Browsing Master in Comparative Social Work by Title
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Factors of drop out at primary schools level: case studies from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Gender based structu[r]al violence in relation to the traditional practice of wife inheritance : the case of Malawi : an empirical study of the violence experienced by widows involved in wife inheritance practice
(Master thesis, 2013)The purpose of the study is to investigate how gender based violence is enhanced through the practice of wife inheritance. This study is meant to describe and analyze the experience of widows who have undergone the ... -
Green social work and community gardens: a case study of the north central community gardens
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Identity pluralism-barriers to women empowerment in Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2015) -
The life experiences of AIDS orphans in Malawi : a case of Area 23, Kalolo and Tsabango village in Lilongwe district
(Master thesis, 2005)This thesis reports on qualitative life history interviews of orphaned children who have lost both of their parents due to death by HIV/AIDS in Malawi. The focus is on double orphans who are between the ages of 15 and ... -
The livelihood in transition : a case of elderly women in Akitenino village in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2005)This study makes an investigation of the livelihood of elderly women in Uganda. The investigation is aimed at developing an in-depth understanding of how the elderly wornen perceive their basic needs and how they secure ... -
Lives beyond the line : the experiences of female headed households living in absolute poverty in the Wenela area of Kalabo district in Zambia
(Master thesis, 2006)This study was meant to explore the Iife experiences and coping mechanisms of female headed housel~olds living in absolute poverty in the Wenela area of Kalabo District in Zambia. The study was undertaken between November ... -
Nutritional support and care services for urban adult people living with HIV/AIDS : a case study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2006)It is well known that nutritional status plays an important role in preventing opportunistic infections as it improves immunity system. Not so rnuch is known about how people living with HTV/AIDS manage their nutrition ... -
Organisation and human agency : a comparative study of challenges faced by fieldworkers in NGOs working to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2006)As a devastating disease with bad long-term predictions and often with limited mponse, HIV/AIDS has cxeated health, social, economic and cultural crisis that requires a multiplicity of responses. There is increasing ... -
Orphanhood and primary education dropouts : an exploratory study of the causes and consequences of orphans' dropping out of primary education in Gweru City, Zimbabwe
(Master thesis, 2006)While the issue of primary school dropouts has attracted growing attention in educational research and social policy circles, very few researchers have directed their interests to explore in detail why orphans drop out ... -
Poverty reduction in Bangladesh: A qualitative analysis of the "Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband-deserted Distressed Women"
(Master thesis, 2007)While Bangladesh has been persistently trying to overcome the poverty regime, yet most of the distressed widowed, divorced and husband-deserted women are struggling hard to subsist due to impoverished economic condition. ...