Grassroots NGOs by Women for Women: The Driving Force of Development in India

Handy, Femida; Kassam, Meenaz; Feeney, Suzanne; Ranade, Bhagyashree

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“…Since then, there has been a shift towards providing a greater number of human services by NGOs and advocating for lower castes, women, and the environment. In fact, many human services are not provided by the Indian government and are instead largely supplied by local NGOs (Handy et al, 2006). Currently in India (like elsewhere), human service NGOs are seen as agents of development, especially in rural areas where governments lack resources or are inefficient and bureaucratic (Datta, 2000), and where there is a great deal of poverty (Chaudhuri and Gupta, 2009).…”

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“…Investigating the reasons why people donate to charitable organizations has become a necessary topic in recent years for many important reasons. For example, donations have become significant for the sustainability of some human service nonprofits as they continue to experience difficulties in meeting their operating costs; a result of government cutbacks in social spending and/or increasing need in local communities (Anheier, , ; Handy et al ., ; Mayer, ; Powell, ). Also, often times, new programs or initiatives for service recipients are in response to omissions in existing programs and can be in conflict with current government mandates.…”

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Understanding online donor behavior: the role of donor characteristics, perceptions of the internet, website and program, and influence from social networks

Shier

Handy

2012

J of Philanthropy and Mktg

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Online donation platforms, albeit a recent phenomenon, are becoming more important for human service nonprofits, allowing them to reach a broader target population of donors at relatively little cost. In developing countries such as India, internet use is flourishing, and this has allowed fund‐raisers to reach a population hitherto difficult to reach. A cross‐sectional research design was utilized to survey donors of one online donation program in India (n = 479). This research was exploratory, investigating the factors that influence people's willingness to donate online, including the socio‐demographic characteristics of donors. Results show that gender, perception of the organization, and influence from others are variables that influence the likelihood of donating online. Further research and implications for human service nonprofits seeking to undertake online charitable campaigns are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Understanding online donor behavior: the role of donor characteristics, perceptions of the internet, website and program, and influence from social networks

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Handy

2012

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“…Moving away from the focus on HOs and traditional HL also helps to shift the paradigm towards collective solutions, intersectoral contacts, trust, democratic space, and social diversity (Uvin, Jain, and Brown, ), and to question the notions surrounding the influence of humanitarian operations. It has been suggested that the size of an organisation, or even the number of beneficiaries reached, does not necessarily determine the actual impact of a humanitarian operation on a society (Handy et al, ). Hence, this paper shifts the focus from the ‘beneficiary’ to the role of communities as competent actors in their own relief and development and addresses the following research questions:…”

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From disaster to development: a systematic review of community‐driven humanitarian logistics

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Mansouri

2017

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A plethora of untapped resources exist within disaster-affected communities that can be used to address relief and development concerns. A systematic review of the literature relating to community participation in humanitarian logistics activities revealed that communities are able to form ad hoc networks that have the ability to meet a wide range of disaster management needs. These structures, characterised as Collaborative Aid Networks (CANs), have demonstrated efficient logistical capabilities exclusive of humanitarian organisations. This study proposes that CANs, as a result of their unique characteristics, present alternatives to established humanitarian approaches to logistics, while also mitigating the challenges commonly faced by traditional humanitarian organisations. Furthermore, CANs offer a more holistic, long-term approach to disaster management, owing to their impact on development through their involvement in humanitarian logistics. This research provides the foundation for further theoretical analysis of effective and efficient disaster management, and details opportunities for policy and practice.

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“…The channel through which the relationship between education and employment arises is the same for both sexes though, namely, labour turnover. There is a stronger tendency for women with higher education to participate in the labour market because higher education creates opportunities to work in occupations or sectors where gender equality is assured (Handy et al 2006).…”

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Level and Factors of Womenâ€™s Employment in the Sekhukhune District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa: Some Discriminant Analysis

Kyei¹

2015

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Unemployment is very high in South Africa with the official rate ranging from 26.7% to 35%. The Limpopo province has the highest proportion of rural dwellers in South Africa and possibly higher unemployment rate than the national average. Womenâ€™s unemployment is a much bigger problem especially when women are the bread winners. Most women singularly look after their children due to polygamy and / or labour migrant system which usually takes the men from home to other parts of the country. This study focuses on factors which militate against womenâ€™s employment. A 3-stage sample survey was conducted between May 2013 and January 2014 covering all the municipalities in the Sekhukhune district. About 2000 women aged between 20 and 55 years were interviewed. Applying discriminant analysis, this study shows that over 85% of the women in the district are unemployed; and factors like: education, age, family status and marital status affect the employment status of women in Sekhukhune. DA = 0.734educ + 0.654age +0.490familystatus + 0.153marital status If Limpopo wants to reduce unemployment of women and to redress familyâ€™s crises, this study recommends that efforts be made to â€œeducateâ€ women, i.e. encourage women to complete higher/ tertiary education and also be given special preference/family support in job offers.

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Grassroots NGOs by Women for Women: The Driving Force of Development in India

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Understanding online donor behavior: the role of donor characteristics, perceptions of the internet, website and program, and influence from social networks

Understanding online donor behavior: the role of donor characteristics, perceptions of the internet, website and program, and influence from social networks

From disaster to development: a systematic review of community‐driven humanitarian logistics

Level and Factors of Womenâ€™s Employment in the Sekhukhune District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa: Some Discriminant Analysis

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