The claim Bill and Melinda Gates call their “Big Bet,” is whether the lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in the next fifteen years than at any other time in history and if their lives will improve more than anyone else’s. The author wants to inform the readers how the problems dealing with health, nutrition and technologies such as banking can be solved for the betterment of people in poor countries. These central claims include how the cutting of the number children who die before
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generate future employment for local people. The aim of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development brings a positive experience for the local people, tourism companies and the tourists themselves. But sustainable tourism is not the same as ecotourism. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Commission on Sustainable Development Seventh Session 19-30 April 1999, New York TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: A LOCAL AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE Background Paper # 3 Prepared by
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The establishment of WID WID perspective was developed by American liberal feminists. “WID” was the name of a women’s caucus formed by the Society for International Development (SID/WID); part of a deliberate strategy to bring gender issues to the attention of policy-makers Important role also played by the UN Commission on the Status of Women (> UN Decade for Women 1976-85) (see Tinker 1990) Emphasis on strategies that would minimize discrimination against women and their disadvantaged economic
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Title of the action / project: Sensitization and well being for the Urban Extreme Poor (SWBUEP) Location of the action (country, region): 15 Slums areas in Dinajpur town, Bangladesh. Short project description focusing on the expected outcomes Situation Analysis: (Bangladesh Context): Bangladesh is a small country in South Asia with a total land area of 147.6 thousand square km. The populations of the cities in Bangladesh are growing at more than 8 percent per year and they will be double in
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Abstract Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) is a philanthropic arm of Accenture that supports an innovative not-for-profit business model as a means to channel the core business capabilities of Accenture to organizations in the international development sector. This article will give an overview of the offering, a look inside the industry where large corporations choose ethics over profit and will help the reader gain an understanding of what is necessary to successfully work within
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Problems in developing small scale enterprises in Bangladesh There are a huge number of problems in the question of developing small scale enterprises in Bangladesh, which are discussed below: Individuality: Maximum small scale enterprises are owned by the individuals and an individual has obviously some limitation. Lower Per Capita Income: Per capita income of our people is low and for this reason our people are not being able to generate adequate capital to run the business efficiently. Unskilled
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Collaboration We treat everyone with dignity and respect and champion the rights and contribution of all to achieve a fairer world. We work with others to maximise our impact, respecting diversity and difference in the pursuit of common goals. Accountability Innovation We are accountable to those whose lives we hope to see transformed, to those we work with and to those who support us. We are creative and agile, always learning, and prepared to take risks to accelerate change
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Nestle «Pure Life» Sustainable Development Nestle, being a world largest food and beverages company produces over 100 brands including many household names. And one of the major parts of company's bussiness known as Nestle Waters has increased its profits for the past decades due to its acquisitions, organic and sustainable growth. Nestle Waters has accquired such big brands as Vittel and San Pellegrino and has become a leading bottled water business more than in 130 countries all over the world
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on the economic Development of Nigeria The incidence of the Niger Delta militants groups and its consequences to entrepreneurial development in Nigeria Evaluate the power, composition and functions of NDDC Assess the impact of the multinationals in the Nigerian Economy with regard to FDI and FPI Youths and entrepreneurial Development: Realty or Myth Evaluate the implementation of MDGs and the realization of the objectives by 2015. The effect of entrepreneurial development on poverty reduction
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IJRESS Volume 3, Issue 1 (January 2013) ISSN: 2249-7382 NEED ASSESSMENT FOR URBAN HEALTH IN SLUMS OF JAIPUR Dr. Manoj Kumar ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyze the spatial distribution of Health Care Delivery System with a focus on Reproductive Child Health and its relation to geographical distance from the slum population. The socio- demographic profile and its correlation to the barriers for accessing the health-care is also attempted. The suggestions include removing spatial
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