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Daycare, Decision-making, and the Determinants of Health: A Mother-centric Approach to Understanding Childcare and Child Health in Rural Dharamshala
Get PDFIndian children have long suffered from some of the world’s worst rates of malnutrition. However, there is an evident mismatch between the macro proliferation of India’s intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and the micro ways in which it is often approached, as established views that place blame on mothers for the poor health status of their children have systematically removed blame from underlying structural determinants of health such as government policies, social inequalities, and economic conditions. Taking a mother-centric approach, this study examines the links between childcare practices and maternal decisionmaking in the context of Dharamshala, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh. Interviews were conducted with mothers in rural Dharamshala to gain a complete understanding of their childcare decision-making in their respective contexts, as well as with frontline Anganwadi workers, health workers, and staff members of an NGO working for women’s well being in the area. Results indicate that child health outcomes are profoundly impacted by restraints and responsibilities placed on mothers in the rural, agrarian context, and that the provision of affordable and accessible childcare services through the Integrated Child Development Services program and at government-managed worksites is critical to lessening this burden and successfully ameliorating child health inequalities
Pluralism and Religious Education In Bali: How lack of implementation of educational reform threatens Indonesian identity in the system used to construct it
Get PDFIndonesia’s education system was developed with the construction of the Indonesian as a cohesive people in mind. In doing so, the system adopted the practice of mandatory religious education as a means of developing the character of the Indonesian student through religion, a component imperative to the nation’s statehood. In the years and decades following, the education system, and subsequently its program of religious education, has been reformed and changed many times. This research attempts to look at how and why this changed system has struggled to implement these changes in the classroom, and why pluralism has been included in theory but not in practice in the education system specific to Bali
Abordajes de nuevos tratamientos para la enfermedad de Chagas y su potencial aplicación en pacientes desde las perspectivas de los profesionales en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina / Approaches to New Treatments for Chagas Disease and their Potential Application in Patients from the Perspectives of Professionals in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Get PDFMás de cien años después del descubrimiento de la enfermedad de Chagas, esta enfermedad desatendida sigue afectando más de 6 millones de personas en Latinoamérica, de las cuales 1.5 millones son de Argentina. Al día de hoy, solo existen dos medicamentos para tratar esta enfermedad. El presente proyecto se basa sobre un estudio exploratorio de los desafíos de tratar la enfermedad de Chagas en sus distintas fases y los abordajes actuales para nuevos tratamientos.
Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron los siguientes: en primer lugar, estudiar el contexto socio-económico en que existe esta enfermedad y las implicaciones de este contexto para el futuro de la investigación; en segundo lugar, aprender de los varios puntos de vista de investigación para nuevos tratamientos y su potencial aplicación en pacientes.
Para ello, se empleó un metodología de forma cualitativa, centrada sobre entrevistas semi-estructuradas con profesionales en los campos de la investigación y de la medicina relacionados con el Chagas. También se utilizó literatura y fuentes relacionadas para construir el contexto histórico y actual del campo. Los resultados del este estudio señalaron que el desarrollo de tratamientos para la enfermedad de Chagas está complicado tanto por aspectos científicos como aspectos sociales. Por ahora, los medicamentos existentes funcionan suficientemente bien, pero también tienen restricciones en su aplicación, las cuales hacen necesario la búsqueda de tratamientos que podrían ser aplicados más ampliamente.
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More than one hundred years after the discovery of Chagas, this neglected disease continues to affect more than six million people in Latin America, of which 1.5 million can be found in Argentina. To this day, there are only two medications to treat this disease. This project is based on an exploratory study of the challenges of treating Chagas disease in its distinct phases and the current approaches to new treatments.
The objectives of this study include the following: firstly, to study the socio-economic context in which this disease exists, and the implications of this context for the future of research; secondly, to learn from the various viewpoints of new treatment research and its potential application in patients.
To accomplish these objectives, this project used a qualitative methodology, focusing on semi-structured interviews with professionals in the fields of research and medicine related to Chagas. Additionally, literature and related sources were utilized to construct the historical and current context of the field. The results of this study indicated that the development of treatments for Chagas disease is complicated due to challenges both scientific and social. For now, the existing medications work sufficiently well, but have restrictions to their application, which makes it necessary to search for treatments that can be more widely applicabl
The Power Dynamics of Language: An Analysis of the Positionality of Amazigh Language in Morocco
Get PDFIn 2001, in an unprecedented act, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, stated in a speech that he would take actions to create an organization dedicated to the protection of Amaizgh language and culture. A few months later, he issued a royal Dahair that created the Insitut Royale de la Culture Amazighe (IRCAM), an organization that was tasked with protecting the Amazigh language and culture, as well as, advising King Mohammed VI on all matters related to Amazigh language and culture. The creation of this institution led to the start of a standardization process, whereby the IRCAM has committed to creating one standardized Amazigh language from the three regional Moroccan dialects of Tarafit, Tamazight, and Tashlhit. The importance of this process was only increased when in 2011, Amazigh became the second official language of Morocco, enshrined in the new constitution. Today, IRCAM continues their efforts to preserve this “endangered” language through standardization and education, but are they doing enough? This paper looks to answer that question, and looks to examine the reasons why Amazigh is thought to be endangered in the first place. This paper will also try to determine whether Amazigh continues to be thought of as worth saving in Moroccan society through the use of personal interviews to various IRCAM officials, Amazigh identifying people, and non-Amazigh identifying people. This study will be supplemented through an in depth analysis of various secondary sources that will hopefully help determine the future of Amazigh languages in Morocco
Creating Safe Spaces in a Homonormative Society: A Study of The Hang-Out 010
Get PDFDuring the month of April 2017, I interned with The Hang-Out 010, a nonprofit organization in Rotterdam that serves as a community center for LGBTQ youth. During this period, I assisted the volunteers and staff by attending events, writing blog posts, helping to plan future activities, and developing a feedback survey to be completed by visitors. My main objective was to gain a better understanding of the organization through immersive observation, feedback from visitors, and interviews with the volunteers and director of The Hang-Out 010. I analyzed the role of the organization in the context of a society characterized by homonormativity. By the conclusion of the internship I understood why this organization is important for the LGBTQ community in the Dutch context, and was able to identify precisely how the organization succeeds in meeting the needs of the young people who visit there, as well as some ideas for expanding the programming that is currently offered
Toward Comprehensive Internationalization: A Proposal for Integrating Study Abroad Programs into a Secondary School Curriculum
No full textThis capstone provides specific internationalization suggestions tailored to the specific needs of one secondary school in the United States, as an integral part of a larger internationalization effort. It offers a definition and strategy of curriculum integration as a path toward comprehensive internationalization with measurable outcomes related to the goal. These strategies will result in deeper integration of study abroad programming into the school’s academic curriculum. The proposal is grounded in Reimer (2017) and Dewey’s (1937) vision of citizenship education in a global community to address the micro-level needs of students, parents, and the community at an independent school.
The proposal suggests (1) incorporating a required Developing Cultural Competencies course into the school\u27s curriculum, (2) piloting course-linked programs that enhance the school\u27s elective courses with an international study component, (3) identifying new funding sources for student scholarships and faculty professional development, and (4) expanding faculty professional development to grow awareness of study abroad programs and their benefits for student learning. Finally, the paper explores the implications, challenges, and limitations of current research and suggests opportunities for future inquiry into internationalizing independent secondary schools in the United States.
Key words: Curriculum integration, secondary education, study abroad, faculty, intercultural communicatio
Constitutional Reform: Decolonization in the Comoros Islads
Get PDFSince its independence in 1975 the Union of Comoros has seen a great deal of political upheaval as a part of its decolonization process. This study examines the period between 1975 and 2001 with special emphasis on the 1997 Secession Crisis and the methods by which that crisis was resolved. The literature review is composed of predominantly native Comorian authors, supplemented by several French authors and information from international organizations. The events and literature are also examined through the lenses of the psychoanalytical group identity theory of Vamik Volkan and the Conflict Transformation work of Johan Galtung. Data regarding attitudes and general knowledge of this period in Comorian history was obtained through a qualitative study conducted with forty participants from across Comoros. The findings suggested that the majority of responses from the island of Anjoaun showed a greater knowledge and personal connection to the events of 1997, while many Grande Comoriens were either not aware of or had forgotten about the crisis. The findings also indicated that Anjoaunese participants were more likely to believe there was a tension or conflict between the islands than their Grande Comorien counterparts. The literature review findings indicated that Comoros is in a period of relative political stability and has begun the establishing political norms regarding free and fair elections which can be directly attributed to the 2001 Constitution.
Keywords: Comoros, Grande Comore, Moheli, Anjouan, Mayotte, France, constitutional reform, Fomboni Accords, Group Identity theor
Aiding Neocolonialism? Moroccan NGOs, International Actors, and Questions of Autonomy in Human Rights Advocacy
Get PDFAs development studies have challenged the traditional narrative of Western “humanitarian work” developing the Global South, concerns have been raised about the shifting roles of NGOs as they are incentivized to depoliticize and professionalize in a market dominated by foreign aid. Given the legacy of colonialism and the emergence of systems of domination such as the non-profit industrial complex, NGOs have been explored as a potential avenue of neocolonialism. Based on background research, general observations and interviews with representatives of local non-governmental organizations based in Rabat, this project examines how local organizations advocating for their communities view their relationships with international actors, whether through funding or program implementation, and what they envision as effective, empowering approaches in their work. The purpose of the project is to center the voices of local organizers in exploration of how local NGOs navigate the manifestations of these systemic power structures in their human rights activism. This study presents varying perspectives past theoretical ones by engaging with the broad range of ways that local NGOs realistically view their goals, strategies and identities in the context of their interactions with international actors, and how they interact with perceptions of these relationships by other influential entities. This study contributes to the discussion of how these organizations involved in political movements view and maneuver subversion of their autonomy from two sides: both with the historical legacies of foreign interference and the appropriation of critiques of neocolonialism to aid their delegitimization and repression by the Moroccan state
Formalizing Through Finances: A Case Study with UNICS
Get PDFThis paper seeks to analyze the microfinance industry in Yaoundé, Cameroon through the lens of the microfinance institution UNICS. The main question guiding this study deals with whether or not the UNICS is encouraging a shift to the formal sector through their work with business people. Other questions relating to repayment rates and subsequently economic development also remain pertinent to the information found. In total, it is found that UNICS seeks to encourage formal sector growth through their work with businesspeople in the informal. Repayment rates however do not determine success of any aspect of a customer’s business or encouragement from institutions. Overall, while microfinance does contribute to socioeconomic growth, it is found that microfinance has deviated from its original goal of helping the poor and with the poor being left behind, it is to sustain real economic development