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Journal article

Women’s agency and citizenship across transnational identities: a case study of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK

25/11/2011

10 pages long

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Women’s agency and citizenship across transnational identities: a case study of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK

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This article focuses on agency and citizenship from the point of view of Bangladeshi immigrant women who have been living in UK for the last two generations. They have a transnational identity, living between two cultures, which often have contradictory elements. On the one hand, these women identify themselves as British citizens: a status which […]

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Journal article

The ‘right to have rights’: active citizenship and gendered social entitlements in Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine

25/11/2011

13 pages long

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The ‘right to have rights’: active citizenship and gendered social entitlements in Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine

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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is now the subject of global attention with the escalation of social unrest and the toppling of dictators. The present article summarises the key findings of regional research on active citizenship, gender and social entitlements in Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine, zooming in on the role of the […]

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Preventing the gendered reproduction of citizenship: the role of social movements in South Africa

25/11/2011

13 pages long

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Preventing the gendered reproduction of citizenship: the role of social movements in South Africa

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Social movements have an important role to play in shaping our understanding of the entitlements and human rights related to citizenship. Feminist movements, in particular, actively challenge and reshape gendered perceptions of citizenship generated by the state. The present article focuses on the “One in Nine Campaign”, which advocates for, among many things, legal changes […]

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Youth organisations as learning organisations: exploring special contributions and challenges

01/11/2011

14 pages long

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Youth and youth organisations are becoming valuable development partners, but little knowledge about their characteristics as learning organisations exists. This article presents perceptions of youth workers on this topic. These were gathered via an online survey and through research done by a youth network. Knowledge, skills and attitudes for active citizenship are facilitated by youth […]

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Case study

They Made Me Brave: Reflections on women in leadership

01/02/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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They Made Me Brave: Reflections on women in leadership at CHoiCe Trust (CHoiCe) and the HIV/AIDS Prevention Group (HAPG) came out of a brief from Oxfam to ‘collect and publish the stories of leadership emerging from the program and is intended to build on insights into successful leadership models in development’; in this instance, women […]

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Case study

Youth Involvement in JOHAP Partner Responses to HIV and AIDS

16/10/2007

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Organisations working with HIV and AIDS are showing a growing understanding of the importance of involving young people in projects. Their participation as full, active and competent partners in program design, decisions, implementation, monitoring and evaluation is valued and sought. JOHAP undertook a case study project in order to understand better and to share successes and challenges […]

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Case study

Case Study on the Phelang Community Centre: Facilitating multi-sectoral collaboration in Limpopo, South Africa

11/10/2007

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Multi-sectoral collaboration is an effective strategy to achieve societal learning and change, through addressing large development issues including economic, social or infrastructure development. The strategy requires collaboration between government (the public sector or the state), businesses (the private sector) and civil society organisations. This case study aims to explore and understand multi-sectoral collaboration in the […]

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Education resource

Get Global! A guide to active global citizenship for 11-16 year olds

28/09/2007

3 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Get Global! is a teachers’ guide on how to facilitate active global citizenship. It allows learners to move from thinking about issues that are important to them, to planning and participating in action, and to reflect on their performance, and assess their work. Although aimed at 11-16 year olds, some of the activities could easily […]

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Education resource

Global Poverty Learning Day: Activities for ages 11-16

01/09/2007

20 documents

Languages: English

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These resources were created for Oxfam’s Active Global Citizenship Conferences in 2010. Materials from these conferences are available online so that your school can run its own day of learning. Learners will gain an understanding of the complex issue of global poverty and think about how they can take action to make a positive difference. […]

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