Can Organisations of the Urban Poor be Significant Actors in 'building' Socia...Caroline Cage
In 2005 Sattherthwaite and D’Cruz made the bold assertion that ‘Perhaps the most significant initiative today in urban areas of Africa and Asia in addressing poverty… is the work of organizations and federations formed and run by the urban poor or homeless’. With growing numbers of NGOs in urban areas, as well as pressure on governments to increase citizen involvement in decision-making, large-scale Organisations of the Urban Poor (OUPs) are becoming recognised as potentially important civil society actors in urban decision-making and implementation. Urban poor federations such as Slum Dwellers International (SDI) have spread rapidly through the developing world, while at the same time NGOs have begun supporting umbrella groups as longer-term representatives of the urban poor.
In Kisumu (one of the fastest growing cities in Kenya and focus of the 2007 post-election violence), both SDI and NGO supported groups are operating in several wards of the city, attempting to perform similar functions of representation and coordination in the community. However, there are differences both in their supporting organisations, and in the way the groups themselves are structured and function internally. For example, while NGO supported groups may be seen as less antagonistic, and therefore perhaps better able to connect to local state actors, they may also be more constrained by the same overarching structures of donor aid and financing that has been found to limit the NGOs which support them. So how representative are they? Do they increase solidarity? And how do they influence, or are they influenced by external actors? This paper presents early findings from research into the Horizontal and Vertical Social Capital of SDI and NGO supported umbrella groups in Kisumu in order to understand how effective these groups are in their intended role as bridges between external partners and the community.
Chapter Building Workshops were offered to BDPA leaders at the 3rd quarter National BDPA board of directors meeting in 2001.
The session on 'Leadership' was led by (then) BDPA Cincinnati chapter president-elect Gina Billings.
Can Organisations of the Urban Poor be Significant Actors in 'building' Socia...Caroline Cage
In 2005 Sattherthwaite and D’Cruz made the bold assertion that ‘Perhaps the most significant initiative today in urban areas of Africa and Asia in addressing poverty… is the work of organizations and federations formed and run by the urban poor or homeless’. With growing numbers of NGOs in urban areas, as well as pressure on governments to increase citizen involvement in decision-making, large-scale Organisations of the Urban Poor (OUPs) are becoming recognised as potentially important civil society actors in urban decision-making and implementation. Urban poor federations such as Slum Dwellers International (SDI) have spread rapidly through the developing world, while at the same time NGOs have begun supporting umbrella groups as longer-term representatives of the urban poor.
In Kisumu (one of the fastest growing cities in Kenya and focus of the 2007 post-election violence), both SDI and NGO supported groups are operating in several wards of the city, attempting to perform similar functions of representation and coordination in the community. However, there are differences both in their supporting organisations, and in the way the groups themselves are structured and function internally. For example, while NGO supported groups may be seen as less antagonistic, and therefore perhaps better able to connect to local state actors, they may also be more constrained by the same overarching structures of donor aid and financing that has been found to limit the NGOs which support them. So how representative are they? Do they increase solidarity? And how do they influence, or are they influenced by external actors? This paper presents early findings from research into the Horizontal and Vertical Social Capital of SDI and NGO supported umbrella groups in Kisumu in order to understand how effective these groups are in their intended role as bridges between external partners and the community.
Chapter Building Workshops were offered to BDPA leaders at the 3rd quarter National BDPA board of directors meeting in 2001.
The session on 'Leadership' was led by (then) BDPA Cincinnati chapter president-elect Gina Billings.
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- What can we learn from a wide range of networking/partnering/clustering models and approaches?
- Are new networking/partnering/clustering models replacing the old ones?
- How much do creative and bold individuals, governmental incentives and the business support environment, advisers, local/regional business environment and modern tools contribute to the diversity and success of networks/partnerships/clusters?
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Mentoring as a provision for latvia rural women entrepreneurship
1. Prof. Baiba Rivza, Mg. oec. Laura Rivza
Latvia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
2. Mentoring in entrepreneurship means that
somebody more experienced in business
(Mentor) guides and helps the less
experienced (Mentee)
to succeed in
his/her enterprise
development
3. Promote new entrants in entrepreneurial
environment,
Encourage people to be entrepreneurs and set
up their own business,
To ensure unified and effective support in
setting up a business, increasing
competitiveness of enterprise,
Let existing enterprises overcome difficulties,
barriers and keep developing and also
promoting substitute products based on
innovative and knowledge based technologies
11. August 2009 - May 2010
Developing a Guideline for Setting up and
Running Mentoring Programmes for Women
Austria, Estonia, Germany, UK, Latvia, Greece,
Romania
16. Nationality of women entrepreneurs
76,5 23,5
Latvian Russian Pole Ukrainian
Byelorssian Lithuanian Armenian Jews
Source: association “Līdere” & “Latvijas Fakti” & publishing – house
“Lietišķās informācijas dienests” (www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/)
17. Possibility to be independent
Possibility to maintain her family
Possibility to do the work she likes
Self-realizing possibility
Sourse: www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/
18. Trades
Service
Tourism
Health care/social welfare
Education/science
Agriculture /forestry
Industry
Others.
Sourse: www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/
19. Women entrepreneurs in the regions of Latvia,
%
8,5
13,5
41,5
14,5
22
Riga/ Riga region, Jurmala Vidzeme Kurzeme Zemgale Latgale
20. High taxes
Lack of qualified work force
Large number of controlling institutions
Lack of appropriate normative acts and
support
High competition
Sourse: www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/
22. Farm income and income of population employed in
agriculture
Source: Economic accounts for agriculture (EAA)
22
23. Economical factors:
- Unified and effective Social factors:
support in setting up -Lack of information
Social factors: business and reconcilability Technological
- Emotional −Increase the number -Lack of time for factors:
encouragement of new enterprises cooperation -Geographical
− Networking and −increasing −Different levels of distance
cooperation competitiveness of knowledge -Limited access to
− Sense of safety enterprise Internet, e-mail
− Win-win principle
− Guidance that allows
mentee come to solution Strengths Weaknesses
by him/herself
Mentoring in
Latvia
Opportunities Threats
Social factors:
-Potential of Political/Economical
young factors: Political/
entrepreneurs; - Support and possibilities Social factors: Economical
-Supportive to enchain state, - Interest of mentors factors:
local media municipality and EU as volunteers - Administrative
financing; capacity
− Possibility to introduce − Potential of
mentoring in educational mentors in rural
system areas
25. Networks have become the basic units of
modern society.
These units still are individuals, groups,
organizations and communities, though
they may increasingly be linked by
networks.
26. Holberg International Memorial Prize
2012 is awarded to Manuel Castells.
Citation of the Holberg Prize Academic
Committee:
"Manuel Castells is the leading
sociologist of the city and new
information and media technologies. His
ideas and writings have shaped our
understanding of the political dynamics
of urban and global economies in the
network society.
27. It is not purely the technology that defines
modern societies, but also cultural,
economic and political factors that make
up the network society.
Influences such as religion, cultural
upbringing, political organizations, and
social status all shape the network
society.
Societies are shaped by these factors in
many ways.
28. Networks play a multifaceted role for
women entrepreneurs and business owners,
helping them to gain advice, form
partnerships, secure financing, access
qualified management and employees, and
build value chain relationships.
Entrepreneurs and business owners tended
to seek advice most often from those with
whom they had personal relationships—
their private environment.
29. The mentoring and microcredit movement
should be widely used since they proved
to be relevant form of economic activity
for Latvia regions conditions which do not
require large investments but extensive
training network.
Our countries have experience in
mentoring and networking.
Social networks have become the basic
units of modern society and also in
30. Helix model can help in mentoring and
social networking.
Using of the cultural heritage in rural tourism is
important and additional financial source . We
need
strong mentoring support in it.