hunger, and disease through services, advocacy, and humanitarian aid. NGOs also contribute as operational organizations implementing local programs or campaign groups promoting issues like human rights, environment, and development.
Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute spoke at the Japan International Cooperation Agency in July 2016.
The presentation links to his new book 'Should Rich Nations Help The Poor'
Youth Active Citizenship Context Analysis 2013Geoff Hazell
This document provides a summary of trends, barriers, and strategies related to youth active citizenship based on an analysis by Oxfam International Youth Partnerships. It identifies five key global trends: 1) changing populations with the largest youth population in history, 2) globalization and complex issues requiring new approaches to citizenship, 3) increased connectivity through technology and education, 4) protests related to rising inequality and unemployment, and 5) Oxfam's focus on emerging economies and middle income countries where most people in poverty now live. The document aims to support options for evolving Oxfam's youth programs to engage young people as agents of change.
This report provides a synopsis of the global Internet forum on International Leadership for the MDGs and Leveraging Technology for Human Rights and Peace
This document proposes a financial solution to address the problem of girl-child hawking in Nigeria. It defines girl-child hawking and provides statistics on its prevalence. Poverty and lack of awareness are identified as key obstacles. Potential ways to raise funds and solve the problem are discussed, including developing poverty alleviation programs, fundraising efforts, and creating an action plan focused on a specific local government. The overall goal is to curb exploitation of women and children and promote education and gender equality in Nigeria.
The document is a report about non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their role in addressing issues like poverty. It discusses how NGOs help provide innovative solutions and advocacy for the poor. It also presents a case study of World Vision, which began in 1947 to help one child in China and has since expanded globally to aid communities in nearly 100 countries. The report examines World Vision's mission, values, and programs to help those in need around the world.
The document is a collection of song lyrics that convey a message of unity, peace, and hope from a distance. It discusses how from far away, divisions fade and common bonds between all people are clearer. The lyrics express that with perspective, we see our shared humanity and interdependence, along with the hope that one day, this realization of our oneness will be understood by all and lead to a harmonious world without conflict or suffering.
This document discusses migration and development. It defines migration as the movement of people between places and identifies the main types of migration as permanent, temporary, voluntary, or forced; and international or internal. Push factors that drive migration include lack of jobs, poverty, climate change, and civil strife, while pull factors are higher standards of living, labor demand, education, and family links. Migration contributes to development through remittances, which are twice as large as official development aid. The Philippines has an estimated 8-10 million overseas Filipinos, with the largest populations in the US, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the UAE. Remittances are a major source of funds for the Philippines and are mostly used for food
EMIP and Sanabel, the network of microfinance institutions in the Arab countries, held a conference in Tunis on 5 May 2008 on the subject "Microfinance in the Mediterranean: what impact?", which brought together over 420 participants to engage in debate with some thirty speakers from microcredit institutions, the banking sector, finance institutions, academia and civil society. The conference saw the unveiling of a study on the economic and social impact of microfinance in the Mediterranean designed to foster a better understanding of the outlook for microfinance in the region.
This presentation is about leveraging remittances for development by linking with microfinance institutions.
Engaging Diasporas In Development Ec Un Knowledge FairLeila Rispens-Noel
Oxfam Novib supports engagement with diaspora groups to enhance development. It has established several networks of diaspora organizations and supported their participation in conferences. Projects have provided education, economic opportunities, and basic services in countries of origin. Oxfam Novib aims to build partnerships between migrant organizations, development agencies, and financial institutions to harness remittances and promote co-development. A new EU-funded program will provide training and partnerships to facilitate money transfers through microfinance institutions and develop financial products for migrants.
Engaging Diasporas in Development: Lessons Learned, Challenges and TrendsLeila Rispens-Noel
This document discusses the potential role of remittances in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It provides examples of partnerships between diaspora organizations and development organizations that harness remittances for investments, knowledge sharing, financial literacy programs, and capacity building initiatives in countries across Africa and Asia. The document also outlines Oxfam Novib's main programs that support diaspora organizations, such as capacity building, technical and financial assistance, alliance building, and linking development projects with remittances to contribute to sustainable development, education, health, peace, and gender equality.
2. FORUMMigration and DevelopmentAteneo de Davao University Leila Rispens-Noel Senior Advisor, International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI International) President, Wimler Foundation
3. Migration What is Migration? Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. What are the main types of migration? Migration can be permanent, temporary, voluntary or forced. It can be international or internal. 3
4. Push Factors of Migration Lack of jobs and Poverty Climate Change/Environmental problems Lack or under-employment at home Market forces Discrimination Civil Strife/War/Political and religious persecution 4
5. Pull Factors of Migration Higher standards of living/Higher wages Labor Demand Political and/or religious freedom Enjoyment/Greener pastures Education Better medical care Security Family links 5
6. What do we know? Migration can contribute to development Remittances are twice more than official development aid, just little behind than foreign direct investments. Migration is unstoppable 6
7. Philippine International Migration January 19, 2011 7 Global: in 2010, 214 million people work and live outside their countries of origin; nearly three percent of world’s population (IOM) Philippines: estimated 8-10 million overseas Filipinos spread in 193 countries; 10% are irregular; 60% are women
9. Top Destination Countries for Filipinos 1. United States 2. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3. Canada 4. United Arab Emirates 5. Australia 6. Malaysia 7. Japan 8. Qatar 9. United Kingdom 10. Singapore 11. Hong Kong 12. Kuwait 13. Italy 14. Taiwan 15. South Korea 9
10. Social Cost of Migration 10 Dysfunctional families Culture of migration Culture of dependency Abuses, violation of migrants’ rights Exclusion Abandoned children Brain drain, brain waste
11. Top 10 remittance recipient developing countries in US$ billion (WB) 11
12. Philippine Remittances estimates 2010 - $440 billion 2009 - $316 billion Expected to increase by 7.1% in 2011 a faster pace of recovery in 2010 than The World bank earlier forecasts. 12
14. Uses of Remittances About 80% on: Food Education Health Repayment of debts Remaining amount for: Savings Investments Diaspora Philanthropy –hometown associations 14
15. Not only Remittances Migrants also contribute social remittances: skills, knowledge, networks, new ideas (politics) – in some countries (peace building, democratization, good governance) In time of disaster In Host countries: Economy, culture 15
16. What should we do and who will do it? 16 Government Migrants and Families Development and international organizations NGOs, trade unions, Diaspora/Migrant Associations Academes Financial sector Host Countries
17. Recommendations for Academes, Students 1. Data and information gathering e.g. thesis on causes, effects, and social costs of Migration in Mindanao and formulate recommendations based on their findings to be used as basis for government policies to improve situation of migrants and their families both at home and abroad. 17
18. Recommendations (Cont.) Research on the impact of migration to rural development Research on the impact of remittances to the development of Mindanao Research on the impact of collective remittances (Diaspora philanthropy to the development in Mindanao) Research on how to promote and strengthen hometown associations as actors of development Research on Gender, Migration and Development 18
19. ADDU Migration and Development Center Responds to lack of data on internal and international migration in Mindanao (research is usually done from Manila Information (action-oriented research) and based on Mindanao context provided by the Center can influence government policy (ex. Leveraging remittances and Diaspora philanthropy for development Future-oriented data gathering can help those who plan to work abroad make informed decision; plan for it (purpose of migration) Should attract interest from ADDU alumni – (generate support from them) 19