Sustainable Development: Implications for Energy Policy in Nigeria

Contribution of Voluntary Patriotic Practices on Poverty Reduction Initiatives in Zanzibar

“…Patriotism is also perceived as a positive and supportive attitude to a 'fatherland' by individuals and groups [2]. Patriotism is very important since it makes a person loyal, obedient and supportive to his or her motherland, its people, leaders and the political system and works for its development.…”

“…Patriotism is very important since it makes a person loyal, obedient and supportive to his or her motherland, its people, leaders and the political system and works for its development. The patriotism implies individuals' level of attitudes and behaviors of being able to place the interests of the nation above their personal and group interests [1,2].…”

“…The increasingly practiced voluntary patriotic practices stand as newly adopted paradigm of community development are envisaged as a the most effectives people-centered development with has been widely recognized as a new paradigm today socio-economic development [2,8,14].…”

Getting Voluntary Patriotic Practices Integrated in Poverty Reduction Policy Frameworks

“…The challenges, usefulness and roles of voluntary patriotic practices towards nation building initiatives and community social and economic development activities are widely posited [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while leaving behind the rationale of integrating the practically tested voluntary patriotic practices in the countries poverty reduction policy frameworks. The roles of voluntary patriotic practices in the poverty reduction initiatives are undoubtedly and quite widely known including their ability to save and enhance majority of resource-intensive initiatives by replacing the workforce contributed by voluntary practices ranging from voluntary financial contribution, voluntary material contribution, voluntary manpower contribution, voluntary service provision, participatory community projects planning, voluntary community support, voluntary cleaning activities, participatory security patrols and voluntary whistle-blowing for public resources management However, in the current times, the role of voluntarism which is mostly pioneered by civil societies and some government structures; has been widely recognized as indispensable in the process of development [2,3].…”

“…The roles of voluntary patriotic practices in the poverty reduction initiatives are undoubtedly and quite widely known including their ability to save and enhance majority of resource-intensive initiatives by replacing the workforce contributed by voluntary practices ranging from voluntary financial contribution, voluntary material contribution, voluntary manpower contribution, voluntary service provision, participatory community projects planning, voluntary community support, voluntary cleaning activities, participatory security patrols and voluntary whistle-blowing for public resources management However, in the current times, the role of voluntarism which is mostly pioneered by civil societies and some government structures; has been widely recognized as indispensable in the process of development [2,3]. The increasingly practiced voluntary patriotic practices stand as newly adopted paradigm of community development are envisaged as a the most effectives peoplecentered development with has been widely recognized as a new paradigm today socio-economic development [1,2,7,9]. Following the recent developments in the applications of voluntary patriotic practices on poverty reduction in Zanzibar [1], the usefulness and significance of integrating voluntary patriotic practices on poverty reduction initiatives in Zanzibar require more attachment into legal and administrative systems, structures and institutions for smooth implementation of socio-economic development processes.…”