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Nutt, Samantha – Education Canada, 2009
If people really want to make a difference in the lives of those living with war or poverty, globally, the single most important thing that they can do is to support education. This support is not limited to initiatives that promote education at the primary and secondary levels in developing countries, but is also directed at Canadian students of…
Descriptors: Global Education, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Educational Principles
International Child Development Initiatives (NJ1), 2009
International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) is a Dutch non-profit organization with a world-wide brief, and a focus on transitional and developing countries. ICDI promotes the well-being of children growing up in difficult circumstances. As a result of the global recession, 2009 was a challenging year for many organizations working in the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Child Development
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Boyce, W.; Johnston, C.; Thomas, M.; Enns, H.; Naidu, D. M.; Tjandrakusuma, H. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1997
Scaling-up (the expansion or development of organizational activities of nongovernmental agencies to achieve greater impact) in community-based rehabilitation is described by using case study materials from industrialized and less-developed countries (India, Canada, and Indonesia) and focusing on differences in structural characteristics of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Developed Nations
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Mariga, Lilian; McConkey, Roy – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
The paper describes a community based rehabilitation program for mentally handicapped children and young adults living with their families in rural areas of Zimbabwe. Critical to the program's success are (1) partnership with existing agencies; (2) training and monitoring provided by specialist staff; and (3) provision of appropriate resource…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
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Clark, Noreen M. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Describes two adult education programs which can develop health capability. One is focused on family and community health and the other is a nonformal adult education program which teaches collective problem solving. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Developing Nations, Family Health
Ahai, Naihuwo – 1990
Papua New Guinea has made tremendous progress by officially recognizing the value of vernacular languages as a resource in the sociocultural, economic, and political development of the country. Many of the strategies of implementation reflect the peculiarities identified with the current momentum in literacy. The strong lower level involvement in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Programs, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
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O'Toole, Brian – International Journal of Special Education, 1988
This paper examines the magnitude of the problem of disability facing developing countries; the traditional response to this challenge and its ineffectiveness; the emergence of community-based rehabilitation (CBR); its underlying assumptions and effectiveness in terms of staff training, interagency partnerships, and parental and community…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developing Nations, Disabilities, International Studies
Mertopuspito, S. – 1988
The paper summarizes the incidence and status of disability in Indonesia and reports on rehabilitation services and facilities. The paper reports that 3.11% of the population is disabled and breaks down this number into those physically or orthopedically disabled (0.85%), visually disabled (0.90%), hearing/speech disabled (0.31%), mentally…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Williams, David C. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1979
Following a description of the misfortunes Jamaican agriculture has faced in the past decade, this article focuses on the nonformal adult education program and its relationship to long-range stabilization of agricultural production. (LRA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Community Programs, Developing Nations
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Ooi, G. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The article traces the experiences of the Malaysian Association for the Blind in developing rehabilitation services for rural blind persons. It explains the rationale for a community-based approach to rehabilitation and concludes that center-based and community-based approaches to rehabilitation complement each other in bringing services to rural…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
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Hughes, Graeme C.; And Others – Information Development, 1991
This theme issue includes eight articles that discuss the information age, the impact of information technology, and the role of libraries. Highlights include libraries in Brazil, Indonesia, and Nigeria; the Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) program; community literacy; database development in Malawi; and the Regional Energy Resources…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
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Lysack, Catherine; Kaufert, Joseph – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1994
This paper explores the origins, differences, and similarities of community-based rehabilitation, which developed in southern countries, and independent living, which developed in northern countries, for persons with disabilities. Although both approaches share a broad definition of rehabilitation and values emphasizing community and consumer…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
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Holdsworth, J. K.; Winkley, B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
Establishing community-based rehabilitation projects for visually impaired populations in developing countries in the South Pacific presents challenges in communication, logistics, security, and other factors. Program development must consider differences in geography, population distribution, resources, cultural and religious values, and needs.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1991
The first section of this program report is a general description of the Bernard van Leer Foundation and its work. The second and third sections are the Foundation's annual report and financial report for 1990. The fourth and largest section of the program report consists of descriptions of 107 projects in 41 countries that are financed and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Youth
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
This report focuses on children and the community. In the community. In the opening address, Dr. Willem H. Welling, Executive Director of the van Leer Foundation, describes the history of the foundation and the content of previous seminars. He concludes the address with a discussion of community empowerment. Father Gerard Pantin, the keynote…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Day Care, Developing Nations
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